Soil Data Explorer - RENSSELAER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the RENSSELAER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of RENSSELAER, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to RENSSELAER were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
111A	HR6804	1968IN063004	Rensselaer	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.62775,-86.5359417
111A	JO7101	1971IN081001	Rensselaer	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.5819444,-85.9608611
111A	JO7102	1971IN081002	Rensselaer	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.5494333,-86.0102833
111A	MN7301	1973IN097001	Rensselaer	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.6636917,-86.1747444
111B	AD7806	1978IN001006	Rensselaer	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.8991861,-85.0045167
111B	RA7940	1979IN135040	Rensselaer	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.2976222,-84.8281167
111C	WH7506	1975IN181006	Rensselaer	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.7398,-86.6856528
111C	WH7507	1975IN181007	Rensselaer	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.7376722,-86.6854694
111C	WH7519	1975IN181019	Rensselaer	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.7990611,-86.8887028
111C	WB7608	1976IN169008	Rensselaer	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.0420917,-85.9408861
111C	LG7701	1977IN087001	Rensselaer	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.6462028,-85.4729306
111C	JR8014	1980IN073014	Rensselaer	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.8487278,-87.1750028
111C	93P0694	S1993IN039006	RENSSELAER	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.4824982,-85.9955521
114A	CL7719	1977IN021019	Rensselaer	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.347275,-87.1596306
114A	GN8025	1980IN055025	Rensselaer	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.1031194,-86.9952694
115A	85P0716	85IN129001	Rensselaer	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.1452789,-87.8949966
98	91P1171	S1991IN089001	Rensselaer	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.2080574,-87.3477783
98	91P1174	S1991IN089002	Rensselaer	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.2080574,-87.3466644
n/a	KX7504	1975IN083004	Rensselaer	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the RENSSELAER soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the RENSSELAER series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the RENSSELAER series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the RENSSELAER series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with RENSSELAER share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the RENSSELAER series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the RENSSELAER series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with RENSSELAER, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. IN-2010-09-02-01 | Pulaski County - 2003

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Williamstown-Metea-Riddles association (Soil Survey of Pulaski County, Indiana; 2003).

2. IN-2010-09-02-05 | Pulaski County - 2003

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Brookston-Odell-Corwin association (Soil Survey of Pulaski County, Indiana; 2003).

3. IN-2010-09-02-06 | Pulaski County - 2003

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Strole-Rensselaer-Milford association (Soil Survey of Pulaski County, Indiana; 2003).

4. IN-2010-09-24-04 | Elkhart County -

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Crosier-Brookston-Williamstown association (Soil Survey of Elkhart County, Indiana).

5. IN-2010-09-27-03 | St. Joseph County -

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Rensselaer-Maumee-Gilford association (Soil Survey of St. Joseph County, Indiana).

6. IN-2010-09-27-06 | St. Joseph County -

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Coupee-Tracy association (Soil Survey of St. Joseph County, Indiana).

7. IN-2010-09-27-10 | St. Joseph County -

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Crosier-Brookston-Williamstown association (Soil Survey of St. Joseph County, Indiana).

8. IN-2010-09-27-11 | St. Joseph County -

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Houghton-Adrian-Henrietta association (Soil Survey of St. Joseph County, Indiana).

9. IN-2012-01-19-12 | Delaware County - July 1972

   Major soils in association 4 and their relationship to the landscape (Soil Survey of Delaware County, Indiana; 1972).

10. IN-2012-01-19-26 | Huntington County - December 1982

    Relationship of soils to topography and underlying materials in the Genesee-Ockley-Fox map unit (Soil Survey of Huntington County, Indiana; 1982).

11. IN-2012-01-19-37 | Lake County - July 1972

    Rensselaer-Gilford soil association (Soil Survey of Lake County, Indiana; 1972).

12. IN-2012-01-19-42 | Pulaski County - January 1968

    Prairie soils that formed in loam till and adjoining soils that formed in outwash and lacustrine deposits (Soil Survey of Pulaski County, Indiana; 1968).

13. IN-2012-01-20-11 | Wabash County - February 1983

    Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Rensselaer-Whitaker map unit (Soil Survey of Wabash County, Indiana; 1983).

14. IN-2012-01-20-13 | Wabash County - February 1983

    Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Miami-Riddles map unit (Soil Survey of Wabash County, Indiana; 1983).

15. IN-2012-01-20-21 | White County - February 1982

    Typical pattern of soils, topography, and underlying material in the Rensselaer, sandy substratum-Whitaker map unit (Soil Survey of White County, Indiana; 1982).

Map Units

Map units containing RENSSELAER as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name	Symbol	Map Unit Area (ac)	Map Unit Key	National Map Unit Symbol	Soil Survey Area	Publication Date	Map Scale
Rensselaer sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	664A	1045	980369	11x4t	il091	2003	1:12000
Rensselaer silty clay loam	Rs	5335	164748	5jfg	in003	1965	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Rm	2555	164745	2wp2b	in003	1965	1:15840
Rensselaer silt loam	Ro	981	164747	5jff	in003	1965	1:15840
Rensselaer mucky silty clay loam	Rn	238	164746	5jfd	in003	1965	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	ReyA	3278	200894	6r1g	in005	2002	1:12000
Rensselaer-Treaty silt loams, 0 to 1 percent slopes	RehA	908	200893	6r1f	in005	2002	1:12000
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, rarely flooded	ReyAQ	69	207312	6yqh	in005	2002	1:12000
Rensselaer loam, till substratum	Rn	27784	162449	5g19	in017	1979	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Re	8595	160340	2wp2b	in033	1980	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	ReyA	1751	164951	5jn0	in035	1997	1:12000
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	ReyA	3853	165416	2wp2b	in039	1997	1:12000
Urban land-Rensselaer complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	UgrA	253	165508	5k6z	in039	1997	1:12000
Rensselaer silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	RetA	1111	242431	848c	in045	1999	1:12000
Rensselaer fine sandy loam, loamy substratum	Rr	1901	160154	5cn8	in051	1986	1:15840
Adrian-Rensselaer complex, drained	Ad	265	160086	5cl2	in051	1986	1:15840
Rensselaer sandy loam	Rb	3920	161573	5f41	in055	1984	1:15840
Rensselaer loam	Rd	3842	161574	5f42	in055	1984	1:15840
Rensselaer silty clay loam	Re	3205	160840	5dcd	in059	1974	1:15840
Rensselaer silty clay loam-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	YreA	24	3105173	2xf6v	in059	1974	1:15840
Rensselaer clay loam, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RegA	7198	161505	2z4yj	in063	1971	1:15840
Rensselaer clay loam	Rn	2992	3104623	5f1v	in063	1971	1:15840
Rensselaer clay loam-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	YrcA	192	3105212	2y8m0	in063	1971	1:15840
Urban land-Rensselaer clay loam complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	UrcA	49	3105211	2w58n	in063	1971	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Rk	3428	161434	2wp2b	in069	1980	1:15840
Rensselaer-Urban land complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	YrkA	25	3216851	2z6b0	in069	1980	1:15840
Urban land-Rensselaer complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	UrlA	3	3216835	2z6b1	in069	1980	1:15840
Rensselaer, till substratum-Wolcott complex	Rw	17579	161385	5dxz	in073	1985	1:15840
Rensselaer fine sandy loam, till substratum	Rs	16139	161384	5dxy	in073	1985	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Re	14086	161383	2wp2b	in073	1985	1:15840
Rensselaer silty clay loam	Re	6870	161685	5f7n	in081	1975	1:15840
Rensselaer silty clay loam-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	YreA	993	3189048	2xf6v	in081	1975	1:15840
Rensselaer-Treaty silt loams, 0 to 1 percent slopes	RehA	520	1652777	1sgvd	in081	1975	1:15840
Urban land-Rensselaer silty clay loam complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	UrsA	62	3189047	2xf6t	in081	1975	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Re	15290	160908	2wp2b	in085	1985	1:20000
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Rb	11956	272631	2wp2b	in087	1978	1:20000
Rensselaer loam, sandy substratum	Rn	23638	272493	94k3	in089	1967	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, calcareous subsoil variant	Rs	1890	272495	94k5	in089	1967	1:15840
Rensselaer loam	Re	1161	272492	94k2	in089	1967	1:15840
Rensselaer mucky loam, sandy substratum	Rr	988	272494	94k4	in089	1967	1:15840
Rensselaer clay loam-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	YrcA	687	3104704	2y8m0	in097	1975	1:15840
Rensselaer clay loam, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RegA	176	164438	2z4yj	in097	1975	1:15840
Urban land-Rensselaer clay loam complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	UrcA	11	3104728	2w58n	in097	1975	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	ReyA	31058	1702564	2wp2b	in099	1978	1:15840
Urban land-Rensselaer complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	UgrA	280	2485511	2pfcs	in099	1978	1:15840
Rensselaer mucky loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	RenA	132	1702563	1v4nd	in099	1978	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Re	4467	161988	2wp2b	in103	1977	1:20000
Rensselaer clay loam, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RegA	6926	163250	2z4yj	in109	1979	1:15840
Rensselaer clay loam	Re	1220	3104626	5gw4	in109	1979	1:15840
Rensselaer clay loam-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	YrcA	60	3104763	2y8m0	in109	1979	1:15840
Urban land-Rensselaer clay loam complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	UrcA	15	3104800	2w58n	in109	1979	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Re	4143	272572	2wp2b	in113	1974	1:15840
Rensselaer clay loam, clay loam substratum, rarely flooded	Rn	695	159913	5cdh	in129	1978	1:15840
Rensselaer-Radioville loams, 0 to 1 percent slopes	RevA	5791	184970	66gs	in131	2001	1:12000
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	ReyA	3725	184976	66gz	in131	2001	1:12000
Rensselaer silt loam	Rn	316	159854	5cbl	in133	1979	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	ReyA	13727	200282	6qdq	in141	2001	1:12000
Rensselaer mucky loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	RenA	2470	613948	nlvs	in141	2001	1:12000
Urban land-Rensselaer complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	UgrA	141	612241	nk2q	in141	2001	1:12000
Rensselaer clay loam	Re	1902	160750	5d8h	in145	1968	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Rb	3670	160238	2wp2b	in151	1979	1:20000
Rensselaer loam	Rm	1390	162711	5g9r	in153	1966	1:15840
Rensselaer loam	Rg	3839	159694	5c5f	in167	1971	1:20000
Rensselaer clay loam	Rn	1498	159695	5c5g	in167	1971	1:20000
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Re	7979	161228	2wp2b	in169	1980	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Rr	1593	161274	2wp2b	in179	1988	1:15840
Rensselaer clay loam	Re	28053	161866	5ffh	in181	1979	1:20000
Rensselaer loam, sandy substratum	Rg	13304	161867	5ffj	in181	1979	1:20000
Rensselaer Variant loam	Rm	2578	161868	5ffk	in181	1979	1:20000
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Re	2188	161814	2wp2b	in183	1985	1:15840
Rensselaer silt loam	17	4129	186156	67q1	mi021	1979	1:15840
Rensselaer loam, till substratum, 0 to 1 percent slopes	ReA	2248	171848	5rth	oh003	1998	1:12000
Westland-Rensselaer complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	WeA	583	171869	5rv5	oh003	1998	1:12000
Rensselaer loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	RdA	456	171847	2wp2b	oh003	1998	1:12000
Rensselaer silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	RgA	417	171850	5rtk	oh003	1998	1:12000
Westland-Rensselaer complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	WeA	1927	644471	pmmd	oh063	1997	1:12000
Rensselaer loam, till substratum, 0 to 1 percent slopes	RhA	207	1529140	1nb63	oh137	1971	1:20000
Westland-Rensselaer complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	WfA	88	1542644	1ns7q	oh175	1980	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the RENSSELAER soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry (updated 2023-10-04).