Soil Data Explorer - RITZVILLE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the RITZVILLE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of RITZVILLE, 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 RITZVILLE 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
7	40A1028	S1952Wa071006	Ritzville	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.1147232,-118.5124969
8	90P0962	90WA021009	Ritzville	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.4997215,-118.8019409
8	40A0964	S1961WA001004	RITZVILLE	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.1172218,-118.4925003
8	40A0981	S1961WA001005	RITZVILLE	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.1788902,-118.3655548
8	92P0077	S1991WA001005	Ritzville	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.1958351,-118.4944458
8	92P0680	S1992WA001001	RITZVILLE	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.0069427,-118.5736084

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the RITZVILLE 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 RITZVILLE 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 RITZVILLE 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 RITZVILLE 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.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with RITZVILLE 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 RITZVILLE 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 RITZVILLE 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.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with RITZVILLE, 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. WA-2012-05-11-15 | Benton County Area - July 1971

   Cross section of Benton County, showing the relationship of elevation, precipitation, and major soil series (Soil Survey of Benton County Area, Washington; April 1980).

Map Units

Map units containing RITZVILLE 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
Ritzville silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	32B	58600	61074	21k4	or021	1978	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes	32C	24544	61075	21k5	or021	1978	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	32D	12344	61076	21k6	or021	1978	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 20 to 40 percent north slopes	33E	10122	61077	21k7	or021	1978	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	32A	4764	61073	21k3	or021	1978	1:24000
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	31B	2879	61069	21jz	or021	1978	1:24000
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes	31C	898	61070	21k0	or021	1978	1:24000
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	31D	783	61071	21k1	or021	1978	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 20 to 40 percent south slopes	34E	403	61078	21k8	or021	1978	1:24000
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 20 to 40 percent slopes	31E	347	61072	21k2	or021	1978	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	24B	3789	61566	2220	or055	1992	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes	24C	1937	61567	2221	or055	1992	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	45B	83433	61338	21tn	or648	1977	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes	45C	37449	61339	21tp	or648	1977	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	45D	9413	61340	21tq	or648	1977	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	45A	7620	61337	21tm	or648	1977	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 20 to 40 percent north slopes	46E	5906	61341	21tr	or648	1977	1:24000
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	44B	4322	61334	21tj	or648	1977	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 20 to 40 percent south slopes	47E	1425	61342	21ts	or648	1977	1:24000
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes	44C	939	61335	21tk	or648	1977	1:24000
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes	44D	285	61336	21tl	or648	1977	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	80B	34033	64564	255q	or667	1984	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes	80D	22962	64566	255s	or667	1984	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes	80C	13402	64565	255r	or667	1984	1:20000
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes	79D	9108	64561	255m	or667	1984	1:20000
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	79B	5256	64559	255k	or667	1984	1:20000
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes	79C	4548	64560	255l	or667	1984	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 25 to 40 percent north slopes	81E	4417	64567	255t	or667	1984	1:20000
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	79E	2962	64562	255n	or667	1984	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 25 to 40 percent south slopes	82E	479	64568	255v	or667	1984	1:20000
Ritzville-Rock outcrop complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes	83C	450	64569	255w	or667	1984	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	REB	166439	68202	28z2	wa001	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 5 to 30 percent slopes	RED	100640	68203	28z3	wa001	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, moderately shallow, 5 to 30 percent slopes	RMD	19484	68210	28zb	wa001	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	REA	10472	68201	28z1	wa001	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, moderately shallow, 0 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	RMC2	4375	68209	28z9	wa001	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 2 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	RED2	3511	68204	28z4	wa001	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 30 to 40 percent slopes	REE	3023	68205	28z5	wa001	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, moderately shallow, 0 to 5 percent slopes	RMB	1792	68208	28z8	wa001	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, moderately shallow, 30 to 40 percent slopes	RME	824	68211	28zc	wa001	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 40 to 65 percent slopes	REF	416	68207	28z7	wa001	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, moderately shallow, 40 to 65 percent slopes	RMF	398	68212	28zd	wa001	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 30 to 40 percent slopes, eroded	REE2	208	68206	28z6	wa001	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, cemented substratum, 8 to 15 percent slopes	298	1797	700705	rj4d	wa017	1998	1:12000
Ritzville silt loam, cemented substratum, 0 to 8 percent slopes	297	1310	700704	rj4c	wa017	1998	1:12000
Ritzville silt loam, cemented substratum, 30 to 65 percent slopes	300	1058	700703	rj4b	wa017	1998	1:12000
Ritzville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	295	339	700698	rj45	wa017	1998	1:12000
Ritzville silt loam, 15 to 30 percent north slopes	296	294	700702	rj49	wa017	1998	1:12000
Ritzville silt loam, cemented substratum, 15 to 30 percent slopes	299	208	700706	rj4f	wa017	1998	1:12000
Ritzville silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes	109	37877	71495	2dd9	wa021	1994	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	111	37098	71499	2ddf	wa021	1994	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	108	29901	71494	2dd8	wa021	1994	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes	110	19054	71498	2ddd	wa021	1994	1:20000
Ritzcal-Ritzville complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	106	10135	71492	2dd6	wa021	1994	1:20000
Ritzcal-Ritzville complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	105	9956	71491	2dd5	wa021	1994	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 30 to 40 percent slopes	112	6165	71500	2ddg	wa021	1994	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	107	5138	71493	2dd7	wa021	1994	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, stratified substratum, 5 to 10 percent slopes	114	5021	71502	2ddj	wa021	1994	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, stratified substratum, 2 to 5 percent slopes	113	3860	71501	2ddh	wa021	1994	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, stratified substratum, 15 to 30 percent slopes	116	2992	71504	2ddl	wa021	1994	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, stratified substratum, 10 to 15 percent slopes	115	1601	71503	2ddk	wa021	1994	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, stratified substratum, 30 to 60 percent slopes	117	606	71505	2ddm	wa021	1994	1:20000
Ritzville-Nansene complex, 30 to 45 percent slopes	118	596	71506	2ddn	wa021	1994	1:20000
Nansene-Ritzville complex, 45 to 65 percent slopes	56	110	71801	2dq5	wa021	1994	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes	109	13561	68701	29h5	wa025	1979	1:24000
Ritzville association	110	5473	68703	29h7	wa025	1979	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes	60	52872	68659	29ft	wa043	1978	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 5 to 25 percent slopes	61	21486	68660	29fv	wa043	1978	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 3 to 30 percent slopes	78	5469	68577	29c5	wa075	1975	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 30 to 40 percent slopes	79	1489	68578	29c6	wa075	1975	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 40 to 65 percent slopes	80	1458	68580	29c8	wa075	1975	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes	ReB	168534	69571	2bd7	wa605	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, severely eroded	ReE3	16841	69572	2bd8	wa605	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 30 to 65 percent slopes	ReF	12824	69573	2bd9	wa605	1965	1:20000
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	RfD2	9300	69574	2bdb	wa605	1965	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes	ReE	856	73387	2gcb	wa607	1969	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	ReB	743	73384	2gc7	wa607	1969	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	ReC	503	73385	2gc8	wa607	1969	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	ReD	444	73386	2gc9	wa607	1969	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 8 to 30 percent slopes	ReD	7724	69698	2bjb	wa613	1967	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 30 to 40 percent slopes	ReE	1239	69699	2bjc	wa613	1967	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 40 to 65 percent slopes	ReF	715	69700	2bjd	wa613	1967	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	ReB	273	69697	2bj9	wa613	1967	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, basalt substratum, 2 to 5 percent slopes	3061	2557	76280	2kcn	wa639	2003	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes	304	2274	76278	2kcl	wa639	2003	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	305	1230	76279	2kcm	wa639	2003	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, basalt substratum, 5 to 15 percent slopes	3071	864	76281	2kcp	wa639	2003	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, basalt substratum, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3081	793	76283	2kcr	wa639	2003	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	306	19	76612	2kqc	wa639	2003	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 8 to 30 percent slopes	RlD	131034	71398	2d95	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes	RlE	34672	71400	2d97	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	RlB	33326	71397	2d94	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	RtB	28255	71407	2d9g	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 8 to 30 percent slopes	RtD	23889	71408	2d9h	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville silt loam, 45 to 60 percent slopes	RlF	6971	71402	2d99	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes	RtE	4375	71410	2d9k	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes, eroded	RlE2	2337	71401	2d98	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 45 to 60 percent slopes	RtF	2131	71411	2d9l	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, volcanic-ash variant, 30 to 60 percent slopes	RvF	1281	71415	2d9q	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, volcanic-ash variant, 8 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	RvD2	884	71414	2d9p	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville silt loam, 8 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	RlD2	847	71399	2d96	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes, eroded	RtF2	771	71412	2d9m	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, 8 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	RtD2	446	71409	2d9j	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville very fine sandy loam, volcanic-ash variant, 0 to 8 percent slopes	RvB	284	71413	2d9n	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville silt loam, 60 percent and steeper slopes	RlG	249	71404	2d9c	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville silt loam, moderately deep, 8 to 30 percent slopes	RmD	121	71405	2d9d	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville silt loam, 45 to 60 percent slopes, eroded	RlF2	75	71403	2d9b	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville silt loam, moderately deep, 30 to 45 percent slopes	RmE	75	71406	2d9f	wa671	1961	1:31680
Ritzville silt loam, cool, 35 to 60 percent slopes	275	1510	86150	2wn1	wa676	2014	1:12000
Ritzville silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	271	950	86155	2wn6	wa676	2014	1:12000
Ritzville silt loam, cool, 20 to 35 percent slopes	274	750	86151	2wn2	wa676	2014	1:12000
Ritzville silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	273	690	86152	2wn3	wa676	2014	1:12000
Ritzville silt loam, bedrock substratum, 5 to 12 percent slopes	277	310	86149	2wn0	wa676	2014	1:12000
Ritzville silt loam, bedrock substratum, 12 to 20 percent slopes	278	210	86168	2wnm	wa676	2014	1:12000
Ritzville silt loam, basalt substratum, 0 to 5 percent slopes	104	19248	68886	29p4	wa677	1979	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	101	16484	68883	29p1	wa677	1979	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	102	12058	68884	29p2	wa677	1979	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, basalt substratum, 5 to 15 percent slopes	105	10219	68887	29p5	wa677	1979	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	99	8136	69072	29w4	wa677	1979	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	103	4799	68885	29p3	wa677	1979	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, basalt substratum, 15 to 30 percent slopes	106	4371	68888	29p6	wa677	1979	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	100	2725	68882	29p0	wa677	1979	1:24000
Ritzville variant silt loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes	107	858	68889	29p7	wa677	1979	1:24000
Ritzville variant cobbly silt loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes	108	521	68890	29p8	wa677	1979	1:24000
Ritzville silt loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	RtC	1450	69102	29x3	wa678	1970	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	RtB	860	69101	29x2	wa678	1970	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	RtD	780	69103	29x4	wa678	1970	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, gravelly subsoil variant, 5 to 8 percent slopes	RuC	420	69106	29x7	wa678	1970	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 30 to 65 percent slopes	RtF	350	69105	29x6	wa678	1970	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, gravelly subsoil variant, 8 to 15 percent slopes	RuD	300	69107	29x8	wa678	1970	1:20000
Ritzville silt loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	RtE	230	69104	29x5	wa678	1970	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the RITZVILLE 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).