Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ROOSET soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ROOSET, 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 ROOSET were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

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Water Balance

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

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Sibling Summary

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

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Select annual climate data summaries for the ROOSET 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).

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Geomorphic description summaries for the ROOSET 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).

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Competing Series

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

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Select annual climate data summaries for the ROOSET 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).

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Geomorphic description summaries for the ROOSET 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).

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with ROOSET, 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

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Map Units

Map units containing ROOSET 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
Greyback-Rooset association, hillyGRD572202391225y1hid75819981:24000
Greyback-Rooset association, steepGRE369202391325y1jid75819981:24000
Rooset-Maciver complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes35D15825118112p9t1id75819981:24000
Levengood-Rooset-Whitore families, complex, landslide deposits706C45202407025y6lid75819981:24000
Rooset-Maciver complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes35D34224820782p9t1id76120181:24000
Rooset-Maciver, stony complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes750D11225370332pdvpmt60420011:24000
Tibson, stony-Farlin, extremely bouldery-Rooset complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes, landslides931D626334702pp9tmt60420011:24000
Levengood-Rooset-Whitore families, complex, landslide deposits706C56831487704zt1mt60520071:24000
Rooset-Woodhurst-Tiban families, complex, gentle mountain slopes523E48641492105087mt60520071:24000
Rooset-Bridger-Montez families, complex, gentle mountain slopes524X37721486114zmxmt60520071:24000
Loberg-Bridger-Rooset families, complex, landslide deposits704P23561487624zssmt60520071:24000
Babb-Bridger-Rooset, stony complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes955E100825980072pgb1mt60520071:24000
Bridger-Rooset, stony-Ratiopeak, stony complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes911F80826334652pp9qmt60520071:24000
Rooset-Maciver, stony-Bridger complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes, landslides751D79526334632pp9gmt60520071:24000
Prudy-Libeg-Rooset families, complex, mountain ridgetops105C7311487894ztnmt60520071:24000
Rooset, extremely bouldery-Bridger, very stony-Ratiopeak, very stony complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes339F72024038112lpc9mt60520071:24000
Rooset, very stony-Maciver, extremely stony-Bridger complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes, landslides716E65224962772mfvnmt60520071:24000
Redchief, extremely bouldery-Bridger, very stony-Libeg, stony complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes239E59524038092lpc7mt60520071:24000
Rooset-Maciver, very stony complex, 8 to 50 percent slopes, landslides942F50025980002mfs5mt60520071:24000
Ratiopeak, very stony-Rooset, stony complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes945F38525980052pg9lmt60520071:24000
Rooset-Bridger complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes339D35324038392lpd6mt60520071:24000
Helmville-Rooset-Cheadle complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes, stony916F35125980202ppbbmt60520071:24000
Bridger-Rooset complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes943E29226334622mfs7mt60520071:24000
Maciver, stony-Rooset-Tibson, very stony complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes, landslides751F20026334432pdvqmt60520071:24000
Rooset-Maciver, stony complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes941F18725979992mfs4mt60520071:24000
Sicklesteets, very bouldery-Rooset, extremely stony-Scudder, stony complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes, landslides809F13324962782mtxzmt60520071:24000
Rooset-Maciver, stony-Bridger complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes750E9425980102pp9lmt60520071:24000
Tiban, extremely bouldery-Rooset, very stony-Burnette complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes, landslides815F8924962902pdjqmt60520071:24000
Sicklesteets-Loberg-Rooset complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes, very stony, landslides807F8426334392mhc3mt60520071:24000
Rooset, very stony-Bridger, stony-Elispring complex, 4 to 35 percent slopes810E6824962842m8ynmt60520071:24000
Rooset-Maciver, stony complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes750D726334422pdvpmt60520071:24000
Rooset extremely stony loam, 9 to 35 percent slopesRsE35101475364yj7mt60919711:24000
Rooset, extremely bouldery-Bridger, very stony-Libeg, stony complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes239E60601908419221vxmt61220111:24000
Rooset, very stony-Maciver, extremely stony-Bridger complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes, landslides716E466224263902mfvnmt61220111:24000
Butchhill, very stony-Hairpin, frequently ponded-Rooset, stony complex 2 to 35 percent slopes, landslides708E398124098442lwmxmt61220111:24000
Rooset, extremely bouldery-Ratiopeak, very stony-Bridger, stony complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes339F375223938272lbz7mt61220111:24000
Beechcreek, very stony-Rooset, stony-Ermont, extremely stony complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes580E317224246442md1bmt61220111:24000
Rooset-Bridger complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes339D311923869692l3v0mt61220111:24000
Maciver, stony-Rooset-Tibson, very stony complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes, landslides751F290624850132pdvqmt61220111:24000
Rooset, very stony-Bridger, stony-Elispring complex, 4 to 35 percent slopes810E277624216782m8ynmt61220111:24000
Sicklesteets, very bouldery-Rooset, extremely stony-Scudder, stony complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes, landslides809F244624379942mtxzmt61220111:24000
Rooset-Bridger complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes339E210923882002l53qmt61220111:24000
Rooset, stony-Beechcreek, very stony-Philipsburg complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes580D151724246432md19mt61220111:24000
Doolittle, stony-Rooset, very stony-Oro Fino complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes539D143824246242md0pmt61220111:24000
Burnette-Rooset-Maciver, very stony complex, 4 to 35 percent slopes, landslides814E139724847482pdl5mt61220111:24000
Rooset-Maciver, stony complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes750D128724850122pdvpmt61220111:24000
Sicklesteets-Loberg-Rooset complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes, very stony, landslides807F110324278302mhc3mt61220111:24000
Tiban, extremely bouldery-Rooset, very stony-Burnette complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes, landslides815F92124847032pdjqmt61220111:24000
Rooset-Sicklesteets complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes, very stony, landslides806G72524380002mty5mt61220111:24000
Sicklesteets, stony-Eastridge, very stony-Rooset, very stony complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes, landslides806E60024270552mgk3mt61220111:24000
Loberg-Bridger-Rooset families, complex, landslide deposits704P48525977304zssmt61220111:24000
Rooset-Maciver, stony-Bridger complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes, landslides751D33225976392pp9gmt61220111:24000
Bridger-Rooset, stony-Ratiopeak, stony complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes911F19925976422pp9qmt61220111:24000
Bridger-Rooset complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes943E2825976342mfs7mt61220111:24000
Ratiopeak, very stony-Rooset, stony complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes945F996324864042pg9lmt61420121:24000
Maciver, stony-Rooset-Tibson, very stony complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes, landslides751F859525118352pdvqmt61420121:24000
Rooset-Maciver, very stony complex, 8 to 50 percent slopes, landslides942F615424263132mfs5mt61420121:24000
Rooset-Maciver, stony-Bridger complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes750E552924929662pp9lmt61420121:24000
Rooset-Maciver, stony complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes750D550725118342pdvpmt61420121:24000
Bridger-Rooset complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes943E458824263152mfs7mt61420121:24000
Rooset-Maciver, stony complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes941F455324263122mfs4mt61420121:24000
Bridger-Rooset, stony-Ratiopeak, stony complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes911F450925174312pp9qmt61420121:24000
Tibson, stony-Farlin, extremely bouldery-Rooset complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes, landslides931F414524263022mfrtmt61420121:24000
Sicklesteets, very bouldery-Rooset, extremely stony-Scudder, stony complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes, landslides809F397224929642mtxzmt61420121:24000
Burnette-Rooset-Maciver, very stony complex, 4 to 35 percent slopes, landslides814E319524929632pdl5mt61420121:24000
Ratiopeak, very stony-Rooset, stony-Phillipsburg complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes945D302724864052pg9mmt61420121:24000
Babb-Bridger-Rooset, stony complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes955E271224864182pgb1mt61420121:24000
Rooset-Maciver, stony-Bridger complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes, landslides751D198224929542pp9gmt61420121:24000
Bridger-Rooset complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes943D141324263142mfs6mt61420121:24000
Sicklesteets-Loberg-Rooset complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes, very stony, landslides807F134524929602mhc3mt61420121:24000
Tibson, stony-Farlin, extremely bouldery-Rooset complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes, landslides931D105725174412pp9tmt61420121:24000
Tiban, extremely bouldery-Rooset, very stony-Burnette complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes, landslides815F85525207472pdjqmt61420121:24000
Rooset, very stony-Maciver, extremely stony-Bridger complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes, landslides716E75225174262mfvnmt61420121:24000
Helmville-Rooset-Cheadle complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes, stony916F58125187272ppbbmt61420121:24000
Rooset-Bridger complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes339D50325207302l3v0mt61420121:24000
Beechcreek, very stony-Rooset, stony-Ermont, extremely stony complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes580E29525207392md1bmt61420121:24000
Rooset-Maciver, stony-Bridger complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes750E59125370462pp9lmt63619831:24000
Rooset-Maciver, stony complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes750D33725370402pdvpmt63619831:24000
Sicklesteets, very bouldery-Rooset, extremely stony-Scudder, stony complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes, landslides809F7625370382mtxzmt63619831:24000
Rooset-Maciver, stony complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes941F5025370412mfs4mt63619831:24000
Redchief, extremely bouldery-Rooset, very bouldery-Daileybasin, bouldery complex, 4 to 60 percent slopes8615F693699361rgr1mt6691:24000
Greyback-Rooset association, hillyGRD692715269853wrwy62319711:20000
Greyback-Rooset association, steepGRE656315269953wswy62319711:20000
Rooset-Odark-like-Wallrock complex, 4 to 45 percent slopes941131332782ynn6wy6291:24000
Rooset-Altman-Rubble land complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes555132090682zdr1wy6291:24000
Rooset family, very gravelly loam, 10 to 25 percent slopes501043708323rs24wy6321:24000
Onionspring-Jerry-Rooset complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes3408377523777242kt6swy6351:24000
Rooset-Altman-Rubble land complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes555133029142zdr1wy65620081:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ROOSET 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).