Soil Data Explorer - SAPPINGTON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the SAPPINGTON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of SAPPINGTON, 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 SAPPINGTON 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
44	92P1063	92MT043007	Sappington	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.8744431,-112.2422256
44	40A3710	S1970MT049002	Sappington	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.6185112,-111.853096
44	40A3709	S1970MT049003	Sappington	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.5882339,-111.8305969

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the SAPPINGTON 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 SAPPINGTON 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 SAPPINGTON 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 SAPPINGTON 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 flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with SAPPINGTON 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 SAPPINGTON 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).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the SAPPINGTON 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 2D hillslope position figure.

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

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

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

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with SAPPINGTON, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing SAPPINGTON 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
Kalsted-Sappington complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	24C	7229	609123	nfv4	mt604	2001	1:24000
Amesha-Bronec-Sappington complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	336D	5220	148185	4z65	mt604	2001	1:24000
Geohrock, bouldery-Sappington, stony-Bronec, bouldery complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes	189E	4384	148225	4z7g	mt604	2001	1:24000
Sappington-Kalsted complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	177C	3436	148174	4z5t	mt604	2001	1:24000
Varney-Sappington-Kalsted complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	233C	2722	148227	4z7j	mt604	2001	1:24000
Sappington-Kalsted-Kalsted, stony complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	277C	1527	148233	4z7q	mt604	2001	1:24000
Sappington-Geohrock-Delpoint, stony complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes	278D	1519	148219	4z78	mt604	2001	1:24000
Varney-Sappington complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	133C	1434	148173	4z5s	mt604	2001	1:24000
Sappington loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	77C	585	148166	4z5k	mt604	2001	1:24000
Sappington clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	SaB	6841	147538	4yj9	mt609	1971	1:24000
Sappington clay loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	SaC	5124	147539	4yjb	mt609	1971	1:24000
Sappington gravelly clay loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	SgC	1651	147541	4yjd	mt609	1971	1:24000
Sappington gravelly clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	SgB	651	147540	4yjc	mt609	1971	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	532C	218	147616	4ylt	mt609	1971	1:24000
Sappington clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	533C	155	147618	4ylw	mt609	1971	1:24000
Sappington clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	533A	79	147617	4ylv	mt609	1971	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes	3033B	15	147637	4ymh	mt609	1971	1:24000
Sappington loam, cool, 2 to 8 percent slopes	277C	2961	1901747	21txp	mt612	2011	1:24000
Sappington-Bronec, stony complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	277D	2583	1901746	21txn	mt612	2011	1:24000
Sappington loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	77C	356	2597659	4z5k	mt612	2011	1:24000
Amesha-Bronec-Sappington complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	336D	320	2597664	4z65	mt612	2011	1:24000
Sappington-Kalsted complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	177C	168	2597662	4z5t	mt612	2011	1:24000
Varney-Sappington-Kalsted complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	233C	15	2597670	4z7j	mt612	2011	1:24000
Sappington cobbly loam, 4 to 15 percent slopes	226D	331	155327	56mk	mt622	1997	1:24000
Sappington loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	26C	184	155363	56nq	mt622	1997	1:24000
Sappington clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	533C	5667	151114	527n	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	532C	5014	151112	527l	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, cobbly	539B	3716	151123	527y	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	533A	2508	151113	527m	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes, stony	537B	1843	151120	527v	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Geohrock complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	534C	1382	151116	527q	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Geohrock complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	534D	1020	151117	527r	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington loam, 4 to 15 percent slopes, stony	537D	900	151121	527w	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington gravelly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	538C	837	151122	527x	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes	3033B	703	151655	52t3	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	533D	679	151115	527p	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	536A	619	151118	527s	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, stony	539C	583	151124	527z	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington very cobbly clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	531C	293	151111	527k	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington gravelly clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	53C	278	151125	5280	mt627	1998	1:24000
Geohrock-Sappington complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes, stony	332D	273	151041	5259	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes	3033C	122	151654	52t2	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes	33B	15722	147789	4ysd	mt630	1991	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes	33C	2257	147790	4ysf	mt630	1991	1:24000
Sappington-Musselshell gravelly loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	533B	2197	147844	4yv5	mt630	1991	1:24000
Musselshell-Sappington loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	437C	319	147817	4yt9	mt630	1991	1:24000
Sappington-Kalsted complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	243	88	146610	4xkc	mt636	1983	1:24000
Sappington loam, 4 to 15 percent slopes, stony	227	2	146586	4xjl	mt636	1983	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SAPPINGTON 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).