Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

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

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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
1040A0915S1955OR013007Searles3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.2158318,-120.9108353
1040A0914S1955OR013008Searles4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.2861099,-120.9272232
1040A0922S1955OR013020SEARLES4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.2266655,-120.953331

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the SEARLES 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 SEARLES series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

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

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Geomorphic description summaries for the SEARLES 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 .

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with SEARLES share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

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

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Geomorphic description summaries for the SEARLES 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 .

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with SEARLES, 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 .

Block Diagrams

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing SEARLES 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
Searles-Orhood-Devada association, 5 to 30 percent slopes360su20014689901l9lsca60319741:24000
Petescreek-Searles association, 9 to 30 percent slopes32246432487655jcftca60820001:24000
Searles-Devada-Fivesprings association, 2 to 30 percent slopes35627417487703jchcca60820001:24000
Searles-Orhood-Devada association, 5 to 30 percent slopes36024556487709jchkca60820001:24000
Searles-Glean association, 5 to 30 percent slopes35819170487706jchgca60820001:24000
Searles-Glean association, 30 to 50 percent slopes35918862487707jchhca60820001:24000
Observation-Searles-Madeline association, 9 to 30 percent slopes30016011487619jcdnca60820001:24000
Petescreek-Devada-Searles association, 9 to 30 percent slopes31811210487651jcfpca60820001:24000
Petescreek-Searles-Orhood association, 9 to 30 percent slopes3238838487656jcfvca60820001:24000
Searles-Devada-Rubble land association, 30 to 50 percent slopes3578344487704jchdca60820001:24000
Observation-Searles-Madeline association, 30 to 50 percent slopes3017572487621jcdqca60820001:24000
Petescreek-Devada-Searles association, 15 to 50 percent slopes3174593487650jcfnca60820001:24000
Indiano-Searles association, 5 to 30 percent slopes2543619487553jcbjca60820001:24000
Glean-Searles association, 30 to 50 percent slopes2283412487520jc9gca60820001:24000
Indiano-Searles association, 30 to 50 percent slopes2552298487554jcbkca60820001:24000
Searles-Truax-Orhood complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes17316840486639jbd1ca68419861:24000
Searles-Orhood complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes17015240486636jbcyca68419861:24000
Searles-Orhood complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes17110170486637jbczca68419861:24000
Truax-Searles, 2 to 9 percent slopes1827400486648jbdbca68419861:24000
Searles-Dunnlake complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes1685970486634jbcwca68419861:24000
Searles-Rubbleland complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes1722400486638jbd0ca68419861:24000
Searles-Dunnlake complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes1691070486635jbcxca68419861:24000
Searles variant very stony loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes174700486640jbd2ca68419861:24000
Observation-Searles-Madeline association4934413871511hkftca68520061:24000
Truax-Searles, 2 to 9 percent slopes182tl1451190586121z6dca70219841:24000
Searles-Truax-Orhood complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes173tl500190584821z5zca70219841:24000
Searles-Orhood complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes171tl191190584621z5xca70219841:24000
Searles-Orhood complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes170tl34190584421z5vca70219841:24000
Searles-Dunnlake complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes168tl16190584221z5sca70219841:24000
Searles-Gwin families-Lava flows complex, 1 to 10 percent slopes.2476675470561hsndca70319831:24000
Castlevale-Wenatchee-Searles families complec, 2 to 12 inch pumice overburden, 1 to 10 percent slopes.1403600470459hsk3ca70319831:24000
Searles-Orhood complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes170tl744189812821q4yca70319831:24000
Searles-Truax-Orhood complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes173tl463189813421q54ca70319831:24000
Petescreek-Searles association, 9 to 30 percent slopes322su252189885521qxdca70319831:24000
Observation-Searles-Madeline association, 9 to 30 percent slopes300su151189884921qx6ca70319831:24000
Searles-Orhood complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes171tl119189813021q50ca70319831:24000
Truax-Searles, 2 to 9 percent slopes182tl47189814221q5dca70319831:24000
Searles-Rubbleland complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes172tl7189813221q52ca70319831:24000
Ladd-Searles complex, 30 to 65 percent slopes87311125190522qcgid00120121:24000
Searles-Ladd complex, 30 to 65 percent slopes169291525191232q7zid00120121:24000
Searles-Ladd complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes168147625191222q7yid00120121:24000
Ladd-Searles complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes85122425190502qcdid00120121:24000
Ladd-Searles complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes8663525190512qcfid00120121:24000
Searles-Ladd complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes16736425191212q7xid00120121:24000
Brent-Searles complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes2128924966482q94id00120121:24000
Searles-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 80 percent slopes17114625191242q82id00120121:24000
Duco-Searles-McDesh complex, 25 to 65 percent slopes61383425196752qvbid68320121:24000
Searles-Lickskillet complex, 12 to 35 percent south slopes1621700934320542mtmor6181:24000
Lickskillet-Rock outcrop-Searles complex, 40 to 80 percent south slopes1611503934320912mm8or6181:24000
Searles extremely cobbly loam, 12 to 35 percent south slopes262350934376382mrwor6181:24000
Searles-Meadowridge-Era complex, bouldery, 2 to 40 percent south slopes115296934376372mt0or6181:24000
Lickskillet-Searles complex, 35 to 60 percent south slopes119178934375482ms6or6181:24000
Searles-Ginserly association, 15 to 50 percent slopesBL140131534374501t16xor6181:24000
Meadowridge-Era-Searles complex, bouldery, 2 to 40 percent north slopes2084693434848wg3lor6181:24000
Holmzie-Searles complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes63C160036383624f7or62019921:24000
Holmzie-Searles complex, moist, 0 to 15 percent slopes64C47776383724f8or62019921:24000
Searles-Statz complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes113C4366340223z7or62019921:24000
Searles-Holmzie complex, moist, 15 to 30 percent slopes112D3196340023z5or62019921:24000
Searles-Holmzie complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes111D2636339823z3or62019921:24000
Searles-Rubble land complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes219G50724333s9qlor63219891:20000
Searles-Orhood complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes218F50724332s9qkor63219891:20000
Searles-Truax-Orhood complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes220C50724334s9qmor63219891:20000
Searles very stony loam, 35 to 65 percent slopesSeF49006291723glor66619701:31680
Reywat-Rock outcrop-Searles complex, 15 to 75 percent slopesBLW2217634218442krlsor6771:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SEARLES 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 .