Soil Data Explorer - SHADOW

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

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

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

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

Select annual climate data summaries for the SHADOW 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 SHADOW 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 SHADOW 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).

Select annual climate data summaries for the SHADOW 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 SHADOW 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with SHADOW, 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 SHADOW 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
Rubble land-Shadow family, very rubbly-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 70 percent slopes	5201G	529	3039667	2r88f	mt602	1963	1:20000
Shadow complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	33E	1733	609134	nfvh	mt604	2001	1:24000
Sebud, extremely stony-Rubble land-Shadow, very stony complex, 35 to 75 percent slopes	565G	100	2450835	2n896	mt604	2001	1:24000
Adel-Redchief-Woodhurst families, complex, gentle mountain slopes	522E	14148	148602	4zmm	mt605	2007	1:24000
Bearmouth-Sebud-Shadow families, complex, steep mountain slopes	541P	7074	148678	4zq2	mt605	2007	1:24000
Libeg-Shadow-Redchief families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes	532X	3930	148798	4zty	mt605	2007	1:24000
Shadow complex, warm, 45 to 70 percent slopes	124	3177	1859657	20f3y	mt605	2007	1:24000
Libeg-Sebud-Shadow families, complex, gentle mountain slopes	521X	3176	148600	4zmk	mt605	2007	1:24000
Tiban family-Rock outcrop-Shadow family, complex, steep mountain slopes	542Xr	2091	148795	4ztv	mt605	2007	1:24000
Shadow complex, warm, 15 to 45 percent slopes	123	1204	1859656	20f3x	mt605	2007	1:24000
Shadow-Elkner families-Rock outcrop association, gentle mountain slopes	522Xr	839	148814	4zvg	mt605	2007	1:24000
Shadow, very stony-Sebud-Poin, extremely stony complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	922F	797	2633468	2ppb3	mt605	2007	1:24000
Shadow-Beeftrail-Sebud families, complex, gentle mountain slopes	521P	599	148598	4zmh	mt605	2007	1:24000
Shadow very channery loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes	121	432	1859654	20f3v	mt605	2007	1:24000
Shadow, very stony-Barbarela, stony-Poin, extremely stony complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	551F	186	2633471	2mcv8	mt605	2007	1:24000
Shadow very flaggy loam, 45 to 70 percent slopes	122	44	1859655	20f3w	mt605	2007	1:24000
Sebud, extremely stony-Rubble land-Shadow, very stony complex, 35 to 75 percent slopes	565G	26	2450936	2n8dg	mt605	2007	1:24000
Shadow complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	33E	3927	2597682	nfvh	mt612	2011	1:24000
Sebud, extremely stony-Rubble land-Shadow, very stony complex, 35 to 75 percent slopes	565G	2736	2424623	2md0n	mt612	2011	1:24000
Poin, extremely stony-Rock outcrop-Shadow, very stony complex, 15 to 35 slopes	552E	1486	2425963	2mfdw	mt612	2011	1:24000
Woodhurst, very stony-Bullrey, very stony-Shadow, stony complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	560F	884	2424602	2mczz	mt612	2011	1:24000
Shadow, very stony-Barbarela, stony-Poin, extremely stony complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	551F	186	2424456	2mcv8	mt612	2011	1:24000
Shadow-Beeftrail-Sebud families, complex, gentle mountain slopes	521P	137	2597701	4zmh	mt612	2011	1:24000
Libeg-Shadow-Redchief families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes	532X	136	2597735	4zty	mt612	2011	1:24000
Shadow-Elkner families-Rock outcrop association, gentle mountain slopes	522Xr	116	2597738	4zvg	mt612	2011	1:24000
Shadow, very stony-Sebud-Poin, extremely stony complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	922F	44	2597646	2ppb3	mt612	2011	1:24000
Tiban family-Rock outcrop-Shadow family, complex, steep mountain slopes	542Xr	22	2597734	4ztv	mt612	2011	1:24000
Sebud, extremely stony-Rubble land-Shadow, very stony complex, 35 to 75 percent slopes	565G	1971	2520736	2md0n	mt614	2012	1:24000
Shadow complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	33E	1773	2520833	nfvh	mt614	2012	1:24000
Shadow, very stony-Sebud-Poin, extremely stony complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	922F	1643	2518720	2ppb3	mt614	2012	1:24000
Shadow, very stony-Barbarela, stony-Poin, extremely stony complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	551F	71	2503383	2mcv8	mt614	2012	1:24000
Rubble land-Shadow family, very rubbly-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 70 percent slopes	5201G	97	3044834	2r88f	mt615	1992	1:24000
Shadow very cobbly coarse sandy loam, moist, 35 to 60 percent slopes, stony	295F	1156	155384	56pd	mt622	1997	1:24000
Shadow, stony-Cowood, very stony complex, 60 to 75 percent slopes	495G	1119	155535	56v8	mt622	1997	1:24000
Jaegie-Shadow, stony complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	590E	862	155609	56xn	mt622	1997	1:24000
Jaegie-Shadow, stony complex, cool, 15 to 45 percent slopes	890E	416	155761	572k	mt622	1997	1:24000
Shadow, stony-Cowood, very stony complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	495F	306	155534	56v7	mt622	1997	1:24000
Shadow very cobbly coarse sandy loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes, stony	395F	218	155453	56rm	mt622	1997	1:24000
Shadow, bouldery-Rubble land complex, 40 to 70 percent slopes	995G	108	155780	5735	mt622	1997	1:24000
Shadow complex, warm, 45 to 70 percent slopes	124	147	1708090	1vbdp	mt623	1988	1:24000
Shadow-Cowood complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	190F	3757	147728	4yqf	mt630	1991	1:24000
Rubble land-Shadow family, very rubbly-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 70 percent slopes	5201G	2444	2609835	2r88f	mt632		1:24000
Shadow, very stony-Sigbird, extremely stony families-Rubble land complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	1151D	2115	2485062	2pdx9	mt632		1:24000
Shadow complex, warm, 45 to 70 percent slopes	124	27084	146397	4xbh	mt636	1983	1:24000
Shadow complex, warm, 15 to 45 percent slopes	123	14210	146396	4xbg	mt636	1983	1:24000
Shadow very channery loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes	121	8518	146394	4xbd	mt636	1983	1:24000
Shadow very flaggy loam, 45 to 70 percent slopes	122	7285	146395	4xbf	mt636	1983	1:24000
Shadow, warm-Mikesell-Worock complex, 45 to 70 percent slopes	125	902	146398	4xbj	mt636	1983	1:24000
Bearmouth-Sebud-Shadow families, complex, steep mountain slopes	287	299	1710144	1vdjy	mt636	1983	1:24000
Shadow complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	244	89	146604	4xk5	mt636	1983	1:24000
Sebud, extremely stony-Rubble land-Shadow, very stony complex, 35 to 75 percent slopes	565G	79	2537035	2md0n	mt636	1983	1:24000
Jaegie-Shadow, stony complex, cool, 15 to 45 percent slopes	186	46	146575	4xj7	mt636	1983	1:24000
Libeg-Shadow-Redchief families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes	282	40	1710139	1vdjs	mt636	1983	1:24000
Gelkie-Goosepeak families-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	162		3253333	597m	wy629		1:24000
Guffey, Ellena, Shadow families, soils, 15 to 80 percent slopes	149		3302921	597f	wy629		1:24000
Leavitt-Goosepeak-Kimpton-Shadow families, complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	296		3302918	wff5	wy629		1:24000
Guffey, Ellena, Shadow families, soils, 15 to 80 percent slopes	149	54024	157834	597f	wy656	2008	1:24000
Gelkie-Goosepeak families-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	162	6186	157840	597m	wy656	2008	1:24000
Southeast mountains sideslopes, subalpine-fir complex	7643BT	1736	1704787	1v6z4	wy656	2008	1:24000
Leavitt-Goosepeak-Kimpton-Shadow families, complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	296	1574	817258	wff5	wy656	2008	1:24000
Shadow-McCort families, complex	127	18158	3056485	2xtrd	wy665	1996	1:62500
Hobacker-Greyback-Shadow families, complex	2213	14667	3056522	2xts6	wy665	1996	1:62500

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SHADOW 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).