Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the SHANO soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of SHANO, 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 SHANO 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
890P095990WA021006Shano7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.5486107,-118.9483337
840A0973S1961WA025014SHANO5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.1297226,-119.1027756
840A0974S1961WA025015SHANO5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.1444435,-119.0824966
892P0079S1991WA001007Shano7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.1416664,-118.9124985
892P0842S1992WA005001Shano5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.1705551,-119.6613922
892P0843S1992WA005001AShano5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.1702766,-119.6613922
892P0844S1992WA005001BShano5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.1699982,-119.660553
892P0845S1992WA005001CShano5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.1699982,-119.6622238
892P0846S1992WA005002Shano6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.1572227,-119.6263885
892P0847S1992WA005002AShano7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.1561127,-119.6263885
892P0848S1992WA005002BShano7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.1561127,-119.6280594
892P0849S1992WA005002CShano7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.1566658,-119.6280594

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the SHANO 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 SHANO 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 SHANO 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 SHANO 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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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with SHANO 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 SHANO 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 SHANO 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 mountains figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with SHANO, 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

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  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 SHANO 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
Shano-Truesdale fine sandy loams, 0 to 12 percent slopes1454054725195042qygid68520121:24000
Shano-Owsel complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes1443062125195032qyfid68520121:24000
Royal-Shano-Rock outcrop complex, 0 to 20 percent slopes1371054425194952qy5id68520121:24000
Shano loam, 1 to 12 percent slopes143691325195022qydid68520121:24000
Greenleaf-Shano complex, 4 to 12 percent slopes74340625196002r1kid68520121:24000
Shano silt loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes1229797801872pfpid70419921:24000
Shano silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes89B25706645782565or66719841:20000
Shano very fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes88B15182645752562or66719841:20000
Shano silt loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes89C6825645792566or66719841:20000
Shano very fine sandy loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes88D6243645772564or66719841:20000
Shano very fine sandy loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes88C6093645762563or66719841:20000
Shano silt loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes89D5584645802567or66719841:20000
Shano silt loam, 25 to 40 percent slopes89E663645812568or66719841:20000
Shano silt loam, 0 to 5 percent slopesSHB189693682372906wa00119651:20000
Shano silt loam, 5 to 30 percent slopesSHD106526682382907wa00119651:20000
Shano silt loam, moderately shallow, 5 to 30 percent slopesSLD2042468241290bwa00119651:20000
Shano silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesSsA11755682622910wa00119651:20000
Shano silt loam, moderately shallow, 0 to 5 percent slopesSLB8855682402909wa00119651:20000
Shano very fine sandy loam, 0 to 30 percent slopes, erodedSMD2661368242290cwa00119651:20000
Shano silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesSsB2681682632911wa00119651:20000
Shano silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopesSHE1891682392908wa00119651:20000
Shano silt loam, moderately shallow, 0 to 2 percent slopesStA1818682662914wa00119651:20000
Shano silt loam, moderately shallow, 5 to 10 percent slopesStC1647682682916wa00119651:20000
Shano very fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesSvA21407682712919wa00119651:20000
Shano silt loam, moderately shallow, 2 to 5 percent slopesStB981682672915wa00119651:20000
Shano silt loam, moderatley shallow, 10 to 15 percent slopesStD713682692917wa00119651:20000
Shano silt loam, moderately shallow, 15 to 30 percent slopesStE585682702918wa00119651:20000
Shano silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopesSsC351682642912wa00119651:20000
Shano very fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, erodedSvB223168272291bwa00119651:20000
Shano silt loam, 10 to 15 percent slopesSsD195682652913wa00119651:20000
Shano silt loam, stratified substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes1589006715872dh8wa02119941:20000
Shano silt loam, stratified substratum, 2 to 5 percent slopes1598277715882dh9wa02119941:20000
Shano silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes1537100715802dh1wa02119941:20000
Shano silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes1525255715782dgzwa02119941:20000
Shano silt loam, stratified substratum, 5 to 10 percent slopes1604514715922dhfwa02119941:20000
Shano silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes1564360715852dh6wa02119941:20000
Shano silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes1543549715822dh3wa02119941:20000
Shano-Kennewick complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes1632318715992dhnwa02119941:20000
Sagehill-Kennewick-Shano complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes1432032715622dggwa02119941:20000
Shano silt loam, stratified substratum, 10 to 15 percent slopes1611825715942dhhwa02119941:20000
Shano silt loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes1551658715842dh5wa02119941:20000
Shano silt loam, 25 to 40 percent slopes157851715862dh7wa02119941:20000
Shano-Kennewick complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes164782716012dhqwa02119941:20000
Shano silt loam, stratified substratum, 15 to 30 percent slopes162760715962dhkwa02119941:20000
Shano silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes137448416873229j5wa02519791:24000
Shano silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes136117426873129j4wa02519791:24000
Shano silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes13892826873329j6wa02519791:24000
Shano silt loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes14071676873629j9wa02519791:24000
Shano silt loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes13937406873429j7wa02519791:24000
Shano silt loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes66145556866529g0wa04319781:24000
Shano silt loam, 0 to 5 percent slopesShAB43249695872bdrwa60519651:20000
Shano very fine sandy loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes, erodedSnD210441695952bf0wa60519651:20000
Shano silt loam, 30 to 65 percent slopesShF3254695922bdxwa60519651:20000
Shano silt loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, severely erodedShE33213695912bdwwa60519651:20000
Shano silt loam, deep, 2 to 5 percent slopesSmB1967695932bdywa60519651:20000
Shano very fine sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, erodedSnE2991695962bf1wa60519651:20000
Shano very fine sandy loam, deep, 2 to 8 percent slopes, erodedSoC2729695972bf2wa60519651:20000
Shano silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesShB691695882bdswa60519651:20000
Shano silt loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesShC383695892bdtwa60519651:20000
Shano silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesShA232695862bdqwa60519651:20000
Shano silt loam, deep, 5 to 8 percent slopesSmC222695942bdzwa60519651:20000
Shano silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesShD218695902bdvwa60519651:20000
Shano silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes343701762952kd4wa63920031:24000
Shano silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes346479762962kd5wa63920031:24000
Shano silt loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes347180762972kd6wa63920031:24000
Shano silt loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes348151762982kd7wa63920031:24000
Shano silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes1822630861202wm2wa67620141:12000
Shano silt loam, cool, 20 to 35 percent slopes1841730861182wm0wa67620141:12000
Shano silt loam, cool, 12 to 20 percent slopes1831630861192wm1wa67620141:12000
Shano silt loam, cool, 35 to 60 percent slopes1851380861172wlzwa67620141:12000
Shano silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes1811300861052wllwa67620141:12000
Shano silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes13444326891929q6wa67719791:24000
Shano silt loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes13521126892029q7wa67719791:24000
Shano silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes1328786891729q4wa67719791:24000
Shano silt loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes1333176891829q5wa67719791:24000
Shano silt loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesShC55306911129xdwa67819701:20000
Shano silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesShB42206911029xcwa67819701:20000
Shano silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesShD27806911229xfwa67819701:20000
Shano silt loam, 15 to 30 percent slopesShE3006911329xgwa67819701:20000
Shano silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesShA2406910929xbwa67819701:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SHANO 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 .