Soil Data Explorer - SHEETIRON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the SHEETIRON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of SHEETIRON, 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 SHEETIRON were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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
5	UCD5217023	52-CA-17-023x	SHEETIRON	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.5020523,-122.7437744
5	UCD5411016	54-CA-11-016	SHEETIRON	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.6608772,-122.713562
5	UCD5852023	58-CA-52-023	SHEETIRON	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.9117546,-122.7415771
5	UCD6012007	60-CA-12-007x	SHEETIRON	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.1019859,-123.6386719
5	UCD7145169	71-CA-45-169x	SHEETIRON	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.7930641,-122.5494919
5	UCD7447115	74-CA-47-115x	SHEETIRON	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.2314529,-122.2048874
5	85P0045	84CA105005	Sheetiron	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.5423508,-122.8261032
5	81P0048	S1980CA033010	SHEETIRON	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.5686111,-122.8380585
5	81P0049	S1980CA033013	Sheetiron	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.4852791,-122.7327805
n/a	82P0205	S1981CA103301	Sheetiron	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the SHEETIRON 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 SHEETIRON 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 SHEETIRON 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 SHEETIRON 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 terrace figure.

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with SHEETIRON 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 SHEETIRON 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 SHEETIRON 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 terrace figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with SHEETIRON, 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 SHEETIRON 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
Neuns-Sheetiron-Goulding complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	591	691	461651	hhcz	ca011	1999	1:24000
Neuns-Goulding-Sheetiron complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes	592	28	461652	hhd0	ca011	1999	1:24000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes, MLRA 5	SkE	51411	458851	2ty1h	ca021	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, shallow, 30 to 50 percent slopes	SlE	19793	458855	hdgs	ca021	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, 50 to 65 percent slopes	SkF	7062	458852	hdgp	ca021	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, shallow, 50 to 65 percent slopes	SlF	6065	458857	hdgv	ca021	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, 10 to 30 percent slopes	SkD	2570	458850	hdgm	ca021	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, shallow, 10 to 30 percent slopes	SlD	2057	458853	hdgq	ca021	1961	1:20000
Josephine-Sheetiron gravelly loams, 30 to 50 percent slopes	JsE	1499	458669	hd8s	ca021	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron-Rock outcrop complex, 10 to 50 percent slopes	330mnf	864	2504873	2q42c	ca021	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, shallow, 30 to 50 percent slopes, eroded	SlE2	752	458856	hdgt	ca021	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, shallow, 10 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	SlD2	623	458854	hdgr	ca021	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, shallow, 50 to 65 percent slopes, eroded	SlF2	222	458858	hdgw	ca021	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron very gravelly loam, 50 to 75 percent slopes	329mnf	33	2504872	2q42b	ca021	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron-Deadwood association, 50 to 75 percent slopes	205	15064	459608	hf82	ca033	1985	1:24000
Sheetiron-Deadwood association, 30 to 50 percent slopes	204	9598	459607	hf81	ca033	1985	1:24000
Neuns-Sheetiron-Deadwood complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	189	6086	459592	hf7k	ca033	1985	1:24000
Neuns-Sheetiron-Deadwood complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes	190	4048	459593	hf7l	ca033	1985	1:24000
Deadwood-Sheetiron association, 50 to 75 percent slopes	130	3152	459533	hf5n	ca033	1985	1:24000
Sheetiron-Rock outcrop complex, 10 to 50 percent slopes	330mnf	292	2504860	2q41y	ca033	1985	1:24000
Sheetiron very gravelly loam, 50 to 75 percent slopes	329mnf	45	2504867	2q425	ca033	1985	1:24000
Sheetiron very gravelly loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	328mnf	7	2504866	2q424	ca033	1985	1:24000
SHEETIRON-BARPEAK COMPLEX, 50 TO 90 PERCENT SLOPES	191	7944	466090	hn05	ca606	1990	1:24000
BARPEAK-SHEETIRON COMPLEX, 50 TO 90 PERCENT SLOPES	109	6597	466005	hmxf	ca606	1990	1:24000
SHEETIRON VARIANT-DEDRICK COMPLEX, 50 TO 75 PERCENT SLOPES	192	839	466091	hn06	ca606	1990	1:24000
SHEETIRON EXTREMELY GRAVELLY LOAM, 75 TO 90 PERCENT SLOPES	190	193	466089	hn04	ca606	1990	1:24000
Sheetiron very stony loam, 50 to 75 percent slopes	SgF	6394	460123	hfsp	ca607	1967	1:20000
Sheetiron very stony loam, 75 to 90 percent slopes	SgG	1520	460124	hfsq	ca607	1967	1:20000
Josephine-Sheetiron complex, 50 to 70 percent slopes	JsF	1461	460023	hfpg	ca607	1967	1:20000
Sheetiron very stony loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	SgE	602	460122	hfsn	ca607	1967	1:20000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	SnE	87664	460927	hgmm	ca645	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, 50 to 65 percent slopes	SnF	26237	460928	hgmn	ca645	1961	1:20000
Josephine-Sheetiron gravelly loams, 30 to 50 percent slopes	JsE	11827	460788	hgh4	ca645	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, 10 to 30 percent slopes	SnD	3573	460926	hgml	ca645	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron very gravelly loam, 50 to 75 percent slopes	329mnf	2331	2504856	2q41s	ca645	1961	1:20000
Josephine-Sheetiron gravelly loams, 10 to 30 percent slopes	JsD	2143	460787	hgh3	ca645	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron rocky loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	SrE	970	460929	hgmp	ca645	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron rocky loam, 50 to 65 percent slopes	SrF	839	460930	hgmq	ca645	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron very gravelly loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	328mnf	88	2504855	2q41r	ca645	1961	1:20000
Sheetiron very stony loam, 50 to 75 percent slopes	SgFsh	409	1868456	20q8s	ca707	1983	1:24000
Sheetiron very gravelly loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	328mnf	231	2504877	2q42g	ca707	1983	1:24000
Barpeak-Sheetiron complex, 50 to 90 percent slopes	109tw	164	1868727	20qkj	ca707	1983	1:24000
Sheetiron very stony loam, 75 to 90 percent slopes	SgGsh	123	1868458	20q8v	ca707	1983	1:24000
Sheetiron very gravelly loam, 50 to 75 percent slopes	329mnf	24	2504878	2q42h	ca707	1983	1:24000
Sheetiron very stony loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	SgEsh	19	1868454	20q8q	ca707	1983	1:24000
Sheetiron very gravelly loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	328	32070	2747811	2q1z4	ca709	2010	1:24000
Sheetiron very gravelly loam, 50 to 75 percent slopes	329	30784	2747812	2q1z5	ca709	2010	1:24000
Sheetiron-Rock outcrop complex, 10 to 50 percent slopes	330	27063	2747813	2q1z6	ca709	2010	1:24000
Sheetiron-Rock outcrop, sedimentary, complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	333	1966	2747814	2q1z7	ca709	2010	1:24000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	SnEte	1441	2747892	hgmm	ca709	2010	1:24000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	SkEgl	972	2747906	2q41l	ca709	2010	1:24000
Neuns-Sheetiron-Deadwood complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	189la	352	2747872	2q3rd	ca709	2010	1:24000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, shallow, 50 to 65 percent slopes	SlFgl	197	2747908	2q41n	ca709	2010	1:24000
Neuns-Sheetiron-Deadwood complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes	190la	87	2747873	2q3rf	ca709	2010	1:24000
Josephine-Sheetiron gravelly loams, 30 to 50 percent sl opes	JsEte	9	2747889	2q3rz	ca709	2010	1:24000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, 50 to 65 percent slopes	SkFgl	4	2747907	2q41m	ca709	2010	1:24000
Sheetiron gravelly loam, 10 to 30 percent slopes	SkDgl	2	2747905	2q41k	ca709	2010	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SHEETIRON 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).