Aggregate lab data for the SHELOCTA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of SHELOCTA, 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 SHELOCTA 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:
Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the SHELOCTA 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.
Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the SHELOCTA series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-10-24), parsed OSD records (updated 2025-02-20) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2025-02-20).
Select annual climate data summaries for the SHELOCTA 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 2024-10-23).
Geomorphic description summaries for the SHELOCTA 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 2024-10-23).
Soil series competing with SHELOCTA share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2025-02-20) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2025-02-20).
Select annual climate data summaries for the SHELOCTA 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 2024-10-23).
Geomorphic description summaries for the SHELOCTA 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 2024-10-23).
Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with SHELOCTA, 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 2025-02-20).
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Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Shelocta-Cloverlick-Highsplint general soil map unit. This unit covers about 80 percent of the county. Most areas are hilly and forested (Soil Survey of Clay County, Kentucky; 2003).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Shelocta-Fairpoint-Bethesda-Gilpin general soil map unit. This map unit is primarily in the west-central part of the county. It has been extensively mined for coal (Soil Survey of Clay County, Kentucky; 2003)
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Shelocta-Highsplint-Cloverlick-Kimper general soil map unit in Knott County (Soil Survey of Knott and Letcher Counties, Kentucky; 2004).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Handshoe-Cloverlick-Fedscreek-Marrowbone general soil map unit in Knott County (Soil Survey of Knott and Letcher Counties, Kentucky; 2004).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Kimper-Cloverlick-Renox-Highsplint general soil map unit in Letcher County (Soil Survey of Knott and Letcher Counties, Kentucky; 2004).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Alticrest-Varilla-Shelocta-Jefferson general soil map unit and the Cloverlick-Highsplint-Guyandotte-Shelocta general soil map unit in Letcher County (Soil Survey of Knott and Letcher Counties, Kentucky; 2004).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Shelocta-Cloverlick-Fedscreek-Dekalb general soil map unit in Letcher County (Soil Survey of Knott and Letcher Counties, Kentucky; 2004).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Shelocta-Cloverlick-Fedscreek-Kimper general soil map unit in Knott County (Soil Survey of Knott and Letcher Counties, Kentucky; 2004).
Typical pattern of soils, parent material, and topography in the Udorthents-Nelse-Allegheny and Shelocta-Hazleton-Blairton general soil map units. The Udorthents-Nelse-Allegheny general soil map unit is along the Tug and Lavista Forks of the Big Sandy River and their major tributaries, and the Shelocta-Hazleton-Blairton general soil map unit is on the mountains (Soil Survey of Lawrence and Martin Counties, Kentucky; 2005).
Typical pattern of soils, parent material, and topography in the Hazleton-Shelocta-Fiveblock and Grigsby-Shelocta-Orrville general soil map units. The Hazleton-Shelocta-Fiveblock general soil map unit is on the mountains and in the surface mined areas, and the Grigsby-Shelocta-Orrville general soil map unit is in the valleys (Soil Survey of Lawrence and Martin Counties, Kentucky; 2005).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Skidmore-Shelocta-Haymond general soil map unit.
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Covedale-Trappist general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lewis County, Kentucky; 2004).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Blairton-Berks-Brownsville general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lewis County, Kentucky; 2004).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Berks-Brownsville-Blairton general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lewis County, Kentucky; 2004).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Berks-Brownsville-Shelocta general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lewis County, Kentucky; 2004).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Shelocta-Bledsoe-Gilpin general soil map unit in Estill County (Soil Survey of Estill and Lee Counties, Kentucky; 2007).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Helechawa-Alticrest-Gilpin-Rock outcrop general soil map unit in Lee County (Soil Survey of Estill and Lee Counties, Kentucky; 2007).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Shelocta-Gilpin-Latham general soil map unit in Lee County (Soil Survey of Estill and Lee Counties, Kentucky; 2007).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Shelocta-Gilpin general soil map unit in Lee County (Soil Survey of Estill and Lee Counties, Kentucky; 2007).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Shelocta-Helechawa-Gilpin-Hazleton general soil map unit in Morgan County (Soil Survey of Magoffin and Morgan Counties, Kentucky; 2002).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Shelocta-Pope-Helechawa-Gilpin general soil map unit in Magoffin County (Soil Survey of Magoffin and Morgan Counties, Kentucky; 2002).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Kimper-Shelocta-Fedscreek-Gilpin general soil map unit in Magoffin County (Soil Survey of Magoffin and Morgan Counties, Kentucky; 2002).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Shelocta-Gilpin-Latham-Marrowbone general soil map unit in Morgan County (Soil Survey of Magoffin and Morgan Counties, Kentucky; 2002).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Gilpin-Shelocta-Latham general soil map unit in Morgan County (Soil Survey of Magoffin and Morgan Counties, Kentucky; 2002).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Rigley-Shelocta-Gilpin-Rock outcrop general soil map unit in Morgan County (Soil Survey of Magoffin and Morgan Counties, Kentucky; 2002).
Typical pattern of soils and their relationship to geology and topography in the Shelocta-Gilpin-Allegheny-Grigsby general soil map unit in Morgan County (Soil Survey of Magoffin and Morgan Counties, Kentucky; 2002).
Relationship of soils to topography and underlying material in the Newark-Nolin-Melvin association (Soil Survey of Butler and Edmonson Counties, Kentucky).
Relationship of soils to topography and underlying material in the Shelocta-Latham-Gilpin association (Soil Survey of Butler and Edmonson Counties, Kentucky).
Relationship of soils to topography and underlying material in the Allegheny-Sciotoville association (Soil Survey of Butler and Edmonson Counties, Kentucky).
Relationship of soils to topography and underlying material in the Bethesda-Fairpoint association (Soil Survey of Butler and Edmonson Counties, Kentucky).
Relationship of soils to topography and geology in the Fedscreek-Hazleton-Shelocta-Gilpin general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Floyd and Johnson Counties, Kentucky; 2000).
Typical pattern of soils in the Kimper-Shelocta-Varilla general soil map unit, showing the relationship of the soils to parent material and topography (Soil Survey of Bell and Harlan Counties, Kentucky; December 1992).
Pattern of soils, topography, and underlying material in the Latham-Shelocta map unit (Soil Survey of Carter County, Kentucky; April 1983).
Pattern of soils, topography, and underlying material in the Pope-Shelocta-Whitley map unit (Soil Survey of Carter County, Kentucky; April 1983).
Pattern of soils and parent material in the Rock Outcrop-Caneyville-Sequoia-Shelocta general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Clinton County, Kentucky; May 1994).
Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Huntington-Newark-Morehead association (Soil Survey of Estill and Lee Counties, Kentucky; August 1974).
Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Shelocta-Brookside-Latham association (Soil Survey of Estill and Lee Counties, Kentucky; August 1974).
Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Shelocta-Jefferson-Dekalb association (Soil Survey of Estill and Lee Counties, Kentucky; August 1974).
Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Shelocta-Latham-Jefferson association (Soil Survey of Estill and Lee Counties, Kentucky; August 1974).
Relationship of soils to topography and geology in the Hazleton-Fedscreek-Dekalb-Marrowbone general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Floyd and Johnson Counties, Kentucky; 2000).
Relationship of soils to topography and geology in the Fedscreek-Hazleton-Shelocta-Gilpin general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Floyd and Johnson Counties, Kentucky; 2000).
Relationship of soils to topography and underlying material in the Zanesville-Gilpin-Wellston-Weikert association (Soil Survey of Grayson County, Kentucky; December 1972).
Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Frederick-Frankstown-Mountview general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Green and Taylor Counties, Kentucky; July 1982).
Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Garmon-Shelocta-Frankstown general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Green and Taylor Counties, Kentucky; July 1982).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Shelocta-Gilpin map unit (Soil Survey of Jackson and Owsley Counties, Kentucky; April 1989).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Shelocta-Gilpin-Cutshin map unit (Soil Survey of Jackson and Owsley Counties, Kentucky; April 1989).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Shelocta-Bledsoe-Gilpin map unit (Soil Survey of Jackson and Owsley Counties, Kentucky; April 1989).
Pattern of soils, topography, and underlying material in the Shelocta-Latham-DeKalb map unit (Soil Survey of Knox County and Eastern Part of Whitley County, Kentucky; May 1988).
Pattern of soils, topography, and underlying material in the Rigley-Lily-Shelocta map unit (Soil Survey of Knox County and Eastern Part of Whitley County, Kentucky; May 1988).
Pattern of soils, topography, and underlying material in the Sehlocta-Latham map unit (Soil Survey of Knox County and Eastern Part of Whitley County, Kentucky; May 1988).
Pattern of soils, topography, and underlying material in the Shelocta-Bledsoe-Steinsburg map unit (Soil Survey of Knox County and Eastern Part of Whitley County, Kentucky; May 1988).
Pattern of soils, topography, and underlying material in the Stendal-Shelocta map unit (Soil Survey of Knox County and Eastern Part of Whitley County, Kentucky; May 1988).
Pattern of soils, topography, and underlying material in the Wernock-Shelocta-Latham map unit (Soil Survey of Knox County and Eastern Part of Whitley County, Kentucky; May 1988).
General location of the Muse and Shelocta soils in a typical area of the Jellico Mountains. Small areas of sandstone cliffs are common (Soil Survey of McCreary-Whitley Area, Kentucky; 1970).
General location of Tate and Shelocta soils on a typical benched landscape in association 8 (Soil Survey of McCreary-Whitley Area, Kentucky; 1970).
The relationship of rock formations and relief to some of the soil associations on the general soil map of the McCreary-Whitley Area (Soil Survey of McCreary-Whitley Area, Kentucky; 1970).
The pattern of soils and relationship to topography and underlying material in the Lenberg-Trappist-Colyer general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Montgomery County, Kentucky; January 1986).
The pattern of soils and relationship to topography and underlying material in the Shelocta-Berks-Bledsoe general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Montgomery County, Kentucky; January 1986).
Along Elkhorn Creek and Pine Mountain, the upper faulted mountains are in the Kimper-Sharondale-Berks-Shelocta general soil map unit, the lower mountains are in the Marrowbone-Fedscreek-Kimper-Dekalb map unit, and the valley is in the Yeager-Grigsby-Potomac-Hayter map unit (Soil Survey of Pike County, Kentucky; June 1990).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Sheloctal-Gilpin-Latham general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Powell and Wolfe Counties, Kentucky; September 1993).
The relationship of soils to topography and underlying material in the Caneyville-Rock outcrop-Rigley-Shelocta general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Wayne County, Kentucky; March 1990).
Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Gilpin-Rosine-Shelocta general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky; 2010).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Shelocta-Berks-Gilpin association (Soil Survey of Fairfield County, Ohio; 2005).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Cruze-Rossmoyne-Shelocta general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Ross County, Ohio; 2003).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Shelocta-Brownsville-Germano general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Vinton County, Ohio; 2004).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Shelocta-Brownsville association (Soil Survey of Scioto County, Ohio; January 1989).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Latham-Wharton-Shelocta association (Soil Survey of Scioto County, Ohio; January 1989).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Shelocta-Steinsburg-Latham association (Soil Survey of Scioto County, Ohio; January 1989).
The pattern of soils and parent material in the Jefferson-Varilla-Shelocta general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Cumberland County, Tennessee; 2006).
The relationship of soils and landscapes in the Lily-Gilpin and Gilpin-Shelocta-Bouldin general soil map units (Soil Survey of Overton County, Tennessee; 2005).
Diagram of a sequence of residual, colluvial, and alluvial soils. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position (Soil Survey of Buchanan County, Virginia).
An idealized cross-section of the north-central section of the survey area showing the relationship among landforms, geology, and soils. Geology adapted from "Geology of the Virginia Portion of the Clintwood and Jenkings East Quadrangles" (Diffenbach, 1988) (Soil Survey of Dickenson County, Virginia; 2009).
Diagram of a sequence of residual, colluvial, and alluvial soils. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position (Soil Survey of Dickenson County, Virginia; 2009).
Illustration of an area that has been surface mined for coal, showing a sequence of native residual and colluvial soils, mine soils, rock outcrop, and multiple exposed highwalls. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position and geologic strata (Soil Survey of Dickenson County, Virginia; 2009).
Illustration of an area that has been surface mined for coal, showing a sequence of native residual and colluvial soils, mine soils, rock outcrop, and a single exposed highwall. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position and geologic strata (Soil Survey of Dickenson County, Virginia; 2009).
Diagram of a sequence of landform positions in the Appalachian Plateau area of Russell County. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position (Soil Survey of Russell County, Virginia; 2007).
Diagram of a sequence of landform positions in the Appalachian Plateau area of Scott County. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position (Soil Survey of Scott County, Virginia; 2006).
Diagram of a sequence of residual, colluvial, and alluvial soils. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position (Soil Survey of Buchanan County, Virginia; 2009).
An illustration of an area that has been surface-mined for coal that shows a sequence of native residual and colluvial soils, mine soils, rock outcrop, and multiple exposed highwalls. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position and geologic strata (Soil Survey of Buchanan County, Virginia; 2009).
An illustration of an area that has been surface-mined for coal that shows a sequence of native residual and colluvial soils, mine soils, rock outcrop, and a single exposed highwall. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position and geologic strata (Soil Survey of Buchanan County, Virginia; 2009).
Diagram of a sequence of residual, colluvial, and alluvial soils. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position (Soil Survey of Dickenson County, Virginia; 2009).
Illustration of an area that has been surface mined for coal, showing a sequence of native residual and colluvial soils, mine soils, rock outcrop, and multiple exposed highwalls. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position and geologic strata (Soil Survey of Dickenson County, Virginia; 2009).
Illustration of an area that has been surface mined for coal, showing a sequence of native residual and colluvial soils, mine soils, rock outcrop, and a single exposed highwall. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position and geologic strata (Soil Survey of Dickenson County, Virginia; 2009).
An idealized cross-section of the north-central section of the survey area showing the relationship among landforms, geology, and soils. Geology adapted from “Geology of the Virginia Portion of the Clintwood and Jenkins East Quadrangles” (Diffenbach, 1988) (Soil Survey of Dickenson County, Virginia; 2009).
Diagram of a sequence of landform positions in the Appalachian Plateau area of Russell County. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position (Soil Survey of Russell County, Virginia; 2007).
Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Berks-Shelocta general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Boone County, WV; 1994).
Map units containing SHELOCTA as a major component. Limited to 250 records.
Approximate geographic distribution of the SHELOCTA 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 2024-10-30).