Soil Data Explorer - SPRIGGS

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the SPRIGGS soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of SPRIGGS, 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 SPRIGGS 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
136	04N1088	04NC097022	Spriggs	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.8921928,-80.7787247

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the SPRIGGS 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 SPRIGGS 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 SPRIGGS 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 SPRIGGS 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 mountains figure.

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 SPRIGGS 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 SPRIGGS 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 SPRIGGS 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 SPRIGGS, 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 SPRIGGS 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
Spriggs-Mocksville complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes	SkE	12006	2973939	2wx2x	nc033	2016	1:24000
Mocksville-Spriggs complex, 10 to 25 percent slopes, stony	MoE	221	2431426	2mm33	nc035	1969	1:15840
Mocksville-Spriggs complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes, stony	MoF	3240	2424511	2mcx1	nc097	2011	1:12000
Mocksville-Spriggs complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, stony	MoE	1658	2424510	2mcx0	nc097	2011	1:12000
Enott-Spriggs complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes, stony	EsD	587	2424509	2mcwz	nc097	2011	1:12000
Spriggs fine sandy loam, 25 to 60 percent slopes	SpE	3420	2389020	2l5z5	nc169	1992	1:24000
Spriggs loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	34E	1035	136762	4l9p	va009	2004	1:24000
Spriggs loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes, very stony	35E	647	136759	4l9l	va009	2004	1:24000
Spriggs loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	35C	354	136757	4l9j	va009	2004	1:24000
Spriggs loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	34D	316	136761	4l9n	va009	2004	1:24000
Spriggs loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes	34C	155	136760	4l9m	va009	2004	1:24000
Spriggs loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	35D	153	136758	4l9k	va009	2004	1:24000
Spriggs loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, very stony	35B	146	136756	4l9h	va009	2004	1:24000
Spriggs fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	26D	7771	135960	2xx6r	va019	1985	1:24000
Spriggs fine sandy loam, 25 to 60 percent slopes	26E	4618	135961	2xx6s	va019	1985	1:24000
Spriggs fine sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes	26C	2062	135959	2xx6q	va019	1985	1:24000
Spriggs-Toast complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	39D	2037	2479444	2p722	va029	2010	1:24000
Spriggs-Toast complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	39C	1553	2479443	2p721	va029	2010	1:24000
Spriggs-Toast complex, 25 to 50 percent slopes	39E	1333	2479445	2p723	va029	2010	1:24000
Spriggs-Toast complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	38D	1514	1587449	1q8w1	va049	2005	1:24000
Spriggs-Toast complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	38C	1363	1587448	1q8w0	va049	2005	1:24000
Rasalo-Spriggs complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, very stony	34E	383	1587443	1q8vv	va049	2005	1:24000
Spriggs-Toast complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	38E	275	1587450	1q8w2	va049	2005	1:24000
Spriggs-Toast complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes	38B	200	1587447	1q8vz	va049	2005	1:24000
Bluemount-Spriggs complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes, stony	4E	10529	581939	mjk7	va067	2004	1:24000
Bluemount-Redbrush-Spriggs complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, stony	3D	3261	581934	mjk2	va067	2004	1:24000
Bluemount-Spriggs-Redbrush complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, stony	5C	1331	581940	mjk8	va067	2004	1:24000
Spriggs-Rasalo complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	43C	26631	1472850	1lfm9	va083	2004	1:24000
Spriggs-Rasalo complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	43D	9320	1472851	1lfmb	va083	2004	1:24000
Spriggs sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	42D	3631	1472847	1lfm6	va083	2004	1:24000
Spriggs-Rasalo complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	43B	2526	1472849	1lfm8	va083	2004	1:24000
Spriggs sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	42C	1611	1472846	1lfm5	va083	2004	1:24000
Spriggs sandy loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes	42E	812	1472848	1lfm7	va083	2004	1:24000
Spriggs-Urban land complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	44B	154	1472852	1lfmc	va083	2004	1:24000
Spriggs-Urban land complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes	44D	152	1472853	1lfmd	va083	2004	1:24000
Orenda-Spriggs complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes	17E	5583	122326	4390	va089	1995	1:24000
Orenda-Spriggs complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	17D	4925	122325	438z	va089	1995	1:24000
Orenda-Spriggs complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	17C	4404	122324	438y	va089	1995	1:24000
Spriggs loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes, very stony	42E	3272	137090	4ln8	va125	1992	1:24000
Spriggs loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	42C	1159	137088	4ln6	va125	1992	1:24000
Spriggs loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	42D	1013	137089	4ln7	va125	1992	1:24000
Spriggs fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	31D	2853	119992	2yzsx	va143	1989	1:24000
Spriggs fine sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes	31C	994	119991	2yzsw	va143	1989	1:24000
Spriggs silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	50D	893	521214	khcc	va153	1985	1:15840
Spriggs silt loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	50E	731	521215	khcd	va153	1985	1:15840
Spriggs loam, 25 to 60 percent slopes	57E	4	2373813	2kp4m	va515	2008	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SPRIGGS 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).