Soil Data Explorer - SULCO

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the SULCO soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of SULCO, 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 SULCO 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
72	89P0133	88NE057001	Sulco	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.3152771,-101.5711136

Water Balance

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with SULCO 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 SULCO 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 SULCO 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 mountains figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with SULCO, 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

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. NE-2012-02-13-03 | Garden County - 1999

   Typical pattern of the soils and underlying material in the Ashollow-Tassel association (Soil Survey of Garden County, Nebraska; 1999).

2. NE-2012-02-13-04 | Garden County - 1999

   Typical pattern of the soils and underlying material in the Sulco-McConaughy association (Soil Survey of Garden County, Nebraska; 1999).

Map Units

Map units containing SULCO 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
Sulco complex, 9 to 60 percent slopes	1826	17724	1149583	2wz8t	ks023	1987	1:24000
Sulco loam, 9 to 30 percent slopes	1829	3625	1149586	17l7f	ks023	1987	1:24000
Sulco loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	1828	124	1149585	17l7d	ks023	1987	1:24000
Sulco loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1827	87	1149584	17l7c	ks023	1987	1:24000
Sulco complex, 9 to 60 percent slopes	1826	3793	1443927	2wz8t	ks153	1979	1:24000
Sulco silt loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	1534	27434	1699018	2wz8l	ne029	1980	1:20000
Sulco silt loam, 9 to 30 percent slopes	1532	15791	1699017	2wz8k	ne029	1980	1:20000
Sulco-Canyon loams, 20 to 45 percent slopes	1716	6952	1699052	1v104	ne029	1980	1:20000
Sulco-Ulysses silt loams, 9 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	1833	2456	2219529	2wz8m	ne029	1980	1:20000
Sulco silt loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	1531	2378	1699016	1v0yz	ne029	1980	1:20000
Sulco complex, 9 to 60 percent slopes	1826	1488	2219505	2wz8t	ne029	1980	1:20000
Canyon-Sulco-Rock outcrop complex, 17 to 60 percent slopes	5161	469	2219544	2dhm6	ne029	1980	1:20000
Sulco loam, 9 to 30 percent slopes	1849	111	2219506	2dhkz	ne029	1980	1:20000
Ulysses-Sulco silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes, eroded	1869	107	2668891	2r9kt	ne029	1980	1:20000
Sulco fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1828	4	2219547	2dhm9	ne029	1980	1:20000
Sulco-Haverson loams, 0 to 50 percent slopes	1535	4658	358074	d0ls	ne045	1973	1:20000
Sulco-McConaughy complex, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1850	4716	2219557	2dhmm	ne049	2000	1:24000
Sulco-McConaughy loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1832	3386	1698828	1v0rx	ne049	2000	1:24000
Sulco-McConaughy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes, eroded	1831	1934	1698829	1v0ry	ne049	2000	1:24000
Sulco-McConaughy loams, 9 to 30 percent slopes	1830	419	1698830	1v0rz	ne049	2000	1:24000
Sulco loam, 9 to 30 percent slopes	1849	37002	1699109	1v11z	ne057	1995	1:24000
Sulco complex, 9 to 60 percent slopes	1826	24990	1699110	2wz8t	ne057	1995	1:24000
Sulco loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	1848	9415	1699108	1v11y	ne057	1995	1:24000
Sulco loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1827	5397	1699107	1v11x	ne057	1995	1:24000
Sulco fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1828	3398	1699106	1v11w	ne057	1995	1:24000
Sulco-Ulysses silt loams, 9 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	1833	10859	2219348	2wz8m	ne063	1973	1:20000
Sulco silt loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	1534	9145	2219340	2wz8l	ne063	1973	1:20000
Canyon-Sulco-Rock outcrop complex, 17 to 60 percent slopes	5161	108	2219349	2dhdx	ne063	1973	1:20000
Sulco silt loam, 9 to 30 percent slopes	1532	44	2219371	2wz8k	ne063	1973	1:20000
Sulco-McConaughy loams, 9 to 30 percent slopes	1830	13036	1698778	1v0q9	ne069	1995	1:20000
Sulco-McConaughy complex, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1850	4702	1698775	1v0q6	ne069	1995	1:20000
Sulco-McConaughy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes, eroded	1831	3075	1698776	1v0q7	ne069	1995	1:20000
Sulco loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	1847	1604	1698774	1v0q5	ne069	1995	1:20000
Sulco silt loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	1534	83654	1699238	2wz8l	ne085	1981	1:20000
Sulco-Ulysses silt loams, 9 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	1833	79776	1699239	2wz8m	ne085	1981	1:20000
Sulco silt loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	1531	2162	1699237	1v163	ne085	1981	1:20000
Canyon-Sulco-Rock outcrop complex, 17 to 60 percent slopes	5161	1675	1699236	1v162	ne085	1981	1:20000
Sulco complex, 9 to 60 percent slopes	1826	273	2228826	2wz8t	ne085	1981	1:20000
Sulco silt loam, 9 to 30 percent slopes	1532	4	2228824	2wz8k	ne085	1981	1:20000
Sulco silt loam, 9 to 30 percent slopes	1532	125377	1699295	2wz8k	ne087	1965	1:20000
Sulco complex, 9 to 60 percent slopes	1826	15957	1699289	2wz8t	ne087	1965	1:20000
Ulysses-Sulco silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes, eroded	1869	13961	2668898	2r9kt	ne087	1965	1:20000
Sulco loam, 9 to 30 percent slopes	1849	10581	2228844	2dt96	ne087	1965	1:20000
Sulco-Ulysses silt loams, 9 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	1833	10440	2228850	2wz8m	ne087	1965	1:20000
Sulco silt loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	1534	3985	2228853	2wz8l	ne087	1965	1:20000
Sulco silt loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	1531	349	1699294	1v17y	ne087	1965	1:20000
Sulco loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	1848	46	2228843	2dt95	ne087	1965	1:20000
Sulco-McConaughy loams, 9 to 30 percent slopes	1830	28136	1698919	1v0vv	ne101	1990	1:20000
Sulco loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	1847	21572	1698916	1v0vr	ne101	1990	1:20000
Dix-Sulco-Sarben complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	1576	9341	1698882	1v0tn	ne101	1990	1:20000
Sulco loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	1848	5628	1698915	1v0vq	ne101	1990	1:20000
Sulco-Dix complex, 9 to 20 percent slopes	1836	3388	1698917	1v0vs	ne101	1990	1:20000
Sulco-McConaughy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes, eroded	1831	23	2219581	2dhnd	ne101	1990	1:20000
Sulco-Ulysses silt loams, 9 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	1833	1569	2219759	2wz8m	ne111	1971	1:24000
Sulco silt loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	1534	1124	2219757	2wz8l	ne111	1971	1:24000
Ulysses-Sulco silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes, eroded	1869	394	2668901	2r9kt	ne111	1971	1:24000
Sulco silt loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	1531	125	2219758	2dhv3	ne111	1971	1:24000
Ulysses-Sulco silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes, eroded	1869	10407	2668902	2r9kt	ne135	1987	1:20000
Ulysses-Sulco silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1868	7669	2768228	2r9l6	ne135	1987	1:20000
Sulco-Ulysses silt loams, 9 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	1833	6371	1698960	2wz8m	ne135	1987	1:20000
Sulco silt loam, 9 to 30 percent slopes	1532	15982	2219063	2wz8k	ne145	1965	1:20000
Sulco-Ulysses silt loams, 9 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	1833	5375	2219121	2wz8m	ne145	1965	1:20000
Sulco complex, 9 to 60 percent slopes	1826	1228	2219070	2wz8t	ne145	1965	1:20000
Ulysses-Sulco silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes, eroded	1869	64	2668903	2r9kt	ne145	1965	1:20000
Sulco complex, 9 to 60 percent slopes	1826	2807	1653741	2wz8v	ne157	1965	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SULCO 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).