Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the TAWAS soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of TAWAS, 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 TAWAS 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
93B04N1130S2004MI103001TAWAS6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.2591629,-87.3019485
95A40A166874WI075001Tawas6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties45.0808334,-88.0694427
99HN-0791964-OH069-079Tawas4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties41.4677505,-83.9795303

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the TAWAS 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 TAWAS 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 TAWAS 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 TAWAS 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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Competing Series

Soil series competing with TAWAS 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 TAWAS 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 TAWAS 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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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with TAWAS, 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. IN-2012-01-19-14 | Elkhart County - April 1974

    Relationship of soils to topography and underlying materials in the Oshtemo-Fox association (Soil Survey of Elkhart County, Indiana; 1974).

  2. IN-2012-01-19-35 | Lake County - July 1972

    Oakville-Tawas, Plainfield-Watseka, Maumee-Bono-Warners, and Alida-Del Rey-Whitaker soil associations. The Oakville-Tawas association is on the left (Soil Survey of Lake County, Indiana; 1972).

  3. IN-2012-01-19-43 | Pulaski County - January 1968

    Topographical relationships between the soils on sand ridges, in depressional outwash areas, and in organic deposits (Soil Survey of Pulaski County, Indiana; 1968).

  4. MI-2010-09-07-16 | Marquette County - 2007

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Goodman-Sundog-Greenwood association (Soil Survey of Marquette County, Michigan; 2007).

  5. MI-2010-09-07-19 | Marquette County - 2007

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Skanee-Munising-Gay association (Soil Survey of Marquette County, Michigan; 2007).

  6. MI-2010-09-07-20 | Marquette County - 2007

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Sundog-Minocqua-Channing association (Soil Survey of Marquette County, Michigan; 2007).

  7. MI-2010-09-07-23 | Montmorency County - 2003

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Rubicon-Grayling-Tawas and Millersburg-Klacking-Horsehead associations (Soil Survey of Montmorency County, Michigan; 2003).

  8. MI-2010-09-07-24 | Montmorency County - 2003

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Deford-Au Gres-Croswell association (Soil Survey of Montmorency County, Michigan; 2003).

  9. MI-2010-09-07-25 | Montmorency County - 2003

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Lupton-Tawas and Mancelona-Millersburg-Blue Lake associations (Soil Survey of Montmorency County, Michigan; 2003).

  10. MI-2010-09-10-06 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Deer Park-Rubicon-Croswell association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

  11. MI-2010-09-10-07 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Garlic-Waiska-Alcona association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

  12. MI-2010-09-10-08 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Lupton-Tawas-Deford association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

  13. MI-2010-09-10-11 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Skanee-Munising-Gay association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

  14. MI-2010-09-10-12 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Arcadian-Nipissing-Rock outcrop association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

  15. MI-2012-02-06-02 | Alcona County - 1998

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Algonquin-Negwegon-Springport association (adjacent to the Au Gres-Wakeley-Tawas association) (Soil Survey of Alcona County, Michigan; 1998).

  16. MI-2012-02-06-04 | Alcona County - 1998

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Klacking-McGinn association (adjacent to the Lupton-Tawas-Leafriver association) (Soil Survey of Alcona County, Michigan; 1998).

  17. MI-2012-02-06-08 | Cheboygan County - September 1991

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Cheboygan-Blue Lake and Tawas-Lupton associations (Soil Survey of Cheboygan County, Michigan; September 1991).

  18. MI-2012-02-06-38 | Menominee County - September 1989

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Deford-Wainola-Rousseau map unit (Soil Survey of Menominee County, Michigan; September 1989).

  19. MI-2012-02-06-40 | Menominee County - September 1989

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Pemene-Grayling-Lupton map unit (Soil Survey of Menominee County, Michigan; September 1989).

  20. MI-2012-03-22-02 | Cheboygan County - September 1991

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Cheboygan-Blue Lake and Tawas-Lupton associations (Soil Survey of Cheboygan County, MI; 1991).

Map Units

Map units containing TAWAS 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
Tawas muck7190431903606d2nmi00119931:20000
Tawas-Au Gres complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes12B60311902436cywmi00119931:20000
Carbondale, Lupton, and Tawas mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopesCbdaaA4983014552813110kmi00320071:24000
Tawas-Deford mucks931182914553051kvcbmi00320071:24000
Tawas muck71140301913026f21mi00719981:12000
Tawas-Au Gres complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes12B68681912516f0dmi00719981:12000
Tawas and Lupton mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes13811913302v14xmi00719981:12000
Tawas and Lupton mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopesTawluA1385231559442v14xmi00919761:15840
Tawas-Ensley complexTe3711241514839smi00919761:15840
Tawas-Leafriver mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopesTawleA327631559432ythrmi00919761:15840
Tawas muckTa890241513839rmi00919761:15840
Ausable-Winterfield-Tawas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently floodedAusaaA73404460317s5mi00919761:15840
Tawas peat and muckTa34591892826bywmi01119641:20000
Tawas-Carbondale associationTd10891892856byzmi01119641:20000
Tawas associationTc10581892846byymi01119641:20000
Tawas peat, burnedTb7441892836byxmi01119641:20000
Tawas-Roscommon associationTe7141892866bz0mi01119641:20000
Tawas muck, 0 to 1 percent slopesTawaaA1933324562zdl9mi01119641:20000
Lupton and Tawas mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes805165224418722myz2mi01319841:20000
Rousseau-Tawas-Sporley complex, 1 - 70 percent slopes, dissected8195E20924507132n858mi01319841:20000
Tawas-Kinross complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes806117224418812myzcmi01319841:20000
Tawas-Carbondale associationTC100141905126d7kmi02919701:15840
Tawas muckTa27561905136d7lmi02919701:15840
Ausable-Winterfield-Tawas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently floodedAusaaA2883404452317s5mi02919701:15840
Tawas and Lupton mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopesTawluA21431870362v14xmi02919701:15840
Tawas-Leafriver mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopesTawleA4131870352ythrmi02919701:15840
Tawas peat8281741906166dbxmi03119881:15840
Ausable-Winterfield-Tawas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently floodedAusaaA1263404461317s5mi03119881:15840
Carbondale, Lupton, and Tawas mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopesCbdaaA1079074151433110kmi03319891:15840
Tawas and Lupton mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes13109031896552v14xmi03919931:15840
Tawas-Leafriver mucks5180711897236cf3mi03919931:15840
Carbondale, Lupton, and Tawas mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopesCbdaaA11572415880283110kmi04119691:24000
Tawas muckTa61115881191q9knmi04119691:24000
Tawas muckTa138261893746c1vmi04719681:20000
Ausable-Winterfield-Tawas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently floodedAusaaA10363404454317s5mi04719681:20000
Epoufette-Tawas associationET30851897766cgtmi05119661:15840
Roscommon-Brevort-Tawas associationRB23271898456ck1mi05119661:15840
Roscommon-Tawas associationRT9131898526ck8mi05119661:15840
Tawas muckTa5611898616ckkmi05119661:15840
Ausable, frequently flooded-Tawas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes42349914559441kw0ymi05320071:24000
Lupton and Tawas mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes27163214563661kwgkmi05320071:24000
Tawas-Kinross complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes6126714562401kwbhmi05320071:24000
Evart-Tawas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded3111114563691kwgnmi05320071:24000
Tawas-Roscommon complexTa7681895796c8gmi05519631:15840
Tawas muck, snowy, 0 to 1 percent slopesTawabA233325302zdl8mi05519631:15840
Deford-Tawas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes7710564416160fz1jmi06119891:20000
Kellogg-Vilas-Tawas complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes8210B149524849362pds7mi06119891:20000
Lupton and Tawas mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes805175124833892pc5bmi06119891:20000
Tawas-Kinross complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes806154024834402pc6zmi06119891:20000
Ausable, frequently flooded-Tawas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes804230324833872pc58mi06119891:20000
Rousseau-Tawas-Sporley complex, 1 - 70 percent slopes, dissected8195E24224848842pdqkmi06119891:20000
Tonkey-Tawas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes80756824835492pcbhmi06119891:20000
Tawas muckTa257318820069tzmi06719651:15840
Tawas and Lupton mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes13171461917122v14xmi06919951:15840
Meehan-Tawas-Wurtsmith complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes438C37361918776fnlmi06919951:15840
Meehan-Tawas complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes448A9891918896fnzmi06919951:15840
Tawas-Au Gres complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes12B2031917116fh7mi06919951:15840
Tawas muck71441919216fq0mi06919951:15840
Lupton and Tawas mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes27897724525112nb18mi07119921:20000
Evart-Tawas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded31334924525162nb1fmi07119921:20000
Ausable, frequently flooded-Tawas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes42118924525342nb20mi07119921:20000
Tawas-Kinross complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes806116524751402p2l7mi07119921:20000
Tonkey-Tawas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes80751624783212p5wvmi07119921:20000
Tawas muck, snowy, 0 to 1 percent slopesTawabA79033325502zdl8mi07319831:15840
Tawas muck, 0 to 1 percent slopesTawaaA34733325512zdl9mi07319831:15840
Tawas and Lupton mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes13154691906262v14xmi07919981:12000
Tawas-Leafriver mucks51103311906636ddfmi07919981:12000
Tawas muck, 0 to 3 percent slopesTaA901885756b72mi09119571:20000
Tawas muckTm3438187607696vmi09319681:20000
Carbondale, Lupton, and Tawas mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopesCbdaaA9212133857783110kmi09520041:24000
Tawas-Spot-Finch complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes94A8915631296p5xdmi09520041:24000
Carbondale, Lupton, and Tawas mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopesCbdaaA7926433857793110kmi09719941:20000
Carbondale and Tawas soils57822933385783f88jmi10319991:24000
Carbondale, Lupton, and Tawas mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopesCbdaaA514073952353110kmi10319991:24000
Tawas-Deford mucks9313492395304f8brmi10319991:24000
Tawas muck, snowy, 0 to 1 percent slopesTawabA421933325912zdl8mi10719821:15840
Carbondale, Lupton, and Tawas mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopesCbdaaA550384154733110kmi10919851:20000
Tawas-Deford complex4421162415480fyblmi10919851:20000
Minocqua-Tawas complex147060415452fy9pmi10919851:20000
Tawas-Banat-Nadeau complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes54C4488415489fybwmi10919851:20000
Lupton-Tawas association3534563385789fybcmi10919851:20000
Tawas mucky peat20157521924236g76mi11319831:15840
Rifle and Tawas peats, 0 to 2 percent slopesRa2362118732468xqmi11719561:20000
Tawas and Lupton mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes13379221921852v14xmi11919971:12000
Tawas and Carlisle mucksTc580918738368zmmi12119661:15840
Tawas muck, snowy, 0 to 1 percent slopesTawabA97333326172zdl8mi12319901:15840
Tawas mucky peat7791981899466cn9mi12919871:15840
Croswell-Au Gres-Tawas complex, 0 to 18 percent slopes120D225114565431kwn8mi13120071:24000
Deford-Tawas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes90A161114565011kwlxmi13120071:24000
Lupton and Tawas mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes59A118114564601kwklmi13120071:24000
Ausable, frequently flooded-Tawas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes804265616745031t6g7mi13120071:24000
Tonkey-Tawas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes807523516748061t6s0mi13120071:24000
Kellogg-Vilas-Tawas complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes8210B14016748621t6ttmi13120071:24000
Tawas muckTc36721902186cy2mi13319661:15840
Tawas peatTp2641902196cy3mi13319661:15840
Tawas loam, overwashTa1271902176cy1mi13319661:15840
Tawas and Lupton mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes1360612413762v14xmi13520031:12000
Tawas-Leafriver mucks513004241391835tmi13520031:12000
Tawas muck71562413698353mi13520031:12000
Tawas and Lupton mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes13227531914422v14xmi13719981:12000
Tawas-Leafriver mucks5128881915056f8lmi13719981:12000
Tawas muck3149501908786dmcmi14119891:15840
Roscommon-Tawas complex7140281909366dp7mi14119891:15840
Tawas and Lupton mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes13416221909782v14xmi14319991:12000
Tawas-Leafriver mucks51102021910306ds8mi14319991:12000
Carbondale, Lupton, and Tawas mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopesCbdaaA7864233857903110kmi15320071:24000
Ausable, Deford, and Tawas mucks, frequently flooded651720014570231kx4rmi15320071:24000
Deer Park-Deford-Tawas complex, 0 to 60 percent slopes70F620614569521kx2gmi15320071:24000
Wurtsmith-Tawas-Deford complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes86B584714570291kx4ymi15320071:24000
Tawas-Roscommon association22569711907556dhdmi60019831:15840
Lupton and Tawas soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes29938435344gm0cmi60520041:24000
Tawas-Deford complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes137172800734vw74mi60520041:24000
Bete Grise-Tawas complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes, stony196B701801602vx44mi60520041:24000
Tawas-Leafriver complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes4240323781852ktpnmi6061:12000
Tawas and Lupton mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopesTawluA4433326762v14xmi61420051:12000
Tawas muck62731432951gjj5mn00119961:20000
Tawas muck62737207397673fbt5mn00719911:24000
Tawas muck6275449430558gg0zmn02919931:20000
Tawas muck62719689398459fcmjmn06119821:24000
Tawas muck62736952398906fd2ymn07719891:24000
Tawas muck, map 22-30, 0 to 1 percent slopes6278595394897f7xmmn13519991:24000
Lupton, Cathro, and Tawas soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes405A1026414444141kh10wi00320061:12000
Lupton, Cathro, and Tawas soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes405A22493433515gk3cwi00720051:12000
Lupton and Tawas soils, seeped, 2 to 15 percent slopes485C99114740817hz5wi00720051:12000
Lupton and Tawas soils, seeped, 2 to 15 percent slopes485C472448560h1rpwi01320041:12000
Lupton, Cathro, and Tawas soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes405A1219781219v6xmwi03120051:12000
Lupton and Tawas soils, seeped, 2 to 15 percent slopes485C169781288v6zvwi03120051:12000
Lupton, Cathro, and Tawas soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes405A3693782087v7tmwi05120061:12000
Lupton, Cathro, and Tawas soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes405A30624276952mh6rwi09519781:15840
Lupton and Tawas soils, seeped, 2 to 15 percent slopes485C8024276982mh6vwi09519781:15840
Lupton, Cathro, and Tawas soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes405A22578627370p1trwi09920061:12000
Pence-Sconsin-Tawas complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes746D138757625tfcjwi10720061:12000
Lupton, Cathro, and Tawas soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes405A19193625395nzs1wi11320061:12000
Lupton, Cathro, and Tawas soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes405A14884635991pbsvwi12920021:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the TAWAS 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 .