Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the TIBSON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of TIBSON, 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 TIBSON were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

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Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the TIBSON 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 TIBSON series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

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Select annual climate data summaries for the TIBSON 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).

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Geomorphic description summaries for the TIBSON 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).

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with TIBSON share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

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Select annual climate data summaries for the TIBSON 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).

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Geomorphic description summaries for the TIBSON 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).

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with TIBSON, 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 TIBSON 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
Tibson-Starley families, complex, mountain ridgetops106B644202403225y5cid75819981:24000
Hanson-Tibson-Bridger families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes536E555202405725y65id75819981:24000
Tibson-Hanson families-Rock outcrop complex, steep mountain slopes546Cr293202406725y6hid75819981:24000
Whitore-Hanson-Tibson families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes536X219202406025y68id75819981:24000
Tibson-Whitore-Hanson families, complex, gentle mountain slopes526X116202404925y5xid75819981:24000
Hanson-Tibson-Starley families, complex, mountain ridgetops106E28202403325y5did75819981:24000
Tibson-Levengood families, complex, gentle mountain slopes526C27202404625y5tid75819981:24000
Philipsburg-Tibson, stony complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes138D662611456vsc7id76120181:24000
Tibson, stony-Farlin, extremely bouldery-Rooset complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes, landslides931D626334702pp9tmt60420011:24000
Hanson-Tibson-Bridger families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes536E114821486574zpdmt60520071:24000
Hanson-Tibson families-Rock outcrop complex, steep mountain slopes546Er99571488254zvtmt60520071:24000
Whitore-Tibson families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes536P69331486584zpfmt60520071:24000
Tibson-Cheadle-Maciver families, complex, structural lands804E60631488384zw7mt60520071:24000
Tibson-Adel-Tiban families, complex, ice-margin slopes464E56361485924zm9mt60520071:24000
Whitore-Hanson-Tibson families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes536X521514928650bpmt60520071:24000
Garlet-Tibson families, complex, glacial moraines344T50961485814zlymt60520071:24000
Elve-Tibson-Tiban families, complex, steep mountain slopes544P50121488914zxymt60520071:24000
Tibson-Starley families, complex, mountain ridgetops106B46391485324zkcmt60520071:24000
Maciver-Tibson-Adel families, complex pediment slopes624E37841487314zrsmt60520071:24000
Tibson-Whitore-Hanson families, complex, gentle mountain slopes526X355614927650bcmt60520071:24000
Tiban-Tibson-Libeg families, complex, steep mountain slopes544E35071486884zqdmt60520071:24000
Whitore-Tibson-Tiban families, complex, steep mountain slopes546X348514937050fdmt60520071:24000
Tibson-Levengood families, complex, gentle mountain slopes526C27861486184zn4mt60520071:24000
Libeg-Tiban-Tibson families, complex, gentle mountain slopes5210E261314928450bmmt60520071:24000
Whitore-Hanson-Tibson families, complex, gentle mountain slopes526P20011488154zvhmt60520071:24000
Tibson-Gambler-Cheadle families, complex, structural lands804O19711488394zw8mt60520071:24000
Garlet-Tenrag-Tibson families, complex, cirque basins254S1937148971500jmt60520071:24000
Hanson-Tibson-Starley families, complex, mountain ridgetops106E1845149045502xmt60520071:24000
Maciver-Tibson-Raynesford families, complex, pediment slopes624D17391487304zrrmt60520071:24000
Maciver, stony-Tiban, very stony-Philipsburg complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes108D170424037962lpbtmt60520071:24000
Midfork-Tibson-Wander families, complex, steep mountain slopes544C16861489054zydmt60520071:24000
Tibson-Hanson families-Rock outcrop complex, steep mountain slopes546Cr16111486974zqpmt60520071:24000
Hanson-Maciver-Tibson families, complex, steep mountain slopes546E14911487004zqsmt60520071:24000
Philipsburg-Prudy-Tibson families, complex, ice-margin slopes463E146414932550cymt60520071:24000
Tiban-Tibson-Woodhurst families, complex, ice-margin slopes464X121714929350bxmt60520071:24000
Tibson-Beancreek, stony-Shineberger, extremely stony complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes948E100225980122pp9smt60520071:24000
Tibson-Starley families, complex, steep mountain slopes543C6991488224zvqmt60520071:24000
Elkner-Tibson-Elve families, complex, steep mountain slopes543P5421488234zvrmt60520071:24000
Whitore-Tibson families-Rock outcrop complex, moderately steep mountain slopes536Pr5371486594zpgmt60520071:24000
Helmville-Tibson-Whitore families, complex, valley bottoms646S51314931950crmt60520071:24000
Maciver, very stony-Philipsburg-Tibson, very stony complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes108E45624037972lpbvmt60520071:24000
Maciver-Tibson families, complex, alluvial fans685E3731487474zs9mt60520071:24000
Maciver, very stony-Hanson, stony-Tiban, extremely stony complex, 25 to 50 percent slopes108F24324037982lpbwmt60520071:24000
Maciver, stony-Rooset-Tibson, very stony complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes, landslides751F20026334432pdvqmt60520071:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes76B195185955520f0nmt60520071:24000
Tibson, extremely stony-Philipsburg, very stony complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes94D14124509212n8czmt60520071:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes76C56185955620f0pmt60520071:24000
Philipsburg-Tibson, stony, complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes138D4824509252n8d3mt60520071:24000
Blaine, stony-Tibson, stony-Cheadle, very stony complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes903F4424962922pdn1mt60520071:24000
Tibson, stony-Knep, very stony-Bridger complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes, landslides824F2326334462pgftmt60520071:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes76E10185955720f0qmt60520071:24000
Tibson-Rockisland-Philipsburg association, 15 to 50 percent slopes285F424962832lwsfmt60520071:24000
Parding, stony-Tibson complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes850E324509402n8dlmt60520071:24000
Maciver, very stony-Philipsburg-Tibson, very stony complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes108E16948797888vs8bmt61220111:24000
Tibson-Rockisland-Philipsburg association, 15 to 50 percent slopes285F1412824099842lwsfmt61220111:24000
Philipsburg-Tibson, stony complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes138D8616797978vsc7mt61220111:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes485D737424099832lwsdmt61220111:24000
Maciver, stony-Tibson, very stony-Philipsburg complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes108D6158190646521ztwmt61220111:24000
Tibson, very stony-Elispring, very stony-Libeg, stony complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes473F336223781212ktmlmt61220111:24000
Tiban, extremely stony-Maciver, very stony-Tibson, stony- complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes108F2988190646621ztxmt61220111:24000
Maciver, stony-Rooset-Tibson, very stony complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes, landslides751F290624850132pdvqmt61220111:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes, stream terraces85B282124864982pgdmmt61220111:24000
Blaine, stony-Tibson, stony-Cheadle, very stony complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes903F222424848062pdn1mt61220111:24000
Tibson, extremely stony-Philipsburg complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes94D200523798792kwg9mt61220111:24000
Tibson, very stony-Maciver, extremely stony complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes94F135122499432fj7tmt61220111:24000
Beancreek, stony-Tibson complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes850E129624259762mff9mt61220111:24000
Bronec, stony-Tibson, stony-Trimad, very stony association, 2 to 35 percent slopes186E111122203382djftmt61220111:24000
Tibson, stony-Knep, very stony-Bridger complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes, landslides824F83024865352pgftmt61220111:24000
Tibson-Finn complex, 2 to 25 percent slopes94E65723839432l0pdmt61220111:24000
Whitore-Tibson families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes536P54925977104zpfmt61220111:24000
Whitore-Hanson-Tibson families, complex, gentle mountain slopes526P38425977394zvhmt61220111:24000
Inabnit, extremely stony-Knep, very stony-Tibson, stony complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, landslides825F23324865362pgfvmt61220111:24000
Whitore-Hanson-Tibson families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes536X227259776650bpmt61220111:24000
Elve-Tibson-Tiban families, complex, steep mountain slopes544P22125977504zxymt61220111:24000
Whitore-Tibson-Tiban families, complex, steep mountain slopes546X78259777950fdmt61220111:24000
Maciver-Tibson-Phillipsburg complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes934C5525976372pg9qmt61220111:24000
Tibson-Cheadle-Maciver families, complex, structural lands804E3625977464zw7mt61220111:24000
Elkner-Tibson-Elve families, complex, steep mountain slopes543P2725118254zvrmt61220111:24000
Hanson-Tibson families-Rock outcrop complex, steep mountain slopes546Er1725977424zvtmt61220111:24000
Tibson-Gambler-Cheadle families, complex, structural lands804O625977474zw8mt61220111:24000
Maciver, stony-Rooset-Tibson, very stony complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes, landslides751F859525118352pdvqmt61420121:24000
Maciver, stony-Tibson, very stony-Philipsburg complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes108D5999251742121ztwmt61420121:24000
Maciver, very stony-Philipsburg-Tibson, very stony complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes108E55152517422vs8bmt61420121:24000
Maciver-Tibson-Phillipsburg complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes934C446424864082pg9qmt61420121:24000
Tibson, stony-Farlin, extremely bouldery-Rooset complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes, landslides931F414524263022mfrtmt61420121:24000
Philipsburg-Tibson, stony complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes138D21252511837vsc7mt61420121:24000
Tibson-Beancreek, stony-Shineberger, extremely stony complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes948E179825174372pp9smt61420121:24000
Tibson, stony-Farlin, very bouldery complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes932E148024263052mfrxmt61420121:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes, stream terraces85B117925174472pgdmmt61420121:24000
Tibson, stony-Farlin, extremely bouldery-Rooset complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes, landslides931D105725174412pp9tmt61420121:24000
Tiban, extremely stony-Maciver, very stony-Tibson, stony- complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes108F1056251742521ztxmt61420121:24000
Beancreek, stony-Tibson complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes850E101525208122mff9mt61420121:24000
Tibson, extremely stony-Philipsburg complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes94D76825208152kwg9mt61420121:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes485D44325370482lwsdmt61420121:24000
Tibson-Finn complex, 2 to 25 percent slopes94E39525174232l0pdmt61420121:24000
Bellcanyon-Crookedrun-Tibson complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes885B18125187332ppbhmt61420121:24000
Tibson-Rockisland-Philipsburg association, 15 to 50 percent slopes285F3425207282lwsfmt61420121:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes76B119615504956blmt61620031:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes76E90715505256bpmt61620031:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes76F80615505356bqmt61620031:24000
Redchief-Tibson complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes345F4351547215600mt61620031:24000
Tibson-Levengood gravelly loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes176D37915461555wlmt61620031:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes76D31615505156bnmt61620031:24000
Tibson very stony loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes376E301154745560smt61620031:24000
Tibson stony loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes, moderately impacted1276D27015524756jzmt61620031:24000
Tibson stony loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes276D19315467955ynmt61620031:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes76C13215505056bmmt61620031:24000
Tibson-Levengood gravelly loams, 35 to 60 percent slopes176F8415461755wnmt61620031:24000
Tibson very cobbly loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes5013F781548505645mt61620031:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes, moderately impacted1076F715523956jqmt61620031:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes76E43251445704vfkmt62119971:24000
Tibson-Levengood gravelly loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes176E37261442394v2wmt62119971:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes76F7791445714vflmt62119971:24000
Tibson-Levengood gravelly loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes176D7111442384v2vmt62119971:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 4 to 15 percent slopes76D6231445694vfjmt62119971:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes76B2971445684vfhmt62119971:24000
Tibson-Levengood gravelly loams, 35 to 60 percent slopes176F831442404v2xmt62119971:24000
Tibson-Levengood gravelly loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes176C611442374v2tmt62119971:24000
Tibson-Starley families complex, mountain ridgetops106B1917079841vb98mt62319881:24000
Tibson-Ratiopeak complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes553D218324934272pqdcmt62420211:24000
Tibson-Ratiopeak complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes553F73324934282pqddmt62420211:24000
Knep-Tibson complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes541F64924934222pqd6mt62420211:24000
Elispring-Cheadle-Tibson families, complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes1140E142224843352pd4vmt6321:24000
Knep-Tibson complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes541F75426044652pqd6mt6321:24000
Tibson, very stony-Jonescreek, extremely stony, occasionally flooded-Bearmouth, very stony families, complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes6209D67128268392tymgmt6321:24000
Tibson-Ratiopeak complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes553F63826044552pqddmt6321:24000
Tibson-Ratiopeak complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes553D43726044582pqdcmt6321:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes76E12617029771v52rmt63520061:24000
Tibson very stony loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes376E7717028911v4zzmt63520061:24000
Garlet-Tibson families, complex, glacial moraines27611817101331vdjlmt63619831:24000
Tibson-Starley families, complex, mountain ridges3118617101241vdj9mt63619831:24000
Garlet-Tenrag-Tibson families, complex, cirque basins3198017101291vdjgmt63619831:24000
Hanson-Tibson-Bridger families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes2837317101401vdjtmt63619831:24000
Whitore-Tibson families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes2841317101411vdjvmt63619831:24000
Maciver, very stony-Philipsburg-Tibson, very stony complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes108E72537034vs8bmt63619831:24000
Tibson, stony-Millerlake, very bouldery-Marcel, bouldery complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes150D498637234pd2ymt63720141:24000
Tibson, extremely bouldery-Bridger, extremely bouldery-Adel complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes420E15691499845126mt63920001:24000
Tibson-Whitore-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes428F504149993512hmt63920001:24000
Whitore-Babb-Tibson complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes596E13295348743cpwsmt65719901:24000
Whitore-Teton-Tibson complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes696E7192348780cpxzmt65719901:24000
Babb-Tibson-Adel complex, 4 to 35 percent slopes296E6250348549cppjmt65719901:24000
Teton-Tibson-Cheadle complex, 4 to 35 percent slopes196E2905348426cpkkmt65719901:24000
Tibson-Whitore-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes428F424813602p91wmt6691:24000
Tibson gravelly loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes72B30014246531jtgkmt67020071:24000
Morset-Teeler-Tibson complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes2154519522350362f0qywy0411:24000
Tibson-Tineman families, complex, 10 to 40 percent slopes1512473157836597hwy65620081:24000
Pensore, very stony-Tibson family complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes633630732362xgc3wy7231:24000
Tibson-Wilkinson-Wilhelm complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes652129251692wdjswy7231:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the TIBSON 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).