Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the TRAVESSILLA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of TRAVESSILLA, 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 TRAVESSILLA 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
3693P009292CO113190ATravessilla8Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.1150017,-108.6619415
67B97P029196CO628036TRAVESSILLA7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.2325361,-103.6154833

Water Balance

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

Soil series competing with TRAVESSILLA 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 TRAVESSILLA 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 TRAVESSILLA 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 TRAVESSILLA, 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. CO-2011-05-27-03 | Bent County - 1971

    Representation pattern of soil and underlying materials in association 5 (Soil Survey of Bent County, Colorado; 1971).

  2. CO-2011-05-27-09 | Otero County - 1972

    Travessilla-Kim-Wiley soil association (Soil Survey of Otero County, Colorado; 1972).

  3. CO-2011-05-27-19 | Prowers County - 1966

    Cross sections showing relationships of the soils to the landscape and to the underlying geologic formations in Prowers County. The upper cross section shows relationships in the western part of the county, and the lower shows those in the eastern part of the county (Soil Survey of Prowers County, Colorado; 1966).

  4. KS-2012-01-26-11 | Stanton County - December 1961

    Diagram of the Manter-Dalhart-Ulysses soil association in the valley of Bear Creek (Soil Survey of Stanton County, Kansas; 1961).

  5. OK-2012-02-16-10 | Cimarron County - June 1960

    Typical landscape in the northwestern part of Cimarron County: Associations 3, 4, and 5 (Soil Survey of Cimarron County, Oklahoma; June 1960).

Map Units

Map units containing TRAVESSILLA 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
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes3848545547341tymaz71419851:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 25 percent slopesTr4172124992492pd2bco00919661:20000
Travessilla sandy loam, 1 to 9 percent slopesTsD1473125048822q08yco00919661:20000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 65 percent slopesTsF165624933032pq42co00919661:20000
Travessilla-Olney sandy loam, 1 to 9 percent slopesToC7382294289353lco01119651:15840
Travessilla sandy loam, 1 to 9 percent slopesTsD5344625048812q08yco01119651:15840
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 65 percent slopesTsF1518124933022pq42co01119651:15840
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 25 percent slopesTr1160024842572pd2bco01119651:15840
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 6 to 60 percent slopes18828391052693jjsco07320011:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complexTr89761104753pyqco08719651:24000
Travessilla sandy loam, 1 to 9 percent slopesTsD2621024992462q08yco08919661:15840
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 65 percent slopesTsF1614524992412pq42co08919661:15840
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 25 percent slopesTr1817024992502pd2bco09919631:15840
Travessilla sandy loam, 1 to 9 percent slopesTsD247624992452q08yco09919631:15840
Stroupe-Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 9 to 90 percent slopes8866139545336b4co62519751:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 90 percent slopes9456809546036bcco62519751:24000
Travessilla sandy loam, 1 to 9 percent slopesTsD3608024992442q08yco62619741:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 65 percent slopesTsF1843424992422pq42co62619741:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 90 percent slopesTrG68919554136dzco62619741:24000
Travessilla sandy loam, 1 to 9 percent slopesTsD1791626110712q08yco62719801:24000
Louviers-Travessilla complex, 3 to 25 percent slopes3615226496472jnm7co62719801:24000
Louviers-Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 85 percent3712107496473jnm8co62719801:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 65 percent slopesTsF695624992432pq42co62719801:24000
Travessilla sandy loam, 1 to 9 percent slopesTsD20756124992472q08yco62820081:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 65 percent slopesTsF20275824933012pq42co62820081:24000
Villedry-Travessilla complex, 1 to 8 percent slopesVT282931054493jqlco62820081:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 50 percent slopes11818410498262jqgzco63719861:24000
Louviers-Travessilla complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes6411303498332jqk7co63719861:24000
Travessilla channery loam, 5 to 20 percent slopes1176873498261jqgyco63719861:24000
Dulce-Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 6 to 50 percent slopes2425881582831yn3co66919821:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 10 to 35 percent slopes6940755496733jnwnco68219861:24000
Travessilla soils, 6 to 30 percent slopes183845313825711hdp2ks18719591:24000
Travessilla-Thedalund loams, rollingTS9892346187cm7bmt60719701:24000
Thedalund-Travessilla loams, rollingTHk4800346181cm74mt60719701:24000
Lavina-Travessilla loams, undulatingLD3068346038cm2jmt60719701:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, rollingTR1648346186cm79mt60719701:24000
Terry-Travessilla sandy loams, undulatingTE531346170cm6smt60719701:24000
Rock outcrop-Travessilla complex, steepRM75477347127cn6nmt61119711:24000
Midway-Travessilla association, steepMT42143347095cn5mmt61119711:24000
Midway-Travessilla association, hillyMR28510347094cn5lmt61119711:24000
Travessilla silt loam, slopingTY11742347174cn85mt61119711:24000
Bowbac-Travessilla complex, 4 to 8 percent slopesBm4548347040cn3vmt61119711:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complexTr5691507792k1ddnm00719741:24000
Travessilla-Hagerman-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 15 percent slopes8067723375890dm4hnm01919881:48000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes7935387375889dm4gnm01919881:48000
Travessilla stony loam, 0 to 9 percent slopesTr45031376386dmnhnm02119681:31680
Travessilla stony loam, 0 to 9 percent slopesTS37122376383dmndnm02119681:31680
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 0 to 15 percent slopesTrE2269193031469dmvqnm05919721:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 75 percent slopesTrF1651833031470dmvrnm05919721:24000
Travessilla fine sandy loam, 1 to 15 percent slopesTQC7943556981vyqnm60019731:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop associationTR4906556991vyrnm60019731:24000
Rock outcrop-Travessilla-Persayo associationRt7811016075871qytnnm60619651:24000
Travessilla-Persayo-Billings associationTp2481316075911qytsnm60619651:24000
Rock outcrop-Farb associationSt283416075881qytpnm60619651:24000
Fronton-Travessilla-Persayo associationFp126916075661qysznm60619651:24000
Rock outcrop-Travessilla-Weska complex, extremely steepRT187192566181wxdnm61819781:63360
Travessilla-Weska-Rock outcrop complex, moderately steepTA67342566341wxxnm61819781:63360
Atrac-Florita-Travessilla association, hillyAT6391565691wvtnm61819781:63360
Penistaja-Travessilla association, moderately slopingPT447566141wx8nm61819781:63360
Penistaja-Travessilla association, gently sloping6185860375623dlvwnm63219811:63360
Travessilla-Rock outcrop association, moderately sloping939766375658dlx0nm63219811:63360
Mion-Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes49336141568142tjg8nm64819821:48000
Rock outcrop-Travessilla complex, 1 to 10 percent slopes58540653571401xg7nm66419841:24000
Bernal-Travessilla fine sandy loamsBt3924214738901lgpvnm67419651:24000
Travessilla-Persayo-Billings association, 3 to 25 percent slopesTpE81629424842wl5knm6781:24000
Fronton-Travessilla-Persayo association, 9 to 25 percent slopesFpE2029344972whl5nm6781:24000
Travessilla-Raydawn-Sandoval-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 45 percent slopes6322572818121wgb0nm68720081:24000
Travessilla stony loam, 3 to 12 percent slopesTa58461382078dtl3ok02519581:20000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 10 to 50 percent slopesRf47071382075dtl0ok02519581:20000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop-Gerst complex12143657503696jx48ut61619831:24000
Rock outcrop-Rubbleland-Travessilla complex9612484503793jx7dut61619831:24000
Travessilla-Travessilla family-Rock outcrop complex1227893503697jx49ut61619831:24000
Nelman-Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex705173503765jx6hut61619831:24000
Gerst-Travessilla complex385102503729jx5but61619831:24000
Travessilla sandy loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes1194949503693jx45ut61619831:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex1204860503695jx47ut61619831:24000
Travessilla family, 1 to 8 percent slopes1233550503698jx4but61619831:24000
Raydawn-Atchee-Travessilla families association, 3 to 40 percent slopes, very flaggy42091228431938592z92xut6251:24000
Rock outcrop-Travessilla complex9336552552261vghut63119821:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex11627106551281vcbut63119821:24000
Rock outcrop-Travessilla, warm complex9412108552271vgjut63119821:24000
Travessilla-Badland-Rock outcrop complex1157079551271vc9ut63119821:24000
Myton family-Travesilla-Rock outcrop complex6654624797422p7cput63119821:24000
Spearfish-Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 10 to 60 pe rcent slopes6444091152111538twy04319761:24000
Taluce-Travessilla complex, 10 to 60 percent slopes446DE3673015222153dcwy6031:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 30 percent slopes -- Draft573BE514015224553f4wy6031:24000
Travessilla-Midway complex, 3 to 60 percent slopes -- Draft477505015223253dqwy6031:24000
Kim-Travessilla associationKT8046350868cs3bwy61919711:24000
Travessilla-Rock outcrop complex,steepTRE4498350952cs61wy61919711:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the TRAVESSILLA 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 .