Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the UNIONTOWN soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of UNIONTOWN, 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 UNIONTOWN 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
111BWY-0021960-OH175-002Uniontown2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.9839172,-83.283905
115AGB82132017IN051001Uniontown2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.4637083,-87.5332528
120A40A4911S1954KY101015Uniontown4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.7941666,-87.3786087
131A04KY-007-00104KY-007-001Uniontown4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.1612778,-89.0592804
13404KY-145-00103KY145002Uniontown4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.1135056,-88.7034167
n/aRO-0411958-OH141-041Uniontown3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a
n/aRO-0651958-OH141-065Uniontown3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a
n/aWY-0031960-OH175-003Uniontown2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a
n/aCH-0511962-OH021-051Uniontown2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a
n/aBR-0191974-OH017-019Uniontown3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a
n/a40A4910S1954KY101014Uniontown4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the UNIONTOWN 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 UNIONTOWN 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 UNIONTOWN 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 UNIONTOWN 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 UNIONTOWN 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 UNIONTOWN 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 UNIONTOWN 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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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with UNIONTOWN, 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. IL-2010-09-09-06 | Wayne County -

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Zipp-Sexton-Patton association (Soil Survey of Wayne County, Illinois).

  2. IN-2012-01-19-40 | Perry County - September 1969

    Relationship of relief and geologic strata to certain of the soil series represented in Perry County. The vertical scale is greatly exaggerated (Soil Survey of Perry County, Indiana; 1969).

  3. KY-2012-01-31-02 | Henderson County - February 1967

    Parent material, position, and pattern of soils in the Uniontown-Dekoven-Henshaw association (Soil Survey of Henderson County, Kentucky; February 1967).

  4. KY-2012-01-31-03 | Henderson County - February 1967

    Parent material, position, and pattern of soils in the Loring-Grenada association (Soil Survey of Henderson County, Kentucky; February 1967).

Map Units

Map units containing UNIONTOWN 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
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes482B3907211684738jil05919661:20000
Uniontown silt loam, 4 to 7 percent slopes, eroded482C21954211685738kil05919661:20000
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes482A1137211683738hil05919661:20000
Uniontown soils, 4 to 7 percent slopes, severely eroded482C3779211686738lil05919661:20000
Uniontown soils, 10 to 25 percent slopes, severely eroded482E3492211688738nil05919661:20000
Uniontown silt loam, 7 to 16 percent slopes, eroded482D2342211687738mil05919661:20000
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes482B872178891604pil16519741:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes482A376178890604nil16519741:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, frequently flooded, eroded3482C2304202510725z91il19120081:12000
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes482B365215439151ntkqil19320061:12000
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded482B2203815439161ntkril19320061:12000
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded7482B104515439731ntmlil19320061:12000
Uniontown silty clay loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, severely eroded482C398615439181ntktil19320061:12000
Uniontown silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded482C267315439171ntksil19320061:12000
Uniontown silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded, rarely flooded7482C264815439741ntmmil19320061:12000
Uniontown silt loam, moderately wet, 2 to 8 percent slopesUaB3171623075fwqin04719841:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, erodedUnD21751623085fwrin04719841:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedUnB2117721601695cnrin05119861:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesUnA57721601685cnqin05119861:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, severely erodedUnB322461601705cnsin05119861:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely erodedUnC35351601715cntin05119861:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 18 to 30 percent slopesUnE10481615815f49in05519841:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded, rarely floodedUnB267451599205cdqin12919781:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded, rarely floodedUnC332161599225cdsin12919781:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, severely eroded, rarely floodedUnB327151599215cdrin12919781:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedUnA21391599195cdpin12919781:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedUnB216791600555ck2in14719661:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely erodedUnC312801600585ck5in14719661:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesUnA5421600545ck1in14719661:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes, erodedUnE24371600595ck6in14719661:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, severely erodedUnB31931600565ck3in14719661:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, erodedUnC21551600575ck4in14719661:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedUnB26191627695gcmin16319721:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedUnB210171599805cgnin17319761:15840
Uniontown silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely erodedUtC38101599835cgrin17319761:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopesUnD1871599825cgqin17319761:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopesUnC1371599815cgpin17319761:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 6 percent slopesUnB96517274831vzl8ky01120061:12000
Uniontown silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, rarely flooded, severely erodeduUoC32705491482wh4pky05519851:20000
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodeduUnB1155491472wh4nky05519851:20000
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodeduUnB56505492412wh4nky10119641:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodeduUnA29585492402wh4mky10119641:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded, erodeduUnB216305492422wh4sky10119641:15840
Uniontown silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, rarely flooded, severely erodeduUoC34195492452wh4pky10119641:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 12 to 35 percent slopes, rarely floodeduUtE4015492462wh4vky10119641:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, rarely flooded, erodeduUnC22625492432wh4rky10119641:15840
Uniontown silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded, severely erodeduUoB32605492442wh4tky10119641:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently floodedUoA415615961531qkxtky60219721:12000
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedUmA15415973921qm6sky60219721:12000
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedUnA7215961511qkxrky60219721:12000
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, protectedUkA4915961431qkxhky60219721:12000
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodedUmB123426234322qyk4ky61019681:12000
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedUmA84322322412dxtsky61019681:12000
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodeduUnA31725494252wh4mky61519711:20000
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodeduUnB14255494262wh4nky61519711:20000
Uniontown silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, rarely flooded, severely erodeduUoC310395494272wh4pky61519711:20000
Uniontown-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesuUnuA14930987412wv5hky61519711:20000
Uniontown-Urban land complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesuUnuB4930987402wv5nky61519711:20000
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodeduUnB152585495342wh4nky63519781:20000
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodeduUnA42655495332wh4mky63519781:20000
Uniontown silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, rarely flooded, severely erodeduUoC316385495352wh4pky63519781:20000
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesUnB4461698065ppmoh01719771:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesUnA2511698055pploh01719771:15840
Uniontown-Urban land complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesUnUB103338117630trtoh01719771:15840
Urban land-Uniontown complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesUUnB72338114930trvoh01719771:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesUnB831714855rfsoh02119661:15840
Uniontown silt loam, 1 to 6 percent slopesUnB2581714025rc3oh16519671:20000
Uniontown-Urban land complex, 1 to 6 percent slopesUnUB42342231231mynoh16519671:20000
Urban land-Uniontown complex, 1 to 6 percent slopesUUnB26342231331mypoh16519671:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the UNIONTOWN 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 .