Soil Data Explorer - VERGENNES

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the VERGENNES soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of VERGENNES, 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 VERGENNES were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). 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
142	08N0222	S07VT007003	Vergennes	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.2842178,-73.1759415
142	08N0224	S07VT007004	Vergennes	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.2851486,-73.1778488
142	40A0267	S1957NY045001	Vergennes	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.9991684,-75.9002762
142	02N0527	S2002NY031001	Vergennes	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.2383347,-73.4786148
142	02N0528	S2002NY031002	Vergennes	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.2416649,-73.3933334
142	02N0516	S2002VT007001	Vergennes	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.4030571,-73.1797256
142	02N0521	S2002VT007002	Vergennes	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.3725014,-73.1597214
142	02N0526	S2002VT007003	Vergennes	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.3933334,-73.2547226
142	40A5431	VT001-1958-001-Vergennes-TP	Vergennes	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.0180283,-73.2078552
143	40A0264	S1957NY031001	Vergennes	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.7794456,-73.5061111
n/a	40A5432	S1958VT001006	VERGENNES	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

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

Select annual climate data summaries for the VERGENNES 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 VERGENNES 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 VERGENNES 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).

Select annual climate data summaries for the VERGENNES 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).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the VERGENNES 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 2D hillslope position figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D hills figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D terrace figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with VERGENNES, 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. VT-2012-03-22-01 | Chittenden County - January 1974

   Relationship of soils in association 1 (Soil Survey of Chittenden County, VT; 1974).

2. VT-2012-03-22-06 | Rutland County - 1998

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Kingsbury-Vergennes unit (Soil Survey of Rutland County, VT; 1998).

Map Units

Map units containing VERGENNES 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
Hudson and Vergennes soils, hilly	HvD	4741	290346	9r40	ny021	1985	1:15840
Hudson and Vergennes soils, 3 to 8 percent slopes	HvB	3665	290344	9r3y	ny021	1985	1:15840
Hudson and Vergennes soils, steep	HvE	2771	290347	9r41	ny021	1985	1:15840
Hudson and Vergennes soils, 8 to 15 percent slopes	HvC	971	290345	9r3z	ny021	1985	1:15840
Hudson and Vergennes soils, 0 to 3 percent slopes	HvA	567	290343	9r3x	ny021	1985	1:15840
Urban land-Hudson-Vergennes complex, undulating	UrB	328	290300	9r2j	ny021	1985	1:15840
Hudson and Vergennes soils, 3 to 8 percent slopes	HvB	2625	290681	9rgt	ny027	1992	1:24000
Hudson and Vergennes soils, steep	HvE	1664	290684	9rgx	ny027	1992	1:24000
Hudson and Vergennes soils, 8 to 15 percent slopes	HvC	884	290682	9rgv	ny027	1992	1:24000
Hudson and Vergennes soils, hilly	HvD	837	290683	9rgw	ny027	1992	1:24000
Vergennes silty clay loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VeB	10857	319125	2rvsk	ny031	2007	1:24000
Vergennes silty clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VeC	4357	319126	bq2d	ny031	2007	1:24000
Vergennes silty clay loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VeD	3158	319127	bq2f	ny031	2007	1:24000
Vergennes silty clay loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes	VeE	1626	319128	bq2g	ny031	2007	1:24000
Hudson and Vergennes silty clay loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes, severely eroded	HwD3	2779	291644	9sgw	ny039	1985	1:24000
Hudson and Vergennes soils, 3 to 8 percent slopes	HvB	2443	291640	9sgr	ny039	1985	1:24000
Hudson and Vergennes soils, 8 to 15 percent slopes	HvC	1694	291641	9sgs	ny039	1985	1:24000
Hudson and Vergennes soils, 25 to 50 percent slopes	HvE	1268	291642	9sgt	ny039	1985	1:24000
Hudson and Vergennes silty clay loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes, severely eroded	HwC3	513	291643	9sgv	ny039	1985	1:24000
Vergennes silty clay loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VeB	17459	291927	2rvsk	ny045	1981	1:15840
Hudson and Vergennes soils, 15 to 35 percent slopes, severely eroded	HyE3	3525	291850	9spj	ny045	1981	1:15840
Vergennes silty clay loam 8 to 15 percent slopes	VeC	2766	291928	9ss1	ny045	1981	1:15840
Vergennes silty clay loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VeB	18662	296016	2rvsk	ny115	1972	1:20000
Hudson and Vergennes soils, steep and very steep	HWE	17055	295968	9xzc	ny115	1972	1:20000
Vergennes silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	VeC	10424	296017	9y0y	ny115	1972	1:20000
Vergennes silty clay loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	VeD	5620	296018	9y0z	ny115	1972	1:20000
Rock outcrop-Vergennes association, gently sloping through moderately steep	RPC	3035	296004	9y0j	ny115	1972	1:20000
Rock outcrop-Vergennes association, steep and very steep	RPF	593	296005	9y0k	ny115	1972	1:20000
Vergennes clay, 2 to 6 percent slopes	VgB	76783	281316	9fqq	vt001	1967	1:15840
Vergennes clay, 12 to 25 percent slopes	VgD	19820	281318	9fqs	vt001	1967	1:15840
Vergennes clay, 6 to 12 percent slopes	VgC	18481	281317	9fqr	vt001	1967	1:15840
Vergennes clay, 25 to 50 percent slopes	VgE	4874	281319	9fqt	vt001	1967	1:15840
Vergennes rocky clay, moderately shallow variant, 2 to 6 percent slopes	VrB	526	281320	9fqv	vt001	1967	1:15840
Vergennes rocky clay, moderately shallow variant, 6 to 12 percent slopes	VrC	428	281321	9fqw	vt001	1967	1:15840
Vergennes rocky clay, moderately shallow variant, 12 to 25 percent slopes	VrD	127	281322	9fqx	vt001	1967	1:15840
Vergennes clay, 2 to 6 percent slopes	VeB	13404	281761	9g62	vt007	1969	1:15840
Vergennes clay, 6 to 12 percent slopes	VeC	3174	281762	9g63	vt007	1969	1:15840
Vergennes clay, 12 to 25 percent slopes	VeD	1479	281763	9g64	vt007	1969	1:15840
Vergennes clay, 25 to 60 percent slopes	VeE	794	281764	9g65	vt007	1969	1:15840
Vergennes silty clay loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	188	279281	9cm2	vt013	1956	1:20000
Vergennes silty clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	VaA	82	279280	9cm1	vt013	1956	1:20000
Vergennes clay, 8 to 15 percent slopes	82C	3117	282467	9gxv	vt021	1985	1:20000
Vergennes clay, 3 to 8 percent slopes	82B	2899	282466	9gxt	vt021	1985	1:20000
Vergennes clay, 15 to 25 percent slopes	82D	2312	282468	9gxw	vt021	1985	1:20000
Vergennes clay, 25 to 50 percent slopes	82E	1829	282469	9gxx	vt021	1985	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the VERGENNES 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).