Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the VESSER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of VESSER, 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 VESSER 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
107BM87195151987MO195015Vesser3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.0317078,-93.059082
10940A15081971IA185003VESSER7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.8030548,-93.2908325
109M88041481988MO041048Vesser4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.5372222,-92.9132806
109M88041571988MO041057Vesser4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.5592222,-93.152225
109M90117051990MO117005Vesser4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.7458344,-93.3777771
109M90117231990MO117023mVesser4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.6330566,-93.5286102
109M90117261990MO117026mVesser4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.8708344,-93.6961136
109M91117041991MO117004mVesser4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.6427765,-93.4388885
109M91117071991MO117007mVesser4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.6847806,-93.6849694
109M03115502003MO115050VESSER4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.7144417,-93.3302722
115BM87001071987MO001007Vesser4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.9672644,-92.3451678
115BM03027022003MO027002VESSER4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.9711111,-91.7333333
115C85IL1490121985IL149012Vesser3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.7437833,-91.2748361

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the VESSER 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 VESSER 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 VESSER 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 VESSER 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 VESSER 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 VESSER 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 VESSER 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 VESSER, 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. IA-2010-09-02-15 | Jefferson County - 1999

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Ladoga-Hedrick-Gara association (Soil Survey of Jefferson County, Iowa; 1999).

  2. IA-2010-09-02-19 | Jefferson County - 1999

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Taintor-Mahaska-Otley association (Soil Survey of Jefferson County, Iowa; 1999).

  3. IA-2010-09-02-21 | Keokuk County - 2003

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Otley-Mahaska-Nira association (Soil Survey of Keokuk County, Iowa; 2003).

  4. IA-2010-09-03-04 | Van Buren County - 2004

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Kniffin-Rinda-Gara association (Soil Survey of Van Buren County, Iowa; 2004).

  5. IA-2011-05-31-10 | Davis County - 1991

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Armstrong-Gara-Kniffin association (Soil Survey of Davis County, Iowa; 1991).

  6. IA-2011-05-31-55 | Jefferson County - 1999

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Taintor-Mahaska-Otley association (Soil Survey of Jefferson County, Iowa; 1999).

  7. IA-2011-05-31-56 | Jefferson County - 1999

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Ladoga-Hedrick-Gara association (Soil Survey of Jefferson County, Iowa; 1999).

  8. IA-2011-06-01-13 | Lucas County - 1999

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Arispe-Lamoni-Shelby association (Soil Survey of Lucas County, Iowa; 1999).

  9. IA-2011-06-01-14 | Lucas County - 1999

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Gara-Pershing-Armstrong association (Soil Survey of Lucas County, Iowa; 1999).

  10. IA-2011-06-01-16 | Lucas County - 1999

    Relationship of the major soils in Lucas County to parent material and to position on the landscape (Soil Survey of Lucas County, Iowa; 1999).

Map Units

Map units containing VESSER 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
Vesser silt loam, dissected till plain, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded5110054021872y69mia00119761:15840
Vesser-Nodaway silt loams, 2 to 5 percent slopes13B8914021462y69sia00119761:15840
Olmitz-Vesser-Colo complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes13B25019402646fhzlia00719701:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded51A19704026972wbdyia00719701:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded51B6194026982wbdzia00719701:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes51494402903fj7wia01119771:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely floodedS51B54529834892wbdzia03919871:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded513704041532wbdyia03919871:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded51B2354041542y69pia03919871:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes51964404440fkvgia04519781:15840
Olmitz-Vesser-Zook complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes13B198684046522tkb9ia05119881:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded5133154047032wbdyia05119881:15840
Vesser silt loam overwash, 0 to 2 percent slopes51+1105404704fl3zia05119881:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded51B4244047052wbdzia05119881:15840
Vesser silt loam overwash, 2 to 5 percent slopes51B+136404706fl41ia05119881:15840
Olmitz-Zook-Vesser complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes13B23857404762fl5via05319861:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded51B30054048142wbdzia05319861:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded5117544048132wbdyia05319861:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes51816405258flpvia05719801:15840
Vesser silt loam, dissected till plain, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded51A11004063982y69mia07719681:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, overwash, occasionally flooded51A+9184063992y69qia07719681:15840
Vesser-Colo complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes13B1605406814fnb1ia08719821:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes51268406870fncvia08719821:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded51145114448217dxsia09520051:12000
Olmitz-Zook-Vesser complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes13B79574077382yvjkia10119921:15840
Nodaway-Vesser-Ackmore complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes17156993407742fp8zia10119921:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes511279407826fpcpia10119921:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes51B262407827fpcqia10119921:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely floodedS51B17729834922wbdzia10119921:15840
Olmitz-Zook-Vesser complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes13B182674470312yvjkia10719981:12000
Nodaway-Ackmore-Vesser complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded7227763447192h0bkia10719981:12000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded511649447139h08via10719981:12000
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded51B1115447141h08xia10719981:12000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded6051248447166h09qia10719981:12000
Colo-Vesser complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes13B3379408429fq04ia11119761:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedS5159829622022wbdyia11119761:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes51533408478fq1qia11119761:15840
Zook-Olmitz-Vesser complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes13B228654088612wjgbia11719911:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded5110144089742wbdyia11719911:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded51B9784089762wbdzia11719911:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, overwash51B+472408977fqktia11719911:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, overwash51+449408975fqkria11719911:15840
Vesser silt loam, dissected till plain, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded512794092632y69mia12119681:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded51B1934092642y69pia12119681:15840
Nodaway-Vesser silt loams, 2 to 5 percent slopes13B5354409280fqwlia12319711:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes51956409339fqyhia12319711:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes51B934409340fqyjia12319711:15840
Nodaway-Vesser silt loams, 2 to 5 percent slopes13B3960412731fvgxia12519761:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded5182629622042wbdyia12519761:15840
Vesser silt loam, dissected till plain, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedY515714127852y69mia12519761:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes51307409491fr3dia12719781:15840
Olmitz-Colo-Vesser complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes13B18170409748frcpia13519821:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedS51190229622052wbdyia13519821:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes51176409796frf7ia13519821:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes51B1818410004frmyia13919861:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes51641410603fs88ia15719781:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded51B27554116332y69nia17319891:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, overwash, occasionally flooded51B+12674116342y69ria17319891:15840
Vesser silt loam, dissected till plain, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded519134116312y69mia17319891:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, overwash, occasionally flooded51+2344116322y69qia17319891:15840
Nodaway-Vesser silt loams, 2 to 5 percent slopes13B5818411676ftcwia17519751:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded5197229622062wbdyia17519751:15840
Vesser silt loam, dissected till plain, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedY516404117202y69mia17519751:15840
Olmitz-Vesser-Zook complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes13B35564130172tkb9ia17719941:12000
Nodaway-Vesser-Mt. Sterling complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded17152640413018fvs5ia17719941:12000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded5124714131092wbdyia17719941:12000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded, overwash51+581413110fvw4ia17719941:12000
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded51B5474131112wbdzia17719941:12000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded3051356413049fvt5ia17719941:12000
Humeston-Vesser-Colo complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes13B1218411767ftgtia17919781:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes51287411818ftjgia17919781:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded51B4144119452y69pia18119751:15840
Vesser silt loam, dissected till plain, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded514014119442y69mia18119751:15840
Zook-Olmitz-Vesser complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes13B3473224225392wjgbia18519661:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded51409318607772wbdyia18519661:15840
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded51B90018607782wbdzia18519661:15840
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8396A316223786962kv74il00119971:12000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3396A72723786762kv6hil00119971:12000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8396A8492617768sddil02119991:12000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8396A57592019726s57il14920011:12000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8396A9181993786pgkil16719991:12000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8396A5252022426sfyil16920001:12000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded360421176925321702wbdymo00119921:24000
Vesser silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionaly flooded36091554525445882qs2jmo00119921:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded36042960525321712wbdymo04519921:24000
Vesser silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionaly flooded36091322126597172qs2jmo04519921:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded360411893888759yttnmo04519921:24000
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded361067826597262wbdzmo04519921:24000
Olmitz-Zook-Vesser complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes302413426076692qs1jmo04719821:24000
Olmitz-Zook-Vesser complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes3024120026076972qs1jmo04919811:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded36042225321722wbdymo04919811:24000
Vesser silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionaly flooded3609169625445822qs2jmo06119521:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded3604266625321732wbdymo06119521:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded36042180925321742wbdymo06319741:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded36042488525321752wbdymo07919881:24000
Vesser silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionaly flooded3609112625445842qs2jmo07919881:24000
Vesser silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionaly flooded360918226596892qs2jmo10319731:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded360425425321842wbdymo10319731:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded3604230225321762wbdymo11119861:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded360421426225321772wbdymo11519871:24000
Vesser silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionaly flooded36091187925445832qs2jmo11519871:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded360421123925321782wbdymo11719961:24000
Vesser silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionaly flooded36091194525445892qs2jmo11719961:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded36042455025321792wbdymo12119911:24000
Vesser silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionaly flooded3609180125445872qs2jmo12119911:24000
Olmitz-Zook-Vesser complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes3024129425445122qs1jmo12919931:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded36042145125321802wbdymo19519891:24000
Vesser silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionaly flooded360918125445852qs2jmo19519891:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded36042167425321812wbdymo19719931:24000
Vesser silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded361068926597342wbdzmo19719931:24000
Vesser silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionaly flooded360912226597302qs2jmo19719931:24000
Vesser silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionaly flooded3609133526596702qs2jmo19919691:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded3604225525321822wbdymo19919691:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded3604214225321692wbdymo20519731:24000
Vesser silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionaly flooded360911525755242qs2jmo20519731:24000
Vesser silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionaly flooded360913025445862qs2jmo21119901:24000
Vesser silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded360421625321832wbdymo21119901:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the VESSER 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 .