Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the VESSILLA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of VESSILLA, 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 VESSILLA were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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 VESSILLA 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 VESSILLA series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

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Select annual climate data summaries for the VESSILLA 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 VESSILLA 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 VESSILLA share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

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Select annual climate data summaries for the VESSILLA 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 VESSILLA 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 VESSILLA, 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

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  1. CO-2012-05-09-12 | Ute Mountain Area - 2008

    Representative locations on the landscape for some of the general soil map units (Soil Survey of Ute Mountain Area, Colorado and New Mexico; 2008).

  2. NM-2010-09-13-03 | McKinley County -

    Idealized cross section illustrating soil-geomorphic-geologic relationships of soils on the Zuni Indian Reservation (Soil Survey of McKinley County, New Mexico).

  3. NM-2010-09-13-05 | McKinley County -

    Generalized cross section illustrating soil-geomorphic-geologic relationships of soils on the Chaco slope of the San Juan Basin (Soil Survey of McKinley County, New Mexico).

  4. NM-2012-02-14-06 | Jicarilla Apache Nation, Parts of Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties - 2004

    Conceptual diagram of the major soil and landscape positions of the Largo Plains-Tapicito Plateau transition (Soil Survey of Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico, Parts of Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties; 2004).

  5. NM-2012-02-14-07 | Jicarilla Apache Nation, Parts of Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties - 2004

    Conceptual diagram of the major soil and landscape positions of the Tapicito Plateau (Soil Survey of Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico, Parts of Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties; 2004).

Map Units

Map units containing VESSILLA 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
Arabrab-Vessilla-Lindrith complex, 1 to 45 percent slopes215199018973452v1jhaz71120081:24000
Arabrab-Vessilla-Lindrith complex, 1 to 45 percent slopes525430824084182v1jhaz71320111:24000
Evpark-Vessilla-Arabrab complex, 1 to 25 percent slopes32131851581022sflbaz71520071:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes10228111579942qsxpaz71520071:24000
Toldohn-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes1202538832519652zgd4az71520071:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Menefee complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes220A57116707691t2ksco66820181:24000
Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes11651588595141zxtco67020051:24000
Vessilla very channery sandy loam, 6 to 25 percent slopes, extremely bouldery1581024844142pd7dco67119971:24000
Waumac-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes3427830438501wphnm60619651:24000
Vessilla-Menefee-Orlie complex, 1 to 30 percent slopes110168998561632vd1rnm65019891:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Menefee complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes220104029562291whvnm65019891:24000
Pinitos-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes4048287562551wjpnm65019891:24000
Menefee-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 35 percent slopes2024568562232wljgnm65019891:24000
Vessilla-Menefee-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes1730571563371wmbnm65619871:24000
Vessilla-Menefee-Orlie association, 0 to 30 percent slopes42226540564261wq6nm65619871:24000
Waumac-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes3423887564041wphnm65619871:24000
Rock outcrop-Cucho-Vessilla complex, 25 to 70 percent slopes3973837564121wprnm65619871:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Espiritu complex, 25 to 65 percent slopes3253724564011wpdnm65619871:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Menefee complex, 30 to 40 percent slopes2202390563601wn2nm65619871:24000
Parkelei-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 2 to 20 percent slopesPmF469027213722tdl8nm6721:24000
Vessilla-Menefee-Orlie complex, 1 to 30 percent slopesVoE207527701702vd1rnm6721:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Menefee complex, 15 to 45 percent slopesRmF198827701972v5pmnm6721:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Espiritu complex, 25 to 65 percent slopesRvG129027213172tl6ynm6721:24000
Teequee-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 5 to 40 percent slopesTqE60827702052v5pxnm6721:24000
Menefee-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 35 percent slopesMrE15727701962wljgnm6721:24000
Pinitos-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 2 to 20 percent slopesPvE5027701502tl8pnm6721:24000
Pinitos-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 2 to 20 percent slopesPvE169929346222tl8pnm6781:24000
Menefee-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 35 percent slopesMvE157929345682wljgnm6781:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Espiritu complex, 25 to 65 percent slopesRvG92629424532tl6ynm6781:24000
Vessilla-Menefee-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 15 percent slopesVeC15629424952wlhlnm6781:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Menefee complex, 15 to 45 percent slopesRvF14729424542v5pmnm6781:24000
Rock outcrop-Cucho-Vessilla complex, 25 to 70 percent slopesRcG9329424462wl46nm6781:24000
Parkelei-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 2 to 20 percent slopesPmF6829346112tdl8nm6781:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Mion complex, 3 to 55 percent slopes515149338569091x6snm68219851:24000
Laporte-Vessilla complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes5815319569341x7lnm68219851:24000
Toldohn-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes35015620832519662zgd4nm69220011:24000
Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes36560187572691xldnm69220011:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes35138592572611xl4nm69220011:24000
Parkelei-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes4093321574851xtcnm69820001:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Menefee complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes31049503574951xtpnm69820001:24000
Menefee-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 35 percent slopes2034830574842wljgnm69820001:24000
Vessilla-Menefee-Orlie complex, 1 to 30 percent slopes15520618574892vd1rnm69820001:24000
Teequee-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes38015716575261xvpnm69820001:24000
Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes4012424574131xr1nm71719931:24000
Kydestea-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 60 percent slopesc33964525045672qdqmut6291:24000
Kydestea-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 2 to 15 percent slopesc34544425045662q705ut6291:24000
Metuck-Rock outcrop-Vessilla complex, 15 to 60 percent slopesc37380725045682q706ut6291:24000
Catdraw-Quezcan-Vessilla complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes131122924544252nd10ut6421:63360
Vessilla-Welring, very shallow complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes103780624867392pgndut6421:63360
Kydestea-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes33419725149962qdqmut68519901:24000
Metuck-Rock outcrop-Vessilla complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes37221425074362q706ut68519901:24000
Kydestea-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes3456725074352q705ut68519901:24000
Colskel-Arabrab-Vessilla complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes50793822059841208cut68620041:24000
Arabrab-Vessilla-Colskel complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes50783200459840208but68620041:24000
Parkwash-Rock outcrop, Navajo Sandstone-Vessilla complex, 30 to 65 percent slopes518315328612849nkqbut68620041:24000
Evpark-Vessilla complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes50748093598362086ut68620041:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the VESSILLA 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).