Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the VIDA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of VIDA, 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 VIDA 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
53B00P0592S1999ND055001Vida8Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.603466,-101.5798645
n/a87P053887MT083001Vida7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a
n/a87P053687MT083001AVida7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a
n/a87P053787MT083001BVida7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a
n/a87P053987MT083001CVida7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the VIDA 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 VIDA 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 VIDA 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 VIDA 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 VIDA 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 VIDA 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 VIDA 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 VIDA, 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. SD-2012-03-15-32 | Faulk County - January 1984

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Williams-Bowbells association (Soil Survey of Faulk County, SD; 1984).

Map Units

Map units containing VIDA 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
Vida-Zahill loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes991C2506914285112w28hmt02119711:24000
Zahill-Vida loams, 4 to 15 percent slopesVk128343420602vyt4mt02119711:24000
Vida-Zahill loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes991B957414285141jyh3mt02119711:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 0 to 4 percent slopesWn14773420622w28lmt02119711:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 2 to 8 percent slopesWv9733420632w28fmt02119711:24000
Bearpaw-Vida clay loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes671B200063440242vyqrmt04119941:24000
Bearpaw-Vida clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes671C178663440252vyqsmt04119941:24000
Zahill-Vida clay loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes721E107583440402vyt6mt04119941:24000
Vida-Bearpaw-Zahill clay loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes671D101393440262vyt1mt04119941:24000
Vida-Zahill-Bearpaw clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes696C9143344036cjzymt04119941:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes801C31763440762vyszmt04119941:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes801B12203440752vysymt04119941:24000
Zahill-Vida clay loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes695E88973442502vyt6mt05119921:24000
Vida-Bearpaw-Zahill clay loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes692D77493442472vyt1mt05119921:24000
Bearpaw-Vida-Nishon clay loams, 0 to 8 percent slopes671C6611344242ck6lmt05119921:24000
Vida-Bearpaw-Nishon clay loams, 0 to 15 percent slopes693D6582344248ck6smt05119921:24000
Bearpaw-Vida clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes69C59063442512vyqsmt05119921:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes801C43453442682vyszmt05119921:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes801B43183442672vysymt05119921:24000
Vida-Zahill clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes695C3342344249ck6tmt05119921:24000
Vida-Williams, Zahill-high precipitation loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes691D14843442462vyt0mt05119921:24000
Vida-Zahill loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes1511075263443512w28hmt05519811:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes158286933443582w28lmt05519811:24000
Zahill-Vida loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes169250023443702vyt4mt05519811:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes15079903443502w28fmt05519811:24000
Vida-Zahill loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes187100514857701lw22mt05519811:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 2 to 8 percent slopesVdC1634893453722w28fmt08319731:24000
Zahill-Vida loams, 4 to 15 percent slopesVhD555393453742vyt4mt08319731:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 0 to 4 percent slopesVdB477453453712w28lmt08319731:24000
Vida-Zahill loams, 2 to 8 percent slopesVhC462083453732w28hmt08319731:24000
Vida-Zahill loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes991B43016775361t9m2mt08319731:24000
Vida-Zahill loams, 2 to 8 percent slopesWzC1723163488812w28hmt09119711:24000
Zahill-Vida loams, 4 to 15 percent slopesZaD291493488822vyt4mt09119711:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 2 to 8 percent slopesWmC201013488792w28fmt09119711:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes694C525793452462vyszmt10119921:24000
Vida-Williams, Zahill-high precipitation loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes695D468223452472vyt0mt10119921:24000
Bearpaw-Vida clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes697C169773452492vyqsmt10119921:24000
Zahill-Vida clay loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes696E158833452482vyt6mt10119921:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes691B118773452422vysymt10119921:24000
Vida-Bearpaw-Nishon clay loams, 0 to 15 percent slopes698D5815345250cl83mt10119921:24000
Vida-Zahill-Nishon clay loams, 0 to 25 percent slopes698E469345251cl84mt10119921:24000
Vida-Williams, Zahill-high precipitation loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes695D2906731118372vyt0mt60019691:24000
Bearpaw-Vida clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopesSn47271469362vyqsmt60019691:24000
Vida-Bearpaw-Zahill clay loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes692D46931118272vyt1mt60019691:24000
Bearpaw-Vida clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes171516303463492vyqsmt60819761:24000
Zahill-Vida clay loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes151599113463312vyt6mt60819761:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes142504643463142vysymt60819761:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes143314923463152vyszmt60819761:24000
Vida-Bearpaw-Zahill clay loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes136226683463002vyt1mt60819761:24000
Bearpaw-Vida clay loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes16205003463432vyqrmt60819761:24000
Bearpaw-Vida clay loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes671B1437293468762vyqrmt61519921:24000
Bearpaw-Vida clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes671C673803468772vyqsmt61519921:24000
Zahill-Vida clay loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes721E236073468982vyt6mt61519921:24000
Vida-Bearpaw-Zahill clay loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes692D110093468912vyt1mt61519921:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes801C58923469352vyszmt61519921:24000
Vida-Zahill clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes69C5837346893cmz3mt61519921:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes801B52523469342vysymt61519921:24000
Vida-Bearpaw-Nishon clay loams, 0 to 15 percent slopes693C5096346892cmz2mt61519921:24000
Vida-Williams, Zahill-high precipitation loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes691D25093468902vyt0mt61519921:24000
Vida-Zahill loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes704798963482782w28hmt66119821:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes691544323482762w28fmt66119821:24000
Zahill-Vida loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes711484623482792vyt4mt66119821:24000
Vida-Zahill loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes43C3253518212w28hnd05320031:24000
Zahill-Vida loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes44D883518242vyt4nd05320031:24000
Vida-Zahill loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes20321085463390382w28hnd10519931:24000
Zahill-Vida loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes2081301373390392vyt4nd10519931:24000
Vida, moist-Buse loams, 9 to 15 percent slopesG193D87827978502sl40sd01319871:20000
Buse-Vida, moist-Forman loams, 9 to 25 percent slopesG193E38227977412sd1qsd01319871:20000
Vida-Zahl loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes59D363354729cx3wsd02119781:20000
Zahl-Vida loams, 9 to 30 percent slopes61E360354730cx3xsd02119781:20000
Williams-Vida loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes57C331354727cx3tsd02119781:20000
Williams-Vida loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes58B13354728cx3vsd02119781:20000
Vida very stony loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes628354731cx3ysd02119781:20000
Buse-Vida, moist-Forman loams, 9 to 25 percent slopesG193E27027980022sd1qsd02519921:20000
Buse-Vida, moist-Forman loams, 9 to 25 percent slopesG193E122327984852sd1qsd03719921:20000
Vida, moist-Buse loams, 9 to 15 percent slopesG193D4627985452sl40sd03719921:20000
Vida-Williams-Bowbells loams, 2 to 9 percent slopesVdC6132355198cxm0sd04919811:20000
Williams-Vida-Bowbells stony loams, 2 to 9 percent slopesWxC2682355210cxmdsd04919811:20000
Vida-Williams very stony loams, 2 to 9 percent slopesVaC308355197cxlzsd04919811:20000
Vida, moist-Buse loams, 9 to 15 percent slopesG193D3227992612sl40sd08919801:20000
Buse-Vida, moist-Forman loams, 9 to 25 percent slopesG193E1627992382sd1qsd08919801:20000
Buse-Vida, moist-Forman loams, 9 to 25 percent slopesG193E100727993272sd1qsd09119701:20000
Vida, moist-Buse loams, 9 to 15 percent slopesG193D7927994022sl40sd09119701:20000
Buse-Vida, moist-Forman loams, 9 to 25 percent slopesG193E206927995822sd1qsd11519971:24000
Williams-Vida loams, 6 to 9 percent slopesWdC86354541cwxtsd12919751:20000
Vida-Zahl loams, 6 to 15 percent slopesVzD73354536cwxnsd12919751:20000
Vida stony loam, 3 to 15 percent slopesVdD3354535cwxmsd12919751:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the VIDA 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 .