Soil Data Explorer - WAGES

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the WAGES soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of WAGES, 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 WAGES were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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
67B	97P0584	96CO628033	WAGES	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.1799722,-103.6117778
67B	12N8340	S2012CO001004	Wages	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.7507778,-104.6097222
n/a	02N0410	S2001CO075001	Wages	7	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 WAGES 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 WAGES 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).

Select annual climate data summaries for the WAGES 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 WAGES 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).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with WAGES 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).

Select annual climate data summaries for the WAGES 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).

Geomorphic description summaries for the WAGES 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).

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with WAGES, 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. CO-2011-05-27-12 | Phillips County - 1971

   Typical landscape of the Rago-Platner-Kuma association showing the major soils and the minor Wages, Eckley, and Dix soils (Soil Survey of Phillips County, Colorado; 1971).

2. CO-2011-05-27-13 | Phillips County - 1971

   Cross section of Phillips County showing relationship of major soils to parent materials (Soil Survey of Phillips County, Colorado; 1971).

Map Units

Map units containing WAGES 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
Wages loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	Wa	32147	94227	2xst8	co009	1966	1:20000
Wages loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	91	54169	96888	2xst5	co063	1996	1:24000
Kimst-Wages sandy clay loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	40	26217	96840	37rw	co063	1996	1:24000
Wages loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes	92	23798	96870	37sv	co063	1996	1:24000
Eckley-Wages complex, 4 to 20 percent slopes	22	12883	96813	37r0	co063	1996	1:24000
Wages loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	90	3770	96887	2xst4	co063	1996	1:24000
Wages-Kimst loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes	93	1148	96867	37sr	co063	1996	1:24000
Wages-Weld complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	94	1147	96866	37sq	co063	1996	1:24000
Wages loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	209	22530	105290	2xst5	co073	2001	1:24000
Wages loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	210	16239	105291	3jkh	co073	2001	1:24000
Wages-Karval complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	212	14214	105293	3jkk	co073	2001	1:24000
Wages loam, dry, 1 to 5 percent slopes	211	1354	105292	3jkj	co073	2001	1:24000
Wages loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	119	19859	94481	359s	co075	1974	1:24000
Wages loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	118	17844	94480	2xst3	co075	1974	1:24000
Wages loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	120	14610	94483	359v	co075	1974	1:24000
Wages-Rosebud loams, 5 to 9 percent slopes	124	11167	94487	359z	co075	1974	1:24000
Wages-Manter complex, 3 to 9 percent slopes	122	10908	94485	359x	co075	1974	1:24000
Wages-Altvan complex, 5 to 9 percent slopes	121	6941	94484	359w	co075	1974	1:24000
Wages-Rosebud loams, 3 to 5 percent slopes	123	1096	94486	359y	co075	1974	1:24000
Wages-Eckley-Dix complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes	WeE	8145	94791	35ms	co095	1971	1:20000
Wages-Campus-Weld loams, 3 to 5 percent slopes	WcC	7028	94790	35mr	co095	1971	1:20000
Wages-Campus-Weld loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	WcB	2003	94789	35mq	co095	1971	1:20000
Wages gravelly loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	WaC	9132	94964	35tc	co115	1969	1:15840
Wages gravelly loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	WaD	8241	94965	35td	co115	1969	1:15840
Keith and wages soils, 5 to 12 percent slopes	KwE	1532	94949	35sw	co115	1969	1:15840
Wages-Ascalon loams, 2 to 5 percent slopes	75	34775	95040	35wt	co121	1982	1:24000
Wages-Ascalon loams, 5 to 9 percent slopes	76	16988	95041	35wv	co121	1982	1:24000
Wages-Canyon complex	77	7162	95042	35ww	co121	1982	1:24000
Wages-Ascalon fine sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	74	3433	95039	35ws	co121	1982	1:24000
Wages fine sandy loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes	75	10833	95171	3611	co617	1980	1:24000
Wages fine sandy loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	76	7052	95172	3612	co617	1980	1:24000
Wages loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes	83	62	95182	361d	co617	1980	1:24000
Wages loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes	122	4540	498267	jqh4	co637	1986	1:24000
Wages loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	Wc	12341	346229	cm8p	mt607	1970	1:24000
Wages loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes	Wb	2558	346228	cm8n	mt607	1970	1:24000
Wages loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Wa	418	346227	cm8m	mt607	1970	1:24000
Wages loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes	P546C	2761	2745941	2s030	wy011	1978	1:24000
Wages loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes	P546B	2046	2745940	2s02z	wy011	1978	1:24000
Wages loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes	205	154	349292	cqgh	wy011	1978	1:24000
Wages loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes	204	53	349291	cqgg	wy011	1978	1:24000
Reicess-Wages, cool loams, 6 to 10 percent slopes	P378C	45	2768187	2rwfc	wy011	1978	1:24000
Reicess-Wages, cool loams, 6 to 10 percent slopes	P378C	3724	2746002	2rwfc	wy045	1984	1:24000
Reicess-Wages, cool loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	P378B	1888	2746001	2rwfb	wy045	1984	1:24000
Wages loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	50	13609	104842	2xst3	wy621	1980	1:24000
Wages loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes	63	133	104774	3j0t	wy621	1980	1:24000
Wages loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes	195	12775	104996	3j7z	wy721	1994	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the WAGES 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).