Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the WAHEE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of WAHEE, 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 WAHEE 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
133AS88SC005-10S1988SC005007Wahee3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.9190476,-81.4453857
153A80P038780SC089001Wahee5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties33.3648682,-79.6625519
153AS87SC049-3S1987SC049003Wahee3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.6183639,-81.3442611

Water Balance

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

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.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with WAHEE, 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. SC-2012-03-14-06 | Bamberg County - January 1966

    Soil series and land types in soil associations 6 and 7 and their relation to the landscape and underlying material (Soil Survey of Bamberg County, SC; 1966).

  2. SC-2012-03-14-22 | Lee County - March 1963

    Major soils in association 4 and their position on the Lynches River terrace. Wehadkee silt loam, which is in soil association 7, lies between the terrace and the river (Soil Survey of Lee County, SC; 1963).

  3. SC-2012-03-14-25 | Marlboro County - November 1965

    Major soils in association 2 and their general location on the landscape (Soil Survey of Marlboro County, SC; 1965).

Map Units

Map units containing WAHEE 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
Flint, Wahee, and Leaf silt loams, 0 to 5 percent slopesFwB4999328138c0g3al00319611:20000
Wahee silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesWaB1622328222c0jtal00319611:20000
Wahee silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesWaA1180328221c0jsal00319611:20000
Annemaine-Wahee complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedAwA8450328251c0kral00520011:24000
Annemaine-Wahee complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedAnA3826608132ndt5al06920021:24000
Wahee-Bladen complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally floodedWbA8690331335c3s7al11319971:24000
Wahee-Ochlockonee complex, commonly flooded38837614810211lq3wfl01319971:20000
Wahee and Ochlockonee soils, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded1197716724781t4bxfl03920061:12000
Wahee-Mantachie-Ochlockonee complex, commonly flooded50352914727701lfjqfl04519971:24000
Wahee fine sandy loam15177014727361lfhmfl04519971:24000
Wahee fine sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, occasionally flooded351915114883217kg3fl04719951:24000
Wahee and Ochlockonee soils, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded6619190322757btvjfl07720041:24000
Chewacla-Wahee-Riverview association620440823753wn5pfl11319781:20000
Hornsville-Wahee complex 0 to 2 percent slopesHwA9125754437tb1pga08720011:24000
Wahee fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedWhA1060754289t9wxga08720011:24000
Wahee sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedWaA4175324788bwz1ga10719931:20000
Wahee fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedWhA185336603c985ga13120001:12000
Wahee soilsWA3340324859bx1bga18519751:20000
Wahee fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesWbA20512486645xyga21519801:15840
Wahee fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedWhA209024281172mhncga25920091:12000
Wahee fine sandy loamWaf100325010bx66ga28319621:20000
Wahee loamy sandWah2985325092bx8vga28919601:20000
Wahee loamy sand, thick surfaceWat590325093bx8wga28919601:20000
Wahee, Ogeechee, and Rains soils, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally floodedWRA51024083852lv3vga29920081:24000
Wahee fine sandy loamWaf3251251194663ga30519621:20000
Wahee fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently floodedWeA2020325135bxb7ga32119851:20000
Wahee fine sandy loam, frequently floodedWa1715125190468dga60219831:20000
Wahee fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesWeA14215325180bxcpga60319811:20000
Wahee-Bethera association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedWB11028325411bxm4ga61019921:20000
Wahee-Ogeechee complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally floodedWaA147026867702rz8qga61120121:24000
Wahee soilsWA4645325455bxnkga61219751:20000
Wahee sandy loamWaf881512540146h6ga61319691:20000
Wahee-Urban land complexWac102012540046h5ga61319691:20000
Wahee associationWA12250325542bxrcga61719761:20000
Wahee fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedWbA9012622347bqga62019921:20000
Wahee-Ousley complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally floodedWoB267426868192s3d3ga62620131:24000
Wahee fine sandy loamWa930325622bxtyga63119781:20000
Wahee loamWa2650325811by11ga63419801:20000
Wahee fine sandy loam, frequently floodedWa701325875by33ga63819871:20000
Wahee sandy loamWa448812582946y0ga64419801:20000
Wahee soilsWy5875326072by9gga64719701:20000
Wahee fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedWhA56516051181qw80ga65820051:24000
Wahee fine sandy loamWa46411116223r4qnc01319861:24000
Wahee sandy loamWa61751114813r05nc01519841:24000
Wahee loamWe44461155213w6hnc01719831:24000
Wahee fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesWaA1851811410w7bjnc04119821:24000
Wahee fine sandy loamWa7691121343rp7nc05319801:20000
Wahee fine sandy loamWe25751015698132xgnc06519761:20000
Wahee fine sandy loam, occasionally floodedWe17531131433sqsnc08519841:24000
Wahee fine sandy loamWa26131161503wvsnc13719841:24000
Wahee silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesWaA137117223561vt7wnc13920061:24000
Wahee fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesWaA1598811447w7cqnc14319821:24000
Lenoir fine sandy loam, thin solum variant, 0 to 3 percent slopes (Wahee)LnA15241143293tz1nc14719691:15840
Wahee loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesWaA7951152643vy6nc17719851:24000
Wahee fine sandy loamWa45681162223wy3nc18719791:24000
Wahee sandy loamWa10831324054fs4sc00519891:20000
Wahee loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesWhA20891381344mqysc00919971:24000
Wahee fine sandy loamWa95441324434ftcsc01319751:20000
Wahee loamWa470001319764fb9sc01519741:20000
Lenoir fine sandy loamLe208001319574f9psc01519741:20000
Wahee silt loamWa9651320544fdtsc02519891:20000
Wahee fine sandy loam64193291322954fnlsc02919801:20000
Wahee fine sandy loamWa87001298284c30sc03519851:20000
Wahee fine sandy loamWh56021299914c88sc04119691:20000
Wahee fine sandy loam5947290639597pgk5sc04319801:20000
Wahee fine sandy loamWa50961301334cdvsc04919901:20000
Wahee fine sandy loamWa154301301714cg2sc05119831:20000
Wahee fine sandy loamWa93721325864fyzsc05319751:20000
Wahee sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopesWaB20871305504cv9sc06319721:20000
Wahee sandy loamWh156301315434dwbsc08919851:20000
Dunbar and ardilla fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesDdA24601382764mwjsc69019671:24000
Wahee loam731845119176400dva08519761:15840
Wahee fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded21A1981185663zcqva09719951:24000
Wahee silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes42A115511969940k8va12719851:15840
Wahee fine sandy loam22868120371417yva15919801:20000
Wahee silt loamWa109512057241gfva17919701:15840
Wahee and Augusta loamsWa72812077941p3va63119731:15840
Wahee silt loam28180012086841rzva80019791:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the WAHEE 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 .