Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the WAHLSTEN soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of WAHLSTEN, 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 WAHLSTEN 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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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
93A14N0272S2013MN137VOYA002Wahlsten7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties48.4787197,-92.8501138

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the WAHLSTEN 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 WAHLSTEN 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 WAHLSTEN 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 WAHLSTEN 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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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D terrace figure.

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with WAHLSTEN 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 WAHLSTEN 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 WAHLSTEN 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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There are insufficient data to create the 3D hills figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D terrace figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with WAHLSTEN, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing WAHLSTEN 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
Babbitt, bouldery-Wahlsten, bouldery-Aquepts, rubbly, complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rockyI2b20B1541127744752wl63mn03120131:24000
Eaglesnest-Wahlsten complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, bouldery, very rockyF2B446131148432ls2zmn03120131:24000
Babbitt, bouldery-Whalsten, bouldery-Canthook complex, 0 to 8 percent slopesI2c21B266727745292t20rmn03120131:24000
Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop-Wahlsten, very bouldery complex, 2 to 12 percent slopesI2a21B72727746822t206mn03120131:24000
Wahlsten, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 10 percent slopesI2a20B63227746512t205mn03120131:24000
Wahlsten, bouldery-Rock outcrop-Aquepts, rubbly complex, 0 to 12 percent slopesI2c10B59527745022t20mmn03120131:24000
Wahlsten, bouldery-Rock outcrop-Aquepts, rubbly complex, 0 to 25 percent slopesI2c10D58027745992t57lmn03120131:24000
Aquepts, very stony-Whalsten, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 8 percent slopesI2b10B55427745102t20dmn03120131:24000
Eaglesnest, bouldery-Wahlsten, bouldery complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, very rockyI2a30B27827744852t209mn03120131:24000
Aquepts-Wahlsten-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes, very stonyF195B10231148482ltnymn03120131:24000
Babbitt, bouldery-Wahlsten, bouldery-Aquepts, rubbly, complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rockyI2b20B778031149262wl63mn07520131:24000
Wahlsten, bouldery-Rock outcrop-Aquepts, rubbly complex, 0 to 25 percent slopesI2c10D216731149292t57lmn07520131:24000
Eaglesnest-Wahlsten complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, bouldery, very rockyF2B96831149652ls2zmn07520131:24000
Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop-Wahlsten, very bouldery complex, 2 to 12 percent slopesI2a21B85131149202t206mn07520131:24000
Conic, very stony-Wahlsten, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 2 to 12 percent slopesF36B57032576712zw3rmn07520131:24000
Babbitt, bouldery-Whalsten, bouldery-Canthook complex, 0 to 8 percent slopesI2c21B1331149312t20rmn07520131:24000
Wahlsten, bouldery-Rock outcrop-Aquepts, rubbly, complex, 0 to 25 percent slopesF206D5029224079692ltpfmn61320161:24000
Wahlsten, bouldery-Rock outcrop-Aquepts, rubbly, complex, 0 to 12 percent slopesF206B1770824079682ltpdmn61320161:24000
Babbitt, bouldery-Wahlsten, bouldery-Canthook complex, 0 to 8 percent slopesF208B1539525186512qj03mn61320161:24000
Babbitt, bouldery-Wahlsten, bouldery-Aquepts, rubbly, complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rockyF5B1131824064382wl63mn61320161:24000
Eaglesnest-Wahlsten complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, bouldery, very rockyF2B1050624064362ls2zmn61320161:24000
Wahlsten, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 10 percent slopesF167B998524078342ltk2mn61320161:24000
Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop-Wahlsten, very bouldery, complex, 2 to 12 percent slopesF165C597624064592ls3qmn61320161:24000
Aquepts-Wahlsten-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes, very stonyF195B85924079542ltnymn61320161:24000
Insula-Conic-Wahlsten complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes, very stony, very rocky2srqs23329437252srqsmn61320161:24000
Insula-Conic-Wahlsten complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes, very stony, very rocky2srrk21729439072srrkmn61320161:24000
Wahlsten, very stony-Spooner-Voyageurs complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rocky2srqw16229437272srqwmn61320161:24000
Babbitt, bouldery-Wahlsten, bouldery-Aquepts, rubbly, complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rockyF5B1483318614472wl63mn61720071:24000
Eaglesnest-Wahlsten complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, boulderyF2B13355186144420gzlmn61720071:24000
Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop-Wahlsten, very bouldery, complex, 2 to 12 percent slopesF165C4381913034226nsmn61720071:24000
Wahlsten, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 10 percent slopesF167B2081913040226nzmn61720071:24000
Urban land-Wahlsten-Biwabik complex, 0 to 15 percent slopesF178C1391913135226s1mn61720071:24000
Babbitt, bouldery-Wahlsten, bouldery-Aquepts, rubbly, complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rockyF5B74538229952wl63mn62120061:24000
Eaglesnest-Wahlsten complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, boulderyF2B4666822998wmdbmn62120061:24000
Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop-Wahlsten, very bouldery, complex, 2 to 12 percent slopesF165C533072831226nsmn62120061:24000
Aquepts-Wahlsten-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes, very stonyF195B92429438272pfv9mn62520151:24000
Eaglesnest-Wahlsten complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, boulderyF2B76029438392pfxzmn62520151:24000
Insula-Conic-Wahlsten complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes, very stony, very rocky2srqs53529438702srqsmn62520151:24000
Wahlsten, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 10 percent slopesF167B25329438352pfxsmn62520151:24000
Wahlsten, very stony-Spooner-Voyageurs complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rocky2srqw15829438792srqwmn62520151:24000
Insula-Conic-Wahlsten complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes, very stony, very rocky2srrk3829438732srrkmn62520151:24000
Insula-Conic-Wahlsten complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes, very stony, very rocky2srrk2392527423102srrkmn62720151:12000
Insula-Conic-Wahlsten complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes, very stony, very rocky2srqs1613427422352srqsmn62720151:12000
Wahlsten, very stony-Spooner-Voyageurs complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rocky2srqw543827422382srqwmn62720151:12000
Insula, very stony-Voyageurs-Wahlsten, very stony complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes, very rocky2srrr312327423072srrrmn62720151:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the WAHLSTEN 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).