Soil Data Explorer - WAISKA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the WAISKA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of WAISKA, 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 WAISKA were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). 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
93B	07N0010	U06MI083-019	Waiska	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.8504982,-89.1853867

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the WAISKA 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 WAISKA series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the WAISKA 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 WAISKA 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).

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with WAISKA share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the WAISKA 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 WAISKA 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).

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with WAISKA, 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. MI-2010-09-10-06 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Deer Park-Rubicon-Croswell association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

2. MI-2010-09-10-07 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Garlic-Waiska-Alcona association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

3. MI-2010-09-10-09 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Arcadian-Michigamme-Rock outcrop association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

4. MI-2010-09-10-10 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Montreal-Paavola-Arcadian association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

5. MI-2010-09-10-12 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Arcadian-Nipissing-Rock outcrop association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

6. MI-2010-09-10-13 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Munising-Yalmer-Garlic association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

7. MI-2012-02-06-20 | Houghton County Area - October 1991

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Trimountain-Paavola-Net association (Soil Survey of Houghton County Area, Michigan; October 1991).

8. MI-2012-02-06-22 | Houghton County Area - October 1991

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Kalkaska-Liminga-Waiska association (Soil Survey of Houghton County Area, Michigan; October 1991).

Map Units

Map units containing WAISKA 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
Waiska cobbly loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes, very stony	40B	1105	1455269	1kvb5	mi003	2007	1:24000
Waiska stony sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	236B	790	1455376	1kvfm	mi003	2007	1:24000
Waiska stony sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	236D	442	1455377	1kvfn	mi003	2007	1:24000
Chocolay-Waiska complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes, very stony	165B	406	1455330	1kvd4	mi003	2007	1:24000
Waiska sand, 0 to 8 percent slopes	54B	2513	414993	fxtw	mi013	1984	1:20000
Waiska sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes	54D	408	414994	fxtx	mi013	1984	1:20000
Waiska-Sundog complex, esker, 6 to 55 percent slopes	8092E	243	2450791	2n87s	mi013	1984	1:20000
Waiska sandy loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes	78B	1272	415167	fy0h	mi033	1989	1:15840
Kalkaska-Waiska complex, 2 to 18 percent slopes	435C	461	1456148	1kw7j	mi053	2007	1:24000
Waiska-Amasa complex, esker, 18 to 35 percent slopes	524D	391	1456311	1kwds	mi053	2007	1:24000
Waiska-Amasa complex, esker, 6 to 18 percent slopes	524C	63	1456310	1kwdr	mi053	2007	1:24000
Kalkaska-Waiska complex, 18 to 35 percent slopes	435D	44	1456149	1kw7k	mi053	2007	1:24000
Kalkaska-Waiska complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes	435E	18	1456150	1kw7l	mi053	2007	1:24000
Waiska-Amasa complex, esker, 35 to 50 percent slopes	524E	17	1456312	1kwdt	mi053	2007	1:24000
Montreal-Paavola-Waiska complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	139B	11210	416078	fyyw	mi061	1989	1:20000
Kalkaska-Waiska sands, 0 to 8 percent slopes	107B	7952	416041	fyxp	mi061	1989	1:20000
Montreal-Paavola-Waiska complex, dissected, 1 to 12 percent slopes	140B	3691	416081	fyyz	mi061	1989	1:20000
Kalkaska-Waiska sands, 15 to 35 percent slopes	107E	2881	416043	fyxr	mi061	1989	1:20000
Kalkaska-Waiska sands, 8 to 15 percent slopes	107D	1768	416042	fyxq	mi061	1989	1:20000
Keweenaw-Kalkaska-Waiska complex, dissected, 15 to 70 percent slopes	142F	1402	416084	fyz2	mi061	1989	1:20000
Montreal-Paavola-Waiska complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	139D	1232	416079	fyyx	mi061	1989	1:20000
Trimountain-Paavola-Waiska complex, dissected, 15 to 60 percent slopes	140E	1221	416083	fyz1	mi061	1989	1:20000
Waiska sand, 0 to 8 percent slopes	29B	981	416115	fz02	mi061	1989	1:20000
Trimountain-Paavola-Waiska complex, dissected, 8 to 35 percent slopes	140D	664	416082	fyz0	mi061	1989	1:20000
Kalkaska-Waiska sands, dissected, 15 to 60 percent slopes	110E	607	416049	fyxy	mi061	1989	1:20000
Trimountain-Paavola-Waiska complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	139E	406	416080	fyyy	mi061	1989	1:20000
Kalkaska-Waiska sands, dissected, 8 to 35 percent slopes	110D	191	416048	fyxx	mi061	1989	1:20000
Waiska-Sundog complex, esker, 6 to 55 percent slopes	8092E	37	2478611	2p666	mi071	1992	1:20000
Kalkaska-Waiska complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	128B	5931	395024	f81q	mi103	1999	1:24000
Waiska cobbly loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	40B	2844	395207	f87m	mi103	1999	1:24000
Kalkaska-Waiska complex, 6 to 18 percent slopes	128D	1800	395025	f81r	mi103	1999	1:24000
Kalkaska-Waiska complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes, dissected	175F	1162	395128	f852	mi103	1999	1:24000
Chocolay-Waiska complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes, stony	165B	970	395112	f84k	mi103	1999	1:24000
Kalkaska-Waiska complex, 18 to 35 percent slopes	128E	782	395026	f81s	mi103	1999	1:24000
Kalkaska-Waiska complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes, dissected	175E	569	395127	f851	mi103	1999	1:24000
Waiska cobbly loamy sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes	40D	357	395208	f87n	mi103	1999	1:24000
Waiska loamy sand, 1 to 8 percent slopes, stony	97B	409	1529408	1nbgr	mi131	2007	1:24000
Montreal-Paavola-Waiska complex, dissected, 8 to 35 percent slopes, rocky, very bouldery	155E	17974	801612	vx4g	mi605	2004	1:24000
Montreal-Paavola-Waiska complex, dissected, 1 to 12 percent slopes, rocky, very bouldery	155C	8832	435388	gm1s	mi605	2004	1:24000
Trimountain-Lac La Belle-Waiska complex, dissected, 15 to 60 percent slopes, rocky, very bouldery	161F	1947	801611	vx4f	mi605	2004	1:24000
Waiska-Garlic complex, dissected, 8 to 35 percent slopes, very bouldery	102E	1506	800742	vw7d	mi605	2004	1:24000
Waiska-Garlic complex, dissected, 1 to 12 percent slopes, very bouldery	102C	619	800744	vw7g	mi605	2004	1:24000
Waiska-Garlic complex, dissected, 15 to 60 percent slopes, very bouldery	102F	569	800743	vw7f	mi605	2004	1:24000
Waiska cobbly loamy sand, 0 to 8 percent slopes	100B	322	435354	gm0p	mi605	2004	1:24000
Waiska cobbly loamy sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes	100D	163	435355	gm0q	mi605	2004	1:24000
Waiska-Minocqua complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes, rocky, very stony	29C	663	1717970	1vnpd	mi606		1:12000
Waiska-Feldtmann complex, 2 to 16 percent slopes	43D	653	2378191	2ktpv	mi606		1:12000
Waiska very gravelly coarse sandy loam, 3 to 13 percent slopes, rocky	60D	623	2378251	2ktrs	mi606		1:12000
Paavola-Waiska complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes, very stony	48C	549	2378206	2ktqb	mi606		1:12000
Waiska-Copper Harbor complex, 0 to 10 percent slopes, very stony	27C	281	1717960	1vnp2	mi606		1:12000
Waiska-Feldtmann-Copper Harbor complex, 1 to 9 percent slopes	43C	218	2378187	2ktpq	mi606		1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the WAISKA 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).