Soil Data Explorer - WAPAL

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the WAPAL soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of WAPAL, 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 WAPAL 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
43A	85P0893	1985WA019001	Wapal	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.6010583,-118.8396222

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the WAPAL 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 WAPAL 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 WAPAL 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 WAPAL 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 flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with WAPAL 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 WAPAL 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 WAPAL 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 hills 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 WAPAL, 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 WAPAL 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
Rock outcrop, dioritic-Wapal family, moderately deep association, 45 to 75 percent slopes	503	6463	470308	hsd7	ca701	1984	1:24000
Wapal family, moderately deep-Deadman family, deep complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes	552	5736	470319	hsdl	ca701	1984	1:24000
Wapal family, moderately deep-Hugo family, deep, dioritic association, 20 to 65 percent slopes	554	2721	470320	hsdm	ca701	1984	1:24000
Wapal family, moderately deep, 35 to 65 percent slopes	550	2361	470318	hsdk	ca701	1984	1:24000
Jayar, deep-Wapal families complex, 10 to 50 percent slopes.	163st	17	1905984	21zbc	ca702	1984	1:24000
Wapal-Patio deep-Anatone families association, 35 to 60 percent slopes.	282	7050	470595	hsph	ca703	1983	1:24000
Wapal-Patio deep families association, 15 to 35 percent slopes.	281	2610	470594	hspg	ca703	1983	1:24000
Wapal-Anatone-Patio deep families association, 60 to 90 percent slopes.	280	940	470593	hspf	ca703	1983	1:24000
Jayar, deep-Wapal families complex, 10 to 50 percent slopes.	163	6017	470761	hsvv	ca707	1983	1:24000
Typic Cryaquolls-Wapal family association, 0 to 30 percent slopes.	327	1315	470925	ht14	ca707	1983	1:24000
Rock outcrop, dioritic-Wapal family, moderately deep association, 45 to 75 percent slopes.	503sr	204	1868232	20q1k	ca707	1983	1:24000
Wapal family-Lithic Xerorthents, cool association, 50 to 75 percent slopes	WpG	17585	471676	httc	ca777	1981	1:24000
Merkel-Wapal families complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	FbF	6675	471643	hts9	ca777	1981	1:24000
Wapal-Corbett families association, 30 to 50 percent slopes	WpF	4575	471675	httb	ca777	1981	1:24000
Corbett-Wapal families association, 2 to 30 percent slopes	CoDE	2640	471621	htrl	ca777	1981	1:24000
Wapal gravelly ashy coarse sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3145	20	2651287	nvb9	wa043	1978	1:24000
Wapal gravelly ashy coarse sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	3144	3437	783727	v9jj	wa063	2012	1:24000
Scoap-Wapal complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	3146	2904	85877	2wc7	wa063	2012	1:24000
Wapal gravelly ashy coarse sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3145	2176	621125	nvb9	wa063	2012	1:24000
Bonner-Wapal complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	3031	1207	783694	v9hg	wa063	2012	1:24000
Bonner-Wapal complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	3031	83	2651306	v9hg	wa065	1978	1:24000
Wapal gravelly ashy sandy loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes	WgC	7081	70208	2v73d	wa619	1968	1:24000
Wapal gravelly sandy loam, 35 to 65 percent slopes	WgF	2484	70210	2c1v	wa619	1968	1:24000
Wapal gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes	WgE	1461	70209	2c1t	wa619	1968	1:24000
Wapal sandy loam, 25 to 65 percent slopes	WaF	618	70207	2c1r	wa619	1968	1:24000
Wapal ashy sandy loam, 0 to 20 percent slopes	391	10	1602628	1qsnp	wa619	1968	1:24000
Wapal gravelly sandy loam, 30 to 65 percent slopes	508	4103	70665	2cjj	wa648	1987	1:24000
Wapal gravelly ashy sandy loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes	505	2412	70662	2v73d	wa648	1987	1:24000
Wapal gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	507	852	70664	2cjh	wa648	1987	1:24000
Wapal cobbly sandy loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes	506	488	70663	2cjg	wa648	1987	1:24000
Wapal ashy coarse sandy loam, 0 to 20 percent slopes	550	4805	1902862	21w2n	wa649	2008	1:24000
Wapal-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes	556	1850	2109109	28sps	wa649	2008	1:24000
Wapal-Brevco complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	554	1050	2109108	28spr	wa649	2008	1:24000
Wapal stony ashy coarse sandy loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes	551	1020	1900009	21s3m	wa649	2008	1:24000
Wapal-Sacheen complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes	557	690	1899826	21rxq	wa649	2008	1:24000
Wapal stony ashy coarse sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes	552	470	1900007	21s3k	wa649	2008	1:24000
Wapal stony ashy coarse sandy loam, 35 to 65 percent slopes	553	310	1899999	21s39	wa649	2008	1:24000
Wapal-Brevco complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes	555	195	1900000	21s3b	wa649	2008	1:24000
Wapal-Brevco complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes	398	12170	75871	2jyg	wa749	2005	1:24000
Wapal-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes	399	8443	75882	2jyt	wa749	2005	1:24000
Wapal very stony ashy coarse sandy loam, dry, 35 to 65 percent slopes	396	4718	75880	2jyr	wa749	2005	1:24000
Wapal very stony ashy coarse sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes	394	4594	75881	2jys	wa749	2005	1:24000
Wapal-Brevco complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	397	3704	75872	2jyh	wa749	2005	1:24000
Wapal stony ashy coarse sandy loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes	392	3294	75887	2jyz	wa749	2005	1:24000
Wapal very stony ashy coarse sandy loam, 35 to 65 percent slopes	395	3167	75870	2jyf	wa749	2005	1:24000
Wapal-Sacheen complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes	400	1543	76034	2k3q	wa749	2005	1:24000
Lithic Haploxerepts-Wapal-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes	213	1507	75879	2jyq	wa749	2005	1:24000
Wapal ashy sandy loam, 0 to 20 percent slopes	391	1339	76057	2k4g	wa749	2005	1:24000
Wapal bouldery ashy sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes	393	986	76040	2k3x	wa749	2005	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the WAPAL 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).