Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the WATER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of WATER, 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 WATER were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

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Water Balance

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

There are insufficient data to create the sibling sketch figure.

Select annual climate data summaries for the WATER 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).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the WATER 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 2D hillslope position figure.

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with WATER 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).

There are insufficient data to create the competing sketch figure.

Select annual climate data summaries for the WATER 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).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the WATER 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 2D hillslope position figure.

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 WATER, 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).

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Block Diagrams

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing WATER 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
Water22089640505921pn0ak60019961:24000
Water, fresh4639445605161n9qbak60520011:25000
Water, saline4641605162n9qcak60520011:25000
Water18721342692936r81sak61020031:25000
Water47612609516891qsdak61219911:24000
Water2331519493471nbvak61519951:24000
WaterW9655493791ncwak62519781:20000
Eiderduck-Ryanlake-Water complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes1000405432307212zlwhak63020221:63360
Water246122072494251nfcak63119861:31680
WaterW10593433168562ws5kak6351:63360
Aleknagik-Terlak-Water complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes36SP04219426614672rpw5ak63620151:63360
Water36WA01126626614752rpwfak63620151:63360
Sheepisland-Water complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes36SH0218826614502rpwdak63620151:63360
WaterW7523229582382ws5kak63720191:63360
Ekiligamut-Snakeriver-Water complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes1004352029582422ws5pak63720191:63360
WaterW440130604502xsxpak6381:63360
Typic Haplowassists-Water complex, 0 to 3 percent slopesFP3251830604522xsxsak6381:63360
Water, fresh1441136511201q61ak63919991:24000
Water, saline145865511211q62ak63919991:24000
Water32814952494531ng8ak64019861:24000
Water, fresh14717205517361qtxak64119851:31680
Water, saline1481522281rbsak64119851:31680
Water1397007517751qw5ak64219901:24000
Water359630518101qx9ak64319981:24000
WaterW107470498361nvmak64419941:31680
WaterW38992495851nljak64519921:31680
Water, SalineSW314329327098312s5znak64619921:31680
WaterW99978501651p67ak64619921:31680
Water, saline-Astrolable-Murkbay complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes20TF143232424362tpgzak64619921:31680
WaterW2231511041q5jak65020061:24000
WaterW31660520451r4wak65120041:63360
Water, fresh7052093814881401lyjjak65220051:25000
Water381657512541qbcak65320001:24000
WaterW23936202552025zqcak65520071:25000
WaterW365614833871lsl6ak65620051:24000
Typic Dystrocryepts-Turbels-Water complex, moraines6834041815421771nrrnak68320051:63360
Typic Dystrocryepts-Turbels-Water complex, high moraines6822228915421761nrrmak68320051:63360
Typic Histoturbels-Typic Dystrocryepts-Water complex7121862515422061nrslak68320051:63360
Turbels-Aquic Dystrocryepts-Water association664688115421581nrr1ak68320051:63360
Nomercy Lake-Butchlake-Water complex, 0 to 35 percent slopes646647915421401nrqgak68320051:63360
Water71751715422111nrsrak68320051:63360
WaterW033524452xsxpak68420121:63360
WaterW44607830604312xsx9ak68520201:63360
WaterW289233524422xsxpak68620231:63360
Water, SalineSW58171629058482s5znak69220211:63360
WaterW6107729058471p67ak69220211:63360
Cenotaph-Water, saline-Beaches complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes20IS11486129058532w4sfak69220211:63360
Water, saline-Astrolable-Beartrack complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes20TF3654028038442tpggak69220211:63360
Water, saline-Astrolable-Murkbay complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes20TF1633528038622tpgzak69220211:63360
Cryaquepts-Typic Cryaquents-Water complex, estuaries, 0 to 5 percent slopes20FPL250632326342tpvgak69220211:63360
Water, SalineSW9537030992382s5znak69320191:63360
WaterW2681830992391p67ak69320191:63360
Cryaquepts-Typic Cryaquents-Water complex, estuaries, 0 to 5 percent slopes71002112128051272tpvgak69320191:63360
Water, saline-Astrolable-Murkbay complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes20TF12632424382tpgzak69320191:63360
Western Brooks Range Mountains, Foothills, and Valleys-Water, FreshE43W1427332424832zwvnak7531:250000
Northern Seward Peninsula-Selawik Lowlands-Arctic Lowland-Coastal Plains, LowE42C133532424872zwvzak7531:250000
WaterW5587328097c0dsal00119721:20000
Miscellaneous waterMW119314213281jq09al00119721:20000
WaterW58280328220c0jral00319611:20000
Miscellaneous waterMW5914125971jdxnal00319611:20000
WaterW12890328274c0lhal00520011:24000
WaterW200328349c0nxal00720071:24000
Miscellaneous waterMW40190262421vtzal00720071:24000
WaterW3220328401c0qlal00919741:24000
WaterW1230328438c0rsal01119861:20000
WaterW1130328483c0t7al01319961:20000
WaterW1090561821lvm8al01519591:20000
Miscellaneous waterMW5416040611qv4xal01519591:20000
WaterW291012277243rdal01719571:20000
WaterW30030523031kk7zal01919731:20000
WaterW3650328559c0wpal02119671:20000
Miscellaneous waterMW417159101vljyal02119671:20000
WaterW10770328621c0ypal02319981:24000
WaterW14160328647c0zjal02520041:24000
WaterW136414280081jxysal02719711:20000
WaterW1743798154vsjxal02919741:24000
Water, > 40 acresW60328681c10mal03119761:20000
WaterW22140328713c11nal03319861:20000
Miscellaneous waterMW21716502701sd7jal03319861:20000
WaterW130328745c12pal03519851:20000
Miscellaneous waterMW3916101181r1g9al03519851:20000
WaterW10482189574421mp1al03720061:24000
Water, >40 acresW5000328785c13zal03919851:20000
WaterW216017206021vrf9al04120051:24000
WaterW8920328953c19dal04319601:20000
Miscellaneous waterMW159016040361qv43al04319601:20000
WaterW960329044c1dbal04519581:20000
WaterW12160329112c1gjal04719771:20000
WaterW400329226c1l6al04919531:20000
WaterW2285014743141lh4jal05119481:20000
Miscellaneous waterMW3114743151lh4kal05119481:20000
Miscellaneous waterMW23117097811vd57al05319691:20000
WaterW170329372c1qxal05319691:20000
WaterW5430329443c1t6al05519761:20000
WaterW110329531c1x1al05719631:15840
Miscellaneous waterMW161908979222fzal05719631:15840
WaterW10280329612c1znal05919621:15840
WaterW610329613c1zpal06119731:20000
WaterW18940329723c237al06320131:
WaterW14827329777c24zal06520031:24000
WaterW7230329821c26dal06719861:20000
WaterW3916680343qtykal06920021:24000
WaterW3653014549201ktyxal07119431:24000
Miscellaneous waterMW55614549171ktytal07119431:24000
WaterW3650329950c2bkal07319801:24000
WaterW1234329951c2blal07520101:24000
Miscellaneous waterMW5524013012llrbal07520101:24000
WaterW36740523060kk8xal07719731:20000
WaterW15700330188c2l7al07919501:20000
WaterW4030330233c2mpal08119791:20000
Miscellaneous waterMW14514268771jws9al08119791:20000
WaterW27701522806kk0qal08319531:20000
WaterW575325149342qdhqal08520111:24000
Miscellaneous waterMW2725149402qdhyal08520111:24000
WaterW2419330508c2xkal08719971:24000
WaterW7473523204kkfkal08919581:24000
WaterW2980330555c2z2al09119971:24000
WaterW1170330648c322al09319761:20000
WaterW35710330761c35qal09519561:20000
WaterW31087330819c37lal09720181:24000
Miscellaneous WaterMW140513853361hhk8al09720181:24000
WaterW7070330863c390al09919841:20000
WaterW4615331007c3fnal10119581:20000
WaterW15300331176c3m3al10319491:15840
WaterW1400331223c3nmal10519961:24000
WaterW8610331296c3qzal10719971:24000
WaterW320331332c3s4al10919961:20000
WaterW1083014279981jxygal11119651:15840
WaterW8320331379c3tnal11319971:24000
WaterW10850331420c3vzal11519831:24000
WaterW6340331466c3xgal11719821:24000
Water, > 40 acresW4200331499c3yjal11919861:24000
Miscellaneous waterMW432027373261n4al11919861:24000
Water, > 40 acresW4630613922nltyal12119691:20000
Miscellaneous waterMW18516022481qs8fal12119691:20000
WaterW2878014764511lkcgal12320051:24000
Miscellaneous waterMW2516051971qwbkal12320051:24000
WaterW10300331542c3zxal12519801:20000
Miscellaneous waterMW86314216331jqb4al12519801:20000
WaterW2940331565c40nal12719861:24000
WaterW606414212691jpydal12920131:24000
Miscellaneous waterMW21014212701jpyfal12920131:24000
WaterW17480331632c42tal13119971:24000
WaterW11710331685c44jal13320121:24000
Water2732911579304mft7ar00119951:24000
Water3615658565093lz0tar00319771:20000
Water43228372804500lykxar00519781:20000
WaterW23780578545mf0rar00719731:20000
Water438499565136lz26ar00919771:20000
WaterW377516022301qs7var01119591:20000
Water357199565247lz5sar01519811:20000
WaterW53436565284lz6zar01719641:20000
Water98113433179437lyq4ar01919831:20000
Water392592564071lxyvar02119751:20000
Water362279230860651lfv4ar02319831:20000
WaterW2310565337lz8par02519651:15840
Water334601579468mfzjar02719831:20000
Water3810214565411lzc2ar02919771:20000
Water414080564155ly1kar03119761:20000
Water327971565442lzd2ar03319751:20000
WaterW19206564184ly2har03519701:20000
WaterW5976564419lyb2ar03719661:20000
WaterW45935564213ly3far04119681:20000
WaterW3342565483lzfdar04319721:24000
Water3513084565517lzghar04519751:20000
WaterW8268565591lzjwar04719671:20000
Water3422612804608lyjhar04919791:20000
Water4035995577004mcf1ar05119861:20000
Water20187817158821vlj1ar05320061:24000
Water346865577973mdf9ar05519951:24000
Water541049616022271qs7rar05719761:20000
Water9845113179327lyq4ar05919831:20000
WaterW5971565727lzp8ar06119701:24000
Water655965565792lzrcar06319801:20000
Water3430642856286lyjhar06519791:20000
WaterW4722565822lzsbar06719711:20000
WaterW14596565871lztxar07119731:24000
WaterW4944564555lyggar07519731:20000
WaterW13457564113ly06ar07719741:20000
Water3713697565907lzw2ar08319771:20000
Water491629565951lzxhar08719821:20000
Water43291652804557lykxar08919781:20000
WaterW17584564365ly8bar09319671:20000
WaterW10056565988lzypar09519741:20000
Water5213365577529mcyzar09719971:24000
WaterW2244723255s8ltar09920001:24000
Water541553566038m009ar10119841:20000
WaterW6891566079m01mar10319691:20000
Water337089566111m02nar10519801:20000
WaterW22212564257ly4var10719711:20000
Water91864017043201v6h2ar10920051:20000
WaterW10432564290ly5xar11119731:20000
Water363407570891m51var11319911:20000
Water5013874566162m049ar11519781:20000
WaterW27257566213m05yar11919721:20000
Water344511564512lyf2ar12119761:20000
WaterW7113564478lyczar12319641:20000
Water367600566250m074ar12519761:20000
WaterW3329566368m0byar12719931:20000
Water8310347566501m0h7ar12919871:20000
WaterW7209784142v9yxar13119711:20000
Pits, borrowBPI7784143v9yyar13119711:20000
Water431372117075471v9v5ar13319961:24000
Water322815579463mfzcar13519811:20000
Water50233815365301nkwhar13719811:20000
WaterW6475579213mfq9ar13919921:24000
Water36788730862121lfv4ar14119831:20000
WaterW3853566634m0mjar14319661:20000
Large waterW9340566671m0nqar14519801:20000
WaterW7103749427t4v2ar14719951:24000
Water5613419565019lyyfar14919851:20000
WaterW10591564695lylzar62019771:20000
Water5230679564880lysyar66019751:20000
Water8643791564964lywnar67019811:20000
Water4253335564330ly76ar68019801:20000
WaterW55465429hm9vas63019821:24000
Water1271480215079901mm5vaz62720051:24000
Water73189608947nfngaz63119801:24000
Water721404542511tg1az63319941:24000
WaterW553317185501vp93az63519681:31680
WaterW1377529541s36az63719681:31680
Bodecker-Water-Horner complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes4012856582251yl7az63920121:24000
Amuzet-Water-Mollic Fluvaquents complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes421581582411ylraz63920121:24000
WaterW95582641ymhaz63920121:24000
WaterW18816127301r45kaz64119651:31680
WaterW112815986861qnkjaz64319671:31680
Water1261763529551s37az64519821:24000
Water3515565532841sfvaz64919781:24000
WaterW200534191sl6az65119721:20000
Water6855534241slcaz65319851:24000
WaterW21535321spvaz65519691:20000
Water443683548041v0waz65619831:20000
Water association430326724511222n8lgaz6571:24000
Oxyaquic Torrifluvents-Brios-Water complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes655106831096352ybs2az6571:24000
Water502360535821srgaz65919841:24000
Typic Fluvaquents, wetrock soils, and water, 0 to 3 percent slopes10142306010620jxaz66120091:24000
Cascabel soils, wetrock soils, and water, 0 to 5 percent slopes142960603530n80qaz66120091:24000
Stanford soils and water, 0 to 5 percent slopes944214513571kq7zaz66120091:24000
WaterW860536471stkaz66219661:20000
Water461700622243nwhcaz66319791:24000
WaterW88714741rzr5az66419751:24000
WaterW36475599867n46kaz66519711:20000
Oxyaquic Torrifluvents and Water, 0 to 5 percent slopes63880189660421nksaz66620071:24000
Cascabel, Quiburi, and Typic Fluvaquents soils and water, sonoran, 0 to 5 percent slopes2050016931731ttwhaz66620071:24000
Cascabel, Quiburi, and Typic Fluvaquents soils and water, chihuahuan, 0 to 5 percent slopes19375802951vyjnaz66620071:24000
WaterW44714278171jxrmaz66719711:20000
Water87197539101t31az66919931:24000
Oxyaquic Torrifluvents-Water complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes31147525009532q0lsaz6731:24000
Water553425135942pzpyaz6731:24000
Water951528814156501jj34az67520091:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the WATER 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).