Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the WILCOX soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of WILCOX, 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 WILCOX 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
133A40A5040S1958AL091002WILCOX4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.2666664,-87.8747253
135AS87AL-091-387AL091003-pgmWilcox3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.1805556,-87.5569444
135A88P092888AL119001Wilcox7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.3650017,-88.1111145
135AS89AL-023-189AL023001-pgmWilcox3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.3036111,-88.0561111
135AS90AL-131-190AL131001-pgmWilcox2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.1333389282227,-87.4919509887695
135A40A5039S1958AL091001WILCOX5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.2780571,-87.7430573
135A40A4845S1958MS103002Wilcox6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.9857178,-88.5939331
135A40A4846S1958MS103003Wilcox6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.9848824,-88.6486588
135B80P0193S1979AR019013Wilcoxn/aPrimary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties33.9025002,-93.1711121

Water Balance

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

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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 WILCOX, 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. AR-2012-05-08-03 | Bradley County - April 1961

    General soil areas (Soil Survey of Bradley County, Arkansas; April 1961).

  2. MS-2012-04-27-04 | Tippah County - February 1966

    Distribution and pattern of major soils in Wilcox-Dulac-Falkner association (Soil Survey of Tippah County, Mississippi; February 1966).

Map Units

Map units containing WILCOX 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
Wilcox-Boswell complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes, erodedWwD269022477572ffz9al00720071:24000
Wilcox clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, erodedWiB213022477552ffz7al00720071:24000
Wilcox silty clay, 5 to 15 percent slopes, erodedWcD21890328575c0x6al02319981:24000
Wilcox silty clay, 1 to 5 percent slopesWcB900328574c0x5al02319981:24000
Wilcox clay, 1 to 5 percent slopesWxB271503306082svnmal09119971:24000
Wilcox clay, 5 to 15 percent slopes, erodedWxD214110330609c30tal09119971:24000
Wilcox clay loam, eroded, nearly level phaseWfB21025331018c3g0al10119581:20000
Wilcox clay loam, level phaseWfA250331017c3fzal10119581:20000
Wilcox silty clay, 2 to 5 percent slopesWcB51650331500c3ykal11919861:24000
Wilcox-Luverne complex, 5 to 8 percent slopes, erodedWuC28795331501c3ylal11919861:24000
Wilcox clay, 5 to 15 percent slopes, erodedWcD25810331684c44hal13119971:24000
Wilcox clay, 1 to 5 percent slopesWcB44403316832svnmal13119971:24000
Wilcox silty clay loam, level phaseWcA4576565207lz4har01119591:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, moderately steep phaseWcE4074565211lz4mar01119591:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, steep phaseWcF3929565212lz4nar01119591:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, nearly level phaseWcB2524565208lz4jar01119591:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, gently sloping phaseWcC2065565209lz4kar01119591:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, eroded gently sloping phaseWcC2585565210lz4lar01119591:20000
Wilcox silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes9057683179429lypwar01919831:20000
Wilcox silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes9148073179430lypxar01919831:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes21C246017158901vlj9ar05320061:24000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes21D98017158911vljbar05320061:24000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 1 to 8 percent slopesWxC9007721491s6rxar09920001:24000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesWxD2935721492s6ryar09920001:24000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, severely erodedWcC31420331867c4bdms01319631:15840
Wilcox silty clay loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes, severely erodedWcD31308331868c4bfms01319631:15840
Wilcox silty clay loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, erodedWcC2328331866c4bcms01319631:15840
Wilcox silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, severely erodedWcB3312331865c4bbms01319631:15840
Wilcox silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, erodedWcB2222331864c4b9ms01319631:15840
Wilcox silty clay loam, 8 to 17 percent slopes, erodedWlE26885331918c4d1ms01719691:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesWlC5065331917c4d0ms01719691:20000
Wilcox silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesWcB1712331916c4czms01719691:20000
Wilcox silt loam, 8 to 17 percent slopesWcD3755332117c4lgms02519741:20000
Wilcox silt loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesWcC2150332116c4lfms02519741:20000
Wilcox silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesWcB2137332115c4ldms02519741:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesWO39375332803301jwms06919911:20000
Wilcox-Sweatman association, 8 to 17 percent slopes, severely erodedWS14346332804301jyms06919911:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesWcB4359332806301jvms06919911:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedWcC223553328072shtqms06919911:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 1 to 2 percent slopesWcA1653332805c59nms06919911:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 8 to 17 percent slopes, severely erodedWcE2950332808301jxms06919911:20000
Wilcox-Tippah association, hilly444898332828c5bdms07119791:20000
Wilcox silt loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes, eroded8E1867332842c5bvms07119791:20000
Wilcox-Falkner association, undulatingWF11340333467c600ms10319831:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, rollingWD5119333473c606ms10319831:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 15 to 35 percent slopesWcF2818333472c605ms10319831:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedWcC225663334702shtqms10319831:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately erodedWcB224083334692shtpms10319831:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, erodedWcD2983333471c604ms10319831:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedWlC253583335242shtqms10519681:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately erodedWlB244333335232shtpms10519681:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 12 to 35 percent slopes, erodedWlF24387333526c61xms10519681:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes, erodedWlD23530333525c61wms10519681:20000
Wilcox silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesWcA676333522c61sms10519681:20000
Tippah-Providence-Wilcox association, hillyTWE34139333733c68lms11519691:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesWcB1532333737c68qms11519691:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesWcC1046333738c68rms11519691:20000
Dulac-Wilcox complex, 8 to 12 percent slopes, severely erodedDwD39536334184c6r4ms13919631:15840
Wilcox-Cuthbert association, steep (wilcox, sweatman)WcF7034334228c6skms13919631:15840
Wilcox-Cuthbert association, moderately steep, severely eroded (wilcox, sweatman)WcE35614334227c6sjms13919631:15840
Wilcox-Cuthbert association, moderately steep (wilcox, sweatman)WcE2744334226c6shms13919631:15840
Dulac-Wilcox complex, 8 to 12 percent slopesDwD2465334183c6r3ms13919631:15840
Wilcox-Cuthbert association, steep, severely eroded (wilcox, sweatman)WcF31727334229c6slms13919631:15840
Wilcox silty clay loam 2 to 5 percent slopes erodedWaB21848334283c6vbms14519751:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam 5 to 8 percent slopes erodedWaC21578334296c6vrms14519751:20000
Maben-Wilcox-Tippah association, hillyMWE8255334455c70wms15519741:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, erodedWlC23171334482c71rms15519741:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately erodedWlB210313344812shtpms15519741:20000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately erodedWcB271153345272shtpms15919971:24000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesWcE6317334531c73bms15919971:24000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedWcC236383345292shtqms15919971:24000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesWcD3098334530c739ms15919971:24000
Wilcox silty clay loam, 1 to 8 percent slopesWcC41334528c737ms15919971:24000
Wilcox silty clay, 8 to 12 percent slopes, severely erodedWcD32211327513bzsytn06919961:24000
Wilcox silty clay, 5 to 8 percent slopes, severely erodedWcC31807327512bzsxtn06919961:24000
Wilcox silty clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes, severely erodedWcB3960327511bzswtn06919961:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the WILCOX 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 .