Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the WILKES soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of WILKES, 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 WILKES 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
136S00AL-123-200AL123002-pgmWilkes2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.7355556,-85.7561111
n/a84P037984GA159003Wilkes5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the WILKES 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 WILKES 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 WILKES 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 WILKES 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 WILKES 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 WILKES series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the WILKES 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 .

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 WILKES, 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. AL-2011-05-27-01 | Randolph County - 1967

    Representative pattern of soils and parent materials (Soil Survey of Randolph County, Alabama; 1967).

  2. GA-2011-05-31-02 | Morgan County - 1965

    Diagram showing relationship of dominant soils in Lloyd-Davidson association (Soil Survey of Morgan County, Georgia; 1965).

  3. SC-2012-03-14-15 | Cherokee County - July 1962

    Relation of soils to landscape and underlying material in the Wilkes-Lloyd soil association (Soil Survey of Cherokee County, SC; 1962).

  4. SC-2012-03-14-35 | York County - April 1965

    Major soils in association 1 and their relation to the landscape (Soil Survey of York County, SC; 1965).

  5. SC-2012-03-14-37 | York County - April 1965

    Major soils in association 4 and their relation to the landscape (Soil Survey of York County, SC; 1965).

Map Units

Map units containing WILKES 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
Iredell-Wilkes complex, 2 to 10 percent slopesIwC943328508c0v1al02119671:20000
Iredell-Wilkes complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesIwA299328507c0v0al02119671:20000
Wynott-Wilkes complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, very stonyWnE1504189575121mp8al03720061:24000
Wilkes stony sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, erodedWtD254712289243w8al11119651:15840
Wilkes sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedWsC237512289143w7al11119651:15840
Wynott-Wilkes complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, very stonyWyE208014764601lkcral12320051:24000
Poindexter-Wilkes-Rowan complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, stonyPrE41316119461r3c8ga01520131:12000
Poindexter-Wilkes-Wynott complex, 10 to 15 percent slopes, stonyPwD38316119451r3c7ga01520131:12000
Poindexter-Wilkes-Wynott complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes, stonyPwC29416119441r3c6ga01520131:12000
Poindexter-Wilkes complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes, stonyPoF10516119471r3c9ga01520131:12000
Wilkes gravelly sandy loam, 10 to 17 percent slopesWvD5070124175456nga02119761:20000
Wilkes gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 10 percent slopesWvC1725124174456mga02119761:20000
Wynott-Wilkes-Winnsboro complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, stonyWyE1401018616135ylga03520031:24000
Wynott-Wilkes-Winnsboro complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes, stonyWyD901018615135ykga03520031:24000
Wilkes sandy loam, clayey subsoil variant, 6 to 15 percent slopesWvD1190124230458fga06719691:15840
Wilkes stony sandy loam, 10 to 40 percent slopesWjF1110124229458dga06719691:15840
Wilkes sandy loam, 2 to 10 percent slopesWkC61712428845b9ga08919791:15840
Wilkes stony sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesWmD59912429045bcga08919791:15840
Wilkes sandy loam, 10 to 25 percent slopesWkE59412428945bbga08919791:15840
Wilkes stony sandy loam, 15 to 45 percent slopesWmF20212429145bdga08919791:15840
Wilkes stony sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, erodedWjD244012629747f3ga09719601:15840
Wilkes sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedWiC220512629647f2ga09719601:15840
Wynott-Mecklenburg-Wilkes complex, 6 to 15 percent slopesWmD32016723661t479ga12120071:12000
Urban land-Wynott-Mecklenburg-Wilkes complex, 6 to 15 percent slopesUwD13516540451sj59ga12120071:12000
Wilkes-Iredell cobbly complex, 6 to 15 percent slopesWHD600639984pgynga13519661:15840
Wynott-Zion-Wilkes complex, 15 to 35 percent slopesWzF6735126986484bga15919971:24000
Wilkes-Zion complex, 6 to 15 percent slopesWkD44201269854849ga15919971:24000
Musella and Wilkes stony soils, 15 to 40 percent slopes, erodedMEF250512472545sdga19919601:15840
Wynott-Wilkes-Winnsboro complex, 6 to 15 percent slopesWnD711022005742cvw8ga20720071:24000
Wynott-Wilkes-Winnsboro complex, 15 to 30 percent slopesWnE378022005752cvw9ga20720071:24000
Poindexter-Wilkes-Rowan complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, stonyPrE789025112392m7ybga22320101:12000
Poindexter-Wilkes-Wynott complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes, stonyPwC472525112382m7y8ga22320101:12000
Poindexter-Wilkes-Wynott complex, 10 to 15 percent slopes, stonyPwD46252511192trx0ga22320101:12000
Poindexter-Wilkes complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes, stonyPoF23402511193trx1ga22320101:12000
Wilkes sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedWiB23551249934621ga25519621:15840
Wilkes sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, erodedWiD2751249944622ga25519621:15840
Wilkes soils, 10 to 25 percent slopesWiE4679512524146b1ga60419721:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 2 to 10 percent slopes, erodedWiC2382512524046b0ga60419721:20000
Wilkes stony complex, 25 to 60 percent slopesWjF160512529646ctga60519671:15840
Wilkes complex, 10 to 25 percent slopesWpE85012529746cvga60519671:15840
Wilkes stony loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesWjD116012546546k8ga61819661:15840
Wilkes stony loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesWjE90012546646k9ga61819661:15840
Wilkes complex, 5 to 15 percent slopesWpD1315531382ktycga62219671:20000
Wilkes gravelly sandy loam, 10 to 35 percent slopesWvF125012563946qwga62919761:20000
Wilkes gravelly sandy loam, 4 to 10 percent slopesWvC104512563846qvga62919761:20000
Enon-Wilkes complex, 10 to 25 percent slopesEwE686912571646tcga63619751:20000
Wynott-Wilkes-Enon complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedWkD2403026390942rj4rga63920121:24000
Wynott-Wilkes-Winnsboro complex, 15 to 25 percent slopesWyE204526390972rj4sga63920121:24000
Crawfordville-Wilkes complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded, stonyCwE286526390512rj31ga63920121:24000
Wilkes and Enon soils, 10 to 25 percent slopesWEE1089512578546wlga64219671:15840
Wilkes and Enon soils, 2 to 10 percent slopesWEC412012578446wkga64219671:15840
Wilkes gravelly loam, 10 to 40 percent slopes, very stonyWkF34051271324891ga64519951:12000
Wynott-Wilkes complex, 10 to 15 percent slopesWyD4271185946720dxtga65520121:24000
Wynott-Wilkes complex, 6 to 10 percent slopesWyC2834747886t37cga65520121:24000
Wynott-Wilkes complex, 15 to 25 percent slopesWyE2703747887t37dga65520121:24000
Wilkes-Poindexter-Wynott complex, 10 to 25 percent slopesWkE19724314212mm2ync03519691:15840
Wilkes sandy loam, 10 to 25 percent slopesWxE10251123553rxcnc06319711:15840
Wilkes-Poindexter-Wynott complex, 15 to 45 percent slopesWpF35224338102mpl0nc06719701:15840
Wynott-Wilkes-Poindexter complex, 2 to 10 percent slopesWwC14224338082mpkync06719701:15840
Wilkes-Poindexter-Wynott complex, 10 to 15 percent slopesWpD5024338092mpkznc06719701:15840
Winnsboro-Wilkes complex, 2 to 8 percent slopesWwB12181126303s67nc06919971:24000
Winnsboro-Wilkes complex, 8 to 15 percent slopesWwD8971126313s68nc06919971:24000
Winnsboro-Wilkes complex, 15 to 30 percent slopesWwE3141126323s69nc06919971:24000
Wilkes loam, 15 to 30 percent slopesWkF39951126673s7fnc07119851:24000
Wilkes loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesWkD18901126663s7dnc07119851:24000
Wilkes-Poindexter-Wynott complex, 15 to 45 percent slopesWkE874324334502mp6dnc08119751:20000
Wynott-Wilkes-Poindexter complex, 2 to 10 percent slopesWwC292924334482mp6bnc08119751:20000
Wilkes-Poindexter-Wynott complex, 10 to 15 percent slopesWkD195624334462mp68nc08119751:20000
Wilkes loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesWkD106251136933t9jnc11919771:24000
Wilkes loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesWkE102331136943t9knc11919771:24000
Wilkes loam, 4 to 8 percent slopesWkB64921136923t9hnc11919771:24000
Wilkes loam, 25 to 45 percent slopesWkF9501136953t9lnc11919771:24000
Wilkes-Urban land complex, 8 to 15 percent slopesWuD8331136963t9mnc11919771:24000
Wilkes gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesWxD7881141283trknc13519751:20000
Wilkes gravelly loam, 15 to 45 percent slopesWxF6141141293trlnc13519751:20000
Wilkes loam, 15 to 45 percent slopesWkF304124393182mw9pnc14519871:24000
Wilkes loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesWkD154424393172mw9nnc14519871:24000
Wilkes loam, 2 to 8 percent slopesWkB113524393162mw9mnc14519871:24000
Wilkes-Poindexter-Wynott complex, 8 to 15 percent slopesWpC59851174733y7gnc15119981:24000
Wilkes-Poindexter-Wynott complex, 15 to 25 percent slopesWpE51351174743y7hnc15119981:24000
Wynott-Wilkes-Poindexter complex, 2 to 8 percent slopesWzB25901174823y7rnc15119981:24000
Wilkes sandy loam, 10 to 45 percent slopesWkF2024305422ml5lnc15719831:24000
Wilkes sandy loam, 4 to 10 percent slopesWkC1824305412ml5knc15719831:24000
Wilkes sandy loam, 10 to 40 percent slopesWkE61501176953ygmnc18119771:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 4 to 10 percent slopesWkC18111176943yglnc18119771:20000
Wilkes loam, 15 to 30 percent slopesWkF116830502852xn48nc18319661:24000
Wilkes sandy loam, 15 to 40 percent slopesWkF5524115502417rwvsc00119761:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesWkD2954115502317rwtsc00119761:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, erodedWkE289421321734fjnsc02119601:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopesWkF48561321744fjpsc02119601:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, erodedWkD229641321724fjmsc02119601:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesWkD18141321714fjlsc02119601:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesWkB4211321704fjksc02119601:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesWkD356551322104fkvsc02319771:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 15 to 40 percent slopesWkF352251322114fkwsc02319771:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 15 to 40 percent slopesWkE9891298934c53sc03719781:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopesWkD3431298924c52sc03719781:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesWkC1431298914c51sc03719781:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 15 to 40 percent slopesWkF590651299374c6jsc03919771:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesWkD282601299364c6hsc03919771:20000
Wilkes fine sandy loam, 15 to 40 percent slopesWkF106701300794cc3sc04719731:20000
Wilkes fine sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesWkD48991300784cc2sc04719731:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopesWlF39981303484cmssc05719671:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, erodedWlD220541303474cmrsc05719671:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedWlC25041303464cmqsc05719671:20000
Wilkes soils, 15 to 40 percent slopesWlF421091303974cpcsc05919701:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesWkD91071303964cpbsc05919701:20000
Wilkes fine sandy loam, 15 to 40 percent slopesWkF118551307294d12sc06519731:20000
Wilkes fine sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesWkD46601307284d11sc06519731:20000
Wynott-Wilkes complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, moderately erodedWwE25882639551pghpsc07120051:24000
Wynott-Wilkes complex, 10 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedWwD21422639550pghnsc07120051:24000
Wilkes sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded60D221914595461kzs4sc07120051:24000
Wilkes sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded60C22914595471kzs5sc07120051:24000
Wilkes sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopesWkD8931312484dktsc08119601:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopesWkE6561312494dkvsc08119601:20000
Wynott-Wilkes complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, moderately erodedWwE2416226788292r2twsc08319651:20000
Wynott-Wilkes complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedWwB223126788282r2tvsc08319651:20000
Wilkes soils, 15 to 40 percent slopesWlF475731315014dtzsc08719701:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesWkD136441315004dtysc08719701:20000
Wynott-Wilkes complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, moderately erodedWwE24858225138772lq4wsc09120131:15840
Urban Land-Wynott-Wilkes complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes, moderately erodedUwC232625138742lq4jsc09120131:15840
Wilkes fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopesWmF69871188013zm9va03719701:15840
Wilkes fine sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesWmD58731188003zm8va03719701:15840
Wilkes soils, 10 to 35 percent slopes, severely erodedWnF329171188033zmcva03719701:15840
Wilkes fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesWmB8411187993zm7va03719701:15840
Wilkes soils, 4 to 10 percent slopes, severely erodedWnC37121188023zmbva03719701:15840
Wilkes sandy loam, hilly and steep phasesWc120012184542shva06519501:15840
Wilkes sandy loam, rolling phaseWd42612184642sjva06519501:15840
Wilkes fine sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, eroded47C229751190533zwfva07519761:15840
Wilkes fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, eroded47D229321190543zwgva07519761:15840
Wilkes fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, eroded47B25741190523zwdva07519761:15840
Wilkes fine sandy loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes, eroded47E21521190553zwhva07519761:15840
Wilkes sandy loam, eroded hilly phaseWh1002712193742wgva13519561:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, hilly phaseWg415712193642wfva13519561:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, rolling phaseWe203812193442wcva13519561:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, eroded rolling phaseWf154312193542wdva13519561:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, undulating phaseWd38412193242w9va13519561:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, eroded hilly phaseWf21739120299415mva14719501:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, eroded rolling phaseWg10410120300415nva14719501:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, eroded steep phaseWh7176120301415pva14719501:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, undulating phaseWn6596120305415tva14719501:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, severely eroded hilly phaseWk5697120302415qva14719501:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, severely eroded steep phaseWm3304120304415sva14719501:20000
Wilkes sandy loam, severely eroded rolling phaseWl981120303415rva14719501:20000
Wilkes loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesWkE835912078941pfva63119731:15840
Wilkes loam, 25 to 60 percent slopesWkF526112079041pgva63119731:15840
Wilkes loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesWkD344812078841pdva63119731:15840
Wilkes soils, 15 to 25 percent slopes, severely erodedWlE381712079141phva63119731:15840
Wilkes loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesWkB21812078741pcva63119731:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the WILKES 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 .