Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the TATE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of TATE, 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 TATE 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
130B93P026791NC171004Tate7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties36.4838905,-80.8683319
130B00P1184S2000NC193002Tate6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties36.3566666,-81.2070847

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the TATE 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 TATE 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 TATE 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 TATE 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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Competing Series

Soil series competing with TATE 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 TATE 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 TATE 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with TATE, 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. KY-2012-02-01-16 | McCreary-Whitley Area - 1970

    General location of the Atkins, Pope, and Tate soils on flood plains and stream terraces in association 1 (Soil Survey of McCreary-Whitley Area, Kentucky; 1970).

  2. KY-2012-02-01-20 | McCreary-Whitley Area - 1970

    General location of the Tate and Trappist soils on ridgetops and long, steep side slopes in association 5 (Soil Survey of McCreary-Whitley Area, Kentucky; 1970).

  3. KY-2012-02-01-21 | McCreary-Whitley Area - 1970

    General location of the Clymer and Dekalb soils on a gently rolling to rolling plateau in association 6 (Soil Survey of McCreary-Whitley Area, Kentucky; 1970).

  4. KY-2012-02-01-23 | McCreary-Whitley Area - 1970

    General location of Tate and Shelocta soils on a typical benched landscape in association 8 (Soil Survey of McCreary-Whitley Area, Kentucky; 1970).

  5. KY-2012-02-01-24 | McCreary-Whitley Area - 1970

    The relationship of rock formations and relief to some of the soil associations on the general soil map of the McCreary-Whitley Area (Soil Survey of McCreary-Whitley Area, Kentucky; 1970).

  6. NC-2010-09-27-06 | Burke County - 2006

    Typical relationship between soils, landform, and parent material in the Ashe-Chestnut-Buladean general soil map unit in the Blue Ridge mountains (Soil Survey of Burke County, North Carolina; 2006).

  7. NC-2010-09-27-08 | Burke County - 2006

    Soil-landform relationships in the south end of the Linville Gorge (Soil Survey of Burke County, North Carolina; 2006).

  8. NC-2010-09-28-13 | Surry County - 2007

    Relationship of soils, landscape, and geology of Pilot Mountain (Soil Survey of Surry County, North Carolina; 2007).

  9. NC-2012-02-07-05 | Clay County - 1998

    Typical relationship of soils, landscape position, and parent material in the Rosman-Reddies-Arkaqua-French general soil map unit on flood plains and in the Braddock-Tate general soil map unit on low rolling hills (Soil Survey of Clay County, North Carolina; 1998).

  10. NC-2012-02-07-06 | Clay County - 1998

    Typical relationship of soils, aspect, landscape position, and parent material in the Evard-Cowee general soil map unit in the low mountains (Soil Survey of Clay County, North Carolina; 1998).

Map Units

Map units containing TATE 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
Tate gravelly silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedTeB21350523393kkmnal01519591:20000
Georgeville and Tate soils, 2 to 10 percent slopes, erodedGeC2657523332kkkpal01519591:20000
Tate gravelly silty clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, severely erodedTgC3367523396kkmral01519591:20000
Tate gravelly silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, severely erodedTgB3162523395kkmqal01519591:20000
Tate gravelly silt loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedTeC2154523394kkmpal01519591:20000
Tate fine sandy loam, 10 to 25 percent slopesTfE166512528846ckga60519671:15840
Tate fine sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, erodedTaD2175513979211hxn7ky15119681:20000
Tate fine sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopesTaC126613979201hxn6ky15119681:20000
Tate fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesTaB22513979191hxn5ky15119681:20000
Tate-French, frequently flooded, complex, 2 to 10 percent slopesTfB75823961192lfc5nc00319881:24000
Tate loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesTaC3292545927lb2knc00519671:15840
Tate loam, 10 to 15 percent slopesTaD1112545928lb2lnc00519671:15840
Tate loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesTaB652545926lb2jnc00519671:15840
Tate loam, basin, 8 to 15 percent slopesTaC1398916720852xkf4nc02120061:12000
Tate loam, basin, 15 to 30 percent slopesTaD740716720872xkf3nc02120061:12000
Tate loam, basin, 2 to 8 percent slopesTaB505616720842xkf5nc02120061:12000
Tate-Urban land complex, 8 to 15 percent slopesTmC288816720921t3ygnc02120061:12000
Tate loam, basin, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stonyTkD275916720892xkf0nc02120061:12000
Tate-Urban land complex, 2 to 8 percent slopesTmB85516720911t3yfnc02120061:12000
Tate loam, basin, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stonyTkC73116720882xkf2nc02120061:12000
Tate-Urban land complex, 15 to 30 percent slopesTmD71216720901t3ydnc02120061:12000
Greenlee-Tate complex, escarpment, 15 to 30 percent slopes, extremely stonyGrD12241170052xvwknc02320001:24000
Greenlee-Tate complex, escarpment, 30 to 50 percent slopes, extremely stonyGrE7761170062v0ywnc02320001:24000
Greenlee-Tate-Ostin complex, 1 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stonyGtC6451170073xrfnc02320001:24000
Tate fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, very stonyTeB5071170303xs5nc02320001:24000
Tate fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesTaC711170293xs4nc02320001:24000
Tate-Greenlee complex, escarpment, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stonyTgD519026792612v0z3nc02720121:12000
Greenlee-Tate complex, escarpment, 30 to 50 percent slopes, extremely stonyGrE451826792372v0ywnc02720121:12000
Tate fine sandy loam, 8 to 30 percent slopesTaD348926792592r93rnc02720121:12000
Tate-French, occasionally flooded complex, 2 to 10 percent slopesTfC84926792602r93snc02720121:12000
Tate fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopesTaB49426792582r93qnc02720121:12000
Greenlee-Tate, rarely flooded-Ostin, frequently flooded complex, 1 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stonyGtC6026792392r934nc02720121:12000
Tate loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesThC18955464602xkf6nc04319911:12000
Tate gravelly loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, stonyTgD8525464582xkfxnc04319911:12000
Tate loam, 2 to 8 percent slopesThB7155464592xkfbnc04319911:12000
Tate gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, stonyTgC3805464572xkfwnc04319911:12000
Tate loam, 15 to 30 percent slopesThD2545464612xkf8nc04319911:12000
Tate fine sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopesTeC5733546876lc25nc08919741:20000
Tate fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopesTeB2647546875lc24nc08919741:20000
Tate loam, high precipitation, 15 to 30 percent slopes, stony125D22025093012xkf9nc08919741:20000
Tate loam, high precipitation, 8 to 15 percent slopes125C8025093032xkfhnc08919741:20000
Bandana-Tate-Nikwasi complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, frequently floodedBaC168924247132md3knc09720111:12000
Tate loam, escarpment, 15 to 25 percent slopesTaD26955472252xkfdnc11119891:24000
Tate loam, escarpment, 6 to 15 percent slopesTaC24255472242xkffnc11119891:24000
Tate loam, basin, 15 to 30 percent slopesTaD444416714482xkf3nc11520061:12000
Tate loam, basin, 8 to 15 percent slopesTaC425916714472xkf4nc11520061:12000
Tate loam, basin, 2 to 8 percent slopesTaB98116714462xkf5nc11520061:12000
Tate loam, basin, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stonyTkD38316714502xkf0nc11520061:12000
Tate-Urban land complex, 2 to 15 percent slopesTmC3016714511t38snc11520061:12000
Tate loam, basin, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stonyTkC1716714492xkf2nc11520061:12000
Tate-Greenlee complex, escarpment, 15 to 30 percent slopes, extremely stonyTaD21141111092xkfqnc14919921:24000
Tate-Greenlee complex, escarpment, 30 to 60 percent slopes, extremely boulderyTgE19751111102xkftnc14919921:24000
Tate-Greenlee complex, escarpment, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stonyTaC9891111082xkfvnc14919921:24000
Greenlee-Tate complex, escarpment, 30 to 70 percent slopes, rubblyGbF16951176252v0z6nc16119971:24000
Greenlee-Tate complex, escarpment, 15 to 30 percent slopes, extremely boulderyGaD9541176242v0z4nc16119971:24000
Tate-Greenlee complex, escarpment, 6 to 15 percent slopes, very stonyTbC5881176502xkfsnc16119971:24000
Tate-Greenlee complex, escarpment, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stonyTbD5601176512v0z3nc16119971:24000
Greenlee-Tate complex, escarpment, 6 to 15 percent slopes, extremely boulderyGaC2951176232v0z2nc16119971:24000
Tate gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesTaC1351176622v0z7nc16119971:24000
Tate-Colvard complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, frequently floodedTcC261212755048qjnc17120051:24000
Bandana-Tate-Nikwasi complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, frequently floodedBaC103614275191jxg0nc17120051:24000
Tate extremely gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stonyTaD20114277051jxn0nc17120051:24000
Tate fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesTeD322023904012l7dqnc17519681:12000
Tate loam, high precipitation, 8 to 15 percent slopes125C92325018812xkfhnc17519681:12000
Tate fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopesTeB67623904002l7dpnc17519681:12000
Tate loam, high precipitation, 15 to 30 percent slopes, stony125D65325018792xkf9nc17519681:12000
Tate fine sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopesTeE41823903992l7dnnc17519681:12000
Tate loam, high precipitation, 2 to 8 percent slopes125B35225018802xkfgnc17519681:12000
Tate-Cullowhee, frequently flooded complex, 0 to 25 percent slopesTcC818523961262lfcdnc19319931:24000
Tate fine sandy loam, 8 to 25 percent slopesTaD347413835151hfnjnc19319931:24000
Tate stony loam, 15 to 35 percent slopesTtE5716526489knvjtn01920001:24000
Tate stony loam, 2 to 15 percent slopesTtC4868526488knvhtn01920001:24000
Tate stony loam, 35 to 60 percent slopesTtF3260526490knvktn01920001:24000
Tate loam, 2 to 8 percent slopesTeB951523781kl15tn13919971:24000
Tate loam, 4 to 12 percent slopesTaC34995284252v0zctn17119801:24000
Tate stony loam, 12 to 25 percent slopesTbD1997528428kqw2tn17119801:24000
Tate loam, 12 to 25 percent slopesTaD15515284262v0zdtn17119801:24000
Tate stony loam, 25 to 45 percent slopesTbE1328528429kqw3tn17119801:24000
Tate stony loam, 4 to 12 percent slopesTbC1143528427kqw1tn17119801:24000
Tate loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes87C1280189540121m9zva06120061:12000
Tate loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, stony42C60891914773228gwva06320071:24000
Tate loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes41C47351914769228grva06320071:24000
Tate loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, stony42D114719147742xkfzva06320071:24000
Tate loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes41B9271914768228gqva06320071:24000
Tate loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes41D35619147702xkfyva06320071:24000
Tate-Urban land complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes43C961914839228k0va06320071:24000
Tate loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes53C79175167452xkg2va07720061:24000
Tate loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes53D37935167462xkfyva07720061:24000
Tate loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes53B370716705272xkg1va07720061:24000
Tate loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, stony54D21815167962xkg0va07720061:24000
Tate loam, 7 to 35 percent slopes, extremely bouldery55D103316705972xkg4va07720061:24000
Tate loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, stony54C68316705742xkg3va07720061:24000
Tate loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes53E360516747kbq8va07720061:24000
Tate loam, 35 to 55 percent slopes, stony54E2745167972y9mcva07720061:24000
Tate loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes37B514518729kds6va17319951:24000
Tate loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes40C406519326kfdgva19119981:15840
Tate loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes40D220519327kfdhva19119981:15840
Tate loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes40B33519325kfdfva19119981:15840
Tate loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes31C33925568442r7cfva6061:24000
Tate loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes31DM7825568432r7cdva6061:24000
Tate loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, stony29D14031740752z3fhva8501:24000
Tate loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes30C4231740782z3fkva8501:24000
Tate loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, stony29C1431740772z3fjva8501:24000
Tate-Urban land complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes31C831740792z3flva8501:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the TATE 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 .