Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the AHMEEK soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of AHMEEK, 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 AHMEEK 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
93A78P011377MN137001Ahmeek7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.8877716,-92.0373993
93AUMN2563S1978MN1372563Ahmeek2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.8948097,-92.3388596
93AUMN2955S1979MN137001 (2955)Ahmeek2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.8236389,-92.4170532
93AUMN2956S1979MN137002 (2956)Ahmeek2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.8262405,-92.4134369
93AUMN3217S1979MN137003 (3217)Ahmeek3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.05019,-91.9086304
93AUMN3205S1979MN137029 (3205)Ahmeek4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.9901695,-92.0253296
93AUMN3216S1979MN137030 (3216)Ahmeek4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.0351791,-91.9699173
93AUMN3206S1979MN137031 (3206)Ahmeek4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.0365982,-91.9567871
93AUMN3390S1980MN137002 (3390)Ahmeek3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.0377388,-91.9376831
93AUMN3391S1980MN137004 (3391)Ahmeek3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.0591011,-91.87883
93AUMN3555S1982MN137003 (3555)Ahmeek2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.5734406,-92.4830704
93A95P0476S1995MN137601AHMEEK6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.9869461,-92.0819473

Water Balance

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

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with AHMEEK, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing AHMEEK 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
Ahmeek-Normanna-Canosia complex, 0 to 18 percent slopes21C501383963452wcmrmn01719731:20000
Ahmeek loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes2112732396344f9f9mn01719731:20000
Ahmeek-Omega complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes975C9659396382f9gjmn01719731:20000
Ahmeek-Canosia complex, 0 to 45 percent slopes21E38803963462v6f4mn01719731:20000
Ahmeek-Omega complex, 12 to 25 percent slopes975E1634396383f9gkmn01719731:20000
Ahmeek-Omega complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes975867396381f9ghmn01719731:20000
Ahmeek-Normanna-Mesaba, stony complex, 4 to 18 percent slopes, very rockyA1-41D965627745042rmzfmn03120131:24000
Ahmeek-Mesaba, stony-Giese, rubbly complex, 0 to 18 percent slopes, very rockyA2-41D321827746012rn04mn03120131:24000
Ahmeek-Mesaba, stony complex, 18 to 35 percent slopes, very rockyA1-41F196327745982rmzgmn03120131:24000
Ahmeek-Normanna-Canosia complex, 0 to 18 percent slopesA3-31D173727745242wcmrmn03120131:24000
Aldenlake-Ahmeek complex, 8 to 18 percent slopesF2-41D107127746462rn2bmn03120131:24000
Ahmeek-Rock outcrop-Udifluvents, frequently flooded complex, 1 to 70 percent slopesE1-14F76527745062rn0ymn03120131:24000
Ahmeek-Udifluvents, frequently flooded-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 18 percent slopesE1-9D15227744792rn1dmn03120131:24000
Ahmeek-Normanna-Cathro, depressional complex 0 to 25 percent slopes, pittedA3-42D7329437402rmzvmn03120131:24000
Ahmeek-Canosia complex, 0 to 45 percent slopesA3-32F4027746232v6f4mn03120131:24000
Ahmeek-Rock outcrop-Fluvaquents, frequently flooded complex 0 to 50 percent slopesE1-10F3827746072rn0xmn03120131:24000
Ahmeek-Normanna-Mesaba, stony complex, 4 to 18 percent slopes, very rockyA1-41D2012227421172rmzfmn07520131:24000
Ahmeek-Normanna-Canosia complex, 0 to 18 percent slopesA3-31D1750027421262yz88mn07520131:24000
Aldenlake-Ahmeek complex, 8 to 18 percent slopesF2-41D1684227422252yz82mn07520131:24000
Ahmeek-Normanna-Cathro, depressional complex 0 to 25 percent slopes, pittedA3-42D766127421292rmzvmn07520131:24000
Ahmeek-Aldenlake complex, 18 to 45 percent slopesF2-42F498627422262rn2cmn07520131:24000
Ahmeek-Mesaba, stony complex, 18 to 35 percent slopes, very rockyA1-41F372327421182rmzgmn07520131:24000
Ahmeek-Mesaba, stony-Giese, rubbly complex, 0 to 18 percent slopes, very rockyA2-41D336527421382rn04mn07520131:24000
Ahmeek-Canosia complex, 0 to 45 percent slopesA3-32F158127421272v6f4mn07520131:24000
Ahmeek-Udifluvents, frequently flooded-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 18 percent slopesE1-9D86927421822rn1dmn07520131:24000
Ahmeek-Rock outcrop-Udifluvents, frequently flooded complex, 1 to 70 percent slopesE1-14F86327421792rn0ymn07520131:24000
Ahmeek-Rock outcrop-Fluvaquents, frequently flooded complex 0 to 50 percent slopesE1-10F81127421762rn0xmn07520131:24000
Ahmeek-Canosia complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes, very rockyA3-50D51627421312rmzwmn07520131:24000
Ahmeek-Normanna-Canosia complex, 0 to 18 percent slopesF138D272154495752wcmrmn61520071:24000
Ahmeek-Normanna-Cathro, depressional, complex, pitted, 0 to 25 percent slopesF141D8986449578h2tjmn61520071:24000
Ahmeek-Canosia-Rock outcrop complex, 0 to 25 percent slopesF147D7483764971tp0hmn61520071:24000
Ahmeek-Canosia complex, 0 to 45 percent slopesF139F42164495762v6f4mn61520071:24000
Aldenlake-Ahmeek complex, 8 to 18 percent slopesF144D2585449581h2tmmn61520071:24000
Rock outcrop-Ahmeek, bedrock substratum-Barto complex, 4 to 18 percent slopesF156D2135114576117g81mn61520071:24000
Ahmeek-Rock outcrop-Fluvaquents, frequently flooded, complex, 0 to 50 percent slopesF148F1404764970tp0gmn61520071:24000
Urban land-Ahmeek-Normanna complex, 3 to 18 percent slopesF159D118314248991jtqhmn61520071:24000
Ahmeek-Aldenlake complex, 18 to 45 percent slopesF145F824449582h2tnmn61520071:24000
Ahmeek-Normanna-Canosia complex, 0 to 18 percent slopesF138D650817158522wcmrmn61920091:24000
Aldenlake-Ahmeek complex, 8 to 18 percent slopesF144D492617158581vlh8mn61920091:24000
Ahmeek-Canosia complex, 0 to 45 percent slopesF139F236917158532v6f4mn61920091:24000
Ahmeek-Aldenlake complex, 18 to 45 percent slopesF145F215417158591vlh9mn61920091:24000
Ahmeek-Normanna-Cathro, depressional, complex, pitted, 0 to 25 percent slopesF141D198317158551vlh5mn61920091:24000
Ahmeek-Rock outcrop-Fluvaquents, frequently flooded, complex, 0 to 50 percent slopesF148F2717158621vlhdmn61920091:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the AHMEEK 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 .