Soil Data Explorer - ALDERWOOD

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ALDERWOOD soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ALDERWOOD, 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 ALDERWOOD were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
2	10N0467	S09WA053098	ALderwood	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.048584,-122.6285553
2	04N0766	S2004WA061002	Alderwood	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.8105278,-122.1684723

Water Balance

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

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the ALDERWOOD series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-10-24), parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ALDERWOOD 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the ALDERWOOD 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 2024-10-23).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with ALDERWOOD share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ALDERWOOD 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the ALDERWOOD 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 2024-10-23).

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 ALDERWOOD, 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 2024-10-23).

Block Diagrams

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing ALDERWOOD 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
Everett-Alderwood complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	3017	13133	2233711	2dzc6	wa029	2009	1:12000
Everett-Alderwood complex, 15 to 40 percent slopes	3019	6581	2233713	2dzc8	wa029	2009	1:12000
Everett-Alderwood complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	3011	4794	2420405	2m7ml	wa029	2009	1:12000
Zylstra-Alderwood complex, 3 to 30 percent slopes	2016	1742	2230272	2dvs8	wa029	2009	1:12000
Alderwood-Everett complex, warm, 5 to 15 percent slopes	2007	1859	1612661	1r43b	wa055	2006	1:12000
Limepoint-Alderwood, warm-Sholander complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes	2009	484	1612663	1r43d	wa055	2006	1:12000
Alderwood, warm-Hoypus complex, 5 to 20 percent slopes	4006	236	1451929	1kqvf	wa055	2006	1:12000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes	AlC	15965	73705	2gpl	wa631	1968	1:20000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	AlD	6809	73706	2t627	wa631	1968	1:20000
Alderwood gravelly loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes	AmC	5897	73708	2t62h	wa631	1968	1:20000
Alderwood gravelly loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	AmD	3819	73709	2t62j	wa631	1968	1:20000
Beausite-Alderwood complex, 0 to 30 percent slopes	BdD	2134	73713	2gpv	wa631	1968	1:20000
Olete-Alderwood complex, 0 to 30 percent slopes	OlD	1772	73797	2gsk	wa631	1968	1:20000
Swantown-Alderwood complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	SwC	976	73822	2gtc	wa631	1968	1:20000
Rock land	Rk	973	73807	2gsw	wa631	1968	1:20000
Beausite-Alderwood complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	BdE	721	73714	2gpw	wa631	1968	1:20000
Alderwood-Quilcene complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	AuC	504	73710	2gpr	wa631	1968	1:20000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	AlE	220	73707	2t628	wa631	1968	1:20000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	AgC	126202	1389407	2t626	wa633	1969	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	AgB	29400	1389406	2t625	wa633	1969	1:24000
Alderwood and Kitsap soils, very steep	AkF	27007	1389409	1hmsn	wa633	1969	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	AgD	18790	1389408	2t627	wa633	1969	1:24000
Everett-Alderwood gravelly sandy loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	EwC	10024	1389425	1hmt5	wa633	1969	1:24000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes	3056	667	3113658	2xtbd	wa633	1969	1:24000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3057	477	3113659	2xtbf	wa633	1969	1:24000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	3055	358	3113657	2xtbc	wa633	1969	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes	3058	163	3113660	2xtbg	wa633	1969	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	3063	131	3113664	2xtbm	wa633	1969	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes	3061	118	3113662	2xtbk	wa633	1969	1:24000
Beausite-Alderwood-Urban land complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	5020	114	3113671	2xtbw	wa633	1969	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3059	62	3113661	2xtbh	wa633	1969	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	3060	42	3113686	2xtbj	wa633	1969	1:24000
Alderwood-Kitsap complex, 12 to 60 percent slopes	4012	21	3113666	2xtbq	wa633	1969	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3062	13	3113663	2xtbl	wa633	1969	1:24000
Beausite-Alderwood complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	5021	13	3113672	2xtbx	wa633	1969	1:24000
Beausite-Alderwood-Urban land complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes	5019	6	3113670	2xtbv	wa633	1969	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes	1	2664	73893	2t62h	wa634	1986	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	2	963	74004	2t62j	wa634	1986	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	1	18418	74178	2t625	wa635	1977	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	2	17978	74189	2t626	wa635	1977	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3	8458	74200	2t627	wa635	1977	1:24000
Alderwood-Indianola complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	3082	3119	3350235	30vq4	wa635	1977	1:24000
Alderwood-Indianola complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3081	3031	3350234	30vq3	wa635	1977	1:24000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	63	1330	74237	2h7r	wa635	1977	1:24000
Alderwood-Kitsap complex, 12 to 60 percent slopes	4012	678	3350238	2xtbq	wa635	1977	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	Ab	84995	74501	2t626	wa645	1953	1:31680
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	Ac	8669	74502	2t627	wa645	1953	1:31680
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	Ad	4571	74503	2t628	wa645	1953	1:31680
Alderwood gravelly loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes	Aa	221	74500	2t62h	wa645	1953	1:31680
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	1C	22851	74671	2t626	wa653	1974	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	1B	13710	74670	2t625	wa653	1974	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	1D	6321	74672	2t627	wa653	1974	1:24000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	3055	612	3242043	2xtbc	wa653	1974	1:24000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3057	367	3242045	2xtbf	wa653	1974	1:24000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes	3056	285	3242044	2xtbd	wa653	1974	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes	3061	279	3242049	2xtbk	wa653	1974	1:24000
Alderwood-Kitsap complex, 12 to 60 percent slopes	4012	235	3242061	2xtbq	wa653	1974	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3062	184	3242050	2xtbl	wa653	1974	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	3063	183	3242051	2xtbm	wa653	1974	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	3060	75	3242048	2xtbj	wa653	1974	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3059	70	3242047	2xtbh	wa653	1974	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes	3058	35	3242046	2xtbg	wa653	1974	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	1	41874	74892	2t625	wa661	1979	1:24000
Alderwood-Urban land complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	5	27451	74936	2hz9	wa661	1979	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	2	14253	74903	2t626	wa661	1979	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3	9240	74914	2t627	wa661	1979	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett gravelly sandy loams, 25 to 70 percent slopes	4	8377	74925	2hyy	wa661	1979	1:24000
Alderwood-Urban land complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	6	4257	74947	2hzn	wa661	1979	1:24000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	3055	637	3113675	2xtbc	wa661	1979	1:24000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes	3056	350	3113676	2xtbd	wa661	1979	1:24000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3057	122	3113677	2xtbf	wa661	1979	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes	3061	32	3113681	2xtbk	wa661	1979	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3059	24	3113679	2xtbh	wa661	1979	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes	3058	6	3113678	2xtbg	wa661	1979	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3062	5	3113682	2xtbl	wa661	1979	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	3063	5	3113683	2xtbm	wa661	1979	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	3060	1	3113680	2xtbj	wa661	1979	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	2	25086	2454653	2t626	wa667	1983	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3	6333	2454664	2t627	wa667	1983	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	1	4702	2454628	2t625	wa667	1983	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	4	449	2454667	2t628	wa667	1983	1:24000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes	3056	21225	3064837	2xtbd	wa775	2019	1:12000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	3055	20240	3064836	2xtbc	wa775	2019	1:12000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3057	11310	3064838	2xtbf	wa775	2019	1:12000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3059	2719	3064840	2xtbh	wa775	2019	1:12000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	3060	2171	3064841	2xtbj	wa775	2019	1:12000
Alderwood-Kitsap complex, 12 to 60 percent slopes	4012	1583	3064848	2xtbq	wa775	2019	1:12000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes	3058	1335	3064839	2xtbg	wa775	2019	1:12000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes	3061	1260	3064842	2xtbk	wa775	2019	1:12000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3062	1208	3064844	2xtbl	wa775	2019	1:12000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	3063	382	3064845	2xtbm	wa775	2019	1:12000
Beausite-Alderwood-Urban land complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	5020	35	3064853	2xtbw	wa775	2019	1:12000
Beausite-Alderwood complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	5021	31	3064854	2xtbx	wa775	2019	1:12000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	3055	9761	3227037	2xtbc	wa776	2021	1:24000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes	3056	5280	3227038	2xtbd	wa776	2021	1:24000
Urban land-Alderwood complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3057	2055	3227039	2xtbf	wa776	2021	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	3063	1100	3227045	2xtbm	wa776	2021	1:24000
Alderwood-Kitsap complex, 12 to 60 percent slopes	4012	1043	3227048	2xtbq	wa776	2021	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes	3061	1010	3227043	2xtbk	wa776	2021	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3062	320	3227044	2xtbl	wa776	2021	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	3060	287	3227042	2xtbj	wa776	2021	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes	3059	137	3227041	2xtbh	wa776	2021	1:24000
Alderwood-Everett-Urban land complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes	3058	108	3227040	2xtbg	wa776	2021	1:24000
Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	2	369	2508501	2t626	wa777	2012	1:24000
Alderwood-Indianola complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	3082	3119	3346835	30vq4	wa778	2022	1:12000
Alderwood-Indianola complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3081	3031	3346834	30vq3	wa778	2022	1:12000
Alderwood-Kitsap complex, 12 to 60 percent slopes	4012	678	3346839	2xtbq	wa778	2022	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ALDERWOOD 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 2024-10-30).