Soil Data Explorer - HUMESTON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the HUMESTON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of HUMESTON, 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 HUMESTON 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
107B	M0304101	2003MO041001	HUMESTON	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.6080556,-93.1355556
107B	09N0786	S09IA029003	Humeston	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.3574181,-95.0638046
107B	09N0787	S09IA029005	Humeston	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.3388062,-95.0839157
109	M8307911	1983MO079011m	Humeston	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.0486107,-93.6183319
109	M8912904	1989MO129004m	Humeston	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.4088889,-93.4152778
109	M8912921	1989MO129021m	Humeston	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.6916656,-93.7447205
109	40A1483	S1971IA185002	HUMESTON	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.8194427,-93.4325027
115B	M8717114	1987MO171014	Humeston	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9672203,-92.3450012
115B	M9000133	1990MO001033	Humeston	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9672203,-92.3450012
115B	M9119708	1991MO197008	Humeston	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9672203,-92.3450012
115B	M9119774	1991MO197074	Humeston	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9672203,-92.3450012
115B	M9219720	1992MO197020	Humeston	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9672203,-92.3450012

Water Balance

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with HUMESTON, 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

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. IA-2011-06-01-21 | Montgomery County - 1989

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Nodaway-Colo-Zook association (Soil Survey of Montgomery County, Iowa; 1989).

2. IA-2011-06-01-39 | Ringgold County - 1992

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Nodaway-Humeston-Wabash association (Soil Survey of Ringgold County, Iowa; 1992).

3. IA-2011-06-01-40 | Ringgold County - 1992

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Gara-Armstrong-Pershing association (Soil Survey of Ringgold County, Iowa; 1992).

4. IA-2011-06-01-41 | Ringgold County - 1992

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Arispe-Shelby-Lamoni association (Soil Survey of Ringgold County, Iowa; 1992).

5. IA-2011-06-01-42 | Ringgold County - 1992

   Relationship of the major soils in Ringgolg County to parent material and to position on the landscape (Soil Survey of Ringgold County, Iowa; 1992).

Map Units

Map units containing HUMESTON 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
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	269	893	402167	fhh4	ia001	1976	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	269	240	1689472	1tq13	ia003	2008	1:12000
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	269A	409	402670	2wjfg	ia007	1970	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	269B	156	402671	fj0d	ia007	1970	1:15840
Humeston silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	269	169	1868039	20pvb	ia029	2010	1:12000
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	269	270	404132	2wjfg	ia039	1987	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	269	1116	404674	2wjfg	ia051	1988	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	269	3065	404789	2wjfg	ia053	1986	1:15840
Humeston silt loam	269	103	406370	fmvq	ia077	1968	1:15840
Humeston silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	269	1169	408913	2wjfj	ia117	1991	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, overwash, occasionally flooded	269+	368	408914	2wbfh	ia117	1991	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	269	454	409298	fqx5	ia123	1971	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	269	346	409854	frh3	ia137	1987	1:15840
Olmitz-Zook-Humeston complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	13B	31848	410653	fs9w	ia159	1987	1:15840
Humeston silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	269	5742	410681	2wjfj	ia159	1987	1:15840
Humeston silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded	269B	3789	410683	2wjfk	ia159	1987	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, overwash, occasionally flooded	S269+	1172	3088496	2wbfh	ia159	1987	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, overwash, rarely flooded	269B+	748	410684	2wbfj	ia159	1987	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, overwash, 0 to 2 percent slopes	269+	40	410682	fsbt	ia159	1987	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	269	1137	411440	ft48	ia171	1989	1:15840
Humeston silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	269	4085	411608	ft9p	ia173	1989	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, overwash, 0 to 2 percent slopes	269+	1377	411609	ft9q	ia173	1989	1:15840
Humeston silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	269	602	411702	ftdq	ia175	1975	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	269	2131	411788	2wjfg	ia179	1978	1:15840
Humeston-Vesser-Colo complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	13B	1218	411767	ftgt	ia179	1978	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	269	318	411917	ftmn	ia181	1975	1:15840
Humeston silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	269	367	412031	ftrb	ia183	1983	1:15840
Humeston silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded	269B	787	2422558	2wjfk	ia185	1966	1:15840
Humeston silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	269	763	1860474	2wjfj	ia185	1966	1:15840
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	34010	1721	2532009	2qnv3	mo075	1982	1:24000
Humeston silt loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes, rarely flooded	34022	404	2544521	2qs1q	mo075	1982	1:24000
Humeston silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36082	13	2544551	2qs25	mo075	1982	1:24000
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36016	2820	2532097	2wjfg	mo079	1988	1:24000
Humeston silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36082	121	2544553	2qs25	mo079	1988	1:24000
Humeston silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36017	6	2532103	2wjfj	mo079	1988	1:24000
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36016	7114	2532098	2wjfg	mo081	1975	1:24000
Humeston silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36082	573	2544550	2qs25	mo081	1975	1:24000
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36016	3120	2532099	2wjfg	mo115	1987	1:24000
Humeston silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36082	673	2544552	2qs25	mo115	1987	1:24000
Nodaway-Humeston-Vigar complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	36089	12418	2544579	2qs2g	mo129	1993	1:24000
Humeston silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36017	5271	2532104	2wjfj	mo129	1993	1:24000
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36016	112	2532100	2wjfg	mo129	1993	1:24000
Humeston silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36017	1809	2532105	2wjfj	mo171	1989	1:24000
Arbela and Humeston soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36002	1830	2532024	2qnv6	mo197	1993	1:24000
Arbela and Humeston soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36002	895	2532023	2qnv6	mo199	1969	1:24000
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36016	44	2532101	2wjfg	mo211	1990	1:24000
Humeston silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36017	5	2532102	2wjfj	mo211	1990	1:24000
Humeston loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36000	695	887673	yspm	mo227	1965	1:24000
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	34010	62	2532008	2qnv3	mo227	1965	1:24000
Humeston silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	36016	21	2532095	2wjfg	mo227	1965	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the HUMESTON 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).