Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MULLICA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MULLICA, 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 MULLICA 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
149A00P105999MD045007Mullica7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.3919444,-76.47
153D86P011385MD019008Mullica7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.6316681,-75.8311081
153D01P0061S2000MD039004Mullica7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.2080574,-75.5884705

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MULLICA 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 MULLICA 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 MULLICA 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 MULLICA 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 MULLICA 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 MULLICA 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 MULLICA 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 MULLICA, 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. MD-2010-09-10-09 | Somerset County -

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Parsonsburg Sand Formation (Soil Survey of Somerset County, Maryland).

  2. MD-2010-09-10-12 | Wicomico County -

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in general soil map units 1 and 4 (Soil Survey of Wicomico County, Maryland).

  3. NJ-2010-09-13-02 | Cumberland County -

    Typical relationship of the soils, landform position, and parent material of soils that formed in sandy materials and organic deposits. The excessively drained Evesboro and Lakewood soils are in the higher landform positions. The very poorly drained Berryland, Mullica, and Manahawkin soils are in the lowest landform positions. The moderately well drained Galloway and Lakehurst soils are in the intermediate landform positions, but higher than the poorly drained Atsion soils (Soil Survey of Cumberland County, New Jersey).

  4. NJ-2010-09-13-03 | Gloucester County -

    (Soil Survey of Gloucester County, New Jersey)

  5. NJ-2012-02-14-02 | Cape May County - 2002

    The relationship of soils, landform position, and underlying material in the Hammonton general soil map unit. Galloway soils are a minor component in sandy areas. The Berryland and Mullica-Manahawkin general soil map unit occurs in the adjacent lower areas (Soil Survey of Cape May County, New Jerser; 2002).

  6. NJ-2012-02-14-03 | Cape May County - 2002

    The relationship of soils, landform position, and underlying material in the Berryland and Mullica-Manahawkin general soil map unit. The Hammonton general soil map unit occurs in the adjacent higher areas (Soil Survey of Cape May County, New Jerser; 2002).

Map Units

Map units containing MULLICA 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
Mullica mucky sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesMmA298816061141qx94de00120061:24000
Hammonton-Fallsington-Mullica complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesHoA206316060571qx79de00120061:24000
Hammonton-Fallsington-Mullica complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesHoA518324797722p7dnde00320091:24000
Mullica mucky sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesMmA32724797882p7f5de00320091:24000
Mullica-Berryland complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesMuA3982316034541qtjbde00520061:24000
Mullica mucky sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesMmA1134616034511qtj7de00520061:24000
Hammonton-Fallsington-Mullica complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesHoA110516034151qth2de00520061:24000
Hammonton-Fallsington-Mullica complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesHoA10027026302s3ppmd02919781:15840
Mullica-Berryland complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesMuA369614079851j83wmd03920061:12000
Mullica-Berryland complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesMuA2458397560511r64md04520051:12000
Mullica-Berryland complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesMuA266201293524blnmd04719951:12000
Mullica sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesMumA22552780471v64hnj00119751:24000
Berryland and Mullica soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedBEXAS151780467v64cnj00119751:24000
Mullica fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesMunA6285697836rf4vnj00519671:24000
Mullica fine sandy loam, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopesMunhA2697837rf4wnj00519671:24000
Jade Run-Mullica-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesJduA6777108972ysksnj00719641:12000
Mullica sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesMumA433710893rvr1nj00719641:12000
Mullica mucky sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally pondedMukA17533473572ztyvnj00719641:12000
Berryland and Mullica soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedBEXAS2711008rvvrnj00719641:12000
Berryland and Mullica soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedBEXAS25790779102v4qbnj00919971:24000
Berryland and Mullica soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occassionally floodedBEXAS1706214059251j5zfnj01120031:24000
Berryland and Mullica soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedBEXAS2168108937815kl7nj01520041:24000
Jade Run-Mullica-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesJduA6910894802ysksnj01520041:24000
Pedricktown, Askecksy, and Mullica soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedPEEAR65108954215krjnj01520041:24000
Mullica sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesMumA2108953715krcnj01520041:24000
Mullica sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedMumAr120914291041jz34nj02319851:24000
Mullica sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesMumA4037697536rdv5nj02919781:24000
Mullica fine sandy loam, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopesMunhA2060697535rdv4nj02919781:24000
Pedricktown, Askecksy, and Mullica soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedPEEAR110781356194k3tnj03320041:24000
Berryland and Mullica soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedBEXAS5561356224k3xnj03320041:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MULLICA 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 .