Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the TATUM soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of TATUM, 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 TATUM 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
136S72AL-029-672AL029006-pgmTatum3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties33.6038932800293,-85.6752853393555
13687P065487SC065001Tatum7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties33.791111,-82.2283325
13687P065587SC065002Tatum7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties33.8666649,-82.2188873
13690P083690NC153005Tatum6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.1136093,-79.8288879
13690P083790NC153006Tatum6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.0683327,-79.8775024
13690P083890NC153007Tatum6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.0266685,-79.8572235
13607N0209S2006NC071001Tatum5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.1650467,-81.2865982
13607N0210S2006NC071002Tatum5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.2194824,-81.2956772
13607N0196S2006SC021003Tatum5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.1588249,-81.4218903
13607N0197S2006SC021004Tatum5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.1522484,-81.4323349
13607N0200S2006SC045001Tatum5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.1917992,-81.3583298
13607N0213S2006SC091021Tatum5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.1534805,-81.331398
13607N0214S2006SC091022Tatum5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.140686,-81.3503571
13607N0219S2006SC091027Tatum5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties34.8228226,-80.9202805
13607N0220S2006SC091028Tatum5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties34.8540573,-80.8916016
13607N0221S2006SC091029Tatum5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties34.9239273,-80.8748474

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the TATUM 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 TATUM 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 TATUM 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 TATUM 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 TATUM 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 TATUM 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 TATUM 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 TATUM, 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. SC-2012-03-14-14 | Cherokee County - July 1962

    Relation of landscape and underlying material in the Tatum soil association (Soil Survey of Cherokee County, SC; 1962).

  2. SC-2012-03-14-17 | Cherokee County - July 1962

    Schematic drawing of a small part of soil association 5 showing the relation of the main soil series in the dominant land types, Mixed alluvial land and Mixed wet alluvial land (Soil Survey of Cherokee County, SC; 1962).

  3. SC-2012-03-14-36 | York County - April 1965

    Major soils in association 3 and their relation to the landscape (Soil Survey of York County, SC; 1965).

Map Units

Map units containing TATUM 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
Tatum gravelly loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesTnD9146328553c0whal02119671:20000
Tatum gravelly loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesTnB3560328552c0wgal02119671:20000
Tatum-Chewacla association, hillyTCD6198712279443s3al02719711:20000
Tatum-Tallapoosa-Riverview association, steepTRE5265312279543s4al02719711:20000
Tatum-Fruithurst association, hillyTFH9765312281043smal02919741:24000
Tatum-Tallapoosa-Fruithurst association, steepTTS8614412281143snal02919741:24000
Tatum-Fruithurst complex, 6 to 10 percent slopesTfC2490812281243spal02919741:24000
Badin-Tatum-Tallapoosa complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedBdB21604189571021mmyal03720061:24000
Tatum silt loam, 4 to 12 percent slopesTaD4600331459c3x7al11719821:24000
Tatum-Weogufka association, steepTWS3720331458c3x6al11719821:24000
Tallapoosa-Tatum association, hillyThE92030523261kkhdal12119691:20000
Tallapoosa-Tatum complex, 6 to 15 percent slopesTcD18057523260kkhcal12119691:20000
Tatum slaty loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesTmC7194523263kkhgal12119691:20000
Tatum slaty loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesTmB2401523262kkhfal12119691:20000
Townley-Tatum complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedTtC21373523268kkhmal12119691:20000
Badin-Tatum-Tallapoosa complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedBdB2290514763961lk9pal12320051:24000
Tatum-Montonia complex, 15 to 30 percent slopesTaD13901170983xvcnc04520001:24000
Uwharrie-Tatum complex, 8 to 15 percent slopesUvC12061171033xvjnc04520001:24000
Tatum-Montonia complex, 8 to 15 percent slopesTaC7511170973xvbnc04520001:24000
Uwharrie-Tatum complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedUwC23951171043xvknc04520001:24000
Tatum-Montonia complex, 2 to 8 percent slopesTaB3801170963xv9nc04520001:24000
Tatum gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesTaE21611123413rwxnc06319711:15840
Tatum loam, 10 to 15 percent slopesTaD32601126103s5lnc06919971:24000
Tatum loam, 15 to 30 percent slopesTaE6971126113s5mnc06919971:24000
Tatum gravelly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopesTaB136201126563s72nc07119851:24000
Tatum gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesTaD110001126573s73nc07119851:24000
Tatum gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesTaE90711126583s74nc07119851:24000
Tatum loam, 10 to 25 percent slopesTaE79721127833sc5nc07719931:24000
Tatum silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedTmB2107861130643sn7nc08319951:24000
Tatum silt loam, 10 to 25 percent slopesTbE30901130633sn6nc08319951:24000
Tatum silty clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately erodedTmC223561130653sn8nc08319951:24000
Tatum silt loam, 15 to 30 percent slopesTaE7501176873ygcnc18119771:20000
Tatum loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesTmB28231164493x5fnc19519801:24000
Tatum silty clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, severely erodedTaC364851321504fhxsc02119601:20000
Tatum very fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedTmB264841321544fj1sc02119601:20000
Tatum very fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesTmE62201321594fj6sc02119601:20000
Tatum silty clay loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, severely erodedTaD359781321514fhysc02119601:20000
Tatum silty clay loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, severely erodedTaF355991321524fhzsc02119601:20000
Tatum very fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedTmC255171321564fj3sc02119601:20000
Tatum very fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, erodedTmE250721321604fj7sc02119601:20000
Tatum very fine sandy loam, 25 to 35 percent slopesTmF37301321614fj8sc02119601:20000
Tatum very fine sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, erodedTmD227251321584fj5sc02119601:20000
Tatum silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, severely erodedTaB318371321494fhwsc02119601:20000
Stony landSt10761321484fhvsc02119601:20000
Tatum very fine sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopesTmD9941321574fj4sc02119601:20000
Tatum very fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesTmC7211321554fj2sc02119601:20000
Tatum very fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesTmB5951321534fj0sc02119601:20000
Tirzah silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, erodedTrE2311321654fjdsc02119601:20000
Tatum silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes23B218691182923z2wva01119931:15840
Tatum-Manteo complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes22C213751182903z2tva01119931:15840
Tatum-Manteo complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes22D152301182913z2vva01119931:15840
Tatum-Manteo complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes22B12561182893z2sva01119931:15840
Turbeville-Tatum complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes25C6861182983z32va01119931:15840
Turbeville-Tatum complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes25D5511182993z33va01119931:15840
Turbeville-Tatum complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes25B5171182973z31va01119931:15840
Tatum-Badin complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes27C156924207602m801va02520071:24000
Tatum-Badin complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes27B52024207592m800va02520071:24000
Tatum silt loam, undulating phaseTc2414412183942s9va06519501:15840
Tatum silty clay loam, eroded undulating phaseTe235312184042sbva06519501:15840
Tatum silty clay loam, eroded rolling phaseTd169712183842s8va06519501:15840
Tatum silt loam, rolling phaseTb162912183742s7va06519501:15840
Tatum loam, undulating phaseTa38212183642s6va06519501:15840
Tatum loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, eroded36C239901190323zvrva07519761:15840
Tatum loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, eroded36B232911190313zvqva07519761:15840
Tatum loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, eroded36D27181190333zvsva07519761:15840
Tatum silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, erodedTaB2268741194194087va10919721:15840
Tatum silt loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, erodedTaC266771194204088va10919721:15840
Tatum silty clay loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, severely erodedTmC32680119423408cva10919721:15840
Tatum silty clay loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, severely erodedTmB3818119422408bva10919721:15840
Tatum silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, erodedTaD22111194214089va10919721:15840
Tatum silty clay loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, severely erodedTmD3152119424408dva10919721:15840
Tatum loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, eroded21D212261119463409nva11119791:20000
Tatum silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopesTaD745911961540gkva11719901:24000
Tatum silty clay loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, severely erodedTcD85011961640glva11719901:24000
Tatum loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, eroded39C2738312043841b3va17719801:15840
Tatum loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes39B446412043741b2va17719801:15840
Tatum loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, eroded39D233712043941b4va17719801:15840
Tatum loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, erodedTlC21922612076541nnva63119731:15840
Tatum loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, erodedTlE2884212076641npva63119731:15840
Tatum loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesTlB703812076441nmva63119731:15840
Tatum clay loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, severely erodedTmD391112076741nqva63119731:15840
Tatum clay loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, severely erodedTmE346712076841nrva63119731:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the TATUM 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 .