Soil Data Explorer - ABERDEEN

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ABERDEEN soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ABERDEEN, 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 ABERDEEN were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). 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
55A	80ND071069	S1980ND071069	Aberdeen	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.1080556,-98.8183333
55B	40A2396	S1949SD115017	Aberdeen	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.0791664,-98.4958344
55B	40A2347	S1950SD115001	Aberdeen	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.1813889,-98.4925003
55B	40A2348	S1950SD115002	Aberdeen	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.1833344,-98.4888916
55B	40A2397	S1950SD115003	Aberdeen	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.1763878,-98.4727783
55B	40A2514	S1974SD013002	Aberdeen	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.4008331,-98.4150009
55B	40A2515	S1974SD013002A	Aberdeen	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.4008331,-98.4150009
55B	40A2516	S1974SD013002B	Aberdeen	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.4008331,-98.4150009
55B	40A2517	S1974SD013002C	Aberdeen	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.4008331,-98.4150009
n/a	64ND077002	S1964ND077002	Aberdeen	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the ABERDEEN 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 ABERDEEN series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ABERDEEN 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 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the ABERDEEN 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 2023-10-04).

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with ABERDEEN share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ABERDEEN 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 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the ABERDEEN 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 2023-10-04).

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.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with ABERDEEN, 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 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

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

1. ND-2012-02-07-10 | Bottineau County - May 1982

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Gardena-Overly-Fargo association (Soil Survey of Bottineau County, North Dakota; May 1982).

2. ND-2012-02-08-45 | Ramsey County - August 1986

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Hamerly-Cresbard-Svea association (Soil Survey of Ramsey County, North Dakota; August 1986).

3. ND-2012-02-08-67 | Wells County - June 1970

   Parent material and position of soils in association 10 (Soil Survey of Wells County, North Dakota; June 1970

4. SD-2010-11-01-13 | Spink County - 2009

   Pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Great Bend-Beotia, Harmony-Aberdeen-Nahon, and Ludden-Lamoure associations (Soil Survey of Spink County, South Dakota; 2009).

5. SD-2010-11-01-14 | Spink County - 2009

   Pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline and Max-Arnegard-Zahl associations (Soil Survey of Spink County, South Dakota; 2009).

6. SD-2012-03-14-08 | Brown County - April 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Great Bend-Beotia, Harmony-Aberdeen-Nahon, and Ludden-Lamoure associations (Soil Survey of Brown County, SD; 1993).

7. SD-2012-03-14-09 | Brown County - April 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Aberdeen-Exline-Harriet and Williams-Bowbells associations (Soil Survey of Brown County, SD; 1993).

Map Units

Map units containing ABERDEEN 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
Aberdeen silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F461A	2600	2587713	2q55s	nd005		1:12000
LaDelle-Aberdeen silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	G558A	799	2575033	2q5pn	nd005		1:12000
Aberdeen silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G461A	309	2573772	2q5n8	nd005		1:12000
Aberdeen-Bearden complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F460A	11	2587682	2q55r	nd005		1:12000
Aberdeen-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F465A	37485	2586026	2q55w	nd009	1981	1:20000
Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F463A	9425	2585928	2q55v	nd009	1981	1:20000
Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F467A	22	2585894	2q55x	nd009	1981	1:20000
Aberdeen silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I250A	683	2494562	1nytg	nd017	1983	1:20000
Aberdeen-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G465A	1218	2575344	2q5nc	nd021	1989	1:20000
Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G463A	485	2575343	2q5nb	nd021	1989	1:20000
Aberdeen silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G461A	149	2576313	2q5n8	nd027		1:12000
Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G463A	23	2576315	2q5nb	nd027		1:12000
Aberdeen-Nutley silty clays, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I166A	2200	2642618	2qkvk	nd035	1980	1:20000
Exline-Aberdeen silty clays, 0 to 1 percent slopes	I167A	508	2642583	2mbkb	nd035	1980	1:20000
Aberdeen silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I250A	15	2642541	1nytg	nd035	1980	1:20000
Makoti-Aberdeen complex, low precipitation, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C550A	807	2566450	2q52m	nd045	1966	1:20000
Aberdeen-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G465A	230	2577086	2q5nc	nd045	1966	1:20000
Aberdeen silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G461A	21	2577084	2q5n8	nd045	1966	1:20000
Aberdeen-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F465A	820	2585742	2q55w	nd049	1987	1:20000
Aberdeen-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G465A	278	2571378	2q5nc	nd049	1987	1:20000
Aberdeen silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G461A	76	2577336	2q5n8	nd063		1:12000
Aberdeen silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F461A	268	2587257	2q55s	nd069	1975	1:20000
Aberdeen silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F461A	5810	2587140	2q55s	nd071	1984	1:12000
Aberdeen-Fargo silty clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F459A	3714	2587138	2q55q	nd071	1984	1:12000
Colvin-Aberdeen silty clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F457A	3150	2587137	2q55p	nd071	1984	1:12000
Aberdeen-Bearden complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F460A	24	2587139	2q55r	nd071	1984	1:12000
Aberdeen-Ryan silty clay loams, moderately deep over sandy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I560A	102	3247901	2yw6j	nd073	1992	1:20000
Aberdeen-Galchutt-Fargo complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I251A	5747	2494565	1nyth	nd077	2005	1:12000
Aberdeen-Ryan silty clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I252A	4847	2494566	1nytj	nd077	2005	1:12000
Aberdeen silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I250A	3276	2494563	1nytg	nd077	2005	1:12000
Aberdeen fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I249A	1237	2494561	1nytf	nd077	2005	1:12000
Aberdeen-Galchutt-McDonaldsville complex, sandy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I265A	98	2641146	1nyty	nd077	2005	1:12000
Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F467A	10870	2588014	2q55x	nd079	1990	1:24000
Aberdeen-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F465A	53	2588165	2q55w	nd079	1990	1:24000
Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F463A	4	2588048	2q55v	nd079	1990	1:24000
Aberdeen-Ryan silty clay loams, moderately deep over sandy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I560A	800	3247905	2yw6j	nd081	1959	1:12000
Aberdeen-Ryan silty clay loams, sandy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I552A	270	2641260	1vh7r	nd081	1959	1:12000
Aberdeen silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I250A	185	2641202	1nytg	nd081	1959	1:12000
Aberdeen silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G461A	141	2579512	2q5n8	nd081	1959	1:12000
Aberdeen-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G465A	24	2579517	2q5nc	nd081	1959	1:12000
Aberdeen silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	I600A	662	2641423	2pg9t	nd091	1991	1:20000
Aberdeen silty clay loam, low precipitation, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C530A	1084	2508043	2pwdp	nd093	1990	1:24000
Aberdeen silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G470A	466	2581384	2q5nh	nd093	1990	1:24000
Aberdeen-Bearden complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F460A	1605	2587033	2q55r	nd095	1992	1:24000
Fargo-Aberdeen complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G471A	1099	2579662	2q5nj	nd103	1966	1:12000
Harmony-Aberdeen silty clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G866A	40284	2797834	2sd6q	sd013	1987	1:20000
Aberdeen-Nahon silty clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G472A	28447	2797773	2sd3h	sd013	1987	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G851A	15935	2797830	2sd6h	sd013	1987	1:20000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G845A	9574	2797826	2sd69	sd013	1987	1:20000
Aberdeen-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G649A	2863	2797802	2sd4v	sd013	1987	1:20000
Aberdeen-Nahon silty clay loams, sandy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G474A	1147	2797775	2sd3k	sd013	1987	1:20000
Aberdeen-Nahon-Heil silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G475A	846	2797776	2sd3l	sd013	1987	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silty clay loams, sandy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G853A	556	2797832	2sd6k	sd013	1987	1:20000
Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G473A	402	2797774	2sd3j	sd013	1987	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G852A	258	2797831	2sd6j	sd013	1987	1:20000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G846A	178	2797827	2sd6b	sd013	1987	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G851A	2474	2798534	2sd6h	sd037	1992	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G852A	2163	2798535	2sd6j	sd037	1992	1:20000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G845A	796	2798531	2sd69	sd037	1992	1:20000
Harmony-Aberdeen silty clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G866A	756	2798538	2sd6q	sd037	1992	1:20000
Harmony-Aberdeen silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G865A	631	2798537	2sd6p	sd037	1992	1:20000
Aberdeen-Nahon silty clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G472A	333	2798496	2sd3h	sd037	1992	1:20000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G846A	254	2798532	2sd6b	sd037	1992	1:20000
Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G473A	209	2798497	2sd3j	sd037	1992	1:20000
Aberdeen-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G465A	11	2798811	2q5nc	sd089	1980	1:20000
Harmony-Aberdeen silty clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G866A	23065	2799390	2sd6q	sd091	1970	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G851A	14099	2799387	2sd6h	sd091	1970	1:20000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G845A	6329	2799385	2sd69	sd091	1970	1:20000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G846A	158	2799386	2sd6b	sd091	1970	1:20000
Harmony-Aberdeen silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G865A	109	2799389	2sd6p	sd091	1970	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G852A	107	2799388	2sd6j	sd091	1970	1:20000
Aberdeen-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G465A	23	2799302	2q5nc	sd091	1970	1:20000
Aberdeen-Nahon silty clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G472A	9	2799343	2sd3h	sd091	1970	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G851A	52214	2800048	2sd6h	sd115	1997	1:24000
Aberdeen-Nahon silty clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G472A	50284	2799597	2sd3h	sd115	1997	1:24000
Harmony-Aberdeen silty clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G866A	45999	2800053	2sd6q	sd115	1997	1:24000
Aberdeen-Nahon-Heil silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G475A	16006	2799599	2sd3l	sd115	1997	1:24000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G845A	13586	2800043	2sd69	sd115	1997	1:24000
Harmony-Aberdeen silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G865A	7884	2800052	2sd6p	sd115	1997	1:24000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G852A	4213	2800049	2sd6j	sd115	1997	1:24000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G846A	3822	2800044	2sd6b	sd115	1997	1:24000
Aberdeen-Nahon-Heil silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G476A	2589	2799600	2sd3m	sd115	1997	1:24000
Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G473A	1930	2799598	2sd3j	sd115	1997	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ABERDEEN 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 2023-10-04).