Soil Data Explorer - ABSHER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ABSHER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ABSHER, 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 ABSHER 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
34A	40A3271	S1975CO107005	ABSHER	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.4535828,-107.2937088
52	90P0701	90MT071004	Absher	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.8277779,-107.9041672
52	90P1090	90MT071008	Absher	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.8277779,-107.9041672
52	40A3711	S1971MT013005	ABSHER	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.3985138,-111.6411591
58A	40A3485	S1952MT111026	Absher	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.9493713,-108.2615814

Water Balance

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

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the ABSHER 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 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 ABSHER, 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-2012-02-07-41 | Golden Valley County - July 1989

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Absher-Belfield association (Soil Survey of Golden Valley County, North Dakota; July 1989).

Map Units

Map units containing ABSHER 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
Absher loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	4	1864	496990	jp4y	co685	1979	1:24000
Absher loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	3	1660	496979	jp4l	co685	1979	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	165C	60717	342941	2wbxx	mt011	1992	1:24000
Archin-Absher complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	75C	45207	343232	2yk0n	mt011	1992	1:24000
Absher-Gerdrum complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	168B	34507	342949	2zg6f	mt011	1992	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	165A	22655	342940	chvl	mt011	1992	1:24000
Creed-Absher complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	154C	19258	342913	chtq	mt011	1992	1:24000
Archin-Absher complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	75A	8811	343231	2yk0m	mt011	1992	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher complex, warm, 3 to 9 percent slopes	611D	304	343170	cj30	mt011	1992	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher complex, warm, 0 to 3 percent slopes	611B	261	343169	cj2z	mt011	1992	1:24000
Pinehill-Absher complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	641D	4674	343601	cjjx	mt017	1995	1:24000
Creed-Absher complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	813C	1652	343695	cjmy	mt017	1995	1:24000
Absher silty clay loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	112C	1252	343303	2zg67	mt017	1995	1:24000
Absher loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	Ab	4126	341993	2zg69	mt021	1971	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	165C	18240	342116	2wbxx	mt025	1991	1:24000
Archin-Absher complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	75C	16284	342285	2yk0n	mt025	1991	1:24000
Absher-Gerdrum complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	168B	3660	342120	2zg6g	mt025	1991	1:24000
Archin-Absher complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	75A	2147	342284	2yk0m	mt025	1991	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	165A	1752	342115	cgzz	mt025	1991	1:24000
Creed-Absher complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	154C	1419	342098	cgzf	mt025	1991	1:24000
Thebo-Weingart-Absher clays, 4 to 15 percent slopes	235	45546	342474	chck	mt027	1979	1:24000
Absher-Nobe complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	9	26751	342594	2zg6b	mt027	1979	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	113	16032	342339	ch76	mt027	1979	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	112	13502	342338	ch75	mt027	1979	1:24000
Absher clay loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	8	5285	342583	2zg66	mt027	1979	1:24000
Weingart-Absher clays, 0 to 4 percent slopes	260	2518	342502	chdg	mt027	1979	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher clay loams, 0 to 8 percent slopes	559C	843	339753	cdjs	mt033	2002	1:24000
Absher silty clay loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	21C	81	342617	2zg67	mt033	2002	1:24000
Thoeny-Elloam-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	115B	15222	343847	2vyr6	mt041	1994	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher-Creed complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	402A	6223	343949	cjx4	mt041	1994	1:24000
Elloam-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	522A	2738	343978	2sy7r	mt041	1994	1:24000
Absher-Gerdrum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	262A	2121	343889	cjv6	mt041	1994	1:24000
Thoeny-Elloam-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	115B	6158	344134	2vyr6	mt051	1992	1:24000
Elloam-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	521C	2852	344221	2sy7r	mt051	1992	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher clay loams, 0 to 8 percent slopes	70	12455	344436	ckdv	mt055	1981	1:24000
Thoeny-Absher complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	138	2633	344336	ck9m	mt055	1981	1:24000
Absher clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	1	1889	344293	ck87	mt055	1981	1:24000
Adger-Absher complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	3	1339	344391	ckcd	mt055	1981	1:24000
Nobe-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	22B	5515	344507	cgjc	mt065	1996	1:24000
Nobe-Absher silty clays, 0 to 4 percent slopes	71	9108	344742	ckqq	mt069	1989	1:24000
Creed-Gerdrum-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	311B	19921	345123	cl40	mt101	1992	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	402A	15053	345161	cl57	mt101	1992	1:24000
Absher-Nobe complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	261A	4263	345109	cl3k	mt101	1992	1:24000
Elloam-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	521B	3012	345211	2sy7r	mt101	1992	1:24000
Absher clay, 0 to 4 percent slopes	26B	1622	345110	cl3l	mt101	1992	1:24000
Elloam-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	7	77107	345589	2sy7r	mt105	1976	1:24000
Absher-Vaeda complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes	1	40110	345523	cljx	mt105	1976	1:24000
Phillips-Nobe-Absher complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes	48	20926	345565	cll8	mt105	1976	1:24000
Nobe-Absher complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	44	8262	345561	cll4	mt105	1976	1:24000
Absher complex	Ac	24344	146755	4xq1	mt600	1969	1:24000
Ethridge-Absher clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Em	11659	146804	4xrm	mt600	1969	1:24000
Wayden-Absher complex, undulating	Wc	3309	146969	4xxy	mt600	1969	1:24000
Tanna-Absher clay loams	Tg	513	146947	4xx7	mt600	1969	1:24000
Absher-Nobe complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes	An	6705	345858	2zg6d	mt607	1970	1:24000
Thoeny-Elloam-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	123	116865	346274	2vyr6	mt608	1976	1:24000
Elloam-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	40	27053	346458	2sy7r	mt608	1976	1:24000
Absher-Nobe complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	1	4905	346239	2zg6b	mt608	1976	1:24000
Absher-Nobe complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	10	20183	341757	cgmf	mt613	1975	1:24000
Assinniboine-Absher complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	17	5184	341834	cgpx	mt613	1975	1:24000
Absher complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	9	1887	341978	cgvk	mt613	1975	1:24000
Virgelle-Absher complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	212	1429	341882	cgrg	mt613	1975	1:24000
Fergus-Absher silty clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	81	1326	341969	cgv8	mt613	1975	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher-Creed complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	402A	9155	346756	cmtp	mt615	1992	1:24000
Thoeny-Elloam-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	521B	7531	346815	2vyr6	mt615	1992	1:24000
Absher-Nobe complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	261B	2444	346651	cmq9	mt615	1992	1:24000
Absher-Gerdrum complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	265B	982	346654	2zg6g	mt615	1992	1:24000
Nobe-Absher silty clays, 0 to 4 percent slopes	22B	4562	347372	cngk	mt624	2021	1:24000
Absher clay loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	163C	1304	347282	cncn	mt624	2021	1:24000
Ledger, rarely flooded-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	622B	837	1898145	21q5h	mt624	2021	1:24000
Nobe-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	922B	50	2513695	cgjc	mt624	2021	1:24000
Absher-Bigsag families, clays, 0 to 4 percent slopes	257B	47	2513684	50wx	mt624	2021	1:24000
Absher-Bigsag families, clays, 0 to 4 percent slopes	257B	3818	149820	50wx	mt639	2000	1:24000
Absher clay, 0 to 8 percent slopes	163C	1128	149691	2zg68	mt639	2000	1:24000
Soapcreek-Absher family complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	461B	607	149621	50ph	mt639	2000	1:24000
Thibadeau, saline-Absher family complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	255B	228	149817	50wt	mt639	2000	1:24000
Thoeny-Elloam-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	211B	99133	347632	2vyr6	mt641	1994	1:24000
Phillips-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	331B	89437	347674	cns9	mt641	1994	1:24000
Elloam-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	521B	83593	347746	2sy7r	mt641	1994	1:24000
Elloam-Phillips-Absher association, 0 to 8 percent slopes	1523C	74371	347608	cnq5	mt641	1994	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	402B	20744	347704	cnt8	mt641	1994	1:24000
Phillips-Absher complex, 4 to 8 percent slopes	331C	13735	347675	cnsb	mt641	1994	1:24000
Scobey-Elloam-Absher gravelly clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	567C	12232	347757	cnvz	mt641	1994	1:24000
Creed-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	391B	9460	347701	cnt5	mt641	1994	1:24000
Telstad-Absher complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	504C	6389	347739	cnvd	mt641	1994	1:24000
Creed-Gerdrum-Absher association, 0 to 4 percent slopes	1392B	6297	347596	cnps	mt641	1994	1:24000
Ferd-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	312B	5366	347667	cns2	mt641	1994	1:24000
Absher-Nobe clays, 0 to 4 percent slopes	1261B	1269	347587	cnph	mt641	1994	1:24000
Absher-Nobe complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	5	5736	348081	2zg6c	mt649	1985	1:24000
Absher silty clay loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	7	13694	348204	2zg67	mt655	1975	1:24000
Nobe-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent	22B	269	1712577	1vh2f	mt655	1975	1:24000
Gerdrum-Absher clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	114A	4356	348301	cpfj	mt657	1990	1:24000
Creed-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	137B	3017	348344	cpgx	mt657	1990	1:24000
Absher clay loam, wet, 0 to 2 percent slopes	214A	2642	348440	cpl0	mt657	1990	1:24000
Nobe-Absher complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	22B	7014	341662	cgjc	mt666	2008	1:24000
Absher clay, 0 to 8 percent slopes	163C	202	824171	wnm5	mt669		1:24000
Rhoades-Absher complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RrB	16226	992893	12b5t	nd011	1969	1:20000
Rhoades-Absher complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RrA	5140	992892	12b5s	nd011	1969	1:20000
Absher-Slickspots complex, 0 to 9 percent slopes	AeB	55246	353136	cvgh	sd019	1970	1:24000
Absher-Loburn fine sandy loams, 3 to 9 percent slopes	AbB	13074	353135	cvgg	sd019	1970	1:24000
Absher-Loburn fine sandy loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AbA	3743	3333630	2zj56	sd019	1970	1:24000
Absher-Slickspots complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	AlB	26510	355417	cxv2	sd601	1983	1:24000
Absher loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	101	2638	502179	jvkb	wy625	1985	1:24000
Absher-Forelle complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes -- draft	395	13631	2437983	2mtxm	wy630		1:24000
Absher-Stylite complex, 1 to 7 percent slopes -- draft	423	10466	2516043	2qftd	wy630		1:24000
Absher variant silty clay loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes -- draft	416	6714	2455478	2nf3z	wy630		1:24000
Absher-Elkol-Havre complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	060	12759	157581	58z8	wy647		1:24000
Havre-Absher-Forelle loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	033	8335	157532	58xp	wy647		1:24000
Abston-Absher complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	020	7077	157431	58tf	wy647		1:24000
Havre-Absher-Forelle loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	54	1387	1901556	21tqj	wy677	1975	1:24000
Absher-Elkol complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	62	586	1901545	21tq5	wy677	1975	1:24000
Havre-Absher-Forelle loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	157	57390	503022	jwfj	wy713	1986	1:24000
Countryman-Absher complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	133	10886	502998	jwdr	wy713	1986	1:24000
Absher-Elkol complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	100	7033	502957	jwcf	wy713	1986	1:24000
Tisworth-Absher-Forelle complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	212	5353	503088	jwhn	wy713	1986	1:24000
Venapass-Uhl-Absher loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	218	5174	503097	jwhy	wy713	1986	1:24000
Absher-Poposhia-Sinkson complex, 1 to 10 percent slopes	101	2685	502959	jwch	wy713	1986	1:24000
Absher variant-Absher complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	102	2167	502961	jwck	wy713	1986	1:24000
Absher-Bearbou complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	10014	188	2611975	2qsvn	wy723		1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ABSHER 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).