Soil Data Explorer - ARKANA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ARKANA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ARKANA, 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 ARKANA 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
115B	M8716124	1987MO161024	Arkana	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9672203,-92.3450012
115B	M9705106	1997MO051112	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.421674,-92.3873479
115B	M9705108	1997MO051114	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.4310878,-92.3952883
115B	M9961353	1999MO203053M	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9672241210938,-92.3450012207031
116A	M9120943	1991MO209069	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.7701861,-93.5405444
116A	M9315306	1993MO153006	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.80205,-92.6876917
116A	M9461321	1994MO203021M	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2294889,-91.3543694
116A	M9461323	1994MO203023M	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2307167,-91.3565528
116A	M9509136	1995MO091152	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.03615,-91.8207556
116A	M9561329	1995MO203029M	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.1385139,-91.0668111
116A	M9561348	1995MO203048M	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.1496389,-91.1365611
116A	M9715310	1996MO153165	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.7980556,-92.6486111
116A	M9661328	1996MO203028M	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.288625,-91.3886389
116A	M9661331	1996MO203031M	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2915472,-91.3834306
116A	M9706719	1997MO067111	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.795675,-92.1169611
116A	M9913114	1999MO131014	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.3603514,-92.5425461
116A	M0713515	2007MO135015	Arkana	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.5158611,-92.5197778
131A	68CT12	1968AR03512	Arkana	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.2227,-90.2992
n/a	85P0058	1978AR005002	Arkana	1	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 ARKANA 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 ARKANA 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 ARKANA 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 ARKANA 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.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with ARKANA 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 ARKANA 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).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the ARKANA 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 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 ARKANA, 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. AR-2011-05-27-02 | Boone County - 1981

   Pattern of soils and parent material in Clarksville-Nixa-Noark unit (Soil Survey of Boone County, Arkansas; 1981).

2. AR-2012-05-08-02 | Boone County - June 1981

   Pattern of soils and parent material in Clarksville-Nixa-Noark unit (Soil Survey of Boone County, Arkansas; June 1981).

Map Units

Map units containing ARKANA 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
Arkana-Moko complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes, very rocky	4	56402	2804491	30dby	ar005	1978	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes, very rocky	3	21852	2804480	2t7dr	ar005	1978	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very rocky	2	5432	2804469	2t7dq	ar005	1978	1:20000
Arkana very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	1	3674	2804458	30dbt	ar005	1978	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes, very rocky	5	48112	565131	30dby	ar009	1977	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes, very rocky	4	25444	565127	2t7dr	ar009	1977	1:20000
Arkana gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	1	3623	565094	30dbx	ar009	1977	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very rocky	3	2528	565116	2t7dq	ar009	1977	1:20000
Arkana very gravelly silt loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes	2	1085	565105	30dbv	ar009	1977	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes, very rocky	4	49037	565241	30dby	ar015	1981	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes, very rocky	3	42201	565235	2t7dr	ar015	1981	1:20000
Arkana-Eldon complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	1	24320	565213	lz4p	ar015	1981	1:20000
Arkana-Eldon complex, 8 to 12 percent slopes	2	10530	565224	lz51	ar015	1981	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes, very rocky	4	15928	2804593	2t7dr	ar049	1979	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very rocky	3	2208	2804605	2t7dq	ar049	1979	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes, very rocky	5	263	2804576	30dby	ar049	1979	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very rocky	2	7187	565739	2t7dq	ar063	1980	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes, very rocky	5	6310	2856254	30dby	ar065	1979	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes, very rocky	4	5345	2856271	2t7dr	ar065	1979	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very rocky	3	1540	2856283	2t7dq	ar065	1979	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes, very rocky	4	1991	565941	30dby	ar087	1982	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes, very rocky	3	1104	565930	2t7dr	ar087	1982	1:20000
Arkana very gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	2	742	565919	30dbw	ar087	1982	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes, very rocky	4	60798	2804548	30dby	ar089	1978	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes, very rocky	3	20415	2804537	2t7dr	ar089	1978	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very rocky	2	4900	2804526	2t7dq	ar089	1978	1:20000
Arkana very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	1	4661	2804515	30dbt	ar089	1978	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes, very rocky	3	23212	566011	30dby	ar101	1984	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes	2	4517	566000	lzz2	ar101	1984	1:20000
Arkana very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	1	847	565989	30dbt	ar101	1984	1:20000
Arkana-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 12 percent slopes	2	4480	564491	lydd	ar121	1976	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes, very rocky	2EF	4141	566464	30dby	ar129	1987	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	2CD	1129	566463	m0g0	ar129	1987	1:20000
Arkana-Moko complex, 3 to 12 percent slopes	1	27059	564556	lygh	ar135	1981	1:20000
Gepp-Arkana complex, 15 to 55 percent slopes, rocky	73341	7	2502456	2vxsb	mo035	1988	1:24000
Arkana gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	73256	1016	2535998	2qpx2	mo051	2002	1:24000
Gepp-Arkana complex, 15 to 55 percent slopes, rocky	73341	206	2502454	2vxsb	mo065	1971	1:24000
Alred-Arkana complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	73342	50	2502458	2vxsc	mo065	1971	1:24000
Arkana-Gepp complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky, stony	73339	19	2502355	2vxs8	mo065	1971	1:24000
Arkana-Gepp complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky, stony	73339	29	2502356	2vxs8	mo093	1988	1:24000
Arkana gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	73256	521	2535997	2qpx2	mo131	2001	1:24000
Arkana-Gepp complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky, stony	73339	1661	2502357	2vxs8	mo179	2004	1:24000
Alred-Arkana complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	73342	1370	2502459	2vxsc	mo179	2004	1:24000
Gepp-Arkana complex, 15 to 55 percent slopes, rocky	73341	681	2502455	2vxsb	mo179	2004	1:24000
Gepp-Arkana complex, 15 to 55 percent slopes, rocky	73341	25514	2502457	2vxsb	mo203	2004	1:24000
Alred-Arkana complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	73342	5683	2502461	2vxsc	mo203	2004	1:24000
Arkana-Gepp complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky, stony	73339	4850	2502358	2vxs8	mo203	2004	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ARKANA 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).