Soil Data Explorer - AXTELL

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the AXTELL soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of AXTELL, 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 AXTELL were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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
86A	85P0234	84TX349001	Axtell	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	32.0424995,-96.7324982
86A	40A4477	P1962TX257004	AXTELL	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	32.4230537,-96.148056
86A	40A4478	P1962TX257005	AXTELL	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	32.4083328,-96.1399994

Water Balance

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

Select annual climate data summaries for the AXTELL 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 AXTELL 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.

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

Competing Series

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

Select annual climate data summaries for the AXTELL 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 AXTELL 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 mountains figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with AXTELL, 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. OK-2012-02-17-08 | Love County - September 1966

   Diagram showing typical relief in the northwestern corner of the county and the relative positions of the soils in association 4 (Soil Survey of Love County, Oklahoma; September 1966).

2. TX-2010-11-02-10 | Brazos County - 2002

   Pattern of soils and underlying material on the flood plain along the Brazos River and on adjacent terraces. Included are the Burleson-Wilson, Ships, and Weswood general soil map units (Soil Survey of Brazos County, Texas; 2002).

3. TX-2010-11-03-17 | Gonzales County - 2006

   Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Edge-Rosanky general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Gonzales County, Texas; 2006).

4. TX-2010-11-04-05 | McLennan County - 2001

   Pattern of soils in the Weswood-Yahola-Ships general soil map unit (Soil Survey of McLennan County, Texas; 2001).

5. TX-2012-03-21-33 | Leon County - July 1989

   The Gladewater, Kaufman, and Nahatche soils are dominant on the terraces and flood plains of the Trinity River system (Soil Survey of Leon County, TX; 1989).

6. TX-2012-03-21-51 | Navarro County - December 1974

   Typical pattern of soils in the Crockett-Wilson soil association (Soil Survey of Navarro County, TX; 1974).

7. TX-2012-03-22-16 | Williamson County - January 1983

   Typical landscape pattern of the Axtell-Rosanky-Rader general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Williamson County, TX; 1983).

Map Units

Map units containing AXTELL 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
Axtell fine sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	AtE	8307	575119	2shg7	tx001	1970	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	AtB	4691	575117	2shg6	tx001	1970	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately eroded	AtC2	2690	575118	2shgd	tx001	1970	1:20000
Axtell-Derly, occasionally ponded complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	AwA	2375	575120	m9g8	tx001	1970	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	AfA	1455	393266	2shg5	tx021	1972	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	AxB	762	391069	2shg6	tx027	1972	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	AxB	3812	363174	2shg6	tx041	1993	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes	AxB	3831	363425	2shg9	tx051	1994	1:24000
Axtell-Urban land complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes	13	4438	364793	d7lj	tx113	1975	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	11	2256	364791	2shg6	tx113	1975	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately eroded	12	1462	364792	2shgd	tx113	1975	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	10	539	364790	2shg5	tx113	1975	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	8	8245	365492	2shg6	tx145	1975	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately eroded	9	5230	365493	2shgd	tx145	1975	1:20000
Axtell and Crockett soils, 2 to 8 percent slopes, severely eroded	10	1620	365427	d87z	tx145	1975	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	7	984	365491	2shg5	tx145	1975	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	AxB	4282	375369	2shgc	tx161	1986	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	AxD	1088	375370	2shg7	tx161	1986	1:24000
Axtell gravelly fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	AxB	1421	366542	d9dy	tx177	1997	1:24000
Axtell gravelly fine sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	AxE	1039	366544	d9f0	tx177	1997	1:24000
Axtell gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	AxC	970	366543	d9dz	tx177	1997	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	AxC	12565	366732	2shgc	tx185	1988	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	AxD	2102	366734	2shg7	tx185	1988	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately eroded	AxC2	898	366733	2shgd	tx185	1988	1:24000
Axtell loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	1	28867	367598	2shgb	tx213	1978	1:20000
Axtell loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	2	23140	367609	2shg8	tx213	1978	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	10	2682	367721	2shg6	tx217	1975	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately eroded	11	1937	367722	2shgd	tx217	1975	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	9	880	367800	2shg5	tx217	1975	1:20000
Axtell loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	1	27688	367870	2shgb	tx231	1978	1:24000
Axtell loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	2	9561	367881	2shg8	tx231	1978	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	AxB	9173	369171	2shgc	tx289	1985	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	AxD	4458	369172	2shg7	tx289	1985	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	AxA	1970	369170	2shg5	tx289	1985	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	AxB	14117	369383	2shg6	tx293	1991	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	AxA	3406	369382	2shg5	tx293	1991	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	AxB	19614	370074	2shg6	tx309	1992	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	AxB	22	3130069	2shg6	tx331	1988	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	AxB	16610	370910	2shg6	tx349	1968	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	AxC	6775	370911	dfyw	tx349	1968	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	AxE	6007	370913	2shg7	tx349	1968	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately eroded	AxC2	1587	370912	2shgd	tx349	1968	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	3	3248	373157	2shgc	tx477	1979	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	4	1761	373168	2shg7	tx477	1979	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded	AxC3	7800	373521	djp2	tx491	1981	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	AxB	734	373520	2shg6	tx491	1981	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	AxC	3445	373809	2shgc	tx600	1981	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	AxD	1710	373811	2shg7	tx600	1981	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately eroded	AxC2	534	373810	2shgd	tx600	1981	1:24000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes	AxB	15018	374462	2shg9	tx612	1973	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	AxD	11876	374464	2shg7	tx612	1973	1:20000
Axtell fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately eroded	AxC2	10773	374463	2shgd	tx612	1973	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the AXTELL 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).