Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BELFIELD soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BELFIELD, 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 BELFIELD 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
5461ND0890011961ND089001Belfield5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.6305995,-102.9809989
5461ND08900461ND089004Belfield5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.7122222,-103.1788889
5461ND08900561ND089005Belfield5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.955,-103.1261111
5483ND03316483ND033164Belfield3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.6202778,-103.9888889
5494P058094SD137002Belfield7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties45.125,-101.6069412

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BELFIELD 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 BELFIELD 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 BELFIELD 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 BELFIELD 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 BELFIELD 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 BELFIELD 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 BELFIELD 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 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 BELFIELD, 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. ND-2010-09-27-03 | Billings County - 2005

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Janesburg-Dogtooth association (Soil Survey of Billings County, North Dakota; 2005).

  2. ND-2010-09-27-14 | Morton County - 2002

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Straw-Parshall-Manning-Stady association (Soil Survey of Morton County, North Dakota; 2002).

  3. ND-2010-09-27-15 | Morton County - 2002

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Amor-Rhoades-Cabba association (Soil Survey of Morton County, North Dakota; 2002).

  4. ND-2010-09-27-17 | Morton County - 2002

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Farland-Savage-Amor-Belfield association (Soil Survey of Morton County, North Dakota; 2002).

  5. ND-2012-02-07-01 | Adams County - September 1987

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Vebar-Flasher-Parshall association (Soil Survey of Adams County, North Dakota; September 1987).

  6. ND-2012-02-07-02 | Adams County - September 1987

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Belfield-Amor-Daglum association (Soil Survey of Adams County, North Dakota; September 1987).

  7. ND-2012-02-07-03 | Adams County - September 1987

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Belfield-Daglum-Rhoades association (Soil Survey of Adams County, North Dakota; September 1987).

  8. ND-2012-02-07-04 | Adams County - September 1987

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Amor-Regent-Belfield association (Soil Survey of Adams County, North Dakota; September 1987).

  9. ND-2012-02-07-05 | Adams County - September 1987

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Straw-Parshall-Bowdle association (Soil Survey of Adams County, North Dakota; September 1987).

  10. 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).

  11. ND-2012-02-08-09 | Hettinger County - May 1990

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Vebar-Parshall-Flasher association (Soil Survey of Hettinger County, North Dakota; May 1990).

  12. ND-2012-02-08-11 | Hettinger County - May 1990

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Belfield-Amor-Regent association (Soil Survey of Hettinger County, North Dakota; May 1990).

  13. ND-2012-02-08-12 | Hettinger County - May 1990

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Daglum-Belfield-Amor association (Soil Survey of Hettinger County, North Dakota; May 1990).

  14. ND-2012-02-08-13 | Hettinger County - May 1990

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Harriet-Dagum-Belfield association (Soil Survey of Hettinger County, North Dakota; May 1990).

  15. ND-2012-02-08-14 | Hettinger County - May 1990

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Korchea-Bowdle-Parshall association (Soil Survey of Hettinger County, North Dakota; May 1990).

Map Units

Map units containing BELFIELD 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
Belfield silt loam, gently undulatingBh6904345881clxgmt60719701:24000
Belfield silt loam, undulatingBk3743345882clxhmt60719701:24000
Belfield-Adger complex, undulatingBo2531345885clxlmt60719701:24000
Belfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopesBg1343345880clxfmt60719701:24000
Belfield-Adger complex, gently undulatingBn1316345884clxkmt60719701:24000
Belfield-Adger complex, 0 to 1 percent slopesBm291345883clxjmt60719701:24000
Belfield clay loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes151502347975cp30mt64919851:24000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0415A6450325257691vzr1nd00119831:20000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B3144925257242r4h1nd00119831:20000
Belfield-Daglum clay loams, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0421A436825257221vzr3nd00119831:20000
Belfield-Grail-Arnegard complex, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0609A99125257231vzs3nd00119831:20000
Belfield-Grail clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0605A11525257722r4h0nd00119831:20000
Farnuf-Belfield-Rhoades complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0627A3827556342r4h2nd00119831:20000
Belfield-Grail clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0605A362226990412r4h0nd00719981:24000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0415A3926990351vzr1nd00719981:24000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B3326990422r4h1nd00719981:24000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0415A1842625635261vzr1nd01119691:20000
Belfield-Daglum-Farland silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0403A781925635272r4g0nd01119691:20000
Farnuf-Belfield-Rhoades complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0627A555025635512r4h2nd01119691:20000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B461725635302r4h1nd01119691:20000
Belfield-Daglum-Farland silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0403B392225635282r4g1nd01119691:20000
Belfield silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesBeA244999278612b2cnd01119691:20000
Kremlin-Belfield-Rhoades complex, 0 to 6 percent slopesKsA171099285012b4fnd01119691:20000
Belfield silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesBeB129499278712b2dnd01119691:20000
Belfield-Grail-Arnegard complex, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0609A73725635291vzs3nd01119691:20000
Belfield, low precipitation-Maltese complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesL0415A68325634532q1xfnd01119691:20000
Belfield, low precipitation-Ethridge-Maltese complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesL0617B35825634582q1xdnd01119691:20000
Kremlin-Belfield, low precipitation-Gerda complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesL0627A18125634592q2mnnd01119691:20000
Belfield-Grail clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0605A15227584452r4h0nd01119691:20000
Belfield silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesBfB10699278912b2gnd01119691:20000
Belfield silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesBfA4499278812b2fnd01119691:20000
Shambo-Belfield-Rhoades loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesSmA1199290512b66nd01119691:20000
Belfield-Rhoades complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesC522A1110425641202q2m2nd01519671:20000
Belfield-Rhoades-Grail complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesC523A392125641322q3b6nd01519671:20000
Daglum-Belfield-Harriet occasionally flooded, complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesC525A124825641742q6lxnd01519671:20000
Belfield-Rhoades complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesC522B71625641312q3b5nd01519671:20000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B7326617372r4h1nd01519671:20000
Belfield-Grail clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0605A1184827071722r4h0nd02519811:20000
Farnuf-Belfield-Rhoades complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0629B1006027071762r4h4nd02519811:20000
Belfield-Morton silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopesE2401B693927072062r4gwnd02519811:20000
Belfield-Daglum-Farland silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0403A570127071652r4g0nd02519811:20000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B292127071742r4h1nd02519811:20000
Farnuf-Belfield-Rhoades complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0627A272227071752r4h2nd02519811:20000
Belfield-Morton silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopesE2401A256427072052r4gvnd02519811:20000
Belfield-Korell loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedE4101A18227584912q63lnd02519811:20000
Belfield, low precipitation-Ethridge-Maltese complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesL0617B16627071262q1xdnd02519811:20000
Grail-Belfield clay loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0623B942758469d1xgnd02519811:20000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0415A7227071661vzr1nd02519811:20000
Belfield-Grail-Arnegard complex, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0609A227071731vzs3nd02519811:20000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0415A769426617661vzr1nd02919791:20000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B690026618302r4h1nd02919791:20000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesC520A186425643392q1nvnd02919791:20000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesC520B70025643402q1nwnd02919791:20000
Daglum-Belfield loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0445A3526618202qz8rnd02919791:20000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B863427072742r4h1nd03319851:24000
Belfield-Grail-Arnegard complex, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0609A665527072731vzs3nd03319851:24000
Belfield, low precipitation-Ethridge-Maltese complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesL0617B276427073182q1xdnd03319851:24000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0415A3008725258531vzr1nd03719851:20000
Belfield-Daglum clay loams, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0421A62625258541vzr3nd03719851:20000
Belfield-Grail clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0605A54625258412r4h0nd03719851:20000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B39027596322r4h1nd03719851:20000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0415A4148025257741vzr1nd04119861:20000
Belfield-Grail clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0605A3503725257802r4h0nd04119861:20000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B1879925257752r4h1nd04119861:20000
Belfield-Grail-Arnegard complex, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0609A638825257811vzs3nd04119861:20000
Belfield-Daglum clay loams, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0421A440917185711vzr3nd04119861:20000
Farnuf-Belfield-Rhoades complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0627A28227556742r4h2nd04119861:20000
Daglum-Belfield loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0445A121926618852qz8rnd04719921:20000
Daglum-Belfield complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesC524A28625665262q6lwnd04719921:20000
Daglum-Belfield complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesC524A375325666152q6lwnd05119921:24000
Daglum-Belfield loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0445A36626620192qz8rnd05119921:24000
Daglum-Belfield complex, 0 to 6 percent slopesE0447B404902715031d33wnd05320031:24000
Belfield-Grail clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0605A1573827150352r4h0nd05320031:24000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B1399027150362r4h1nd05320031:24000
Belfield-Grail complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesC527A325671552q1ntnd05519741:20000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B1077326992462r4h1nd05719761:20000
Belfield-Grail clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0605A759817150972r4h0nd05719761:20000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0415A721017150951vzr1nd05719761:20000
Grail-Belfield clay loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0623B44572699265d1xgnd05719761:20000
Belfield-Korell loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedE4101A304226992452q63lnd05719761:20000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0415A3598017183221vzr1nd05919981:20000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B3140826991502r4h1nd05919981:20000
Belfield-Grail clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0605A2984917183292r4h0nd05919981:20000
Grail-Belfield clay loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0623B208902699167d1xgnd05919981:20000
Belfield-Grail complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesC527A108225667652q1ntnd06119881:24000
Belfield-Daglum-Farland silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0403A28726625352r4g0nd06119881:24000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0415A480725259001vzr1nd06519711:20000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B357625259042r4h1nd06519711:20000
Belfield-Morton silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopesE2401B157225259412r4gwnd06519711:20000
Belfield-Korell loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedE4101A109425259902q63lnd06519711:20000
Belfield-Morton silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopesE2401A56225259402r4gvnd06519711:20000
Grail-Belfield clay loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0623B1442755696d1xgnd06519711:20000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0415A2050226990711vzr1nd08519921:24000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B1656026990742r4h1nd08519921:24000
Belfield-Grail clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0605A1484826990722r4h0nd08519921:24000
Grail-Belfield clay loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0623B39742699092d1xgnd08519921:24000
Belfield-Grail-Arnegard complex, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0609A104426990731vzs3nd08519921:24000
Belfield-Daglum silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes21210337794cbhlnd08519921:24000
Belfield-Daglum-Farland silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0403A1851227073572r4g0nd08719741:20000
Belfield-Daglum-Farland silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0403B1074027073582r4g1nd08719741:20000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0415A881527073591vzr1nd08719741:20000
Farnuf-Belfield-Rhoades complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0627A727927073702r4h2nd08719741:20000
Belfield, low precipitation-Ethridge-Maltese complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesL0617B263227158862q1xdnd08719741:20000
Farnuf-Belfield-Rhoades complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0629B217827073712r4h4nd08719741:20000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B191327073692r4h1nd08719741:20000
Belfield, low precipitation-Maltese complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesL0415A70827158832q1xfnd08719741:20000
Belfield-Grail clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0605A45327073682r4h0nd08719741:20000
Belfield-Grail-Arnegard complex, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0609A1527585061vzs3nd08719741:20000
Belfield-Daglum clay loams, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0421A327585051vzr3nd08719741:20000
Kremlin-Belfield, low precipitation-Gerda complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesL0627A127585282q2mnnd08719741:20000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0415A1579527159661vzr1nd08919651:20000
Belfield-Grail clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0605A1361127159712r4h0nd08919651:20000
Belfield-Wyola-Daglum complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesE0617B1017027159722r4h1nd08919651:20000
Belfield-Grail-Arnegard complex, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0609A166127159731vzs3nd08919651:20000
Belfield-Daglum clay loams, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopesE0421A72917134461vzr3nd08919651:20000
Janesburg-Belfield-Cabba silt loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes, very stonyE6079D40827160311vzxrnd08919651:20000
Belfield-Grail complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesC527A2225967882q1ntnd10519931:24000
Belfield-Loburn silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopesBlB5803353151cvgzsd01919701:24000
Belfield-Loburn silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopesBlA3593353150cvgysd01919701:24000
Belfield-Daglum complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesBeA91003561341vzr1sd03119861:24000
Belfield-Reeder loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesBrB24541354178cwk3sd04119721:24000
Morton-Belfield complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesMdB7673354210cwl4sd04119721:24000
Belfield-Daglum silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesBdA6823354176cwk1sd04119721:24000
Belfield-Reeder loams, 6 to 9 percent slopesBrC5885354179cwk4sd04119721:24000
Belfield-Reeder loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesBrA5490354177cwk2sd04119721:24000
Morton-Belfield complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesMdA4612354209cwl3sd04119721:24000
Belfield-Grail clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesBcA150483546142r4h0sd10519771:24000
Belfield-Rhoades complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesBfA13706354617cx08sd10519771:24000
Belfield-Morton complex, 2 to 9 percent slopesBeC12302354616cx07sd10519771:24000
Belfield-Marmarth complex, 0 to 6 percent slopesBdB7021354615cx06sd10519771:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BELFIELD 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 .