Soil Data Explorer - BELTSVILLE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BELTSVILLE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BELTSVILLE, 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 BELTSVILLE 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
148	88P0389	88MD510008	Beltsville	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.3419456,-76.6011124
149A	01N0966	01MD017002	Beltsville	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.557251,-77.0073853
149A	40A1286	70MD031001	BELTSVILLE	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.0584222,-76.9578472
149A	86P0168	S1985MD031002	Beltsville	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.0587083,-76.9583111
149A	95P0269	S1994MD033001	Beltsville	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.6280556,-76.7585389
n/a	40A4242	76MD029002	Beltsville	7	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 BELTSVILLE 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 BELTSVILLE 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 BELTSVILLE 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 BELTSVILLE 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 BELTSVILLE 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 BELTSVILLE 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 BELTSVILLE 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 BELTSVILLE, 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. DC-2011-05-31-01 | District of Columbia - 1976

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Urban land-Beltsville-Chillum association (Soil Survey of District of Columbia; 1976).

2. DC-2011-05-31-04 | District of Columbia - 1976

   Diagram of fall line between the Piedmont Plateau and the Coastal Plain. Diagram also shows the relationship of parent material and topography (Soil Survey of District of Columbia; 1976).

3. MD-2010-09-03-03 | City of Baltimore - 1998

   Pattern of soils in the Urban land-Joppa-Sassafras association (Soil Survey of City of Baltimore, Maryland; 1998).

4. MD-2012-02-03-04 | City of Baltimore - 1998

   Pattern of soils in the Urban land-Joppa-Sassafras association (Soil Survey of City of Baltimore, Maryland; 1998).

5. MD-2012-02-03-08 | Baltimore County - March 1978

   Cross section showing relationships of parent material and topography to certain soil series of Baltimore County. Fall line shown in drawing separates soil of Piedmont Province (left) from soils of Atlantic Coastal Plain (right) (Soil Survey of Baltimore County, Maryland; March 1976).

6. MD-2012-02-03-09 | Charles County - July 1974

   Cross section of association 1 showing topography, important soils, and underlying material (Soil Survey of Charles County, Maryland; July 1974).

7. MD-2012-02-03-10 | Charles County - July 1974

   Cross section of association 2 showing topography, important soils, and underlying material (Soil Survey of Charles County, Maryland; July 1974).

Map Units

Map units containing BELTSVILLE 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
Beltsville-Urban land complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	BeB	651	128566	49s9	dc001	1975	1:12000
Urban land-Beltsville complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	UcB	294	128673	49wr	dc001	1975	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	BdB	52	128565	49s8	dc001	1975	1:12000
Beltsville-Urban land complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	BfB	1712	2404150	2lpq7	md005	2010	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	BeB	869	2404141	2lppy	md005	2010	1:12000
Beltsville-Urban land complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes	BfD	843	2404151	2lpq8	md005	2010	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes	BeC	690	2404148	2lpq5	md005	2010	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BeA	161	2404138	2lppv	md005	2010	1:12000
Matapeake-Beltsville complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MeB	2168	2516895	2pz8p	md009	1967	1:20000
Beltsville-Aquasco complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	BeB	954	2516858	2pz7s	md009	1967	1:20000
Matapeake-Beltsville complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MeA	229	2516894	2pz8n	md009	1967	1:20000
Beltsville silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	BeB	3883	2440613	2mxng	md015	2009	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes	BeC	2730	2440614	2mxnh	md015	2009	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BeA	517	2440612	2mxnf	md015	2009	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	BaB	57834	1608623	1qzx2	md017	2007	1:12000
Grosstown-Woodstown-Beltsville complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes	GwD	15275	1608629	1qzx8	md017	2007	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes	BaC	11670	1608624	1qzx3	md017	2007	1:12000
Beltsville-Grosstown-Woodstown complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	BgB	6806	1608628	1qzx7	md017	2007	1:12000
Beltsville-Aquasco complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BcA	6625	1608617	1qzww	md017	2007	1:12000
Marr-Beltsville complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes	MkD	5157	1608645	1qzxs	md017	2007	1:12000
Beltsville-Urban land complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	BuB	5072	1608625	1qzx4	md017	2007	1:12000
Urban land-Beltsville complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	UmB	1673	1608614	1qzws	md017	2007	1:12000
Marr-Beltsville complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MkE	982	1608646	1qzxt	md017	2007	1:12000
Marr-Beltsville complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MkB	857	1608644	1qzxr	md017	2007	1:12000
Marr-Beltsville complex, 25 to 40 percent slopes	MkF	312	1608647	1qzxv	md017	2007	1:12000
Urban land-Chillum-Beltsville complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	UcB	2463	793649	vmvl	md027	2004	1:12000
Russett and Beltsville soils, 2 to 5 percent slopes	RuB	1200	793638	vmv7	md027	2004	1:12000
Urban land-Chillum-Beltsville complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes	UcD	887	793650	vmvm	md027	2004	1:12000
Urban land-Sassafras-Beltsville complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	UsB	844	793653	vmvq	md027	2004	1:12000
Russett and Beltsville soils, 5 to 10 percent slopes	RuC	593	793639	vmv8	md027	2004	1:12000
Urban land-Sassafras-Beltsville complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes	UsD	316	793655	vmvs	md027	2004	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	59B	379	3098159	kx9r	md031	1989	1:15840
Beltsville silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	59A	147	3098158	kx9q	md031	1989	1:15840
Beltsville silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	BaB	10887	2455233	2ndw2	md033	2009	1:12000
Beltsville-Urban land complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	BuB	7389	2455238	2ndw7	md033	2009	1:12000
Urban land-Beltsville complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	UrbB	4230	2455240	2ndw9	md033	2009	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BaA	3328	2455232	2ndw1	md033	2009	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes	BaC	3302	2455237	2ndw6	md033	2009	1:12000
Beltsville-Urban land complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes	BuD	1338	2455239	2ndw8	md033	2009	1:12000
Grosstown-Woodstown-Beltsville complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes	GwD	311	2455242	2ndwc	md033	2009	1:12000
Beltsville-Grosstown-Woodstown complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	BgB	241	2455241	2ndwb	md033	2009	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately eroded	BlB2	33192	128286	49h8	md037	1975	1:20000
Beltsville silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, severely eroded	BlC3	4524	128289	49hc	md037	1975	1:20000
Beltsville silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes moderately eroded	BlC2	3369	128288	49hb	md037	1975	1:20000
Beltsville silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BlA	3316	128285	49h7	md037	1975	1:20000
Beltsville silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, severely eroded	BlB3	552	128287	49h9	md037	1975	1:20000
Beltsville-Urban land complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	2UB	984	533939	kxlv	md510	1993	1:12000
Urban land-Beltsville complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	4UB	291	533969	kxmt	md510	1993	1:12000
Urban land-Beltsville-Keyport complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	3UB	193	533958	kxmg	md510	1993	1:12000
Beltsville-Keyport complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	2B	168	533938	kxlt	md510	1993	1:12000
Beltsville-Urban land complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	2UC	74	533940	kxlw	md510	1993	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	BeB	2776	533357	kx02	md600	1972	1:15840
Beltsville silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BeA	849	533356	kx01	md600	1972	1:15840
Beltsville silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes	BeC	830	533358	kx03	md600	1972	1:15840
Beltsville silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	BeB	1222	129594	4bvg	md601	1998	1:12000
Beltsville-Udorthents-Urban land complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	BU	186	129592	4bvd	md601	1998	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BeA	152	129593	4bvf	md601	1998	1:12000
Beltsville silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes	BeC	75	129595	4bvh	md601	1998	1:12000
Beltsville-Urban land complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BeB	813	984440	2yh35	pa045	1960	1:20000
Beltsville-Urban land complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BeA	216	984439	2yh34	pa045	1960	1:20000
Beltsville silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	7B	2538	2250257	2fjky	va059	2007	1:12000
Kingstowne-Beltsville complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes	67B	1748	2250450	2fjs5	va059	2007	1:12000
Beltsville very fine sandy loam, nearly level	BeA	1301	119728	40l6	va133	1960	1:20000
Beltsville very fine sandy loam, gently sloping, eroded	BeB2	854	119730	40l8	va133	1960	1:20000
Beltsville very fine sandy loam, gently sloping	BeB	67	119729	40l7	va133	1960	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BELTSVILLE 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).