Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BELVIEW soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BELVIEW, 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 BELVIEW 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
103UMN1700S1973MN0131700Belview2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.1408882,-94.1678925
103UMN2104S1975MN0332104Belview2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.9853859,-95.0188522
103UMN2313S1976MN1272313Belview2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.6432877,-95.2652664

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BELVIEW 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 BELVIEW 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 BELVIEW 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 BELVIEW 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 BELVIEW 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 BELVIEW 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 BELVIEW 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 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 BELVIEW, 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. IA-2010-09-09-23 | Webster County - 2008

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Lester-Coland-Wadena association (Soil Survey of Webster County, Iowa; 2008).

Map Units

Map units containing BELVIEW 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
Belview loam, Bemis moraine, 16 to 30 percent slopesL62F70729167642vvdvia01519771:15840
Belview loam, 22 to 40 percent slopes62G36754033232vvdwia02119731:15840
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes62F14704033222vvdtia02119731:15840
Belview loam, 22 to 40 percent slopes62G5024034952vvdwia02519791:15840
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes62F4474034942vvdtia02519791:15840
Belview loam, Bemis moraine, 22 to 40 percent slopesL62G102729167742vvdxia02719791:15840
Belview loam, Bemis moraine, 16 to 30 percent slopesL62F68029167652vvdvia02719791:15840
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes62F4564327412vvdtia04120021:12000
Belview loam, Bemis moraine, 16 to 30 percent slopesL62F122629167662vvdvia04919801:15840
Belview-Omsrud complex, 18 to 40 percent slopes634G122024012882llqxia05920111:12000
Belview-Storden complex, 5 to 9 percent slopes, moderately eroded635C287324012892llqyia05920111:12000
Belview loam, 22 to 40 percent slopes62G11174056092vvdwia06319891:15840
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes62F8864056072vvdtia06319891:15840
Lester-Belview complex, Bemis moraine, 22 to 40 percent slopesL256G47184062112vvfkia07319831:15840
Belview loam, Bemis moraine, 16 to 30 percent slopesL62F100729167672vvdvia07319831:15840
Belview loam, Bemis moraine, 22 to 40 percent slopesL62G53529167752vvdxia07319831:15840
Lester-Belview complex, 22 to 40 percent slopes256G4294062122vvfjia07319831:15840
Belview loam, Bemis moraine, 16 to 30 percent slopesL62F41529167682vvdvia07719681:15840
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes62F3704065042vvdtia07919841:15840
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes562F21924065692vvdtia08119871:15840
Belview loam, Bemis moraine, 22 to 40 percent slopesL62G75929167762vvdxia08319821:15840
Lester-Belview complex, 22 to 40 percent slopes256G10184475312vvfjia09119981:12000
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes62F2424476372vvdtia09119981:12000
Belview loam, Bemis moraine, 16 to 30 percent slopesL62F22629167692vvdvia09919751:15840
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes62F8114083932vvdtia10919801:15840
Belview loam, 22 to 40 percent slopes62G6574083942vvdwia10919801:15840
Belview-Omsrud complex, 18 to 40 percent slopes634G43624992192q13yia14319851:15840
Belview-Storden complex, 5 to 9 percent slopes, moderately eroded635C237724992202q13zia14319851:15840
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes62F5724102922vvdtia14719731:15840
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes62F3604104142vvdtia15119821:15840
Belview loam, 22 to 40 percent slopes62G3224104152vvdwia15119821:15840
Belview loam, Bemis moraine, 16 to 30 percent slopesL62F48629167702vvdvia15319931:12000
Belview loam, 22 to 40 percent slopes62G9284108262vvdwia16119751:15840
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes62F8954108252vvdtia16119751:15840
Belview loam, Bemis moraine, 22 to 40 percent slopesL62G57029167722vvdxia16119751:15840
Belview loam, Bemis moraine, 16 to 30 percent slopesL62F127029167712vvdvia16919811:15840
Lester-Belview complex, 22 to 40 percent slopes262G156668165432vvfjia18720061:12000
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes62F7957979182vvdtia18720061:12000
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes62F1874127042vvdtia19719881:15840
Belview loam, 22 to 40 percent slopes31F12513962832vvdwmn01519841:20000
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes31E8593962822vvdtmn01519841:20000
Belview loam, 22 to 40 percent slopes595F15193965232vvdwmn02319801:15840
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes595E14293965222vvdtmn02319801:15840
Belview-Ridgeton complex, 15 to 45 percent slopesL154E354815298621nbydmn03320081:12000
Belview-Ridgeton complex, 18 to 40 percent slopes, firm till substratumL207F64017130851vhltmn03320081:12000
Belview loam, 22 to 40 percent slopes595F22963985182vvdwmn06319841:20000
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes595E6883985172vvdtmn06319841:20000
Lester-Belview complex, 22 to 40 percent slopes945F46793989792vvfjmn07919861:20000
Belview-Ridgeton complex, 18 to 40 percent slopes, firm till substratumL207F102123841922l0yfmn08320081:12000
Belview-Ridgeton complex, 18 to 25 percent slopes, firm till substratumL207E32123844762l17lmn08320081:12000
Belview-Omsrud complex, 22 to 40 percent slopes960F3043991902vvg3mn08519931:20000
Lester-Belview complex, 22 to 40 percent slopes945E10564364752vvfjmn09319961:20000
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes31F129618594072vvdtmn10120081:12000
Belview-Ridgeton complex, 18 to 40 percent slopes, firm till substratumL207F77323866012l3g4mn10120081:12000
Lester-Belview complex, 22 to 40 percent slopes945F80834006232vvfjmn10319901:20000
Belview-Omsrud complex, 22 to 40 percent slopes960F16884006282vvg3mn10319901:20000
Belview-Ridgeton complex, 15 to 45 percent slopesL154E465114526217fqymn10520041:12000
Belview loam, 22 to 40 percent slopes31F119323740062vvdwmn12720081:12000
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes31E71623740052vvdtmn12720081:12000
Belview-Ridgeton complex, 18 to 25 percent slopes, firm till substratumL207E29723844752l17kmn12720081:12000
Belview-Ridgeton complex, 18 to 40 percent slopes, firm till substratumL207F18123841602l0xdmn12720081:12000
Belview loam, 22 to 40 percent slopes595F22754361112vvdwmn12919951:20000
Belview-Omsrud complex, 22 to 40 percent slopes960F3084361422vvg3mn12919951:20000
Lester-Belview complex, 22 to 40 percent slopes945F67274315492vvfjmn14319911:20000
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes31F7404289412vvdtmn16519871:20000
Belview loam, 22 to 40 percent slopes31F106216535902vvdwmn17319791:20000
Belview loam, 16 to 30 percent slopes31E32316535892vvdtmn17319791:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BELVIEW 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 .