Soil Data Explorer - BISMARCK

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BISMARCK soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BISMARCK, 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 BISMARCK were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BISMARCK 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 BISMARCK 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 BISMARCK 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 BISMARCK 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 terrace figure.

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with BISMARCK 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 BISMARCK 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 BISMARCK 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 BISMARCK, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing BISMARCK 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
Carnasaw-Bismarck-Zafra complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes, very stony	14	10966	3179345	2y1lq	ar019	1983	1:20000
Carnasaw-Bismarck-Sherless complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	13	3199	3179344	2y1lz	ar019	1983	1:20000
Bismarck very parachannery loam, 3 to 12 percent slopes	6	260	3179395	2y1lx	ar019	1983	1:20000
Bismarck very parachannery loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	7	183	3179406	2y1lw	ar019	1983	1:20000
Carnasaw-Bismarck-Zafra complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes, very stony	15	88	3179346	2y1mp	ar019	1983	1:20000
Bismarck-Carnasaw complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes, very stony	10	62876	565594	2y1lr	ar051	1986	1:20000
Bismarck-Carnasaw complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes, very stony	9	36856	565631	2y1lt	ar051	1986	1:20000
Bismarck-Sherless-Clebit complex, 12 to 30 percent slopes, very stony	14	29143	565598	2z9cm	ar051	1986	1:20000
Bismarck-Sherless-Clebit complex, 8 to 12 percent slopes, stony	13	14220	565597	2z9cn	ar051	1986	1:20000
Bismarck-Clebit-Sherless complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, stony	12	10994	565596	2z9cp	ar051	1986	1:20000
Bismarck-Carnasaw complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	8	8440	565630	2y1ls	ar051	1986	1:20000
Bismarck-Clebit complex, 40 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	11	1622	565595	2y1lp	ar051	1986	1:20000
Carnasaw-Bismarck-Zafra complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes, very stony	14	38209	3179235	2y1lq	ar059	1983	1:20000
Carnasaw-Bismarck-Sherless complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	13	5269	3179234	2y1lz	ar059	1983	1:20000
Bismarck very parachannery loam, 3 to 12 percent slopes	6	4219	3179285	2y1lx	ar059	1983	1:20000
Carnasaw-Bismarck-Zafra complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes, very stony	15	2499	3179236	2y1mp	ar059	1983	1:20000
Bismarck very parachannery loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	7	1862	3179296	2y1lw	ar059	1983	1:20000
Littlefir-Bismarck complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very rocky	30F	59182	577475	2y1m6	ar097	1997	1:24000
Littlefir-Bismarck complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky	30D	48181	577471	2y1m7	ar097	1997	1:24000
Bengal-Bismarck-Yanush complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	6F	22905	577472	2y1mt	ar097	1997	1:24000
Littlefir-Bismarck complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	30C	13908	577506	2y1ly	ar097	1997	1:24000
Nashoba-Bismarck-Sherless complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, rubbly	37F	10323	577507	2y1m8	ar097	1997	1:24000
Bengal-Bismarck-Yanush complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	5D	9220	577476	2y1mr	ar097	1997	1:24000
Bismarck-Honobia complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	9D	9020	577468	2y1ln	ar097	1997	1:24000
Bismarck-Nashoba-Sherless complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	11D	8912	577474	2y1m4	ar097	1997	1:24000
Bismarck-Honobia complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	9F	7858	577469	2y1m5	ar097	1997	1:24000
Bengal-Bismarck-Bigfork complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, extremely stony	4G	6746	577470	2y1ms	ar097	1997	1:24000
Bismarck-Honobia complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	9C	6235	577467	2y1lm	ar097	1997	1:24000
Bismarck-Nashoba-Sherless complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes, stony	11C	3616	577473	2y1m1	ar097	1997	1:24000
Bismarck-Honobia-Clebit complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes, rubbly	10G	1707	577518	2y1m9	ar097	1997	1:24000
Nashoba-Bismarck-Littlefir complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	51	2737	1542871	2y1mg	ar109	2005	1:20000
Bengal-Bismarck-Yanush complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	6	2658	1542869	2y1mt	ar109	2005	1:20000
Nashoba-Bismarck-Littlefir complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	50	604	1542870	2y1m3	ar109	2005	1:20000
Bengal-Bismarck-Yanush complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	5	444	1542872	2y1mr	ar109	2005	1:20000
Bengal-Bismarck-Bigfork complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, extremely stony	7	365	1542868	2y1ms	ar109	2005	1:20000
Sherless-Nashoba-Bismarck complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	33F	48375	570886	2y1mn	ar113	1991	1:20000
Bengal-Bismarck-Yanush complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	4F	25188	570847	2y1mk	ar113	1991	1:20000
Nashoba-Bismarck complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, rubbly	25F	20920	570888	2y1mm	ar113	1991	1:20000
Bismarck-Bengal-Bigfork complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, rubbly	9G	18657	570845	2y1ml	ar113	1991	1:20000
Bismarck-Nashoba-Sherless complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	10D	15987	570849	2y1m4	ar113	1991	1:20000
Bismarck-Nashoba-Sherless complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes, stony	10C	11596	570848	2y1m1	ar113	1991	1:20000
Bengal-Bismarck-Yanush complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	4D	5802	570851	2y1mr	ar113	1991	1:20000
Bismarck-Littlefir complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	8D	4771	570846	2y1mj	ar113	1991	1:20000
Bismarck-Littlefir complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very rocky	8F	4567	570850	2y1mh	ar113	1991	1:20000
Littlefir-Bismarck complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	20C	3863	570887	2y1ly	ar113	1991	1:20000
Bismarck gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very rocky	7C	3032	570844	2y1lv	ar113	1991	1:20000
Sherless-Bismarck-Nashoba complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	30E	21280	1707533	2y1md	ar133	1996	1:24000
Bismarck-Littlefir-Nashoba complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	3D	11155	1707500	2y1m0	ar133	1996	1:24000
Bismarck-Nashoba-Littlefir complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	4E	5316	1707501	2y1mc	ar133	1996	1:24000
Littlefir-Bismarck-Nashoba complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	17C	4867	1707499	2y1m2	ar133	1996	1:24000
Nashoba-Bismarck-Clebit complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	20F	1128	1707516	2y1mf	ar133	1996	1:24000
Littlefir-Bismarck complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	NG293	1255	2577833	1qfw9	ar149	1985	1:20000
Bismarck channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	4	978	564999	2y1mb	ar149	1985	1:20000
Nashoba-Bismarck-Sherless complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, rubbly	NG311	464	2577840	1qfxr	ar149	1985	1:20000
Nashoba-Bismarck-Clebit complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes, rubbly	NG308	155	2495382	1qfz5	ar149	1985	1:20000
Bismarck-Littlefir complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NG225	35	2495397	1qfwn	ar149	1985	1:20000
Bismarck-Littlefir complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	NG226	1	2495396	1qfwl	ar149	1985	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BISMARCK 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).