Soil Data Explorer - BLACKSHEEP

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BLACKSHEEP soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BLACKSHEEP, 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 BLACKSHEEP 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 BLACKSHEEP 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 BLACKSHEEP 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 BLACKSHEEP 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 BLACKSHEEP 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).

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with BLACKSHEEP 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 BLACKSHEEP 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 BLACKSHEEP 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).

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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 BLACKSHEEP, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing BLACKSHEEP 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
Blacksheep-Twilight fine sandy loams, complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	55D	20870	343143	2wbz0	mt011	1992	1:24000
Busby-Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 8 to 35 percent slopes	170D	14934	342956	2wbyy	mt011	1992	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 15 to 45 percent slopes	55E	13707	343144	2wbz1	mt011	1992	1:24000
Yawdim-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	262E	11340	343058	chzd	mt011	1992	1:24000
Busby-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	170E	11022	342957	2xb48	mt011	1992	1:24000
Blacksheep-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 50 percent slopes	155E	6578	342915	chts	mt011	1992	1:24000
Zeona-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	119D	5386	342849	chrn	mt011	1992	1:24000
Kirby-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	276F	571	343065	2xrs8	mt011	1992	1:24000
Yamacall-Busby-Blacksheep complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	797E	20845	343684	2wbz4	mt017	1995	1:24000
Busby-Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 8 to 35 percent slopes	271E	16317	343356	2wbyy	mt017	1995	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep-Busby fine sandy loams, 8 to 45 percent slopes	921F	6513	343755	cjpw	mt017	1995	1:24000
Delpoint-Busby-Blacksheep complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	387D	5876	343425	cjc7	mt017	1995	1:24000
Blacksheep-Delpoint-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes	846F	513	343712	cjnh	mt017	1995	1:24000
Chinook-Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	966D	433	343814	cjrs	mt017	1995	1:24000
Kirby-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	612F	32	343581	2xrs8	mt017	1995	1:24000
Busby-Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	651C	9	343608	cjk4	mt017	1995	1:24000
Blacksheep-Twilight fine sandy loams, complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	55D	17117	342245	2wbz0	mt025	1991	1:24000
Busby-Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 8 to 35 percent slopes	170D	14418	342124	2wbyy	mt025	1991	1:24000
Yamacall-Busby-Blacksheep complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	486D	9807	342234	ch3t	mt025	1991	1:24000
Kirby-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	276F	8441	342184	2xrs8	mt025	1991	1:24000
Busby-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	170E	6471	342125	2xb48	mt025	1991	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 15 to 45 percent slopes	55E	4925	2942846	2wbz1	mt025	1991	1:24000
Blacksheep-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 50 percent	155E	3365	342099	cgzg	mt025	1991	1:24000
Zeona-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	119D	2568	342072	cgyl	mt025	1991	1:24000
Yawdim-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	262E	1959	342178	ch20	mt025	1991	1:24000
Cabbart, moist-Blacksheep-Delpoint, calcareous complex, 6 to 60 percent slopes	75E	87000	342787	2yk05	mt033	2002	1:24000
Busby-Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 8 to 35 percent slopes	314E	65037	342624	2wbyy	mt033	2002	1:24000
Neldore-Cabbart-Blacksheep association, 15 to 60 percent slopes	1018F	47634	342612	2xrs9	mt033	2002	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 15 to 45 percent slopes	316F	39557	342626	2wbz1	mt033	2002	1:24000
Busby-Blacksheep-Twilight fine sandy loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	311D	17409	342622	chjb	mt033	2002	1:24000
Yamacall-Twilight-Blacksheep complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	983D	4504	342721	chmj	mt033	2002	1:24000
Busby-Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	317C	307	342779	chpd	mt033	2002	1:24000
Delpoint-Busby-Blacksheep complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	434D	241	342749	chnf	mt033	2002	1:24000
Busby-Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	314D	22	342747	chnc	mt033	2002	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	661C	2894	344022	cjzh	mt041	1994	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	661C	218	344241	ck6k	mt051	1992	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep sandy loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	132B	15199	344475	2xrsb	mt065	1996	1:24000
Blacksheep-Twilight sandy loams, 8 to 45 percent slopes	243F	9836	344519	ckhj	mt065	1996	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop complex, 4 to 35 percent slopes	241E	9257	344516	ckhf	mt065	1996	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop, complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes	32D	7022	344568	cgjq	mt065	1996	1:24000
Cabbart-Rock outcrop-Blacksheep complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	83D	5453	344633	2xb4d	mt065	1996	1:24000
Cabbart-Blacksheep, dry- complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	183E	1362	1913586	2xg18	mt065	1996	1:24000
Blacksheep-Rock outcrop-Twilight complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	80E	1046	344626	cgl5	mt065	1996	1:24000
Blacksheep-Twilight complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes	83E	281	1913584	21r6c	mt065	1996	1:24000
Cabbart, moist-Blacksheep-Delpoint, calcareous complex, 6 to 60 percent slopes	23	40853	344689	2yk05	mt069	1989	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep sandy loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	79	17588	344750	2xrsb	mt069	1989	1:24000
Cabbart-Rock outcrop-Blacksheep complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	19	6418	344684	2xb4d	mt069	1989	1:24000
Yamacall-Busby-Blacksheep complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	135	17942	344816	2wbz4	mt079	1986	1:24000
Delpoint-Busby-Blackhall complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	43	5594	344913	ckx7	mt079	1986	1:24000
Chinook-Twilight-Blackhall fine sandy loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	38	5310	344893	ckwl	mt079	1986	1:24000
Busby-Blackhall-Twilight fine sandy loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes	15	4704	344826	cktf	mt079	1986	1:24000
Busby-Twilight-Blackhall fine sandy loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	16	4320	344827	cktg	mt079	1986	1:24000
Blackhall-Delpoint-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes	9	3465	345045	cl1h	mt079	1986	1:24000
Blackhall-Busby-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	8	2651	345022	cl0r	mt079	1986	1:24000
Blacksheep-Twilight fine sandy loams, 15 to 40 percent slopes	Tp	10011	345510	2zg59	mt103	1961	1:20000
Cabbart-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes dmuid# 869428	Tr	3305	345511	2zg54	mt103	1961	1:20000
Blacksheep-Twilight complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes	83E	9	1946666	23bnp	mt103	1961	1:20000
Blacksheep, dry-Cabbart, dry-Rock outcrop, complex, 8 to 60 percent slopes	285F	88190	1897375	2xg17	mt111	1966	1:20000
Blacksheep-Twilight complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes	83E	27410	1899133	21r6c	mt111	1966	1:20000
Cabbart-Blacksheep, dry- complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	183E	22197	1904087	2xg18	mt111	1966	1:20000
Cabbart-Blacksheep complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	282D	21787	1901405	2xb4b	mt111	1966	1:20000
Cabbart-Blacksheep complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	383E	11296	1904088	2xb49	mt111	1966	1:20000
Blacksheep-Tusler complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	381D	5530	1896419	21nct	mt111	1966	1:20000
Blacksheep sandy loam, 4 to 15 percent slopes	80D	5241	1898165	21q64	mt111	1966	1:20000
Cabbart-Rock outcrop-Blacksheep complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	83D	927	1913559	2xb4d	mt111	1966	1:20000
Twilight-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop, complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes	32D	99	1913542	cgjq	mt111	1966	1:20000
Kalsted-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	535D	3578	148263	4z8p	mt604	2001	1:24000
Blacksheep, dry-Cabbart, dry-Rock outcrop, complex, 8 to 60 percent slopes	285F	605	1946527	2xg17	mt607	1970	1:24000
Cabbart-Blacksheep, dry- complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	183E	92	2432430	2xg18	mt607	1970	1:24000
Blacksheep-Twilight complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes	83E	90	2432431	2mn4j	mt607	1970	1:24000
Cabbart-Blacksheep complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	383E	12	2432432	2xb49	mt607	1970	1:24000
Blacksheep, moist-Kalsted-Scravo complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	811E	16	147677	4yns	mt609	1971	1:24000
Blacksheep-Kalsted-Scravo complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	711E	5013	155673	56zq	mt622	1997	1:24000
Blacksheep-Chinook-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	410E	3341	155463	56ry	mt622	1997	1:24000
Blacksheep, moist-Kalsted-Scravo complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	811E	2243	155735	571q	mt622	1997	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep sandy loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	132B	4100	3176860	2xrsb	mt624	2021	1:24000
Blacksheep fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	305C	649	347437	cnjn	mt624	2021	1:24000
Blacksheep-Twilight complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes	80E	597	347512	cnm2	mt624	2021	1:24000
Cabbart-Rock outcrop-Blacksheep complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	83D	50	3176837	2xb4d	mt624	2021	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop, complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes	32D	7	2513699	cgjq	mt624	2021	1:24000
Blacksheep, moist-Kalsted-Scravo complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	175	50	146573	4xj5	mt636	1983	1:24000
Rhame-Blacksheep complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	21C	794	148000	4z06	mt637	2014	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep sandy loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	156C	440	3155641	cghn	mt639	2000	1:24000
Kirby-Cabbart-Blacksheep complex, wooded, 6 to 45 percent slopes	294	6995	1387767	1hl2p	mt643	1967	1:20000
Bonfri-Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, wooded, 3 to 30 percent slopes	259	38	1387752	1hl26	mt643	1967	1:20000
Busby-Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 8 to 35 percent slopes	49	56542	348080	2wbyy	mt649	1985	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 15 to 45 percent slopes	178	15345	348006	2wbz1	mt649	1985	1:24000
Busby-Twilight-Blackhall, warm, fine sandy loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	48	12915	348079	cp6c	mt649	1985	1:24000
Cabbart-Blacksheep complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	282D	74	1946670	2xb4b	mt649	1985	1:24000
Blacksheep, dry-Cabbart, dry-Rock outcrop, complex, 8 to 60 percent slopes	285F	2079	1712568	2xg17	mt655	1975	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep sandy loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	132B	1148	1712562	2xrsb	mt655	1975	1:24000
Blacksheep-Rock outcrop-Twilight complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	80E	182	1712553	1vh1n	mt655	1975	1:24000
Blacksheep-Twilight-Busby complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	283E	29	1712567	1vh23	mt655	1975	1:24000
Cabbart-Rock outcrop-Blacksheep complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	83D	8	1914294	2xb4d	mt655	1975	1:24000
Blacksheep, dry-Cabbart, dry-Rock outcrop, complex, 8 to 60 percent slopes	285F	17917	339993	2xg17	mt666	2008	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep sandy loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	132B	10671	341640	2xrsb	mt666	2008	1:24000
Twilight-Blacksheep-Rock outcrop, complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes	32D	8942	341673	cgjq	mt666	2008	1:24000
Cabbart-Rock outcrop-Blacksheep complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	83D	7103	341725	2xb4d	mt666	2008	1:24000
Blacksheep-Rock outcrop-Twilight complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	80E	5636	341718	cgl5	mt666	2008	1:24000
Blacksheep-Twilight-Busby complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	283E	1884	339995	cdsl	mt666	2008	1:24000
Rhame-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L1333D	454	2563466	2qxhg	nd011	1969	1:20000
Rhame-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L1333C	369	2563465	2qxhf	nd011	1969	1:20000
Rhame-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L1333D	1103	2715897	2qxhg	nd087	1974	1:20000
Rhame-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L1333C	955	2715896	2qxhf	nd087	1974	1:20000
Chinook-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 2 to 10 percent slopes	P066C	15	2768130	2qt1v	sd607	2011	1:24000
Bonfri-Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, wooded, 3 to 30 percent slopes	219	366	780116	v5s1	wy011	1978	1:24000
Chinook-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 10 to 30 percent slopes	P066E	1174	2745960	2qt1w	wy045	1984	1:24000
Chinook-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 2 to 10 percent slopes	P066C	896	2745959	2qt1v	wy045	1984	1:24000
Gateridge-Blacksheep association, 10 to 45 percent slopes	101	141	816584	wdqf	wy619	1971	1:24000
Gateridge-Blacksheep association, 10 to 45 percent slopes	189	2203	502277	jvnh	wy625	1985	1:24000
Blacksheep-Dunlap, very stony-Bonfri, very stony complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes	5451		2911929	2w7k4	wy629		1:24000
Blacksheep-Rock outcrop-Hawksell-like complex, 8 to 80 percent slopes	5575		3250464	2zv6n	wy629		1:24000
Blacksheep-Delpoint-Boltus complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes	5576		3250467	2zv6r	wy629		1:24000
Cragnot-like-Blacksheep, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 70 percent slopes	5546		3209041	2zdq5	wy629		1:24000
Blacksheep-Roto-like-Bondoe complex, 10 to 50 percent slopes	5811		3206694	2zc6n	wy629		1:24000
Galbreth-like-Blacksheep-Taluce complex, 5 to 50 percent slopes	5810		3206693	2zc6m	wy629		1:24000
Blacksheep-Bondoe-Cragnot-like complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes	5809		3203080	2zbsc	wy629		1:24000
Blacksheep-Delpoint-Rock outcrop complex, 10 to 40 percent slopes	5543		3203036	2zbqt	wy629		1:24000
Badland-Blacksheep, stony complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	5521		3136869	2ypp5	wy629		1:24000
Blacksheep, extremely stony-Riedel, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes	4606		3209043	2zdq7	wy629		1:24000
Reidel-Blacksheep complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	806	1398	2925034	2wdgm	wy630		1:24000
Cragnot-like-Blacksheep, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 70 percent slopes	5546		3250529	2zdq5	wy656	2008	1:24000
Blacksheep-Rock outcrop-Hawksell-like complex, 8 to 80 percent slopes	5575		3302888	2zv6n	wy656	2008	1:24000
Kirby-Cabbart-Blacksheep complex, wooded, 6 to 45 percent slopes	294	22219	817633	wft8	wy705	2003	1:24000
Bonfri-Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, wooded, 3 to 30 percent slopes	259	1329	817647	wftq	wy705	2003	1:24000
Toby-Twilight-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 3 to 30 percent slopes	322	583	817608	wfsg	wy705	2003	1:24000
Gateridge-Blacksheep association, 10 to 45 percent slopes	118	2751	351496	csrl	wy709	1983	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BLACKSHEEP 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).