Soil Data Explorer - BLENDON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BLENDON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BLENDON, 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 BLENDON 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
55C	40A2393	S1950SD059005	Blendon	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.7083321,-98.75
71	80P0416	1980NE121165	Blendon	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.2177778,-98.0019444
71	85P0229	1984NE077012	Blendon	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.4119444,-98.6644444

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BLENDON 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 BLENDON 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 BLENDON 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 BLENDON 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 BLENDON 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 BLENDON 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 BLENDON 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 BLENDON, 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. NE-2012-02-10-17 | Colfax County - January 1982

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in associations 7, 9, and 10 (Soil Survey of Colfax County, Nebraska; January 1982).

2. NE-2012-02-13-18 | Greeley County - April 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Hord-Cozad and the Boel-Loup-Leshara associations (Soil Survey of Greeley County, Nebraska; April 1993).

3. NE-2012-02-14-11 | Valley County - October 1985

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Cozad-Hord and Boel-Loup-Leshara associations (Soil Survey of Valley County, Nebraska; October 1985).

Map Units

Map units containing BLENDON 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
Blendon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	10	11680	95357	3671	co625	1975	1:24000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	1954	426930	2y20y	ne003	1975	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6510	1199	426931	2y210	ne003	1975	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6510	1100	357613	d03x	ne015	1976	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	499	357612	d03w	ne015	1976	1:20000
Blendon loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6513	1774	1700031	30rss	ne019	1967	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	911	1700029	30rsn	ne019	1967	1:20000
Blendon-Muir complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6518	3607	1691263	2znsg	ne023	1979	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	1098	1691261	2y20y	ne023	1979	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6510	298	1691262	2y210	ne023	1979	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6510	3021	427085	2y210	ne027	1982	1:20000
Blendon loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6513	1238	427086	gbdz	ne027	1982	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	7641	427875	2y20y	ne037	1980	1:20000
Blendon loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6515	351	427876	gc7g	ne037	1980	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6516	656	426660	2y20y	ne051	1975	1:20000
Blendon loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6513	1134	1699928	30rss	ne077	1987	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	623	1699927	30rsn	ne077	1987	1:20000
Blendon loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6513	2864	1700101	30rss	ne079	2003	1:12000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	4192	1144213	2y20y	ne107	1989	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	3335	427386	2y20y	ne119	1981	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	2908	1709623	30rsn	ne121	1978	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6510	506	1709624	1vd05	ne121	1978	1:20000
Blendon loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6513	57	2228258	30rss	ne121	1978	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	633	2228970	30rsn	ne125	1958	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	321	2217142	2y20y	ne139	1970	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	3220	427619	2y20y	ne141	1984	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	6509	1764	1692278	2znsd	ne143	1967	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	534	1692277	1tsyl	ne143	1967	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	1808	426814	2y20y	ne167	1980	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6508	2572	1699871	30rsn	ne175	1983	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, clayey substratum, 1 to 6 percent slopes	6511	1149	426776	gb2z	ne179	1970	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6510	13	2217325	2y210	ne179	1970	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	BnB	1872	354831	cx75	sd003	1979	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BnA	1164	354830	cx74	sd003	1979	1:20000
Carthage-Blendon fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CbA	13744	354558	cwyc	sd005	1976	1:20000
Carthage-Blendon fine sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	CbB	2864	354559	cwyd	sd005	1976	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BnA	1875	354552	cwy5	sd005	1976	1:20000
Henkin-Blendon fine sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HkB	119	417737	g0pd	sd025	1992	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BmA	25	417694	g0n0	sd025	1992	1:20000
Blendon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BmA	5680	352903	cv6z	sd035	1966	1:20000
Blendon-Firesteel complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BnA	992	352904	cv70	sd035	1966	1:20000
Henkin-Blendon fine sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HbB	1818	354899	cx9c	sd043	1979	1:20000
Henkin-Blendon fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HbA	1547	354898	cx9b	sd043	1979	1:20000
Henkin-Blendon fine sandy loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes	HaA	529	353804	cw51	sd069	1992	1:20000
Henkin-Blendon fine sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HbB	114	417484	g0f7	sd077	1992	1:20000
Blendon loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes	BdB	513	418007	g0z3	sd087	1976	1:20000
Blendon-Henkin fine sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	BhB	1121	446004	gz37	sd099	1995	1:24000
Blendon fine sandy loam, cool, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BfA	1064	446003	2y20z	sd099	1995	1:24000
Blendon fine sandy loam, cool, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BeA	1901	418305	2y20z	sd101	1985	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BcA	1963	354757	cx4s	sd111	1978	1:20000
Blendon fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	BcB	814	354758	cx4t	sd111	1978	1:20000
Henkin-Blendon fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HsA	2276	356653	cz3y	sd115	1997	1:24000
Henkin-Blendon fine sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HsB	857	356654	cz3z	sd115	1997	1:24000
Blendon fine sandy loam, cool, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BkA	967	418207	2y20z	sd125	1980	1:20000
Blendon-Henkin fine sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	BmB	773	418208	g15l	sd125	1980	1:20000
Blendon-Thurman complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	BhB	1224	418056	g10p	sd135	1977	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BLENDON 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).