Soil Data Explorer - BLUEPOINT

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BLUEPOINT soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BLUEPOINT, 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 BLUEPOINT were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). 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
42	88P0802	88NM015009	Bluepoint	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	32.4577789,-104.1508331
42	40A0774	S1959NM013010	Bluepoint	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	32.2923546,-106.7077942
42	40A0773	S1959NM013017	BLUEPOINT	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	32.2481918,-106.7383499
n/a	94P0350	94NM013002	BLUEPOINT	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	95P0453	95NM013001	Bluepoint	6	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 BLUEPOINT 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 BLUEPOINT series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the BLUEPOINT 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 BLUEPOINT 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).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with BLUEPOINT share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the BLUEPOINT 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 BLUEPOINT 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).

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with BLUEPOINT, 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 BLUEPOINT 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
Bluepoint-Gothard complex	7	24306	53691	1svz	az664	1975	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy sand	6	15244	53690	1svy	az664	1975	1:24000
Gila-Anthony-Bluepoint complex	21	6721	53662	1sv1	az664	1975	1:24000
Bluepoint-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes	10	1201	615801	nnsk	az701	2001	1:24000
Nasagold-Bluepoint association, 0 to 15 percent slopes	331	2345	466720	hnnh	ca697	2000	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy fine sand, 2 to 8 percent slopes	4710	3925	1403483	1j3fn	ca698		1:24000
Bluepoint sand, 2 to 8 percent slopes	110	8940	3229591	hnnz	ca699		1:24000
Cajon-Arizo-Bluepoint complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	105	7013	3229589	hnnx	ca699		1:24000
Bluepoint-Pipeflat-Cajon association, 0 to 4 percent slopes	205	5347	3229596	hnp4	ca699		1:24000
Bluepoint association, 4 to 30 percent slopes	160	184	3229667	hnrf	ca699		1:24000
Bluepoint-Petronodic Haplocalcids association, 0 to 50 percent slopes	4711	2788	1860757	20g8f	ca805		1:24000
Haymont-Bluepoint Association, 0 to 30 percent slopes	4770	2394	1860760	20g8j	ca805		1:24000
Tipnat-Bluepoint-Hypoint association	391	1226	3394089	hqx0	ca805		1:24000
Bluepoint-Onite association	BO	85690	56010	1w8s	nm029	1967	1:24000
Hondale-Bluepoint association	HU	54302	56029	1w9d	nm029	1967	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	Bd	8233	56013	2sy16	nm029	1967	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes, hummocky	Be	3549	56014	1w8x	nm029	1967	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy sand, 3 to 10 percent slopes	BG	1751	56009	1w8r	nm029	1967	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy fine sand, 1 to 9 percent slopes	BCC	68455	55625	2sy14	nm600	1973	1:24000
Bluepoint-Kokan association, hilly	BKD	66000	55626	1vwd	nm600	1973	1:24000
Bluepoint-Wink, severely eroded complex	Bd3	9000	55632	1vwl	nm600	1973	1:24000
Madurez-Bluepoint complex, 1 to 9 percent slopes	MbC	3800	55668	1vxr	nm600	1973	1:24000
Bluepoint fine sand, hummocky	Bb	2198	55630	1vwj	nm600	1973	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy fine sand, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BcA	680	55631	1vwk	nm600	1973	1:24000
Caliza-Bluepoint complex, 1 to 25 percent slopes	CE	35415	55782	1w1f	nm612	1970	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy fine sand, 1 to 9 percent slopes	BO	26427	55768	2sy14	nm612	1970	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy fine sand, hummocky	BP	21933	55769	1w10	nm612	1970	1:24000
Madurez-Bluepoint association, hummocky	MH	10049	55811	1w2c	nm612	1970	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy sand, hilly	BK	7932	55767	1w0y	nm612	1970	1:24000
Bluepoint-Wink complex, hummocky	Bs	5903	55777	1w18	nm612	1970	1:24000
Bluepoint-Adelino association, hummocky	BT	5628	55770	1w11	nm612	1970	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy fine sand, 1 to 3 percent slopes	Bm	3723	55774	1w15	nm612	1970	1:24000
Caliza-Bluepoint complex, 1 to 25 percent slopes	Cb	2173	55783	1w1g	nm612	1970	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy fine sand, 1 to 9 percent slopes	Bn	1655	55775	1w16	nm612	1970	1:24000
Bluepoint fine sand, rolling	BH	981	55766	1w0x	nm612	1970	1:24000
Bluepoint sandy clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	Br	835	55776	1w17	nm612	1970	1:24000
Malargo-Bluepoint association, hummocky	34	20002	375593	dltx	nm632	1981	1:63360
Onite-Bluepoint association, hummocky	45	9152	375605	dlv9	nm632	1981	1:63360
Pajarito-Bluepoint complex, hummocky	PBB	16499	375787	dm15	nm644	1981	1:24000
Berino-Bluepoint complex, hummocky	BPB	4792	375744	dlzs	nm644	1981	1:24000
Bluepoint-Onite-Wink association, nearly level	BOA	11991	635633	pbf9	nm646	1976	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy fine sand, moderately rolling	21	9548	56497	1wsh	nm660	1981	1:48000
Caliza-Bluepoint-Yturbide association, very steep	25	8787	56501	1wsm	nm660	1981	1:48000
Bluepoint loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	20	917	56496	2sy16	nm660	1981	1:48000
Bluepoint loamy fine sand, 1 to 9 percent slopes	620	60169	57150	2sy14	nm664	1984	1:24000
Bluepoint-Caliza complex, 1 to 30 percent slopes	690	42708	57171	1xh7	nm664	1984	1:24000
Armijo-Glendale-Bluepoint association, 0 to 3 percent slopes	648	14135	57161	1xgx	nm664	1984	1:24000
Bluepoint-Caliza-Yturbide complex	BP	96104	634556	p99k	nm690		1:24000
Bluepoint loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	Bm	39342	634553	2sy16	nm690		1:24000
Bluepoint loamy sand, 1 to 15 percent slopes MLRA 42	BO	23370	634555	2spsg	nm690		1:24000
Bluepoint loamy sand, 5 to 15 percent slopes MLRA 42	Bn	16183	634554	2spsf	nm690		1:24000
Rock outcrop-Moapa-Bluepoint association	RBG	3997	1712439	1vgxz	nv608	1967	1:24000
Moapa-Bluepoint-Rock outcrop association	MAE	2660	1712437	1vgxx	nv608	1967	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy fine sand	Bw	539	469358	hrdl	nv608	1967	1:24000
Bluepoint fine sandy loam, strongly saline	By	254	469359	hrdm	nv608	1967	1:24000
Arizo-Bluepoint association	AB	1057	653877	pydt	nv611	1967	1:24000
Arizo-Bluepoint association	1030	8611	478015	j1dv	nv754	1992	1:24000
Geta-Bluepoint-Arizo association	1102	3795	478037	j1fk	nv754	1992	1:24000
Glendale-Bluepoint association	1900	1251	478165	j1kp	nv754	1992	1:24000
Rock outcrop-Moapa-Bluepoint association	290	15743	468852	hqw8	nv755	2006	1:24000
Bluepoint association	192	7884	468985	hr0k	nv755	2006	1:24000
Bluepoint-Grapevine association	191	7212	468836	hqvr	nv755	2006	1:24000
Haymont-Bluepoint Association, 0 to 30 percent slopes	4770	4077	3394094	20g8j	nv755	2006	1:24000
Tipnat-Bluepoint-Hypoint association	391	2650	468875	hqx0	nv755	2006	1:24000
Bluepoint-Tipnat-Grapevine association	430	2510	468880	hqx5	nv755	2006	1:24000
Moapa-Bluepoint association	271	2469	468850	hqw6	nv755	2006	1:24000
Moapa-Bluepoint-Rock outcrop association	272	1846	1598985	1qnw5	nv755	2006	1:24000
Prisonear-Bluepoint association	781	1523	468960	hqzr	nv755	2006	1:24000
Bluepoint-Arizo association	151	1511	468829	hqvj	nv755	2006	1:24000
Pahrump-Bluepoint association	461	1359	468890	hqxh	nv755	2006	1:24000
Pahrump-Bluepoint association	461	2580	2480472	2p847	nv757	2011	1:24000
Cornflat-Bluepoint-Threelakes association	105	2079	2508195	2pz5x	nv757	2011	1:24000
Arizo-Bluepoint-Dune land complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	2151	9947	469093	hr41	nv785	1995	1:24000
Playas-Corbilt-Bluepoint association	2901	4618	469222	hr86	nv785	1995	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy fine sand, warm, 4 to 30 percent slopes	2270	4582	469130	hr57	nv785	1995	1:24000
Zalda-Bluepoint-Rock outcrop association	2372	4438	469143	hr5n	nv785	1995	1:24000
Bluepoint-Besherm complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	3101	2509	469239	hr8r	nv785	1995	1:24000
Bullfor-Panor-Bluepoint association	2770	1941	469209	hr7s	nv785	1995	1:24000
Yermo-Skelon-Bluepoint association	2233	1394	469116	hr4s	nv785	1995	1:24000
Haymont-Bluepoint-Panor complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	2781	1157	469210	hr7t	nv785	1995	1:24000
Bluepoint gravelly loamy fine sand, 2 to 4 percent slopes	128	4107	469264	hr9k	nv788	1982	1:24000
McCullough-Jean-Bluepoint complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	105	1727	469257	hr9b	nv788	1982	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	127	1160	469263	hr9j	nv788	1982	1:24000
Bluepoint fine sandy loam, wet, 0 to 2 percent slopes	120	728	469262	hr9h	nv788	1982	1:24000
Bluepoint loamy fine sand, 4 to 15 percent slopes	129	642	469265	hr9l	nv788	1982	1:24000
Bluepoint association, rolling	BPC	67343	696615	rcwg	tx624	1967	1:31680
Bluepoint gravelly association, rolling	BUC	8450	696617	rcwj	tx624	1967	1:31680

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BLUEPOINT 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).