Soil Data Explorer - BOWBAC

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BOWBAC soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BOWBAC, 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 BOWBAC 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
58B	81P0436	81WY009002	Bowbac	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.0638885,-105.6613922

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BOWBAC 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 BOWBAC 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 BOWBAC 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 BOWBAC 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 BOWBAC 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 BOWBAC 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 BOWBAC 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 BOWBAC, 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. WY-2010-11-08-03 | South Converse County -

   (Soil Survey of South Converse County, Wyoming)

Map Units

Map units containing BOWBAC 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
Bowbac-Travessilla complex, 4 to 8 percent slopes	Bm	4548	347040	cn3v	mt611	1971	1:24000
Bowbac loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	Bc	4249	347037	cn3r	mt611	1971	1:24000
Bowbac-Torchlight association, undulating	BT	4140	347035	cn3p	mt611	1971	1:24000
Bowbac loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	Bd	2179	347038	cn3s	mt611	1971	1:24000
Bowbac loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes	Bb	1901	347036	cn3q	mt611	1971	1:24000
Bowbac-Harvey loams, 2 to 4 percent slopes	Bh	1891	347039	cn3t	mt611	1971	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	253	249	780262	2tzbr	wy011	1978	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	141	15491	349596	2tzbr	wy027	1993	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	140	14202	349594	2tzbs	wy027	1993	1:24000
Cielito-like-Bowbac complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	5214		3356668	2w7kr	wy043	1976	1:24000
Bowbac-Shingle-like-Bunkwater complex, 10 to 35 percent slopes	5406		3356671	2w7kl	wy043	1976	1:24000
Zigweid-Bowbac-Bunkwater-like complex, 1 to 25 percent slopes	5C13		3356691	30zsv	wy043	1976	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac complex, 0 to 10 percent slopes	49	8748	349453	cqmp	wy045	1984	1:24000
Bowbac-Tassel-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	7	3828	349476	cqnf	wy045	1984	1:24000
Parmleed-Bowbac complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	71	787	349478	cqnh	wy045	1984	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	137	266	361691	2tzbs	wy045	1984	1:24000
Worf-Bunkwater-like-Bowbac complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	5216		3170880	2y62p	wy603		1:24000
Bowbac-Chipeta-like-Oceanet complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	S441		3170930	2z1yy	wy603		1:24000
Bowbac-Cielito-like-Romound-like association, 8 to 35 percent slopes	5477		3170891	2ypqj	wy603		1:24000
Bowbac-Bunkwater-like-Turnback-like complex, 6 to 40 percent slopes	5427		3170887	2y62v	wy603		1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	157	60415	349844	2tzbs	wy605	1995	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	158	53710	349845	2tzbr	wy605	1995	1:24000
Bowbac-Worf fine sandy loams, 3 to 15 percent slopes	115	2420	349800	cqzw	wy605	1995	1:24000
Bowbac-Taluce-Badland complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	114	1074	349799	cqzv	wy605	1995	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	173	49530	1669695	2tzbr	wy609	2006	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	172	37315	1669696	2tzbs	wy609	2006	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	175	3631	1669793	2v09f	wy609	2006	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	171	736	1669794	2v09g	wy609	2006	1:24000
Bowbac-Hiland-Worf complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	112	568	1669809	2wxz2	wy609	2006	1:24000
Bowbac-Worfka-Renohill complex, 1 to 60 percent slopes	5D25		3358247	30zsc	wy617		1:24000
Cielito-like-Bowbac complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	5214		3170849	2w7kr	wy617		1:24000
Bowbac-Shingle-like-Bunkwater complex, 10 to 35 percent slopes	5406		3170858	2w7kl	wy617		1:24000
Bowbac-Windwhistle-like complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	5C02		3197034	2zb01	wy617		1:24000
Bowbac-Worf-Threetop complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	5C04		3197038	2zb05	wy617		1:24000
Zigweid-Bowbac-Bunkwater-like complex, 1 to 25 percent slopes	5C13		3358261	30zsv	wy617		1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	158	285	817242	2tzbr	wy619	1971	1:24000
Bowbac-Taluce-Terro complex, 6 to 20 percent slopes	134	207	816594	2wxyy	wy619	1971	1:24000
Bowbac-Taluce-Badland complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	114	76	816861	wf0c	wy619	1971	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	102	65	816560	2v09f	wy619	1971	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	121	1	816858	2v09g	wy619	1971	1:24000
Bowbac-Hiland fine sandy loams, 3 to 10 percent slopes	132	67303	502210	2tzc7	wy625	1985	1:24000
Bowbac-Taluce-Terro complex, 6 to 20 percent slopes	134	61579	502212	2wxyy	wy625	1985	1:24000
Bowbac-Hiland-Worf complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	133	16686	502211	2wxz2	wy625	1985	1:24000
Worf-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 4 to 12 percent slopes	305	2381	502447	jvtz	wy625	1985	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	328	669	1426086	2v09f	wy625	1985	1:24000
Worf-Bunkwater-like-Bowbac complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	5216		2969109	2y62p	wy629		1:24000
Olney-Bowbac complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes -- Draft	293		152506	53pk	wy629		1:24000
Tassel-Bowbac-Terro complex, 3 to 30 percent slopes -- Draft	398		152545	53qt	wy629		1:24000
Cambria-Bowbac complex, 3 to 10 percent slopes	5307		2911881	2w7hp	wy629		1:24000
Bowbac-Taluce-Worf complex, 10 to 35 percent slopes	5414		2911883	2w7hr	wy629		1:24000
Bowbac-Windwhistle complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	5205		2911891	2w7hz	wy629		1:24000
Bowbac-Shingle-like-Bunkwater complex, 10 to 35 percent slopes	5406		2911943	2w7kl	wy629		1:24000
Cielito-like-Bowbac complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	5214		2911948	2w7kr	wy629		1:24000
Shingle-Bowbac complex 15 to 35 percent slopes	5456		2911951	2w7kv	wy629		1:24000
Diamonkit-like-Bowbac-Worfka complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	5208		2969066	2wxlm	wy629		1:24000
Bowbac-Bunkwater-like-Turnback-like complex, 6 to 40 percent slopes	5427		2969114	2y62v	wy629		1:24000
Pultney-like-Rock outcrop-Bowbac complex, 35 to 75 percent slopes, bouldery	5534		3133247	2ynm6	wy629		1:24000
Bowbac-Rooney-like-Bullpen complex, 12 to 40 percent slopes	5470		3133258	2ynmk	wy629		1:24000
Threetop-like-Bowbac complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	5336		3133261	2ynmn	wy629		1:24000
Bowbac-Cielito-like-Romound-like association, 8 to 35 percent slopes	5477		3136912	2ypqj	wy629		1:24000
Bowbac-Chipeta-like-Oceanet complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	S441		3170931	2z1yy	wy629		1:24000
Bowbac-Spyglass-like-Worfka complex, 2 to 25 percent slopes	5357		3170950	2z1zd	wy629		1:24000
Bunkwater-like-Hiland-Bowbac complex, 6 to 20 percent slopes	5364		3170981	2z20d	wy629		1:24000
Bowbac-Shingle-Romberg complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	5568		3203050	2zbr9	wy629		1:24000
Lazear-like-Chedeski-like-Bowbac complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes	5836		3203093	2zbss	wy629		1:24000
Forkwood-Bowbac complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes	5801		3206681	2zc67	wy629		1:24000
Romberg-Larim-like-Bowbac complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	5572		3253232	2zthp	wy629		1:24000
Bowbac-Forkwood complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes	5108		3253254	2zybc	wy629		1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	164	2954	361155	d3t5	wy633	1987	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac association, moist, 3 to 15 percent slopes	165	1259	361154	d3t4	wy633	1987	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	656	27	2389974	2tzbr	wy633	1987	1:24000
Bowbac-Taluce complex, 3 to 45 percent slopes	210D	46	157954	59c9	wy656	2008	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	289	1308	817542	2tzbr	wy705	2003	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	288	894	817541	2tzbs	wy705	2003	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	287	118	817538	wfq6	wy705	2003	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	122	184664	351500	2v09f	wy709	1983	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	121	88990	351499	2v09g	wy709	1983	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	236	1740	361275	2tzbr	wy709	1983	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	237	1627	1427894	2tzbs	wy709	1983	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac complex, 0 to 10 percent slopes	238	5	1427895	1jxv4	wy709	1983	1:24000
Bowbac-Hiland complex, rolling	122	27879	502987	jwdd	wy713	1986	1:24000
Taluce-Bowbac sandy loams, hilly	210	5518	503086	jwhl	wy713	1986	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	656	4633	1399140	2tzbr	wy719	2013	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac fine sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	655	2248	813932	2tzbs	wy719	2013	1:24000
Hiland-Bowbac complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	654	1254	813981	wb0g	wy719	2013	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BOWBAC 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).