Soil Data Explorer - BOWDLE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BOWDLE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BOWDLE, 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 BOWDLE 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
53B	72ND055001	72ND055001	Bowdle	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.2730556,-100.8
54	81ND037006	81ND037006	Bowdle	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.0205556,-101.5563889

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BOWDLE 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 BOWDLE 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 BOWDLE 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 BOWDLE 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 mountains figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with BOWDLE 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 BOWDLE 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).

Geomorphic description summaries for the BOWDLE 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with BOWDLE, 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

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. ND-2012-02-07-05 | Adams County - September 1987

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Straw-Parshall-Bowdle association (Soil Survey of Adams County, North Dakota; September 1987).

2. ND-2012-02-08-08 | Grant County - September 1988

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Ruso-Straw-Bowdle association (Soil Survey of Grant County, North Dakota; September 1988).

3. ND-2012-02-08-14 | Hettinger County - May 1990

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Korchea-Bowdle-Parshall association (Soil Survey of Hettinger County, North Dakota; May 1990).

4. ND-2012-02-08-29 | McIntosh County - 2001

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Amor-Arnegard-Werner association (Soil Survey of McIntosh County, North Dakota; 2001).

Map Units

Map units containing BOWDLE 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
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	E4542B	178	2661723	2qkxm	nd015	1967	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	E4541A	111	2661722	2qkxl	nd015	1967	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C814B	9	2595636	2q3gm	nd015	1967	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	E4542B	1	2758492	2qkxm	nd025	1981	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C814B	9530	2595443	2q3gm	nd029	1979	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C814A	9248	2595441	2q2h1	nd029	1979	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	E4541A	4225	2661810	2qkxl	nd029	1979	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	E4542B	1833	2661811	2qkxm	nd029	1979	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C810A	1165	2564307	2q3gl	nd029	1979	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E4542C	573	2661812	2qkxn	nd029	1979	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C810B	272	2564290	2pwds	nd029	1979	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C817B	32	2595801	2q2h5	nd029	1979	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C810A	6694	2564395	2q3gl	nd043	1985	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C814A	26	2596648	2q2h1	nd043	1985	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C814A	14193	2566481	2q2h1	nd047	1992	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C817B	6928	2566482	2q2h5	nd047	1992	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C810A	1525	2566489	2q3gl	nd047	1992	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	E4541A	1261	2661876	2qkxl	nd047	1992	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	E4542B	346	2661877	2qkxm	nd047	1992	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C814B	10	2596700	2q3gm	nd047	1992	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C814A	26249	2566571	2q2h1	nd051	1992	1:24000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C817B	11845	2566572	2q2h5	nd051	1992	1:24000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	E4541A	650	2662008	2qkxl	nd051	1992	1:24000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	E4542B	386	2662009	2qkxm	nd051	1992	1:24000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C814B	22	2596733	2q3gm	nd051	1992	1:24000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	E4542B	2370	2699403	2qkxm	nd053	2003	1:24000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	E4541A	916	2699402	2qkxl	nd053	2003	1:24000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C810A	18805	2566654	2q3gl	nd055	1974	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C814B	8492	2595539	2q3gm	nd055	1974	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	E4542B	506	2662484	2qkxm	nd055	1974	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	E4541A	476	2662483	2qkxl	nd055	1974	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	E4542B	2158	2699282	2qkxm	nd057	1976	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	E4541A	1587	2699249	2qkxl	nd057	1976	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E4542C	453	2699283	2qkxn	nd057	1976	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C810A	8053	2566747	2q3gl	nd061	1988	1:24000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	E4542B	550	2662531	2qkxm	nd061	1988	1:24000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	E4541A	417	2662530	2qkxl	nd061	1988	1:24000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C814A	88	2567084	2q2h1	nd061	1988	1:24000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	E4541A	1751	2526002	2qkxl	nd065	1971	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	E4542B	1344	2526003	2qkxm	nd065	1971	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E4542C	361	2526004	2qkxn	nd065	1971	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C814A	2767	2566831	2q2h1	nd093	1990	1:24000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C814B	1733	2566839	2q3gm	nd093	1990	1:24000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C810A	45	2567060	2q3gl	nd101	1967	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C814B	4	2567061	2q3gm	nd101	1967	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	281	3692	339086	ccv8	nd105	1993	1:24000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C810A	3299	2567008	2q3gl	nd105	1993	1:24000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	E4542B	766	2662588	2qkxm	nd105	1993	1:24000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	E4541A	755	2662587	2qkxl	nd105	1993	1:24000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, shaly	C809B	852	2765604	2rsql	sd013	1987	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C817A	170	2765605	2rsqq	sd013	1987	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C817B	164	2765562	2q2h5	sd013	1987	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C810A	37	2765564	2q3gl	sd013	1987	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C810A	6599	2797876	2q3gl	sd021	1978	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C810B	4814	2797856	2pwds	sd021	1978	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	34B	837	354706	cx34	sd021	1978	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	34A	366	354705	cx33	sd021	1978	1:20000
Bowdle-Wabek loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C811B	62	2797938	2rsqm	sd021	1978	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C814A	44	2797868	2q2h1	sd021	1978	1:20000
Bowdle-Wabek loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	C811C	8	2797939	2rsqn	sd021	1978	1:20000
Wabek-Bowdle complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	C878C	5	2797940	2rsqz	sd021	1978	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C817B	4437	2798553	2q2h5	sd045	1973	1:20000
Wabek-Bowdle complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	C878C	2653	2798614	2rsqz	sd045	1973	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C810A	1478	2798557	2q3gl	sd045	1973	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C810B	1147	2798548	2pwds	sd045	1973	1:20000
Wabek-Bowdle loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	WbC	148	354291	cwnr	sd045	1973	1:20000
Wabek-Bowdle complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	C878D	52	2798587	2qyg4	sd045	1973	1:20000
Wabek-Bowdle complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C878B	16	2798605	2rsq0	sd045	1973	1:20000
Bowdle-Wabek loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	C811C	6	2798612	2rsqn	sd045	1973	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C810A	2938	2798627	2q3gl	sd049	1981	1:20000
Wabek-Bowdle loams, 3 to 9 percent slopes	WbC	338	355200	cxm2	sd049	1981	1:20000
Wabek-Bowdle complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C878B	319	2798675	2rsq0	sd049	1981	1:20000
Wabek-Bowdle complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	C878C	46	2798679	2rsqz	sd049	1981	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C817B	27981	2798698	2q2h5	sd089	1980	1:20000
Wabek-Bowdle complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	C878C	17897	2798780	2rsqz	sd089	1980	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C810A	5011	2798706	2q3gl	sd089	1980	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C810B	809	2798689	2pwds	sd089	1980	1:20000
Wabek-Bowdle complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	C878D	219	2798754	2qyg4	sd089	1980	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C814A	79	2798696	2q2h1	sd089	1980	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C817A	18	2798778	2rsqq	sd089	1980	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C810A	1455	2799454	2q3gl	sd107	1983	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C810B	495	2799446	2pwds	sd107	1983	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C817B	117	2799449	2q2h5	sd107	1983	1:20000
Bowdle-Lehr loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C814B	109	2799455	2q3gm	sd107	1983	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C817A	542	2799522	2rsqq	sd115	1997	1:24000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C817B	482	2799492	2q2h5	sd115	1997	1:24000
Bowdle loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C810A	4499	2800083	2q3gl	sd129	1975	1:20000
Bowdle loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C810B	2739	2800070	2pwds	sd129	1975	1:20000
Bowdle-Wabek loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C811B	2251	2800146	2rsqm	sd129	1975	1:20000
Bowdle-Wabek loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	C811C	1968	2800147	2rsqn	sd129	1975	1:20000
Bowdle-Wabek loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	BxC	668	354480	cwvv	sd129	1975	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 9 percent slopes	LbB	504	354506	cwwp	sd129	1975	1:20000
Bowdle-Wabek loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	BxB	371	354479	cwvt	sd129	1975	1:20000
Bowdle-Wabek loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	BxD	340	354481	cwvw	sd129	1975	1:20000
Lehr-Bowdle loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C817B	157	2800078	2q2h5	sd129	1975	1:20000
Wabek-Bowdle complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	C878C	83	2800148	2rsqz	sd129	1975	1:20000
Wabek-Bowdle complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	C878D	66	2800117	2qyg4	sd129	1975	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BOWDLE 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).