Soil Data Explorer - BOXWELL

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BOXWELL soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BOXWELL, 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 BOXWELL 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
44	89P0353	77MT077212	Boxwell	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.5055542,-112.7783356
44	92P0321	91MT0391506	Boxwell	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.6569443,-113.2277756
n/a	40A3753	S1976MT087002	Boxwell	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 BOXWELL 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 BOXWELL 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 BOXWELL 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 BOXWELL 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 BOXWELL 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 BOXWELL 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 BOXWELL 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 BOXWELL, 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. ND-2010-09-27-02 | Billings County - 2005

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Patent-Badland, outcrop-Cabbart association (Soil Survey of Billings County, North Dakota; 2005).

Map Units

Map units containing BOXWELL 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
Boxwell-Cabbart loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L2601C	32	2876671	2qxkk	mt025	1991	1:24000
Boxwell complex, undulating	Bo	17565	146779	4xqt	mt600	1969	1:24000
Boxwell loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	69C	450	144550	4vdx	mt621	1997	1:24000
Boxwell loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	69D	333	144551	4vdy	mt621	1997	1:24000
Tanna-Boxwell loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes	265C	104	144301	4v4w	mt621	1997	1:24000
Dolus-Boxwell complex, 4 to 8 percent slopes	168C	95	144231	4v2m	mt621	1997	1:24000
Tanna-Boxwell loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	265D	86	144302	4v4x	mt621	1997	1:24000
Boxwell loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes	69E	47	144552	4vdz	mt621	1997	1:24000
Tanna-Boxwell loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes	265B	41	144300	4v4v	mt621	1997	1:24000
Boxwell-Evanston complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	431C	1550	1914271	227yp	mt624	2021	1:24000
Cabbart-Boxwell loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	151C	1202	2513459	50r7	mt624	2021	1:24000
Boxwell-Rentsac complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	433C	815	1912961	226lf	mt624	2021	1:24000
Boxwell-Rentsac complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	433D	645	1912963	226lh	mt624	2021	1:24000
Boxwell-Ethridge complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	430C	506	1914268	227yl	mt624	2021	1:24000
Boxwell-Ethridge complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	430D	442	1914270	227yn	mt624	2021	1:24000
Boxwell-Cabbart complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	432C	419	1914324	2280d	mt624	2021	1:24000
Cabbart-Boxwell loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	151C	7360	149675	50r7	mt639	2000	1:24000
Boxwell-Cabbart loams, calcareous, 2 to 8 percent slopes	145C	4640	149664	2yvms	mt639	2000	1:24000
Cabbart-Boxwell loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	151D	1791	149676	50r8	mt639	2000	1:24000
Boxwell-Ethridge complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	444C	790	150010	5131	mt639	2000	1:24000
Tanna-Boxwell, calcareous, complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	172C	618	149704	50s5	mt639	2000	1:24000
Tanna-Boxwell, calcareous, complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	172D	279	149705	50s6	mt639	2000	1:24000
Boxwell-Ethridge complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	444D	185	150011	5132	mt639	2000	1:24000
Dolus-Boxwell complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	168E	6821	145568	4wgr	mt644	1995	1:24000
Dolus-Boxwell complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	168D	3275	145567	4wgq	mt644	1995	1:24000
Boxwell loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	69D	3198	145868	4wsf	mt644	1995	1:24000
Boxwell loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes	69E	1270	145869	4wsg	mt644	1995	1:24000
Tanna-Boxwell loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes	265C	1152	145628	4wjp	mt644	1995	1:24000
Boxwell loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	69C	788	145867	4wsd	mt644	1995	1:24000
Tanna-Boxwell loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	265D	782	145629	4wjq	mt644	1995	1:24000
Dolus-Boxwell complex, 4 to 8 percent slopes	168C	372	145566	4wgp	mt644	1995	1:24000
Boxwell-Cabbart loams, calcareous, 2 to 8 percent slopes	145C	852	1538572	2yvms	mt666	2008	1:24000
Cabbart-Boxwell loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	151C	82	2513460	50r7	mt666	2008	1:24000
Boxwell-Cabbart-Arikara complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	L2633F	17036	2707049	2q1xp	nd007	1998	1:24000
Boxwell-Scairt-Maltese complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	L2313D	9664	2707044	2q1xt	nd007	1998	1:24000
Scairt-Maltese-Boxwell complex, 2 to 25 percent slopes	L2311E	3163	2707043	2q2mt	nd007	1998	1:24000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L2807D	1673	2707052	2q1xs	nd007	1998	1:24000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	L2803B	1606	2707050	2qxkx	nd007	1998	1:24000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L2807C	164	2707051	2qxky	nd007	1998	1:24000
Cabbart-Boxwell loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	CgD	1119	992803	12b2x	nd011	1969	1:20000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	BtB	590	992794	12b2m	nd011	1969	1:20000
Cabbart-Boxwell loams, 3 to 9 percent slopes	CgC	513	992802	12b2w	nd011	1969	1:20000
Boxwell-Cabbart loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	BrD	464	992793	12b2l	nd011	1969	1:20000
Boxwell loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	BoC	411	992792	12b2k	nd011	1969	1:20000
Boxwell-Cabbart loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L2601D	220	2563478	2qxkl	nd011	1969	1:20000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L2807C	99	2563481	2qxky	nd011	1969	1:20000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	L2803B	95	2563480	2qxkx	nd011	1969	1:20000
Boxwell-Cabbart loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L2601C	92	2563477	2qxkk	nd011	1969	1:20000
Boxwell-Scairt-Maltese complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	L2313D	12	2758462	2q1xt	nd011	1969	1:20000
Scairt-Maltese-Boxwell complex, 2 to 25 percent slopes	L2311E	11	2758461	2q2mt	nd011	1969	1:20000
Cabbart-Kremlin-Boxwell loams, 9 to 40 percent slopes, slumped	L2621F	19156	2707123	d361	nd025	1981	1:20000
Cabbart-Boxwell loams, 15 to 50 percent slopes	L2617F	15240	2707154	2qxkm	nd025	1981	1:20000
Boxwell-Cabbart loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L2601D	751	2707153	2qxkl	nd025	1981	1:20000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	L2803B	722	2707156	2qxkx	nd025	1981	1:20000
Boxwell-Scairt-Maltese complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	L2313D	649	2707127	2q1xt	nd025	1981	1:20000
Boxwell-Cabbart loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L2601C	476	2707152	2qxkk	nd025	1981	1:20000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L2807C	391	2707157	2qxky	nd025	1981	1:20000
Boxwell-Cabbart loams, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	L2997D	317	2707158	2qxl8	nd025	1981	1:20000
Boxwell-Cabbart-Arikara complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	L2633F	28	2758496	2q1xp	nd025	1981	1:20000
Scairt-Maltese-Boxwell complex, 2 to 25 percent slopes	L2311E	27	2758494	2q2mt	nd025	1981	1:20000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L2807D	8	2758497	2q1xs	nd025	1981	1:20000
Boxwell-Scairt-Maltese complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	L2313D	1019	2759759	2q1xt	nd033	1985	1:24000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	L2803B	1015	2707331	2qxkx	nd033	1985	1:24000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L2807C	575	2707332	2qxky	nd033	1985	1:24000
Boxwell-Cabbart-Arikara complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	L2633F	20	2759763	2q1xp	nd033	1985	1:24000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L2807D	4	2759764	2q1xs	nd033	1985	1:24000
Scairt-Maltese-Boxwell complex, 2 to 25 percent slopes	L2311E	3	2759758	2q2mt	nd033	1985	1:24000
Boxwell-Cabbart-Arikara complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	L2633F	34768	2715129	2q1xp	nd053	2003	1:24000
Scairt-Maltese-Boxwell complex, 2 to 25 percent slopes	L2311E	19523	2715132	2q2mt	nd053	2003	1:24000
Cabbart-Kremlin-Boxwell loams, 9 to 40 percent slopes, slumped	L2621F	8225	2715124	d361	nd053	2003	1:24000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L2807D	5344	2715130	2q1xs	nd053	2003	1:24000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	L2803B	3171	2715151	2qxkx	nd053	2003	1:24000
Boxwell-Scairt-Maltese complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	L2313D	1722	2715131	2q1xt	nd053	2003	1:24000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L2807C	615	2715152	2qxky	nd053	2003	1:24000
Cabbart-Boxwell loams, 15 to 50 percent slopes	L2617F	21	2759726	2qxkm	nd053	2003	1:24000
Boxwell-Scairt-Maltese complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	L2313D	4397	2758526	2q1xt	nd087	1974	1:20000
Scairt-Maltese-Boxwell complex, 2 to 25 percent slopes	L2311E	1586	2715911	2q2mt	nd087	1974	1:20000
Boxwell-Cabbart loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L2601C	826	2715914	2qxkk	nd087	1974	1:20000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	L2803B	612	2715919	2qxkx	nd087	1974	1:20000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L2807C	472	2715920	2qxky	nd087	1974	1:20000
Boxwell-Cabbart-Arikara complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	L2633F	217	2758534	2q1xp	nd087	1974	1:20000
Boxwell-Cabbart loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L2601D	189	2715915	2qxkl	nd087	1974	1:20000
Boxwell-Cabbart loams, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	L2997D	115	2715927	2qxl8	nd087	1974	1:20000
Boxwell-Kremlin loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L2807D	9	2758535	2q1xs	nd087	1974	1:20000
Boxwell loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	BeC	949	355719	cy4t	sd063	1984	1:24000
Notter-Boxwell families complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	mt41	2990	3314835	30hkz	ut645		1:24000
Tymosling-Skelridge-like-Boxwell complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	5537		3136872	2ypp8	wy629		1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BOXWELL 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).