Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the CAMELBACK soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of CAMELBACK, 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 CAMELBACK were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot . Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.


Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the CAMELBACK 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.

Click the image to view it full size.



Click the image to view it full size.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the CAMELBACK series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

Click the image to view it full size.

Select annual climate data summaries for the CAMELBACK series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

Click the image to view it full size.

Geomorphic description summaries for the CAMELBACK 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 .

Click the image to view it full size.

Click the image to view it full size.

Click the image to view it full size.

Click the image to view it full size.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with CAMELBACK share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

Click the image to view it full size.

Select annual climate data summaries for the CAMELBACK series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

Click the image to view it full size.

Geomorphic description summaries for the CAMELBACK 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 .

Click the image to view it full size.

Click the image to view it full size.

Click the image to view it full size.

Click the image to view it full size.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with CAMELBACK, 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 .

Block Diagrams

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing CAMELBACK 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
Hades-Lanoak-Camelback complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes10668826852s18id70919761:24000
Camelback-Hades complex, 6 to 20 percent slopes11035826822s15id70919761:24000
Moonlight-Camelback association, 30 to 60 percent slopes, MLRA 137930931635632szwyid71019681:24000
Valmar-Camelback-Hades complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes1165331635642szwgid71019681:24000
Camelback, very deep-Dranyon-Beehunt complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes2011932389512x3mxid71019681:24000
Valmar-Camelback, deep-Hades complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes13701180643363258311g8id71119831:24000
Ireland, extremely stony surface-Camelback-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes591247131635402v05mid71119831:24000
Camelback-Cedarhill, high precipitation-Lanoak complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes231234231635212v063id71119831:24000
Camelback, very deep-Hades-Valmar complex 10 to 30 percent slopes13702113033363257311g9id71119831:24000
Moonlight-Camelback association, 30 to 60 percent slopes, MLRA 13791038131635482szwyid71119831:24000
Hades-Camelback-Lanoak complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes50675631635362v06hid71119831:24000
Hades-Camelback-Hondoho complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes47519131635352v05rid71119831:24000
Cedarhill, high precipitation-Camelback-Moonlight complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes32462731635272v05yid71119831:24000
Hondoho-Camelback-Lanoak complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes56448031635392v05nid71119831:24000
Lanoak-Camelback complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes69425631635432szx3id71119831:24000
Camelback, extremely stony surface-Hades complex, 6 to 20 percent slopes25393431635222v06kid71119831:24000
Scout variant-Camelback variant association, 30 to 60 percent slopes1062121828582s6vid71119831:24000
Camelback variant-Valmar variant complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes271703828972s83id71119831:24000
Camelback-Greys complex, 20 to 30 percent slopes241494828942s80id71119831:24000
Ricafied-Camelback, deep-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes420B1211323896720gyzid71119831:24000
Warshod family, extremely stony surface-Booneville-Camelback complex, 20 to 55 percent slopes86-CNF12831732372rfzxid71119831:24000
Moonlight-Camelback association, 30 to 60 percent slopes, MLRA 43B79431031732662x020id71220081:24000
Moonlight-Camelback association, 30 to 60 percent slopes, MLRA 1379374825145912szwyid7131:24000
Valmar-Camelback, deep-Hades complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes1370131363363259311g8id7131:24000
Lanoak-Camelback complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes69234225202172szx3id7131:24000
Warshod family, extremely stony surface-Booneville-Camelback complex, 20 to 55 percent slopes86185626198652rfzxid7131:24000
Hades-Camelback-Hondoho complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes47169425145802v05rid7131:24000
Ireland, extremely stony surface-Camelback-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes59118425145842v05mid7131:24000
Camelback-Cedarhill, high precipitation-Lanoak complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes2388225145722v063id7131:24000
Hades-Camelback-Lanoak complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes5027525145812v06hid7131:24000
Camelback, extremely stony surface-Hades complex, 6 to 20 percent slopes2524125145732v06kid7131:24000
Hondoho-Camelback-Lanoak complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes5623225145832v05nid7131:24000
Cedarhill, high precipitation-Camelback-Moonlight complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes3219025145772v05yid7131:24000
Camelback, very deep-Hades-Valmar complex 10 to 30 percent slopes137021883363260311g9id7131:24000
Moonlight-Camelback association, 30 to 60 percent slopes, MLRA 43B79432129809072x020id7131:24000
Moonlight-Camelback association, 30 to 60 percent slopes98482485349j91fid71419971:24000
Camelback, very deep-Hades-Valmar complex 10 to 30 percent slopes137024553363262311g9id71419971:24000
Hades-Camelback-Hondoho complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes46418485291j8zkid71419971:24000
Camelback, very deep-Lonigan complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes3248485276j8z2id71419971:24000
Hades-Lanoak-Camelback complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes4738485292j8zlid71419971:24000
Valmar-Camelback, deep-Hades complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes13701273363261311g8id71419971:24000
Moonlight-Camelback association, 30 to 60 percent slopes, MLRA 1379-B1831733232szwyid71419971:24000
Valmar-Camelback, deep-Hades complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes13701153363263311g8id71519941:24000
Lanoak-Camelback complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes69-B831733602szx3id71519941:24000
Camelback, very deep-Dranyon-Beehunt complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes2011236529897342x3mxid7161:24000
Camelback, very deep-Hades-Valmar complex 10 to 30 percent slopes1370219603363266311g9id7161:24000
Vipont-Hagenbarth-Camelback, very deep, complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes7041171531568362yvfjid7161:24000
Valmar-Camelback, deep-Hades complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes1370116263363265311g8id7161:24000
Bezzant-Camelback, very deep-Hades complex, 12 to 50 percent slopes551092131365422ypjtid7161:24000
Moonlight-Camelback, deep, association, 15 to 50 percent slopesMBG639600006n4c1id7161:24000
Hades-Camelback, very deep-Cedarhill complex, 10 to 55 percent slopes221044224845432pdckid7161:24000
Ricafied-Camelback, deep-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes420B392186142520gyzid7161:24000
Cedarhill, high precipitation-Camelback, deep-Moonlight complex, 20 to 50 percent slopesBBF224599978n4b4id7161:24000
Hades-Camelback, very deep-Lanoak complex, 1 to 10 percent slopes370AA19122482012fgfmid7161:24000
Camelback-Cedarhill, high precipitation-Lanoak complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes235331364352v063id7161:24000
Camelback, very deep-Dranyon-Beehunt complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes201110132389882x3mxid77019681:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the CAMELBACK 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 .