Soil Data Explorer - EEL

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the EEL soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of EEL, 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 EEL 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
111A	WY7806	1978IN177006	Eel	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.8380278,-84.8345806
111A	HY8004	1980IN065004	Eel	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.8440361,-85.4851
111A	81P0724	S1981IN011001	Eel	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.9876175,-86.2744141
111B	AL-112	1959-OH003-112	Eel	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.742775,-84.3128891
111B	DK7701	1977IN033001	Eel	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.3985861,-85.0213083
111B	RA7814	1978IN135014	Eel	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.2788417,-85.0722194
111B	AD7903	1979IN001003	Eel	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.6004361,-84.9390028
111B	JY8015	1980IN075015	Eel	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.3596389,-84.9529889
111D	40A5243	S1959IN045004	Eel	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.1803093,-87.4077835
99	WD-102	1957-OH173-102	Eel	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.402916,-83.4943924
99	DF-038	1977-OH039-038	Eel	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.3663902,-84.4354401
n/a	UN-001	1953-OH159-001	Eel	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	AL-030	1954-OH003-030	Eel	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	PB-052	1960-OH135-052	Eel	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	WA-051	1961-OH165-051	Eel	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	DL-043	1962-OH041-043	Eel	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	SH-019	1975-OH149-019	Eel	3	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 EEL 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 EEL 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 EEL 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 EEL 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 EEL 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 EEL 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).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the EEL 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 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 terrace figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with EEL, 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. IN-2010-09-09-03 | Boone County - 2004

   General pattern of soils, topography, and parent material in the Miami-Rainsville-Crosby association (Soil Survey of Boone County, Indiana; 2004).

2. IN-2012-01-19-17 | Fountain County - 1966

   Major soil series in the county in relation to their topography and underlying material (Soil Survey of Fountain County, Indiana; 1966).

3. IN-2012-01-19-26 | Huntington County - December 1982

   Relationship of soils to topography and underlying materials in the Genesee-Ockley-Fox map unit (Soil Survey of Huntington County, Indiana; 1982).

4. IN-2012-01-19-41 | Pulaski County - January 1968

   Topographical relationships between a few of the major soils in the county (Soil Survey of Pulaski County, Indiana; 1968).

5. NY-2012-02-15-04 | Cayuga County - 1971

   Typical cross section of Honeoye-Lima association (Soil Survey of Cayuga County, New York; 1971).

6. NY-2012-02-15-22 | Genesee County - March 1969

   Cross section showing typical soil pattern in the Palmyra association (Soil Survey of Genesee County, New York; March 1969).

7. NY-2012-02-15-47 | Tompkins County - July 1965

   Typical cross section of Lima-Honeoye association and Palmyra association in northwestern Tompkins County (Soil Survey of Tompkins County, New York; July 1965).

8. OH-2012-02-16-05 | Allen County - August 1965

   A schematic drawing that shows the relationship of the soils formed in alluvium to drainage and to the soils of the uplands (Soil Survey of Allen County, Ohio; August 1965).

9. OH-2012-02-16-23 | Darke County - August 1987

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Eldean-Eel-Medway association (Soil Survey of Darke County, Ohio; August 1987).

10. OH-2012-02-16-28 | Delaware County - July 1969

    Major soils in the Bennington-Pewamo-Cardington soil association and their underlying material (Soil Survey of Delaware County, Ohio; July 1969).

11. OH-2012-02-16-44 | Wood County - December 1966

    Relationship of some local soils to underlying material and relief (Soil Survey of Wood County, Ohio; December 1966).

Map Units

Map units containing EEL 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
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Es	8951	164685	2z6cw	in003	1965	1:15840
Eel loam	Ee	499	164684	5jcd	in003	1965	1:15840
Eel loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration	EcyAH	1753	200883	6r13	in005	2002	1:12000
Eel loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded, very brief duration	EcyAW	943	209092	70kx	in005	2002	1:12000
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded, very brief duration	EdeAW	11	209067	70k3	in005	2002	1:12000
Eel clay loam, frequently flooded	Ee	919	623790	ny38	in009	1983	1:15840
Eel Variant silty clay, occasionally flooded	Ef	274	623791	ny39	in009	1983	1:15840
Eel and Beckville soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded, very brief duration	EdeAW	3538	697268	rdkj	in011	2003	1:12000
Eel-Urban land-Beckville complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded, very brief duration	YebA	43	3105057	2w57q	in011	2003	1:12000
Eel loam, frequently flooded	Em	1912	160323	5ctq	in033	1980	1:15840
Gessie-Eel silt loams, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration	GlnAH	1251	164850	5jjr	in035	1997	1:12000
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Es	6566	1612829	2w0vg	in041	1958	1:15840
Eel loam	Ee	884	1612828	1r48q	in041	1958	1:15840
Eel and Beckville soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded, brief duration	EdeAK	5270	242388	846z	in045	1999	1:12000
Eel and Beckville soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded, very brief duration	EdeAW	28	3291291	rdkj	in057	1976	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Es	2	3291298	2w0vg	in057	1976	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Ee	2092	160823	2w0vg	in059	1974	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Ee	2814	161404	2ygzp	in069	1980	1:15840
Eel-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	YeoAK	33	3216838	2zkfl	in069	1980	1:15840
Eel clay loam, frequently flooded	Ee	4616	210637	725r	in075	1983	1:15840
Eel variant silty clay, occasionally flooded	Ef	786	210638	725s	in075	1983	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Ee	3661	161660	2w0vg	in081	1975	1:15840
Eel silt loam-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration	YelAH	375	3105229	2xf6h	in081	1975	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded, very brief duration	EdeAW	114	1652761	1sgtw	in081	1975	1:15840
Urban land-Eel silt loam complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration	UelAH	15	3105228	2y479	in081	1975	1:15840
Eel loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration	EcyAH	15	1652759	1sgtt	in081	1975	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Es	3914	162072	2w0vg	in095	1965	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Ee	884	164420	2w0vg	in097	1975	1:15840
Eel silt loam-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration	YelAH	690	3104680	2xf6h	in097	1975	1:15840
Urban land-Eel silt loam complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration	UelAH	108	3104679	2y479	in097	1975	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	El	7217	159736	2w0vg	in121	1965	1:20000
Eel silty clay loam	En	2300	159738	5c6v	in121	1965	1:20000
Eel loam	Ea	566	159734	5c6q	in121	1965	1:20000
Eel silt loam, high bottom	Em	479	159737	5c6t	in121	1965	1:20000
Eel loam, high bottom	Eb	100	159735	5c6r	in121	1965	1:20000
Eel silt loam, frequently flooded	Ee	6221	161291	5dty	in135	1984	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Ee	2034	160711	2w0vg	in145	1968	1:15840
Eel silt loam	Es	4657	162667	5g8b	in153	1966	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Es	4554	1612978	2w0vg	in161	1958	1:15840
Eel loam	Ee	230	1612977	1r4fj	in161	1958	1:15840
Eel silt loam	Ee	1970	160428	5cy3	in165	1977	1:20000
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Ee	2707	159662	2w0vg	in167	1971	1:20000
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Ee	621	161248	2z6cw	in179	1988	1:15840
Landes-Eel loams	La	1395	188011	69mw	mi067	1965	1:15840
Landes-Eel sandy loams	Le	388	188012	69mx	mi067	1965	1:15840
Genesee and Eel loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	GcA	1504	188483	6b43	mi091	1957	1:20000
Eel, Landes, and Abscota soils	109	220	2422493	2m9sy	mi145	1991	1:15840
Eel, Landes, and Abscota soils	En	318	187793	69dv	mi155	1967	1:12000
Podunk and Eel fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Pda	620	2677458	bmf4	ny033	2018	1:24000
Podunk and Eel fine sandy loams, high bottoms, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Pea	571	2677481	bmf5	ny033	2018	1:24000
Teel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	EaA	725	2677661	bmjp	ny049	2018	1:24000
Eel silt loam	Ee	721	294715	9wny	ny099	1966	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Ee	1060	169753	2w0vc	oh017	1977	1:15840
Urban land-Eel complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	UEe	119	3381077	30tpg	oh017	1977	1:15840
Eel-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	EeU	113	3381076	30tpf	oh017	1977	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Ee	661	171435	2w0vc	oh021	1966	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Ee	1957	168784	2w0vc	oh025	1972	1:20000
Eel silt loam, occasionally flooded	Ee	2729	168498	5nbf	oh037	1984	1:15840
Eel silt loam, gravelly substratum, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	EfA	62	1392122	1hqm5	oh037	1984	1:15840
Eel loam	Ee	227	1539756	1np7k	oh039	1981	1:15840
Eel silt loam, gravelly substratum, occasionally flooded	Ee	3598	172244	5s78	oh045	1998	1:12000
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Ee	3233	167894	2ygzp	oh049	1977	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Ee	429	169079	2z6cw	oh051	1981	1:15840
Eel loam	Ee	1231	169293	5p52	oh057	1974	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Ee	1495	168929	2ygzp	oh065	1987	1:15840
Eel loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Ee	2	1536635	1nkzw	oh069	1968	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Ee	4068	1420409	2w0vc	oh071	1973	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Ee	1128	171109	2ygzp	oh091	1977	1:15840
Eel loam, occasionally flooded	Ee	1147	169840	5pqq	oh095	1978	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Ee	1768	169928	2ygzp	oh107	1975	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Ee	1163	169479	2w0vc	oh109	1973	1:15840
Eel silt loam, gravelly substratum, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	EeA	6	1590109	1qcmv	oh113	1969	1:15840
Eel silt loam, occasionally flooded	Ee	1196	171254	5r6b	oh129	1977	1:15840
Eel silt loam, gravelly substratum, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	EeA	1763	622559	nwtk	oh135	2005	1:12000
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Ee	2555	170031	2ygzp	oh149	1977	1:15840
Eel-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	EgA	10	3216933	2zkfl	oh149	1977	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Ee	1587	1406066	2ygzp	oh159	1970	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Em	71	168080	2z6cw	oh161	1967	1:15840
Eel loam	Ee	635	171337	5r90	oh165	1967	1:20000
Eel loam	Ee	1826	168147	5mz3	oh171	1975	1:15840
Eel silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	EmA	2409	168225	5n1m	oh173	2000	1:12000
Eel loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	EaA	251	168224	5n1l	oh173	2000	1:12000
Eel silt loam, moderately deep to limestone, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	EnA	100	168226	5n1n	oh173	2000	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the EEL 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).