Soil Data Explorer - ELKNER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ELKNER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ELKNER, 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 ELKNER 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
43B	89P0446	87MT077934	Elkner	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.8568344,-113.2928696
43B	75C0012	S1974MT063017	Elkner	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.6857147,-114.4234619
48A	88P0091	87CO107007	Elkner	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.7849998,-107.3038864
48A	88P0092	87CO107008	Elkner	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.773056,-107.3280563
48A	88P0932	88CO107001	Elkner	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.7849655,-107.3045425
n/a	74C0041	S1974MT081001	Elkner	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 ELKNER 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 ELKNER 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 ELKNER 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 ELKNER 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 flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with ELKNER 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 ELKNER 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 ELKNER 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 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 ELKNER, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing ELKNER 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
Maciver-Elkner families-Rock outcrop complex, steep mountain slopes	543Xr	106	2024066	25y6g	id758	1998	1:24000
Como-Garlet-Elkner families, complex, steep mountain slopes	541S	53	2024064	25y6d	id758	1998	1:24000
Garlet-Elkner complex, 25 to 70 percent slopes	182F	6577	343863	cjtc	mt041	1994	1:24000
Como-Elkner-Lowder, frequently flooded families, complex, glacial moraines	348S	22147	149347	50dn	mt605	2007	1:24000
Elkner-Como families-Rock outcrop complex, recessional moraines	368Sr	20226	149044	502w	mt605	2007	1:24000
Elkner-Tenrag-Garlet families, complex, gentle mountain slopes	522S	11276	148604	4zmp	mt605	2007	1:24000
Como-Garlet-Elkner families, complex, steep mountain slopes	541S	10428	148679	4zq3	mt605	2007	1:24000
Elkner-Garlet families, complex, gentle mountain slopes	521S	4793	148599	4zmj	mt605	2007	1:24000
Elkner-Bearmouth-Prudy families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes	533C	2154	148817	4zvk	mt605	2007	1:24000
Maciver-Elkner families-Rock outcrop complex, steep mountain slopes	543Xr	1503	148687	4zqc	mt605	2007	1:24000
Shadow-Elkner families-Rock outcrop association, gentle mountain slopes	522Xr	839	148814	4zvg	mt605	2007	1:24000
Elkner-Philipsburg-Prudy families, complex, ice-margin slopes	463P	744	149225	508q	mt605	2007	1:24000
Elkner-Tibson-Elve families, complex, steep mountain slopes	543P	542	148823	4zvr	mt605	2007	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	580E	506	1859580	20f1g	mt605	2007	1:24000
Elkner-Garlet-Yellowmule families, complex, gentle mountain slopes	523S	480	149294	50by	mt605	2007	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	580F	150	1859581	20f1h	mt605	2007	1:24000
Comad-Elkner-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	280E	32	1859571	20f15	mt605	2007	1:24000
Como-Garlet-Elkner families, complex, steep mountain slopes	541S	478	1531242	1ndcx	mt610	2005	1:24000
Elkner-Garlet families, complex, gentle mountain slopes	521S	402	1531240	1ndcv	mt610	2005	1:24000
Como-Garlet-Elkner families, complex, steep mountain slopes	541S	900	2597718	4zq3	mt612	2011	1:24000
Shadow-Elkner families-Rock outcrop association, gentle mountain slopes	522Xr	116	2597738	4zvg	mt612	2011	1:24000
Elkner-Bearmouth-Prudy families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes	533C	44	2511824	4zvk	mt612	2011	1:24000
Elkner-Tibson-Elve families, complex, steep mountain slopes	543P	27	2511825	4zvr	mt612	2011	1:24000
Elkner-Philipsburg-Prudy families, complex, ice-margin slopes	463P	9	2597765	508q	mt612	2011	1:24000
Libeg-Arrowpeak-Elkner complex, 25 to 70 percent slopes	550F	10627	346826	cmwy	mt615	1992	1:24000
Garlet-Elkner complex, 25 to 70 percent slopes	580F	9441	346845	cmxk	mt615	1992	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	580E	3222	154941	5673	mt616	2003	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	580F	1314	154942	5674	mt616	2003	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	580D	757	154940	5672	mt616	2003	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, moderately impacted	1580E	184	155255	56k7	mt616	2003	1:24000
Comad-Elkner-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	280E	139	154680	55yp	mt616	2003	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, moderately impacted	1580F	107	155256	56k8	mt616	2003	1:24000
Elkner-Ovando complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	80E	924	144588	4vg4	mt621	1997	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	580E	910	144511	4vcn	mt621	1997	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	580D	178	144510	4vcm	mt621	1997	1:24000
Elkner-Ovando stony sandy loams, 35 to 60 percent slopes	80F	119	144589	4vg5	mt621	1997	1:24000
Elkner-Ovando complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	80B	105	144586	4vg2	mt621	1997	1:24000
Ovando, moist-Elkner, moist-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	780F	103	144574	4vfp	mt621	1997	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	580F	57	144512	4vcp	mt621	1997	1:24000
Elkner-Ovando complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	80D	36	144587	4vg3	mt621	1997	1:24000
Ovando-Elkner stony sandy loams, 35 to 60 percent slopes	180F	20	144248	4v35	mt621	1997	1:24000
Comad-Elkner-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	280E	8	144308	4v53	mt621	1997	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	580E	2091	1702971	1v52k	mt635	2006	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	580F	902	1702972	1v52l	mt635	2006	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	580D	278	1702970	1v52j	mt635	2006	1:24000
Elkner-Ovando complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	80B	128	1702978	1v52s	mt635	2006	1:24000
Como-Garlet-Elkner families, complex, steep mountain slopes	289	310	1710146	1vdk0	mt636	1983	1:24000
Ovando-Elkner-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	74	5283	145495	4wdd	mt638	1985	1:24000
Elkner-Ovando complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes	35	1656	145452	4wc0	mt638	1985	1:24000
Elkner-Ovando complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	80E	4351	145898	4wtd	mt644	1995	1:24000
Ovando-Elkner-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	780F	1951	145885	4wsz	mt644	1995	1:24000
Elkner-Ovando complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	80F	1204	145900	4wtg	mt644	1995	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	580F	1170	145819	4wqv	mt644	1995	1:24000
Ovando-Elkner complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	180F	1029	145576	4wh0	mt644	1995	1:24000
Comad-Elkner complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	580E	658	145818	4wqt	mt644	1995	1:24000
Ovando-Elkner-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	780E	174	145884	4wsy	mt644	1995	1:24000
Comad-Elkner-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	280E	145	145639	4wk1	mt644	1995	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ELKNER 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).