Soil Data Explorer - ELNORA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ELNORA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ELNORA, 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 ELNORA were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

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

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
139	03N0672	S2003OH085001	Elnora	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.8000068664551,-81.0666732788086
n/a	AB-066	1955-OH007-066	Elnora	2	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 ELNORA 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 ELNORA 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 ELNORA 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 ELNORA 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).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with ELNORA 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 ELNORA 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 ELNORA 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.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with ELNORA, 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. NY-2012-02-15-37 | Niagara County - October 1972

   Typical cross section of the Otisville-Altmar-Fredon-Stafford association (Soil Survey of Niagara County, New York; October 1972).

2. OH-2010-09-29-02 | Ashtabula County - 2007

   Representative pattern of soils and parent materials in the Conneaut-Painesville-Elnora association (Soil Survey of Ashtabula County, Ohio; 2007).

3. OH-2012-02-16-11 | Ashtabula County - May 1973

   Soil pattern in the Elnora-Colonie-Kingsville soil association (Soil Survey of Ashtabula County, Ohio; May 1973).

4. OH-2012-02-16-12 | Ashtabula County - May 1973

   Soil pattern in the Conneaut-Swanton-Claverack soil association (Soil Survey of Ashtabula County, Ohio; May 1973).

Map Units

Map units containing ELNORA 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
Elnora loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	EnA	4588	288723	9pfn	ny001	1985	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	EnB	2243	288724	9pfp	ny001	1985	1:15840
Elnora fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	42A	339	289603	9qc1	ny009	2002	1:24000
Elnora fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	42B	279	289604	9qc2	ny009	2002	1:24000
Elnora fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ElB	1584	289823	9ql4	ny013	1988	1:15840
Elnora fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ElA	1004	289822	9ql3	ny013	1988	1:15840
Elnora fine sandy loam	En	504	290327	9r3d	ny021	1985	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ElA	1806	290801	9rlp	ny029	1979	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ElB	1744	290802	9rlq	ny029	1979	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes	ElB	1513	301702	b3yb	ny037	2004	1:24000
Elnora loamy fine sand	En	875	292551	9tf4	ny053	1975	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	ElA	4195	292696	9tkt	ny055	1967	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes	ElB	2599	292697	9tkv	ny055	1967	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	56A	2975	1914311	227zz	ny069	2012	1:12000
Elnora loamy fine sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	ElB	6742	294025	9vyp	ny073	1973	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand	En	1602	309568	bd42	ny093	1973	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	ElA	275	294716	9wnz	ny099	1966	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes	ElB	264	294717	9wp0	ny099	1966	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand	En	1049	295878	9xwg	ny113	1982	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	ElA	3712	295724	9xqh	ny117	1972	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes	ElB	2908	295725	9xqj	ny117	1972	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	56A	191	3250285	227zz	ny123	1948	1:12000
Elnora loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ElB	148	289266	9q05	ny605	1981	1:24000
Elnora loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ElA	39	289265	9q04	ny605	1981	1:24000
Elnora loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	ElA	2667	292992	9twc	ny664	1968	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes	ElB	1268	292993	9twd	ny664	1968	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 1 to 5 percent slopes	EnB	4414	298888	b10k	oh007	2001	1:12000
Urban land-Elnora complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes	UrB	658	298925	b11r	oh007	2001	1:12000
Urban land-Elnora complex, nearly level	UeA	17105	287272	9mxv	oh035	1978	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes	EnA	6383	172136	5s3s	oh043	1998	1:12000
Elnora loamy fine sand, bedrock substratum, 0 to 4 percent slopes	EoA	725	172137	5s3t	oh043	1998	1:12000
Elnora loamy fine sand, 1 to 3 percent slopes	EnA	573	167972	5msg	oh077	1988	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes	EmA	73	1605971	1qx4j	oh077	1988	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 1 to 5 percent slopes	EnB	5615	286811	9mfz	oh085	1976	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 1 to 3 percent slopes	EnA	275	287758	9nfj	oh093	1972	1:15840
Elnora loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes	EyB	260	287035	9mp6	oh155	1986	1:15840
Elnora fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	EnB	1684	2633053	2rg6x	pa049	2012	1:12000
Elnora fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	EnA	1645	2633052	2rg6w	pa049	2012	1:12000
Urban land-Elnora complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	UlB	860	2633086	2rg7z	pa049	2012	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ELNORA 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).