Soil Data Explorer - EXLINE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the EXLINE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of EXLINE, 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 EXLINE were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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
56	77ND035008	1977ND035008	Exline	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.0013718,-97.7317836
56	77ND035009	1977ND035009	Exline	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.0008333,-97.7319444
56	40A0034	S1956ND081007	Exline	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.26223,-97.32153
56	40A0035	S1956ND081009	Exline	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.26979,-97.3424
71	40A2091	1950NE019004	Exline	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.8416672,-98.7291641
71	40A2087	S1949NE079004	Exline	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.9838905,-98.3613892
71	40A2089	S1950NE079006	Exline	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.8444481,-98.7201004
71	40A2249	S1951NE079007	Exline	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.9333344,-98.5383301

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the EXLINE 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 EXLINE series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the EXLINE 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 EXLINE 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 EXLINE share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the EXLINE 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 EXLINE 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 hills figure.

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

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with EXLINE, 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-2012-02-08-67 | Wells County - June 1970

   Parent material and position of soils in association 10 (Soil Survey of Wells County, North Dakota; June 1970

2. NE-2012-02-13-20 | Hall County - January 1962

   Ovina-Elsmere association in the north-central part of Hall County (Soil Survey of Hall County, Nebraska; January 1962).

3. NE-2012-02-13-63 | Nance County - July 1960

   A cross section along the eastern side of Nance County showing the relationship of the soils to the geological materials (Soil Survey of Nance County, Nebraska; July 1960).

4. SD-2010-11-01-14 | Spink County - 2009

   Pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline and Max-Arnegard-Zahl associations (Soil Survey of Spink County, South Dakota; 2009).

5. SD-2012-03-14-09 | Brown County - April 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Aberdeen-Exline-Harriet and Williams-Bowbells associations (Soil Survey of Brown County, SD; 1993).

6. SD-2012-03-15-17 | Day County - August 1997

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Harmony-Aberdee-Nahon and Kranzburg-Brookings associations (Soil Survey of Day County, SD; 1997).

7. SD-2012-03-15-46 | Hand County - April 1963

   A cross section typical of an area next to the Ree Hills or the Wessington Hills (Soil Survey of Hand County, SD; 1963).

Map Units

Map units containing EXLINE 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
Exline silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G462A	1608	2573615	2q5n9	nd003	1988	1:20000
Exline silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F462A	14816	2586057	2q55t	nd009	1981	1:20000
Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F463A	9425	2585928	2q55v	nd009	1981	1:20000
Exline silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G462A	1197	2575342	2q5n9	nd021	1989	1:20000
Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G463A	485	2575343	2q5nb	nd021	1989	1:20000
Exline silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G462A	123	2576314	2q5n9	nd027		1:12000
Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G463A	23	2576315	2q5nb	nd027		1:12000
Exline-Aberdeen silty clays, 0 to 1 percent slopes	I167A	508	2642583	2mbkb	nd035	1980	1:20000
Exline silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G462A	797	2577085	2q5n9	nd045	1966	1:20000
Exline silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G462A	92	2577203	2q5n9	nd055	1974	1:20000
Exline silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G462A	289	2577337	2q5n9	nd063		1:12000
Exline loam, moderately deep over sandy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I562A	975	3247903	2yw6l	nd073	1992	1:20000
Exline loam, sandy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I253A	147	2641276	1nytk	nd073	1992	1:20000
Exline loam, sandy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I253A	1211	2641077	1nytk	nd077	2005	1:12000
Exline loam, moderately deep over sandy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I562A	195	3247912	2yw6l	nd077	2005	1:12000
Exline silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F462A	109	2588198	2q55t	nd079	1990	1:24000
Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F463A	4	2588048	2q55v	nd079	1990	1:24000
Exline loam, sandy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I253A	153	2641203	1nytk	nd081	1959	1:12000
Exline loam, moderately deep over sandy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I562A	31	3247907	2yw6l	nd081	1959	1:12000
Exline silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G462A	2434	2581383	2q5n9	nd093	1990	1:24000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G851A	15935	2797830	2sd6h	sd013	1987	1:20000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G845A	9574	2797826	2sd69	sd013	1987	1:20000
Exline-Putney silt loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	G850B	8455	2797829	2sd6g	sd013	1987	1:20000
Turton-Exline, loamy complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G715A	2114	2797804	2sd4z	sd013	1987	1:20000
Swenoda, silty substratum-Exline, loamy, fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G755A	621	2797817	2sd5h	sd013	1987	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silty clay loams, sandy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G853A	556	2797832	2sd6k	sd013	1987	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G852A	258	2797831	2sd6j	sd013	1987	1:20000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G846A	178	2797827	2sd6b	sd013	1987	1:20000
Exline-Heil silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G848A	3	2797828	2sd6d	sd013	1987	1:20000
Exline silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G462A	3	2797683	2q5n9	sd013	1987	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G851A	2474	2798534	2sd6h	sd037	1992	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G852A	2163	2798535	2sd6j	sd037	1992	1:20000
Exline-Putney silt loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	G850B	997	2798533	2sd6g	sd037	1992	1:20000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G845A	796	2798531	2sd69	sd037	1992	1:20000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G846A	254	2798532	2sd6b	sd037	1992	1:20000
Harmony-Exline complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G867A	1473	2799256	2sd6r	sd089	1980	1:20000
Exline-Harmony complex, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G847A	713	2799254	2sd6c	sd089	1980	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G851A	14099	2799387	2sd6h	sd091	1970	1:20000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G845A	6329	2799385	2sd69	sd091	1970	1:20000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G846A	158	2799386	2sd6b	sd091	1970	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G852A	107	2799388	2sd6j	sd091	1970	1:20000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G851A	52214	2800048	2sd6h	sd115	1997	1:24000
Exline-Heil silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G848A	15912	2800045	2sd6d	sd115	1997	1:24000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G845A	13586	2800043	2sd69	sd115	1997	1:24000
Nahon-Aberdeen-Exline silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G852A	4213	2800049	2sd6j	sd115	1997	1:24000
Exline-Aberdeen-Nahon silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G846A	3822	2800044	2sd6b	sd115	1997	1:24000
Exline-Heil silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G849A	1368	2800046	2sd6f	sd115	1997	1:24000
Exline-Putney silt loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	G850B	1163	2800047	2sd6g	sd115	1997	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the EXLINE 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).