Soil Data Explorer - FLASHER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the FLASHER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of FLASHER, 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 FLASHER 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
54	78P0155	1977ND001010	Flasher	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.9986111,-102.1669444
54	81ND037001	81ND037001	Flasher	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.4302778,-101.465

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the FLASHER 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 FLASHER 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 FLASHER 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 FLASHER 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 FLASHER 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 FLASHER 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 FLASHER 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 FLASHER, 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-2010-09-27-16 | Morton County - 2002

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Ekalaka-Lakota-Vebar-Desart association (Soil Survey of Morton County, North Dakota; 2002).

2. ND-2010-09-27-18 | Morton County - 2002

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Vebar-Parshall association (Soil Survey of Morton County, North Dakota; 2002).

3. ND-2012-02-07-01 | Adams County - September 1987

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Vebar-Flasher-Parshall association (Soil Survey of Adams County, North Dakota; September 1987).

4. ND-2012-02-07-03 | Adams County - September 1987

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Belfield-Daglum-Rhoades association (Soil Survey of Adams County, North Dakota; September 1987).

5. ND-2012-02-07-41 | Golden Valley County - July 1989

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Absher-Belfield association (Soil Survey of Golden Valley County, North Dakota; July 1989).

6. ND-2012-02-07-42 | Golden Valley County - July 1989

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Flasher-Vebar-Beisigl association (Soil Survey of Golden Valley County, North Dakota; July 1989).

7. ND-2012-02-08-06 | Grant County - September 1988

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Vebar-Parshall-Beisigl association (Soil Survey of Grant County, North Dakota; September 1988).

8. ND-2012-02-08-07 | Grant County - September 1988

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Telfer-Lihen-Seroco association (Soil Survey of Grant County, North Dakota; September 1988).

9. ND-2012-02-08-09 | Hettinger County - May 1990

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Vebar-Parshall-Flasher association (Soil Survey of Hettinger County, North Dakota; May 1990).

10. ND-2012-02-08-30 | Mountrail County - June 1991

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Cabba-Badland association (Soil Survey of Mountrail County, North Dakota; June 1991).

11. SD-2012-03-15-09 | Corson County - July 1995

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Flasher-Vebar association (Soil Survey of Corson County, SD; 1995).

Map Units

Map units containing FLASHER 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
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	321	2992171	1vzss	mt025	1991	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	184	342246	1vzsv	mt025	1991	1:24000
Tally-Flasher complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes	216	10495	342453	chbw	mt027	1979	1:24000
Tally-Flasher-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes	103	9428	342328	ch6v	mt027	1979	1:24000
Tally-Flasher complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes	217	6277	342454	chbx	mt027	1979	1:24000
Flasher fine sandy loam, 4 to 20 percent slopes	Ff	4768	345419	clfk	mt103	1961	1:20000
Flasher loamy fine sand	Fm	2840	345421	clfm	mt103	1961	1:20000
Flasher fine sandy loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes	Fh	2777	345420	clfl	mt103	1961	1:20000
Bainville-Flasher complex, 15 to 40 percent slopes	Bh	15941	345611	clmr	mt109	1956	1:31680
Rockland-Flasher complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes	Rk	8141	345655	clp5	mt109	1956	1:31680
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	6813	345629	1vzsv	mt109	1956	1:31680
Flasher loamy fine sand, 10 to 14 percent slopes	Fd	6411	345628	cln9	mt109	1956	1:31680
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	5684	345662	1vzss	mt109	1956	1:31680
Flasher loamy fine sand, 4 to 9 percent slopes	Fc	4013	345627	cln8	mt109	1956	1:31680
Bainville-Flasher complex, 6 to 14 percent slopes	Bg	1170	345610	clmq	mt109	1956	1:31680
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	52658	2525734	1vzst	nd001	1983	1:20000
Flasher-Rock outcrop-Vebar complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	E1475F	12897	2525736	1vzsw	nd001	1983	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	3487	2525735	1vzsv	nd001	1983	1:20000
Flasher-Beisigl, very stony-Parshall complex, 6 to 70 percent slopes	E1431F	579	2755644	2rdb5	nd001	1983	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	396	2755643	1vzss	nd001	1983	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	14110	1715176	1vzss	nd007	1998	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	6107	2699051	1vzsv	nd007	1998	1:24000
Flasher-Rock outcrop-Vebar complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	E1475F	314	2699052	1vzsw	nd007	1998	1:24000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	19015	2563525	1vzst	nd011	1969	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	3433	2563627	1vzss	nd011	1969	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	2111	2563553	1vzsv	nd011	1969	1:20000
Flasher-Beisigl, very stony-Parshall complex, 6 to 70 percent slopes	E1431F	615	2563552	2rdb5	nd011	1969	1:20000
Flasher-Rock outcrop-Vebar complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	E1475F	265	2563554	1vzsw	nd011	1969	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	FhD	215	992822	12b3j	nd011	1969	1:20000
Flasher and Vebar very stony soils, 3 to 25 percent slopes	Fm	82	992823	12b3k	nd011	1969	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher fine sandy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	VfC	27	992918	12b6m	nd011	1969	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher fine sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	VfD	13	992919	12b6n	nd011	1969	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	C952D	9684	2564184	2q76k	nd015	1967	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	7210	2661693	1vzss	nd015	1967	1:20000
Flasher-Rock outcrop-Vebar complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	E1475F	6397	2661694	1vzsw	nd015	1967	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	C955F	4317	2564176	2q6m3	nd015	1967	1:20000
Livona-Lihen-Flasher complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	C369F	1072	2564187	2q778	nd015	1967	1:20000
Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 15 to 35 percent slopes	C950F	34	2595662	2q76j	nd015	1967	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes	C953F	20	2595656	2q1p3	nd015	1967	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	55638	1714627	1vzsv	nd025	1981	1:20000
Flasher-Rock outcrop-Vebar complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	E1475F	12253	1714628	1vzsw	nd025	1981	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	332	1714626	1vzss	nd025	1981	1:20000
Vebar-Arikara-Flasher complex, 9 to 50 percent slopes	E1661F	121	2758473	1vzt0	nd025	1981	1:20000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	35	2758472	1vzst	nd025	1981	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	E1425F	10225	2661749	cdl4	nd029	1979	1:20000
Linton-Sutley-Flasher complex, 9 to 25 percent slopes	E3807E	1411	2661762	d1xm	nd029	1979	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	C978D	854	2595462	2q834	nd029	1979	1:20000
Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 15 to 35 percent slopes	C950F	600	2596838	2q76j	nd029	1979	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes	C953F	247	2595456	2q1p3	nd029	1979	1:20000
Telfer-Flasher loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	C335D	142	2564356	2pwff	nd029	1979	1:20000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	18875	2707280	1vzst	nd033	1985	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	3191	2707281	1vzsv	nd033	1985	1:24000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	328	2758547	1vzss	nd033	1985	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	62440	2525870	1vzsv	nd037	1985	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	53762	2525868	1vzss	nd037	1985	1:20000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	19216	2525869	1vzst	nd037	1985	1:20000
Flasher-Beisigl, very stony-Parshall complex, 6 to 70 percent slopes	E1431F	6151	2525871	2rdb5	nd037	1985	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	E1655D	3711	2525875	2rdb4	nd037	1985	1:20000
Flasher-Rock outcrop-Vebar complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	E1475F	367	2759640	1vzsw	nd037	1985	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	22210	1718592	1vzss	nd041	1986	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	6297	2525793	1vzsv	nd041	1986	1:20000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	201	2755677	1vzst	nd041	1986	1:20000
Flasher-Beisigl, very stony-Parshall complex, 6 to 70 percent slopes	E1431F	150	2525794	2rdb5	nd041	1986	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	C978D	328	2566542	2q834	nd047	1992	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	E1425F	314	2661845	cdl4	nd047	1992	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes	C953F	260	2566523	2q1p3	nd047	1992	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	C978D	533	2566628	2q834	nd051	1992	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes	C953F	62	2566612	2q1p3	nd051	1992	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	38354	2715056	1vzsv	nd053	2003	1:24000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	20321	2715054	1vzss	nd053	2003	1:24000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	13301	2715055	1vzst	nd053	2003	1:24000
Flasher-Rock outcrop-Vebar complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	E1475F	5177	2715058	1vzsw	nd053	2003	1:24000
Vebar-Arikara-Flasher complex, 9 to 50 percent slopes	E1661F	3091	2715061	1vzt0	nd053	2003	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	C952D	331	2566721	2q76k	nd055	1974	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Zahl complex, 6 to 25 percent slopes	C959E	85	2567158	2q836	nd055	1974	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	53	2662453	1vzss	nd055	1974	1:20000
Flasher-Rock outcrop-Vebar complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	E1475F	4987	2699256	1vzsw	nd057	1976	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	514	1715100	1vzsv	nd057	1976	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	62923	1718345	1vzsv	nd059	1998	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	38034	1718343	1vzss	nd059	1998	1:20000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	15180	1718344	1vzst	nd059	1998	1:20000
Flasher-Rock outcrop-Vebar complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	E1475F	8201	2699166	1vzsw	nd059	1998	1:20000
Vebar-Arikara-Flasher complex, 9 to 50 percent slopes	E1661F	2407	1718347	1vzt0	nd059	1998	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	E1655D	3	2759671	2rdb4	nd059	1998	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Zahl complex, 6 to 25 percent slopes	C959E	3344	2566779	2q836	nd061	1988	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	E1425F	1895	2662499	cdl4	nd061	1988	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes	C953F	349	2595567	2q1p3	nd061	1988	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	C952D	1	2567107	2q76k	nd061	1988	1:24000
Flasher-Rock outcrop-Vebar complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	E1475F	1885	2525922	1vzsw	nd065	1971	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	41396	2699090	1vzsv	nd085	1992	1:24000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	31244	2699133	1vzss	nd085	1992	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	E1425F	7435	2699089	cdl4	nd085	1992	1:24000
Badland-Flasher complex, 9 to 40 percent slopes	E1499F	4378	2699068	d1w7	nd085	1992	1:24000
Linton-Sutley-Flasher complex, 9 to 25 percent slopes	E3807E	3849	2699102	d1xm	nd085	1992	1:24000
Flasher-Rock outcrop-Vebar complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	E1475F	2650	2699088	1vzsw	nd085	1992	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	2310	1155	337813	cbj6	nd085	1992	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	2308	1121	337811	cbj4	nd085	1992	1:24000
Linton-Sutley-Flasher complex, 9 to 25 percent slopes	2317	80	337820	cbjf	nd085	1992	1:24000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	7134	2707398	1vzst	nd087	1974	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	4757	2707397	1vzss	nd087	1974	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	2500	1716779	1vzsv	nd087	1974	1:20000
Flasher-Badland complex, 6 to 70 percent slopes	E1495F	856	2707400	2qz6v	nd087	1974	1:20000
Flasher-Rock outcrop-Vebar complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	E1475F	43	2707399	1vzsw	nd087	1974	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E1355D	25056	1713498	1vzss	nd089	1965	1:20000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	E1423F	9716	1713500	1vzsv	nd089	1965	1:20000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	6667	1713499	1vzst	nd089	1965	1:20000
Flasher-Rock outcrop-Vebar complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	E1475F	6065	1713501	1vzsw	nd089	1965	1:20000
Vebar-Arikara-Flasher complex, 9 to 50 percent slopes	E1661F	3303	1713505	1vzt0	nd089	1965	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Zahl complex, 9 to 25 percent slopes	2359	1392	339070	cctr	nd105	1993	1:24000
Vebar-Flasher-Zahl complex, 6 to 25 percent slopes	C959E	1332	2567047	2q836	nd105	1993	1:24000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally fine sandy loams, 3 to 9 percent slopes	2360	338	339071	ccts	nd105	1993	1:24000
Flasher loamy fine sand, 25 to 50 percent slopes	32F	637	354704	cx32	sd021	1978	1:20000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	CvD	60493	2837870	1vzss	sd031	1986	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar-Parshall complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	FtF	54557	356162	1vzsv	sd031	1986	1:24000
Flasher-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	FrF	1871	356161	cym2	sd031	1986	1:24000
Vebar-Flasher complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	VfB	15991	354250	cwmf	sd041	1972	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	FvD	8991	354193	cwkl	sd041	1972	1:24000
Flasher-Vebar complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	FvE	3421	354194	cwkm	sd041	1972	1:24000
Flasher loamy fine sand, 25 to 40 percent slopes	FbF	727	354192	cwkk	sd041	1972	1:24000
Vebar-Flasher-Tally complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	VaD	63019	354668	1vzss	sd105	1977	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the FLASHER 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).