Soil Data Explorer - GREAT BEND

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the GREAT BEND soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of GREAT BEND, 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 GREAT BEND 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
55B	40A2519	S1974SD013004	Great Bend	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.3544426,-98.3286133
56	08N0385	S2007ND099-012	Great Bend	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.5341667,-97.3666667

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the GREAT BEND 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 GREAT BEND 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 GREAT BEND 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 GREAT BEND 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).

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with GREAT BEND 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 GREAT BEND 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 GREAT BEND 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.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with GREAT BEND, 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-2012-02-08-56 | Towner County - 1998

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Overly-Bearden-Great Bend association (Soil Survey of Towner County, North Dakota; 1998).

2. SD-2010-11-01-13 | Spink County - 2009

   Pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Great Bend-Beotia, Harmony-Aberdeen-Nahon, and Ludden-Lamoure associations (Soil Survey of Spink County, South Dakota; 2009).

3. SD-2012-03-14-08 | Brown County - April 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Great Bend-Beotia, Harmony-Aberdeen-Nahon, and Ludden-Lamoure associations (Soil Survey of Brown County, SD; 1993).

Map Units

Map units containing GREAT BEND 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
Great Bend-Overly silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	F482B	1495	2587668	2q561	nd005		1:12000
Overly-Great Bend silty clay loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F487A	17792	2585989	2q567	nd009	1981	1:20000
Great Bend-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F482A	558	2585908	2q560	nd009	1981	1:20000
Great Bend-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G482A	357	2576316	2q5nn	nd027		1:12000
Great Bend silty clay loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I179C	10	2642573	2qkvg	nd035	1980	1:20000
Great Bend-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F482A	5583	2585605	2q560	nd049	1987	1:20000
Great Bend-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F482A	633	2587193	2q560	nd069	1975	1:20000
Great Bend-Overly silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	F482B	625	2587143	2q561	nd071	1984	1:12000
Great Bend-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F482A	20	2587142	2q560	nd071	1984	1:12000
Great Bend-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F482A	1727	2585346	2q560	nd075	1972	1:20000
Great Bend-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F482A	4529	2588026	2q560	nd079	1990	1:24000
Great Bend-Overly silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G482B	47	2579440	2q5np	nd081	1959	1:12000
Great Bend-Overly silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G482B	53	2581385	2q5np	nd093	1990	1:24000
Great Bend-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F482A	10432	2586206	2q560	nd095	1992	1:24000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	F483B	1557	2587064	2q562	nd095	1992	1:24000
Great Bend-Overly silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	F482B	73	2587030	2q561	nd095	1992	1:24000
Overly-Great Bend silty clay loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	I174B	1542	2642480	2l6xc	nd097	1974	1:20000
Great Bend silty clay loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I179C	1434	2642473	2qkvg	nd097	1974	1:20000
Great Bend silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I179A	999	2642472	2qkvf	nd097	1974	1:20000
Great Bend silty clay loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes	I179D	795	2642474	2qkvh	nd097	1974	1:20000
Great Bend silty clay loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I179C	1113	2642883	2qkvg	nd099	1967	1:20000
Great Bend-Overly silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	F482A	209	2585130	2q560	nd101	1967	1:20000
Great Bend-Beotia silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G720A	68152	2797807	2sd52	sd013	1987	1:20000
Great Bend-Putney silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G724A	25120	2797812	2sd58	sd013	1987	1:20000
Great Bend-Beotia silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G720B	23037	2797808	2sd53	sd013	1987	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G722C	9543	2797810	2sd56	sd013	1987	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G722B	1331	2797809	2sd55	sd013	1987	1:20000
Zell-Great Bend silt loams, 6 to 25 percent slopes	G722E	1321	2797811	2sd57	sd013	1987	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell-Huffton silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G725C	1027	2797814	2sd5b	sd013	1987	1:20000
Great Bend-Putney silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G724B	511	2797813	2sd59	sd013	1987	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Z322B	234	2765259	2qkmh	sd029	2006	1:12000
Zell-Great Bend silt loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	Z323D	115	2765260	2qkmj	sd029	2006	1:12000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	J137C	85	1685542	1tkyb	sd029	2006	1:12000
Great Bend-Beotia silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	J136A	74	1685538	1tky6	sd029	2006	1:12000
Great Bend-Beotia silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G720A	552	2798519	2sd52	sd037	1992	1:20000
Great Bend-Beotia silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G721A	519	2798520	2sd54	sd037	1992	1:20000
Great Bend-Putney silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G724A	373	2798521	2sd58	sd037	1992	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell-Huffton silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G725C	356	2798522	2sd5b	sd037	1992	1:20000
Zell-Great Bend silt loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	Z323D	18	2712916	2qkmj	sd051	1977	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Z322B	8	2712915	2qkmh	sd051	1977	1:20000
Great Bend-Beotia silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G720B	4884	2799364	2sd53	sd091	1970	1:20000
Great Bend-Beotia silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G720A	3432	2799363	2sd52	sd091	1970	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G722B	1146	2799366	2sd55	sd091	1970	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell-Huffton silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G725C	249	2799370	2sd5b	sd091	1970	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G722C	222	2799367	2sd56	sd091	1970	1:20000
Great Bend-Beotia silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G721A	202	2799365	2sd54	sd091	1970	1:20000
Great Bend-Putney silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G724A	85	2799368	2sd58	sd091	1970	1:20000
Great Bend-Putney silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G724B	13	2799369	2sd59	sd091	1970	1:20000
Great Bend-Beotia silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G720A	59663	2799625	2sd52	sd115	1997	1:24000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G722B	21734	2799628	2sd55	sd115	1997	1:24000
Great Bend-Putney silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G724A	6390	2800031	2sd58	sd115	1997	1:24000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G722C	5539	2799629	2sd56	sd115	1997	1:24000
Great Bend-Beotia silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G720B	3740	2799626	2sd53	sd115	1997	1:24000
Great Bend-Beotia silt loams, till substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G721A	3086	2799627	2sd54	sd115	1997	1:24000
Great Bend-Putney silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G724B	2253	2800032	2sd59	sd115	1997	1:24000
Zell-Great Bend silt loams, 6 to 25 percent slopes	G722E	1287	2800030	2sd57	sd115	1997	1:24000
Great Bend-Zell-Huffton silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G725C	678	2800033	2sd5b	sd115	1997	1:24000
Great Bend-Beotia silt loams, till substratum, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G721B	554	2800063	2sl3r	sd115	1997	1:24000
Great Bend-Putney silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GpA	7	356630	cz36	sd115	1997	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the GREAT BEND 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).