Soil Data Explorer - HILLON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the HILLON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of HILLON, 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 HILLON 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
52	40A3335	S1962MT101002	Hillon	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.7393532,-111.4825668

Water Balance

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with HILLON, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing HILLON 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
Hillon-Lambert complex, 15 to 65 percent slopes	331F	1219	1596507	1ql97	mt021	1971	1:24000
Hillon-Joplin loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	931D	382	339748	2t078	mt033	2002	1:24000
Joplin-Hillon loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	63C	76	339746	2t07b	mt033	2002	1:24000
Joplin-Hillon loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	421C	133630	343952	2t07b	mt041	1994	1:24000
Kevin-Hillon clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	441C	59643	343955	2t071	mt041	1994	1:24000
Hillon-Joplin loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	224D	22250	343878	2t078	mt041	1994	1:24000
Hillon loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes	22F	20334	343881	2t070	mt041	1994	1:24000
Fortbenton-Hillon complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	968C	14985	344115	2vysh	mt041	1994	1:24000
Hillon-Joplin loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes	22E	12492	343880	2t079	mt041	1994	1:24000
Hillon-Cabbart loams, 15 to 60 percent slopes	212F	9378	343874	2vyrz	mt041	1994	1:24000
Hillon-Kevin clay loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	221D	5827	343876	2t072	mt041	1994	1:24000
Hillon-Fortbenton complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	968D	2229	344116	2vysj	mt041	1994	1:24000
Yamacall-Hillon loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	791C	1738	344064	ck0v	mt041	1994	1:24000
Joplin-Hillon loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	421C	126083	344204	2t07b	mt051	1992	1:24000
Kevin-Hillon clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	441C	30078	344206	2t071	mt051	1992	1:24000
Hillon-Joplin loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes	224E	25018	344156	2t079	mt051	1992	1:24000
Hillon loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes	22F	17323	344158	2t070	mt051	1992	1:24000
Joplin-Hillon loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes	224B	16944	344155	2vyr9	mt051	1992	1:24000
Hillon-Cabbart loams, 15 to 60 percent slopes	225F	7034	344157	2vyrz	mt051	1992	1:24000
Hillon-Kevin clay loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes	221E	6248	344154	2t073	mt051	1992	1:24000
Kevin-Hillon-Nishon complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes	445E	2125	344210	ck5k	mt051	1992	1:24000
Fortbenton-Hillon complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	368C	1690	344190	2vysh	mt051	1992	1:24000
Joplin-Hillon loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	134	16774	344332	2t07b	mt055	1981	1:24000
Hillon-Yamacall-Fleak complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	95	11444	344463	ckfq	mt055	1981	1:24000
Hillon-Joplin loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	92	7788	344460	2t078	mt055	1981	1:24000
Hillon loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes	93	7292	344461	2t070	mt055	1981	1:24000
Hillon-Badland complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	94	2487	344462	ckfp	mt055	1981	1:24000
Joplin-Hillon loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes	427B	99711	345172	2vyr9	mt101	1992	1:24000
Joplin-Hillon loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	421C	91357	345164	2t07b	mt101	1992	1:24000
Hillon-Joplin loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	421D	23908	345165	2t078	mt101	1992	1:24000
Kevin-Hillon clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	441C	14163	345179	2t071	mt101	1992	1:24000
Hillon clay loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes	22F	11635	345104	2t075	mt101	1992	1:24000
Hillon-Joplin loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes	224E	11507	345102	2t079	mt101	1992	1:24000
Hillon-Kevin clay loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes	22E	4195	345103	2t073	mt101	1992	1:24000
Joplin-Hillon gravelly loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	424C	3901	345168	cl5g	mt101	1992	1:24000
Hillon-Cabbart loams, 15 to 60 percent slopes	212F	2000	345096	2vyrz	mt101	1992	1:24000
Hillon-Cabbart loams, 15 to 60 percent slopes	6	109767	345578	2vyrz	mt105	1976	1:24000
Hillon-Joplin loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	30	10478	345546	2t078	mt105	1976	1:24000
Hillon loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes	29	7843	345544	2t070	mt105	1976	1:24000
Hillon-Kevin clay loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	58	4340	345576	2t072	mt105	1976	1:24000
Joplin-Hillon loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	491D	82	1607264	1qyh7	mt109	1956	1:31680
Joplin-Hillon loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes	491C	9	1607265	1qyh8	mt109	1956	1:31680
Hillon-Joplin loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	Sm	6818	146935	2t078	mt600	1969	1:24000
Hillon-Kevin clay loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	Ke	489	146838	2t072	mt600	1969	1:24000
Hillon-Kevin clay loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes	68	74344	346517	2t073	mt608	1976	1:24000
Hillon clay loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes	67	60815	346515	2t075	mt608	1976	1:24000
Hillon-Cabbart loams, 15 to 60 percent slopes	26	28843	346398	2vyrz	mt608	1976	1:24000
Hillon-Kevin clay loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	74	12436	346530	2t072	mt608	1976	1:24000
Hillon-Scobey clay loams, 4 to 20 percent slopes	69	11284	346519	cml1	mt608	1976	1:24000
Hillon clay loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes	102	9976	341760	2t075	mt613	1975	1:24000
Ipano-Hillon complex, 4 to 10 percent slopes	106	3531	341764	cgmn	mt613	1975	1:24000
Ipano-Hillon complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	105	1776	341763	cgmm	mt613	1975	1:24000
Hillon-Kevin clay loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	112	725	341771	2t072	mt613	1975	1:24000
Hillon loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes	22F	44889	346643	2t070	mt615	1992	1:24000
Kevin-Hillon clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	441C	38314	346774	2t071	mt615	1992	1:24000
Hillon-Kevin clay loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes	221E	31269	346635	2t073	mt615	1992	1:24000
Joplin-Hillon loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	421C	30789	346767	2t07b	mt615	1992	1:24000
Hillon-Joplin loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes	224E	25904	346638	2t079	mt615	1992	1:24000
Hillon-Cabbart loams, 15 to 60 percent slopes	212F	25256	346632	2vyrz	mt615	1992	1:24000
Fortbenton-Hillon complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	368C	5341	346722	2vysh	mt615	1992	1:24000
Hillon-Delpoint loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes	222D	3866	346636	cmpt	mt615	1992	1:24000
Hillon-Kevin clay loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	444D	3792	346777	2t072	mt615	1992	1:24000
Hillon-Lambeth complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	229E	952	346641	cmpz	mt615	1992	1:24000
Hillon clay loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes	1221F	86012	347583	2t075	mt641	1994	1:24000
Hillon-Cabbart loams, 15 to 60 percent slopes	1022F	54952	347558	2vyrz	mt641	1994	1:24000
Hillon-Joplin loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes	220E	35137	347634	2t079	mt641	1994	1:24000
Hillon-Kevin clay loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	221D	33698	347635	2t072	mt641	1994	1:24000
Joplin-Hillon loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	421C	25098	347708	2t07b	mt641	1994	1:24000
Hillon-Kevin clay loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes	221E	19050	347636	2t073	mt641	1994	1:24000
Hillon-Joplin loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	224D	11933	347640	2t078	mt641	1994	1:24000
Joplin-Hillon gravelly loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	426C	7783	347715	cntm	mt641	1994	1:24000
Kevin-Hillon clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	442C	6633	347720	2t071	mt641	1994	1:24000
Kevin-Hillon clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	163C	27012	348378	2t071	mt657	1990	1:24000
Hillon-Kevin clay loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	163D	21512	348379	2t072	mt657	1990	1:24000
Hillon clay loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes	61F	17399	348748	2t075	mt657	1990	1:24000
Hillon-Cabbart loams, 15 to 60 percent slopes	376F	10654	348603	2vyrz	mt657	1990	1:24000
Hillon-Lambeth complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	257E	1769	348501	cpmz	mt657	1990	1:24000
Joplin-Hillon loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	51	15806	348257	2t07b	mt661	1982	1:24000
Hillon-Tinsley complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	33	6959	348237	cpcg	mt661	1982	1:24000
Hillon-Tinsley complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	32	3052	348236	cpcf	mt661	1982	1:24000
Hillon loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes	31	2913	348235	2t070	mt661	1982	1:24000
Hillon-Joplin loams, 4 to 15 percent slopes	30	2386	348234	2t078	mt661	1982	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the HILLON 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).