Soil Data Explorer - MUIR

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MUIR soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MUIR, 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 MUIR 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
102C	80P0051	79NE023132	Muir	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.3394432,-97.1008301
73	09KS157004	09KS157004	Muir	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.9095573,-97.9211121
73	09KS157005	09KS157005	Muir	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.9127235,-97.904892
74	09N0218	S09KS157003	Muir	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.8996925,-97.8147202
74	40A1797	S1953KS157002	MUIR	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.7230568,-97.7638855
74	40A1798	S1953KS157004	MUIR	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.7305565,-97.773056
74	01N1035	S2001KS027011	Muir	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.3976822,-97.1591721
74	02N0480	S2001KS029004	Muir	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.5709,-97.5700302
75	01KS201038	01KS201038	Muir	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.8908882,-97.1793976
75	10N0135	S10NE151001	Muir	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.6914167,-97.0209722
75	10N0136	S10NE151002	Muir	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.6915,-97.0211389
75	10N0137	S10NE151003	Muir	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.6915278,-97.0210278
75	10N0138	S10NE151004	Muir	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.6915,-97.0209444
75	10N0139	S10NE151005	Muir	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.6916111,-97.0211389
76	88KS061114	88KS061114	Muir	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9892006,-96.9269791
76	95KS161046	95KS161046	Muir	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.1359749,-96.6404419
76	02N0461	S2001KS027015	Muir	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.289547,-96.9960556

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MUIR 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 MUIR 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 MUIR 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 MUIR 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 MUIR 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 MUIR 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 MUIR 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 MUIR, 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. KS-2012-01-20-07 | Brown County - September 1960

   Typical cross section of the rolling till-limestone uplands (Soil Survey of Brown County, Kansas; 1960).

2. KS-2012-01-25-20 | Republic County - November 1967

   Distribution of the soils in the Hastings-Crete-Geary association (Soil Survey of Republic County, Kansas; 1967).

3. KS-2012-01-25-21 | Republic County - November 1967

   Distribution of the soils in the Kipson-Tully-Crete association (Soil Survey of Republic County, Kansas; 1967).

4. KS-2012-01-25-22 | Republic County - November 1967

   Distribution of the soils in the Lancaster-Hedville-Crete association (Soil Survey of Republic County, Kansas; 1967).

5. KS-2012-01-25-23 | Republic County - November 1967

   Distribution of the soils in the Muir-Carr-Humbarger association (Soil Survey of Republic County, Kansas; 1967).

6. KS-2012-01-25-36 | Shawnee County - June 1970

   Loess-till area in the northern part of Shawnee County showing the relation of soils to the landscape in soil association 3 (Soil Survey of Shawnee County, Kansas; 1970).

7. NE-2012-02-08-12 | Butler County - February 1982

   Typical pattern of soils in the Alda-Boel-Barney association and the Gibbon-Muir-Zook association and relationship of the soils to topography and parent material (Soil Survey of Butler County, Nebraska; February 1982).

8. NE-2012-02-08-17 | Gage County - May 1964

   Schematic diagram showing the relationship of major soil series to parent materials in Gage County, Nebraska (Soil Survey of Gage County, Nebraska; May 1964).

9. NE-2012-02-10-31 | Fillmore County - July 1986

   Typical pattern of soils, topography, and parent material in the Hastings-Uly-Geary and Muir-Hobbs-Butler associations (Soil Survey of Fillmore County, Nebraska; July 1986).

10. NE-2012-02-10-33 | Fillmore County - July 1986

    Typical pattern of soils, topography, and parent material in the Hastings-Crete-Geary association (Soil Survey of Fillmore County, Nebraska; July 1986).

11. NE-2012-02-13-72 | Platte County - September 1988

    Typical landscape pattern of the soils and the underlying material in the Shell-Hobbs-Muir association (Soil Survey of Platte County, Nebraska; September 1988).

12. NE-2012-02-13-90 | Saunders County - January 1965

    Soils in the Burchard-Shelby association (Soil Survey of Saunders County, Nebraska; January 1965).

13. NE-2012-02-13-92 | Saunders County - January 1965

    Soils in the Muir-Hobbs association (Soil Survey of Saunders County, Nebraska; January 1965).

Map Units

Map units containing MUIR 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
Muir silt loam, very rarely flooded	3261	26899	2605724	2tpxv	ks027	1983	1:24000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	8146	1454648	2wtw2	ks027	1983	1:24000
Muir silt loam, very rarely flooded	3261	20225	2605738	2tpxv	ks029	1972	1:24000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	3251	1382047	2wtw2	ks029	1972	1:24000
Muir silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	3770	397	2605734	2tpxy	ks029	1972	1:24000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	22360	1454537	2wtw2	ks041	1977	1:24000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	4893	1387167	2wtw2	ks061	1991	1:24000
Muir silt loam, very rarely flooded	3261	890	2605756	2tpxv	ks089	1981	1:24000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	14605	1457061	2tpxt	ks117	1977	1:24000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	307	1382139	2wtw2	ks143	1978	1:24000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	679	1480683	2wtw2	ks149	1984	1:24000
Muir silt loam, very rarely flooded	3261	17322	2605653	2tpxv	ks157	1965	1:24000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	2585	1381936	2tpxt	ks157	1965	1:24000
Muir silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	3770	772	2605652	2tpxy	ks157	1965	1:24000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	2009	1472282	2wtw2	ks161	1970	1:24000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	55	1382185	2wtw2	ks169	1989	1:24000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	199	1473447	2wtw2	ks177	1966	1:24000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	19844	1454879	2tpxt	ks201	1988	1:24000
Muir silt loam, very rarely flooded	3261	5845	2605721	2tpxv	ks201	1988	1:24000
Muir silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	3775	84	2216652	2y21j	ne011	1966	1:20000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	13357	1691304	2tpxt	ne023	1979	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	3776	4730	1691305	2tpxw	ne023	1979	1:20000
Blendon-Muir complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6518	3607	1691263	2znsg	ne023	1979	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3777	142	2219022	2tpxx	ne023	1979	1:20000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	5501	1692385	2tpxt	ne059	1984	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	3776	2210	1692386	2tpxw	ne059	1984	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3777	289	1692387	2tpxx	ne059	1984	1:20000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	10104	1691770	2tpxt	ne095	1970	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	3776	4914	1691769	2tpxw	ne095	1970	1:20000
Hord silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	8870	260	1691802	1tsg8	ne095	1970	1:20000
Muir silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	3774	8471	427423	2y21k	ne119	1981	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	3775	111	2217121	2y21j	ne119	1981	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	3776	1795	427479	gbtn	ne125	1958	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3777	389	427480	gbtp	ne125	1958	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	3775	114	2228976	2y21j	ne125	1958	1:20000
Muir silt loam, very rarely flooded	3261	30	2605709	2tpxv	ne129	1974	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	3775	11868	427567	2y21j	ne139	1970	1:20000
Muir silt loam, calcareous, rarely flooded	3556	3263	427568	gbxj	ne139	1970	1:20000
Muir silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	3774	113	2217135	2y21k	ne139	1970	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	3775	9055	427663	2y21j	ne141	1984	1:20000
Muir silt loam, sandy substratum, 0 to 1 percent slopes	3778	1483	427664	gc0m	ne141	1984	1:20000
Muir silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	3774	63	2217196	2y21k	ne141	1984	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	3773	11186	1692293	2tpxz	ne143	1967	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	3776	5175	1692291	2tpxw	ne143	1967	1:20000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	1808	2219010	2tpxt	ne143	1967	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3777	963	1692292	2tpxx	ne143	1967	1:20000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	19250	1691173	2tpxt	ne151	1985	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	3776	9360	1691174	2tpxw	ne151	1985	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3777	3273	1691175	2tpxx	ne151	1985	1:20000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	12490	1691210	2tpxt	ne159	1967	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	3776	10020	1691211	2tpxw	ne159	1967	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3777	4003	1691212	2tpxx	ne159	1967	1:20000
Muir silty clay loam, rarely flooded	3774	935	1691213	2tpy0	ne159	1967	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	3773	798	1691214	2tpxz	ne159	1967	1:20000
Muir silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	3774	7188	426845	2y21k	ne167	1980	1:20000
Muir silt loam, rarely flooded	3775	17367	1692435	2tpxt	ne169	1965	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	3776	6230	1692436	2tpxw	ne169	1965	1:20000
Muir-Meadin complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	3779	1586	1692434	2tpy1	ne169	1965	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	3770	352	1692437	2tpxy	ne169	1965	1:20000
Muir silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	3775	545	2217348	2y21j	ne179	1970	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MUIR 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).