Soil Data Explorer - MEADIN

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MEADIN soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MEADIN, 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 MEADIN 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
66	40A2141	S1969NE089002	Meadin	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.5366554,-98.598999
66	40A2142	S1969NE103001	Meadin	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.7930412,-99.7457047
75	40A2140	1969NE095001	Meadin	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.2294444,-97.295

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MEADIN 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 MEADIN 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 MEADIN 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 MEADIN 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 MEADIN 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 MEADIN 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 MEADIN 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MEADIN, 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. NE-2012-02-08-11 | Brown County - April 1992

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Jansen-O'Neill-Meadin association (Soil Survey of Brown County, Nebraska; April 1992).

2. NE-2012-02-10-13 | Clay County - March 1981

   Typical pattern of soils in the Geary-Holder-Uly and the Hord-Cass-Hobbs associations showing the relationship of the soils to topography and parent material (Soil Survey of Clay County, Nebraska; March 1981).

3. NE-2012-02-13-30 | Holt County - March 1983

   Typical pattern of soils in the O'Neill-Meadin-Jansen association and their relationship to topography and parent material (Soil Survey of Holt County, Nebraska; March 1983).

4. NE-2012-02-13-32 | Holt County - March 1983

   Typical pattern of soils in the Jansen-O'Neill association and their relationship to topography and parent material (Soil Survey of Holt County, Nebraska; March 1983).

5. NE-2012-02-13-50 | Knox County - June 1997

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Brunswick-Paka-Simeon association (Soil Survey of Knox County, Nebraska; June 1997).

6. 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).

7. NE-2012-02-14-07 | Thomas County - August 1965

   Diagram showing typical soils and parent materials in Thomas County. Symbols below soil names identify range sites as follows: (Sa) Sands; (CS) Choppy Sands; (Sy) Sandy; (Sb) Subirrigated; (WL) Wet Land; (TB) Thin Breaks; (SwG) Shallow to Gravel (Soil Survey of Thomas County, Nebraska; August 1965).

8. SD-2012-03-15-35 | Gregory County - August 1984

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Meadin-Jansen association (Soil Survey of Gregory County, SD; 1984).

Map Units

Map units containing MEADIN 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
Meadin sandy loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes	3898	5286	1382225	2zt6l	ks053	1985	1:24000
Meadin sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3252	275	1691929	1tslc	ne001	1970	1:20000
Meadin sandy loam, 2 to 30 percent slopes	3255	2440	426973	gb9b	ne003	1975	1:20000
Meadin sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3252	245	426972	gb99	ne003	1975	1:20000
Meadin-Oneill complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes	3259	47	2215937	2dcvv	ne003	1975	1:20000
Meadin loamy sand, 2 to 30 percent slopes	3251	308	1699496	1v1gg	ne009	1988	1:20000
Oneill-Meadin fine sandy loams, 2 to 11 percent slopes	3272	2172	357650	d053	ne015	1976	1:20000
Meadin sandy loam, 2 to 20 percent slopes	3254	2049	357644	d04x	ne015	1976	1:20000
Meadin gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 30 percent slopes	3244	1596	2217482	2dfgp	ne015	1976	1:20000
Oneill-Meadin sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	3274	3430	100017	3c2c	ne017	1987	1:20000
Meadin sandy loam, 2 to 30 percent slopes	3255	3402	100014	3c28	ne017	1987	1:20000
Jansen-Meadin complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3189	3174	99999	3c1s	ne017	1987	1:20000
Oneill-Meadin sandy loams, 6 to 11 percent slopes	3275	2523	100018	3c2d	ne017	1987	1:20000
Meadin sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3252	1072	100013	3c27	ne017	1987	1:20000
Meadin loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3249	943	100415	3ch6	ne031	1995	1:24000
Meadin loamy sand, 2 to 30 percent slopes	3251	303	100416	3ch7	ne031	1995	1:24000
Meadin sandy loam, 2 to 30 percent slopes	3255	606	1692132	1tssx	ne035	1979	1:20000
Nuckolls and Meadin soils, 11 to 30 percent slopes	2573	6686	1691981	2wsds	ne061	1974	1:20000
Oneill-Meadin fine sandy loams, 6 to 11 percent slopes	3273	26573	100141	3c6c	ne089	1981	1:20000
Oneill-Meadin fine sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	3271	24882	100140	3c6b	ne089	1981	1:20000
Oneill-Meadin fine sandy loams, 11 to 30 percent slopes	3270	16058	100142	3c6d	ne089	1981	1:20000
Meadin sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3252	14281	100130	3c60	ne089	1981	1:20000
Jansen-Meadin loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	3193	11148	100111	3c5d	ne089	1981	1:20000
Meadin sandy loam, 2 to 30 percent slopes	3255	8614	100131	3c61	ne089	1981	1:20000
Meadin loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3245	6034	100132	3c62	ne089	1981	1:20000
Boelus-Meadin complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes	6648	655	100085	3c4k	ne089	1981	1:20000
Meadin-Oneill complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes	3259	420	2220304	2djdq	ne089	1981	1:20000
Meadin loam, 6 to 30 percent slopes	3247	1863	1691828	1tsh3	ne095	1970	1:20000
Jansen-Meadin loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3192	12001	357702	d06s	ne103	1977	1:20000
Meadin gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 30 percent slopes	3244	9716	357712	d073	ne103	1977	1:20000
Oneill-Meadin fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3269	6883	357718	d079	ne103	1977	1:20000
Meadin-Oneill complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes	3259	9377	1144262	17dpp	ne107	1989	1:20000
Meadin sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3252	101	1144261	17dpn	ne107	1989	1:20000
Meadin sandy loam, 2 to 11 percent slopes	3253	82	1709669	1vd1m	ne121	1978	1:20000
Meadin loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3248	95	427492	gbv2	ne125	1958	1:20000
Meadin loam, 6 to 30 percent slopes	3247	795	1692088	1tsrh	ne129	1974	1:20000
Meadin loamy sand, terrace, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3100	1687	1691719	1tscl	ne137	1967	1:20000
Meadin silt loam, terrace, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3101	77	1691720	1tscm	ne137	1967	1:20000
Meadin loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	3250	791	1692306	1tszj	ne143	1967	1:20000
Simeon-Meadin complex, 0 to 9 percent slopes	8936	3286	100255	3cb1	ne149	1982	1:20000
Oneill-Meadin sandy loams, 6 to 11 percent slopes	3275	1123	100250	3c9w	ne149	1982	1:20000
Meadin sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3252	961	100247	3c9s	ne149	1982	1:20000
Oneill-Meadin sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	3274	67	2219838	2dhxp	ne149	1982	1:20000
Meadin soils, 7 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	3256	775	1691230	1trvt	ne159	1967	1:20000
Jansen-Meadin complex, 11 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	3191	9282	1692427	1tt3f	ne169	1965	1:20000
Jansen-Meadin complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	3190	8362	1692425	1tt3c	ne169	1965	1:20000
Meadin loam, 2 to 30 percent slopes	3246	4189	1692438	1tt3s	ne169	1965	1:20000
Muir-Meadin complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	3779	1586	1692434	2tpy1	ne169	1965	1:20000
Meadin loam, 6 to 30 percent slopes	3247	25	2218727	2dgrv	ne169	1965	1:20000
Meadin loamy sand, 2 to 30 percent slopes	3251	136	2605678	2qjl1	ne171	1963	1:24000
Meadin loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3249	65	2605677	2qjl0	ne171	1963	1:24000
Meadin loam, 6 to 30 percent slopes	3247	8968	1692035	1tsps	ne181	1967	1:20000
Meadin loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	MeE	328	355052	cxg9	sd023	1980	1:20000
Meadin sandy loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes	MeC	12424	355261	cxp1	sd053	1982	1:20000
Meadin sandy loam, 9 to 25 percent slopes	MeE	11183	355262	cxp2	sd053	1982	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MEADIN 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).