Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MEADOWCREEK soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MEADOWCREEK, 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 MEADOWCREEK were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
4492P050491MT049013Meadowcreek7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.6429558,-112.0139389

Water Balance

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

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Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the MEADOWCREEK 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).

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Select annual climate data summaries for the MEADOWCREEK 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).

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Geomorphic description summaries for the MEADOWCREEK 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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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with MEADOWCREEK 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).

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Select annual climate data summaries for the MEADOWCREEK 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 MEADOWCREEK 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 MEADOWCREEK, 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 MEADOWCREEK 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
Meadowcreek loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes143A207345071cl2bmt10119921:24000
Meadowcreek-Mannixlee, rarely flooded complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes43B3185968120f4qmt60520071:24000
Meadowcreek loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes510B615715555256vtmt62219971:24000
Meadowcreek silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes504A249115554356vjmt62219971:24000
Meadowcreek-Rivra complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes603A210415561656xwmt62219971:24000
Meadowcreek-Bonebasin complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes513A188215555656vymt62219971:24000
Meadowcreek, slightly saline-Rivra complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes503A151915554256vhmt62219971:24000
Nesda, occasionally flooded-Meadowcreek, rarely flooded-McIlwaine, rarely flooded complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes600B4159190222521vf3mt62420211:24000
Fairway-Meadowcreek complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes615B3793189521321m3xmt62420211:24000
Glendive-Meadowcreek-Rivra complex, cool, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded105A316519125732265xmt62420211:24000
Meadowcreek loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded411A2996190639421zrlmt62420211:24000
Nesda-Meadowcreek complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes, rarely flooded613B268026102452r8czmt62420211:24000
Fairway-Meadowcreek-Soapcreek complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded135A177219126282267pmt62420211:24000
Glendive-Meadowcreek-Rivra complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded370A1749191257722661mt62420211:24000
Nesda-Meadowcreek-Clunton complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes, occasionally flooded413B102519125652265nmt62420211:24000
Clunton-Meadowcreek complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded616A573189917421r7pmt62420211:24000
Meadowcreek, rarely flooded-Nesda, occasionally flooded complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes412A16619125952266mmt62420211:24000
Nesda-Meadowcreek complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, rarely flooded19C5429796402pg60mt62420211:24000
Fairway-Meadowcreek complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes321A1486151028524wmt62719981:24000
Meadowcreek, Clunton, and Cardwell soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, channeled691A81715125552d6mt62719981:24000
Meadowcreek silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes69A59115125752d8mt62719981:24000
Meadowcreek-Nestley-Riverrun complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes692A38115125652d7mt62719981:24000
Meadowcreek-Fairway complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes3218A1815165852t6mt62719981:24000
Meadowcreek-Fairway complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes218A75461477434yqxmt63019911:24000
Mannixlee, rarely flooded-Clunton, frequently flooded-Meadowcreek complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes501B99223928192l9xqmt6321:24000
Bowery, rarely flooded-Meadowcreek, rarely flooded-Whitlash complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes270C50923927982l9x1mt6321:24000
Nesda-Meadowcreek complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, rarely flooded19C28724862932pg60mt6321:24000
Nesda-Meadowcreek complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded6A14425128844z2bmt6321:24000
Anamac-Meadowcreek complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes24815116975021tzd4mt63619831:24000
Bonebasin-Meadowcreek complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes24910916975031tzd5mt63619831:24000
Mannixlee-Clunton, frequently flooded-Meadowcreek complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes501B188081480404z1hmt63720141:24000
Bowery-Meadowcreek-Whitlash complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes270C357113833721hfhxmt63720141:24000
Nesda-Meadowcreek complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes19C2658185869720d3zmt63720141:24000
Meadowcreek loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes409A26381480274z12mt63720141:24000
Nesda-Meadowcreek complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded6A19761480664z2bmt63720141:24000
Fairway-Meadowcreek complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes615B1797251734821m3xmt63720141:24000
Nesda-Meadowcreek-Clunton complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes413B74824871072ph18mt63720141:24000
Nesda, occasionally flooded-Meadowcreek, rarely flooded-McIlwaine, rarely flooded complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes600B490251734721vf3mt63720141:24000
Meadowcreek loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded411A372251734221zrlmt63720141:24000
Meadowcreek-Nesda loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes109A736914960250nwmt63920001:24000
Meadowcreek loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes104A290414959750nqmt63920001:24000
Nesda-Meadowcreek-Clunton loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes100B193014959250nkmt63920001:24000
Fairway-Meadowcreek loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded125A4058348325cpg9mt65719901:24000
Meadowcreek, rarely flooded-Nesda-Clunton, rarely flooded complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes655B5418156946589smt6691:24000
Vendome-Meadowcreek complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes1218B4357695992rc7cmt6691:24000
Glendive-Meadowcreek-Clunton complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes, occasionally flooded302A1975156904588fmt6691:24000
Meadowcreek-Fairway complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes1215B1377696097rcbrmt6691:24000
Meadowcreek, rarely flooded-Nesda complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes155A630156848586mmt6691:24000
Meadowcreek, rarely flooded-Fairway, rarely flooded-Nesda complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes503B3301569295897mt6691:24000
Meadowcreek loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes104A89798126vsj0mt6691:24000
Nesda, occasionally flooded,-Meadowcreek, rarely flooded-Clunton, frequently flooded complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes100B88620187ntc1mt6691:24000
Meadowcreek-Nesda loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes109A84620188ntc2mt6691:24000
Meadowcreek-Mannixlee, rarely flooded complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes43B86914246211jtfjmt67020071:24000
Anamac-Meadowcreek complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes59A80614246351jtfzmt67020071:24000
Bonebasin, occasionally flooded-Meadowcreek, rarely flooded complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes56B47714246331jtfxmt67020071:24000
Bonebasin, occasionally flooded-Monaberg, very rarely flooded-Meadowcreek, rarely flooded complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes55A42714246341jtfymt67020071:24000
Meadowcreek-Anamac complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes, moderately impacted44B94320254br7smt67020071:24000
Bonebasin, occasionally flooded-Meadowcreek, rarely flooded complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes, moderately impacted50A9314246271jtfqmt67020071:24000
Lander-Meadowcreek loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes4061276416830571thc5wy6471:24000
Lander-Meadowcreek family, complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes168D15615792759bfwy65620081:24000
Lander-Lander variant loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes1685943503033jwfwwy71319861:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MEADOWCREEK 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).