Soil Data Explorer - MENEFEE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

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

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with MENEFEE 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 MENEFEE 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 MENEFEE 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.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MENEFEE, 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. NM-2012-02-14-06 | Jicarilla Apache Nation, Parts of Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties - 2004

   Conceptual diagram of the major soil and landscape positions of the Largo Plains-Tapicito Plateau transition (Soil Survey of Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico, Parts of Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties; 2004).

2. NM-2012-02-14-07 | Jicarilla Apache Nation, Parts of Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties - 2004

   Conceptual diagram of the major soil and landscape positions of the Tapicito Plateau (Soil Survey of Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico, Parts of Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties; 2004).

3. UT-2012-03-22-11 | San Juan Area - August 1962

   Cross section from west to east through the San Juan Area, Utah, showing relationship between the soils and the underlying geologic formations (Soil Survey of San Juan Area, UT; 1962).

Map Units

Map units containing MENEFEE 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
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Menefee complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	220A	571	1670769	1t2ks	co668	2018	1:24000
Atarque-Menefee-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes	396	90	3043851	1wpq	nm606	1965	1:24000
Vessilla-Menefee-Orlie complex, 1 to 30 percent slopes	110	168998	56163	2vd1r	nm650	1989	1:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Menefee complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	220	104029	56229	1whv	nm650	1989	1:24000
Pinitos-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	40	48287	56255	1wjp	nm650	1989	1:24000
Menefee-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 35 percent slopes	20	24568	56223	2wljg	nm650	1989	1:24000
Menefee channery loam, 2 to 35 percent slopes	115	15116	56168	1wfw	nm650	1989	1:24000
Menefee-Nalivag complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	102	5010	56156	1wfh	nm650	1989	1:24000
Vessilla-Menefee-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	17	30571	56337	1wmb	nm656	1987	1:24000
Vessilla-Menefee-Orlie association, 0 to 30 percent slopes	422	26540	56426	1wq6	nm656	1987	1:24000
Menefee clay loam, 5 to 35 percent slopes	129	9783	56329	1wm2	nm656	1987	1:24000
Rock outcrop-Atarque-Menefee complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes	324	7190	56400	1wpc	nm656	1987	1:24000
Atarque-Menefee-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes	396	5797	56411	1wpq	nm656	1987	1:24000
Badland-Menefee complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	105	3210	56318	1wlq	nm656	1987	1:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Menefee complex, 30 to 40 percent slopes	220	2390	56360	1wn2	nm656	1987	1:24000
Parkelei-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	PmF	4690	2721372	2tdl8	nm672		1:24000
Vessilla-Menefee-Orlie complex, 1 to 30 percent slopes	VoE	2075	2770170	2vd1r	nm672		1:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Menefee complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	RmF	1988	2770197	2v5pm	nm672		1:24000
Teequee-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes	TqE	608	2770205	2v5px	nm672		1:24000
Menefee-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 35 percent slopes	MrE	157	2770196	2wljg	nm672		1:24000
Pinitos-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	PvE	50	2770150	2tl8p	nm672		1:24000
Pinitos-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	PvE	1699	2934622	2tl8p	nm678		1:24000
Menefee-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 35 percent slopes	MvE	1579	2934568	2wljg	nm678		1:24000
Menefee clay loam, 5 to 35 percent slopes	MqE	807	2934566	2wl1m	nm678		1:24000
Atarque-Menefee-Ribera complex, 3 to 25 percent slopes	AtE	772	2942525	2wljx	nm678		1:24000
Uva-Menefee families-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 40 percent slopes	PE9	314	2942537	2wlk8	nm678		1:24000
Badland-Menefee complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	BmF	213	2934446	2whhz	nm678		1:24000
Menefee-Maraita-Wauquie families complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes	PE6	195	2942559	2wll3	nm678		1:24000
Menefee-Nalivag complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	MnE	160	2934567	2wl1n	nm678		1:24000
Vessilla-Menefee-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	VeC	156	2942495	2wlhl	nm678		1:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Menefee complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	RvF	147	2942454	2v5pm	nm678		1:24000
Atarque-Menefee-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes	AtG	127	2721110	2whhs	nm678		1:24000
Parkelei-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	PmF	68	2934611	2tdl8	nm678		1:24000
Rock outcrop-Atarque-Menefee complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes	RaE	20	2942445	2wl45	nm678		1:24000
Menefee channery loam, 2 to 35 percent slopes	MfD	8	2934565	2wl1l	nm678		1:24000
Parkelei-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	40	93321	57485	1xtc	nm698	2000	1:24000
Rock outcrop-Vessilla-Menefee complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	310	49503	57495	1xtp	nm698	2000	1:24000
Menefee-Vessilla-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 35 percent slopes	20	34830	57484	2wljg	nm698	2000	1:24000
Vessilla-Menefee-Orlie complex, 1 to 30 percent slopes	155	20618	57489	2vd1r	nm698	2000	1:24000
Teequee-Menefee-Vessilla complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes	380	15716	57526	1xvp	nm698	2000	1:24000
Horselake-Menefee complex, 3 to 25 percent slopes	531	13696	57523	1xvl	nm698	2000	1:24000
Badland-Menefee-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes	21	11908	57510	1xv5	nm698	2000	1:24000
Menefee channery loam, 2 to 35 percent slopes	115	6796	57536	1xw0	nm698	2000	1:24000
Badland-Menefee complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	105	2752	57488	1xtg	nm698	2000	1:24000
Menefee-Espiritu-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 75 percent slopes	418	6077	57429	1xrk	nm717	1993	1:24000
Highdye-Menefee association, 5 to 35 percent slopes	412	4519	57423	1xrc	nm717	1993	1:24000
Welring-Menefee-Rock outcrop complex, 40 to 80 percent slopes	510	5908	484056	j7pq	ut634	1997	1:24000
Menefee Taxadjunct-Tuces Family-Chinmoe complex, 5 to 45 percent slopes	690257	110	3241233	2vb15	ut634	1997	1:24000
Menefee clay loam, 2 to 25 percent slopes	MfG	14379	55514	1vrs	ut639	1960	1:31680
Menefee cobbly clay loam, 4 to 40 percent slopes	MfGC	2693	55515	1vrt	ut639	1960	1:31680
Menefee shaley clay loam, 2 to 25 percent slopes	MfGF	619	55516	1vrv	ut639	1960	1:31680
Lockerby and Menefee soils, 2 to 10 percent slopes	LMD	524	55511	1vrp	ut639	1960	1:31680
Menefee-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	MEG	7266	484768	j8fp	ut641	1971	1:24000
Colskel-Menefee complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes	5083	35022	59845	208h	ut686	2004	1:24000
Colskel-Menefee-Arabrab complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	5082	18850	59844	208g	ut686	2004	1:24000
Menefee-Badland, Kaiparowits Formation, complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	5133	2551	59860	208z	ut686	2004	1:24000
Menefee Taxadjunct-Tuces Family-Chinmoe complex, 5 to 45 percent slopes	690257	2042	2855898	2vb15	ut690		1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MENEFEE 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).