Soil Data Explorer - MIRANDA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MIRANDA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MIRANDA, 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 MIRANDA 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
53A	40A0082	58ND013004	Miranda	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.6880226135254,-102.291961669922
53A	40A0083	58ND101001	Miranda	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.6483001708984,-102.190567016602
53B	81ND043172	81ND043172	Miranda	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.6427778,-99.9594444
53B	40A2358	S1951SD115002	Miranda	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.1083336,-98.6583328
53B	40A2359	S1951SD115005	Miranda	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.1055565,-98.6938858
55A	97P0370	S1996ND005002	Miranda	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.3055267,-99.5362473
55B	76ND035031	1976ND035031	Miranda	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.9838889,-97.7941667

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MIRANDA 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 MIRANDA 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 MIRANDA 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 MIRANDA 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 MIRANDA 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 MIRANDA 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 MIRANDA 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 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 MIRANDA, 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. ND-2010-09-27-05 | Burke County - 2003

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Noonan-Niobell association (Soil Survey of Burke County, North Dakota; 2003).

2. ND-2012-02-07-23 | Dickey County - May 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Cavour-Barnes association (Soil Survey of Dickey County, North Dakota; May 1993).

3. ND-2012-02-07-27 | Divide County - 2002

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Williams-Niobell-Noonan association (Soil Survey of Divide County, North Dakota; 2002).

4. ND-2012-02-07-28 | Divide County - 2002

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Noonan-Niobell association (Soil Survey of Divide County, North Dakota; 2002).

5. ND-2012-02-07-39 | Foster County - July 1995

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Cathay-Heimdal-Larson association (Soil Survey of Foster County, North Dakota; July 1995).

6. ND-2012-02-08-65 | Wells County - June 1970

   Parent material and position of soils in association 7 (Soil Survey of Wells County, North Dakota; June 1970).

7. SD-2012-03-14-11 | Brown County - April 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Niobell-Noonan-Williams association (Soil Survey of Brown County, SD; 1993).

8. SD-2012-03-15-34 | Faulk County - January 1984

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Max-Niobell-Noonan association (Soil Survey of Faulk County, SD; 1984).

Map Units

Map units containing MIRANDA 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
Miranda-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2181	34340	341122	cfyy	nd013	1991	1:24000
Miranda-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C557A	100	2564064	2q2kh	nd013	1991	1:24000
Miranda-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C557B	9	2595623	2q2kg	nd013	1991	1:24000
Miranda-Zahl loams, 3 to 25 percent slopes	C559E	2	2595629	2q4xb	nd013	1991	1:24000
Miranda-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C557B	1125	2494660	2q2kg	nd015	1967	1:20000
Miranda-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C557A	468	2567049	2q2kh	nd015	1967	1:20000
Miranda-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2181	9878	341321	cg5c	nd023	1992	1:24000
Miranda-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C557A	1505	2564252	2q2kh	nd023	1992	1:24000
Miranda-Zahl loams, 3 to 25 percent slopes	1309	984	341284	cg45	nd023	1992	1:24000
Miranda-Zahl loams, 3 to 25 percent slopes	C559E	148	2564275	2q4xb	nd023	1992	1:24000
Miranda-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C557B	79	2595803	2q2kg	nd029	1979	1:20000
Miranda-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C557B	3566	2494661	2q2kg	nd043	1985	1:20000
Miranda-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C557A	3155	2595477	2q2kh	nd043	1985	1:20000
Noonan-Miranda loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C556B	209	2566459	2q58s	nd045	1966	1:20000
Noonan-Miranda loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C556B	931	2566699	2q58s	nd055	1974	1:20000
Noonan-Miranda loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E3515D	234	2662482	2qkx7	nd055	1974	1:20000
Noonan-Miranda loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E3515B	191	2662481	2qkx6	nd055	1974	1:20000
Miranda-Zahl loams, 3 to 25 percent slopes	C559E	13	2567152	2q4xb	nd055	1974	1:20000
Miranda-Zahl loams, 3 to 25 percent slopes	C559E	2640	2566761	2q4xb	nd061	1988	1:24000
Miranda-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C557B	1004	2494662	2q2kg	nd061	1988	1:24000
Miranda-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C557A	292	2595556	2q2kh	nd061	1988	1:24000
Noonan-Miranda loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E3515B	4	2662529	2qkx6	nd061	1988	1:24000
Miranda-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C557A	2669	2566788	2q2kh	nd083	1990	1:20000
Noonan-Miranda loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C556B	656	2566862	2q58s	nd093	1990	1:24000
Miranda loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C534A	327	2566861	2q4wz	nd093	1990	1:24000
Miranda-Zahl loams, 3 to 25 percent slopes	C559E	1491	2566924	2q4xb	nd101	1967	1:20000
Noonan-Miranda complex	Nm	276	352532	ctv0	nd101	1967	1:20000
Noonan-Miranda loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C556B	158	2566926	2q58s	nd101	1967	1:20000
Miranda-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C557A	987	2595705	2q2kh	nd103	1966	1:12000
Miranda-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C557B	1	2595704	2q2kg	nd103	1966	1:12000
Noonan-Miranda loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C556B	28568	2765576	2q58s	sd013	1987	1:20000
Portal-Parshall-Miranda complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C544A	3011	2765595	2rrqv	sd013	1987	1:20000
Miranda-Heil complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C558A	2991	2765596	2rrqx	sd013	1987	1:20000
Portal-Parshall-Miranda complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C544B	58	2765606	2rsqw	sd013	1987	1:20000
Noonan-Miranda loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C556B	194	2797897	2q58s	sd021	1978	1:20000
Noonan-Miranda loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C556B	11787	2798572	2q58s	sd045	1973	1:20000
Portal-Parshall-Miranda complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C544B	44	2798613	2rsqw	sd045	1973	1:20000
Noonan-Miranda loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C556B	7293	2798642	2q58s	sd049	1981	1:20000
Noonan-Miranda loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C556B	20909	2798734	2q58s	sd089	1980	1:20000
Miranda-Heil complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C558A	4643	2798766	2rrqx	sd089	1980	1:20000
Portal-Parshall-Miranda complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C544B	4277	2798779	2rsqw	sd089	1980	1:20000
Portal-Parshall-Miranda complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C544A	90	2798764	2rrqv	sd089	1980	1:20000
Miranda loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C534A	11	2798733	2q4wz	sd089	1980	1:20000
Miranda loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C534A	170	2799463	2q4wz	sd107	1983	1:20000
Noonan-Miranda loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C556B	1054	2799501	2q58s	sd115	1997	1:24000
Miranda-Heil complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C558A	538	2799516	2rrqx	sd115	1997	1:24000
Noonan-Miranda loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C556B	1065	2800105	2q58s	sd129	1975	1:20000
Miranda loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C534A	366	2800104	2q4wz	sd129	1975	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MIRANDA 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).