Soil Data Explorer - MOREAU

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MOREAU soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MOREAU, 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 MOREAU 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
54	61ND087001	61ND087001	Moreau	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.3641667,-103.1497222
54	40A1381	64ND011003	Moreau	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.2477378845215,-103.000015258789
54	40A1380	64ND011004	Moreau	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.2480125427246,-102.999458312988
54	40A1379	64ND087001	Moreau	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.3513450622559,-103.141128540039
54	40A1382	64ND087002	Moreau	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.3513450622559,-103.141403198242
54	78P0150	77ND001005	Moreau	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.1402779,-102.890274
54	83ND041095	83ND041095	Moreau	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.4272222,-102.7238889

Water Balance

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with MOREAU 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 MOREAU 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 MOREAU 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 MOREAU, 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-2012-02-07-02 | Adams County - September 1987

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Belfield-Amor-Daglum association (Soil Survey of Adams County, North Dakota; September 1987).

2. ND-2012-02-08-10 | Hettinger County - May 1990

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Moreau-Lawther-Amor association (Soil Survey of Hettinger County, North Dakota; May 1990).

Map Units

Map units containing MOREAU 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
Midway-Moreau complex, 12 to 30 percent slopes	Md	13536	345638	clnm	mt109	1956	1:31680
Midway-Moreau complex, 8 to 11 percent slopes	Mc	2314	345637	clnl	mt109	1956	1:31680
Midway-Moreau complex, 3 to 7 percent slopes	Mb	1163	345636	clnk	mt109	1956	1:31680
Timberg-Castner complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	441D	68	1531675	1ndtw	mt666	2008	1:24000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E1009B	7002	2525729	1vzsj	nd001	1983	1:20000
Regent-Moreau-Cabba complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E1031C	6249	2525731	2q64g	nd001	1983	1:20000
Wayden-Moreau silty clays, 3 to 9 percent slopes	E0931C	2072	2525728	1vzsg	nd001	1983	1:20000
Moreau-Wayden silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E0913C	60	2755640	1vzsd	nd001	1983	1:20000
Wayden-Moreau silty clays, 3 to 9 percent slopes	E0931C	591	2699048	1vzsg	nd007	1998	1:24000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E1009B	8684	2563586	1vzsj	nd011	1969	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E1009A	1889	2563585	1vzsh	nd011	1969	1:20000
Moreau-Wayden silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E0913C	1438	2563587	1vzsd	nd011	1969	1:20000
Wayden-Moreau silty clays, 3 to 9 percent slopes	E0931C	1143	2707032	1vzsg	nd011	1969	1:20000
Regent-Moreau-Cabba complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E1031C	905	2563599	2q64g	nd011	1969	1:20000
Regent-Moreau-Dogtooth complex, 3 to 9 percent slopes	RlB	288	992887	12b5m	nd011	1969	1:20000
Moreau silty clay, 3 to 6 percent slopes	MrB	251	992870	12b52	nd011	1969	1:20000
Moreau-Wayden silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	MwC	120	992871	12b53	nd011	1969	1:20000
Regent-Moreau silty clay loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	RkC	35	992886	12b5l	nd011	1969	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E1009B	18548	2707192	1vzsj	nd025	1981	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E1009C	8969	2707193	1vzsk	nd025	1981	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E1009A	1903	2707191	1vzsh	nd025	1981	1:20000
Moreau clay loam, shallow, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1007B	1421	2707190	2q64b	nd025	1981	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E1009B	9300	2525842	1vzsj	nd037	1985	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E1009C	2201	2525862	1vzsk	nd037	1985	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E1009A	50	2759636	1vzsh	nd037	1985	1:20000
Moreau-Wayden silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E0913C	27	2759635	1vzsd	nd037	1985	1:20000
Regent-Moreau-Cabba complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E1031C	17	2759637	2q64g	nd037	1985	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E1009B	25123	2525786	1vzsj	nd041	1986	1:20000
Regent-Moreau-Cabba complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E1031C	14891	2525790	2q64g	nd041	1986	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E1009A	7040	2525787	1vzsh	nd041	1986	1:20000
Wayden-Moreau silty clays, 3 to 9 percent slopes	E0931C	1955	2525785	1vzsg	nd041	1986	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, saline, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1023B	664	2525789	1vzsl	nd041	1986	1:20000
Moreau-Wayden silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E0913C	87	1718586	1vzsd	nd041	1986	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E1009C	2	2525788	1vzsk	nd041	1986	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E1009B	2144	2715048	1vzsj	nd053	2003	1:24000
Moreau-Wayden silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E0913C	1940	2715045	1vzsd	nd053	2003	1:24000
Moreau-Cabba complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E0907D	941	2715044	cdjy	nd053	2003	1:24000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E1009A	26	2715047	1vzsh	nd053	2003	1:24000
Regent-Moreau-Cabba complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E1031C	8	2759712	2q64g	nd053	2003	1:24000
Moreau-Wayden silty clays, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E0913D	4659	2699293	1vzsf	nd057	1976	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E1009C	3790	2699292	1vzsk	nd057	1976	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E1009B	2441	2699291	1vzsj	nd057	1976	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E1009B	8609	2699192	1vzsj	nd059	1998	1:20000
Moreau-Wayden silty clays, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E0913D	5996	1718340	1vzsf	nd059	1998	1:20000
Moreau-Wayden silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E0913C	2261	2699193	1vzsd	nd059	1998	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E1009A	905	2699191	1vzsh	nd059	1998	1:20000
Moreau-Regent silty clay loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E1017B	2001	2699109	d1xq	nd085	1992	1:24000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E1009A	661	2699108	1vzsh	nd085	1992	1:24000
Moreau-Regent silty clay loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2320	43	337823	cbjj	nd085	1992	1:24000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E1009B	9108	2707390	1vzsj	nd087	1974	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E1009A	6125	2707389	1vzsh	nd087	1974	1:20000
Wayden-Moreau silty clays, 3 to 9 percent slopes	E0931C	1355	2707388	1vzsg	nd087	1974	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E1009C	1214	2707391	1vzsk	nd087	1974	1:20000
Moreau-Wayden silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E0913C	5	1716777	1vzsd	nd087	1974	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E1009B	6862	2715986	1vzsj	nd089	1965	1:20000
Moreau-Wayden silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E0913C	3434	1713486	1vzsd	nd089	1965	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E1009C	2036	2715987	1vzsk	nd089	1965	1:20000
Moreau-Wayden-Rock outcrop complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E8097D	1841	2716041	1w025	nd089	1965	1:20000
Moreau-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E8107B	1114	2716042	1w028	nd089	1965	1:20000
Moreau-Wayden silty clays, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E0913D	1100	1713487	1vzsf	nd089	1965	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E1009A	707	2715985	1vzsh	nd089	1965	1:20000
Moreau-Regent complex, 3 to 9 percent slopes, very stony	E6101C	238	2716032	2r4fs	nd089	1965	1:20000
Moreau-Barkof silty clays, saline, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1023B	139	2715988	1vzsl	nd089	1965	1:20000
Wayden-Moreau silty clays, 3 to 9 percent slopes	E0931C	18	1713488	1vzsg	nd089	1965	1:20000
Wayden-Moreau silty clays, 25 to 40 percent slopes	WaF	36494	354251	cwmg	sd041	1972	1:24000
Moreau-Wayden silty clays, 9 to 25 percent slopes	MbD	23759	354207	cwl1	sd041	1972	1:24000
Regent-Moreau complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	RmB	11714	354229	cwlr	sd041	1972	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MOREAU 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).