Soil Data Explorer - MORTON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MORTON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MORTON, 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 MORTON were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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	75ND025001B	1975ND025101	Morton	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.2955556,-102.58
54	40A0084	54ND041003	Morton	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.6010704040527,-102.652778625488
54	40A0085	58ND089016	Morton	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.8763465881348,-102.727233886719
54	40A0086	58ND089017	Morton	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.9630165100098,-102.617782592773
54	40A2426	S1954SD105004	Morton	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.5305557,-102.5952759

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MORTON 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 MORTON 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 MORTON 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 MORTON 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 MORTON 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 MORTON 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 MORTON 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 MORTON, 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-2010-09-27-17 | Morton County - 2002

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Farland-Savage-Amor-Belfield association (Soil Survey of Morton County, North Dakota; 2002).

2. ND-2010-09-27-19 | Morton County - 2002

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Regent-Daglum-Morton association (Soil Survey of Morton County, North Dakota; 2002).

3. ND-2012-02-07-30 | Dunn County - April 1982

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Cabba-Cohagen-Rhoades association (Soil Survey of Dunn County, North Dakota; April 1982).

4. ND-2012-02-07-31 | Dunn County - April 1982

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Morton-Rhoades-Savage association (Soil Survey of Dunn County, North Dakota; April 1982).

5. ND-2012-02-07-32 | Dunn County - April 1982

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Vebar-Parshall association (Soil Survey of Dunn County, North Dakota; April 1982).

6. ND-2012-02-08-53 | Stark County - February 1968

   Diagram showinig the relationship of some of the major soils in Stark County (Soil Survey of Stark County, North Dakota; February 1968).

Map Units

Map units containing MORTON 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
Morton-Farland silt loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	871C	2228	343725	cjnx	mt017	1995	1:24000
Morton silt loam, undulating	Mw	4597	346081	cm3x	mt607	1970	1:24000
Chama, Morton, and Cabba silty clay loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	CnC	20	992808	12b32	nd011	1969	1:20000
Chama and Morton silty clay loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	CmB	8	992807	12b31	nd011	1969	1:20000
Morton-Farland silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E2927B	199	2661698	1vzv5	nd015	1967	1:20000
Morton-Farland silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E2927B	17686	2707210	1vzv5	nd025	1981	1:20000
Belfield-Morton silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E2401B	6939	2707206	2r4gw	nd025	1981	1:20000
Morton-Cabba silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E2931C	6933	2707211	2r8l6	nd025	1981	1:20000
Belfield-Morton silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E2401A	2564	2707205	2r4gv	nd025	1981	1:20000
Morton-Farland silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E2927A	1264	2707209	1vzv4	nd025	1981	1:20000
Morton-Farland silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E2927B	10	1715500	1vzv5	nd037	1985	1:20000
Morton-Farland silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E2927B	25	2755686	1vzv5	nd041	1986	1:20000
Morton-Farland silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E2927A	19	2755685	1vzv4	nd041	1986	1:20000
Morton silty clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E2919A	13	2755683	2r8l3	nd041	1986	1:20000
Morton silty clay loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E2919B	5	2755684	2r8l4	nd041	1986	1:20000
Morton-Cabba silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E2931C	12492	2699194	2r8l6	nd059	1998	1:20000
Morton-Farland silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E2927B	11552	1718358	1vzv5	nd059	1998	1:20000
Morton-Farland silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E2927B	9374	2525954	1vzv5	nd065	1971	1:20000
Morton-Werner silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E2933C	5688	2525955	2r6v2	nd065	1971	1:20000
Belfield-Morton silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E2401B	1572	2525941	2r4gw	nd065	1971	1:20000
Morton-Farland silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E2927A	717	2525953	1vzv4	nd065	1971	1:20000
Belfield-Morton silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E2401A	562	2525940	2r4gv	nd065	1971	1:20000
Morton-Werner silt loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	E2933D	269	2525956	2r6v3	nd065	1971	1:20000
Morton-Cabba silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E2931C	178	2755711	2r8l6	nd065	1971	1:20000
Morton-Farland silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E2927B	6174	2715835	1vzv5	nd087	1974	1:20000
Morton silty clay loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E2919B	4882	2715832	2r8l4	nd087	1974	1:20000
Morton-Farland silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E2927A	2161	2715834	1vzv4	nd087	1974	1:20000
Morton silty clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E2919A	1495	2715831	2r8l3	nd087	1974	1:20000
Morton-Cabba silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E2931C	683	2715836	2r8l6	nd087	1974	1:20000
Morton silty clay loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E2919C	555	2715833	2r8l5	nd087	1974	1:20000
Morton-Farland silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E2927B	1358	1713541	1vzv5	nd089	1965	1:20000
Morton-Farland silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E2927A	305	1713540	1vzv4	nd089	1965	1:20000
Morton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	McB	44029	354208	cwl2	sd041	1972	1:24000
Morton-Lantry silt loams, 2 to 9 percent slopes	MgB	24737	354212	cwl6	sd041	1972	1:24000
Lantry-Morton silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	LmD	13061	354201	cwkv	sd041	1972	1:24000
Morton-Belfield complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	MdB	7673	354210	cwl4	sd041	1972	1:24000
Morton-Belfield complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MdA	4612	354209	cwl3	sd041	1972	1:24000
Morton-Farland silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MfA	4534	354211	cwl5	sd041	1972	1:24000
Morton-Lantry loams, 2 to 9 percent slopes	MdC	79865	354641	cx11	sd105	1977	1:24000
Morton-Lantry loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	MdD	73866	354642	cx12	sd105	1977	1:24000
Morton loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	McB	47436	354639	cx0z	sd105	1977	1:24000
Belfield-Morton complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	BeC	12302	354616	cx07	sd105	1977	1:24000
Morton loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	McA	6275	354638	cx0y	sd105	1977	1:24000
Morton-Rhoades loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	MeD	6150	354643	cx13	sd105	1977	1:24000
Morton loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	McC	2407	354640	cx10	sd105	1977	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MORTON 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).