Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MOUNTAINBURG soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MOUNTAINBURG, 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 MOUNTAINBURG were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot . 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
11765FR031965AR047003Mountainburg3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.6344,-93.9953
11765FR351965AR047035Mountainburg3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.7558,-93.8108
11765WS041965AR143004Mountainburg3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties36.0097748,-94.4363538
11769BO021969AR00902Mountainburg3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties36.2135194,-93.2817306
11769JA011969AR06701Mountainburg3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.493,-91.5744
11770JH051970AR07105Mountainburg3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.5855139,-93.3804861
11777WS051977AR14305Mountainburg3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties36.0097,-94.4363
118A69SB091969AR13109Mountainburg3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.3054556,-94.3415861

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MOUNTAINBURG 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 MOUNTAINBURG series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the MOUNTAINBURG series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the MOUNTAINBURG 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 .

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with MOUNTAINBURG share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the MOUNTAINBURG series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the MOUNTAINBURG 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 .

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 MOUNTAINBURG, 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 .

Block Diagrams

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  1. AR-2011-05-27-01 | Boone County - 1981

    Pattern of soils and parent materials in Enders-Nella-Mountainburg unit (Soil Survey of Boone County, Arkansas; 1981).

  2. AR-2011-05-27-03 | Newton County - 1988

    Pattern of soils and parent material in Nella-Enders-Steprock general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Newton County, Arkansas; 1988)

  3. AR-2012-05-08-04 | Newton County - March 1988

    Pattern of soils and parent material in Nella-Enders-Steprock general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Newton County, Arkansas; March 1988).

Map Units

Map units containing MOUNTAINBURG 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
Nella-Mountainburg association, steepNMS42285331446c3wtal11719821:24000
Mountainburg very stony sandy loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes247862804474lyk2ar00519781:20000
Mountainburg gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes236842804473lyk1ar00519781:20000
Mountainburg very stony sandy loam, 15 to 40 percent slopes255972804475lyk3ar00519781:20000
Mountainburg very stony sandy loam, 12 to 40 percent slopesMuE783565040lyz3ar00719731:20000
Mountainburg very stony sandy loam, 3 to 12 percent slopesMuD764565039lyz2ar00719731:20000
Nella-Mountainburg complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes316313565118lz1mar00919771:20000
Mountainburg very stony fine sandy loam, 8 to 20 percent slopes2948205651152spftar00919771:20000
Mountainburg very stony fine sandy loam, 20 to 40 percent slopes3045295651172spfsar00919771:20000
Mountainburg-Steprock very stony fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes2835995651142y1kxar00919771:20000
Linker-Mountainburg complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes242847565110lz1car00919771:20000
Mountainburg very gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes272420565113lz1gar00919771:20000
Nella-Mountainburg complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes2410760565229lz56ar01519811:20000
Enders-Mountainburg association, 20 to 40 percent slopes1573505652192s1yvar01519811:20000
Mountainburg very stony fine sandy loam, 8 to 20 percent slopes2269005652272spftar01519811:20000
Linker-Mountainburg complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes184930565222lz4zar01519811:20000
Mountainburg very stony fine sandy loam, 20 to 40 percent slopes2344405652282spfsar01519811:20000
Linker-Mountainburg complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes172330565221lz4yar01519811:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes2112105652262sntfar01519811:20000
Steprock-Mountainburg complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes315431930860542sp1par02319831:20000
Steprock-Mountainburg complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes304181530860532sp1nar02319831:20000
Steprock-Mountainburg-Rock outcrop complex, 40 to 60 percent slopes323289230860552sp1qar02319831:20000
Steprock-Nella-Mountainburg complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes332462630860562sp1rar02319831:20000
Linker-Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes181549330860392sntgar02319831:20000
Linker-Mountainburg complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes1926193086040lyqhar02319831:20000
Mountainburg-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 12 percent slopes202313086042lyqkar02319831:20000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 12 to 40 percent slopes, rocky24610605653912sp0war02919771:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes23172355653902sntfar02919771:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes22104425653892sntdar02919771:20000
Mountainburg-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes2515525653922sp0yar02919771:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes16185265654192sntdar03319751:20000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 1 to 12 percent slopes, rocky1891805654212sp0var03319751:20000
Enders-Mountainburg association, 8 to 20 percent slopes877385654402s1ytar03319751:20000
Nella-Mountainburg association, steep255192565429lzcnar03319751:20000
Linker-Mountainburg association, undulating154586565418lzc9ar03319751:20000
Enders-Mountainburg association, 20 to 40 percent slopes942335654412s1yvar03319751:20000
Nella-Mountainburg association, rolling24823565428lzcmar03319751:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes173115654202sntfar03319751:20000
Mountainburg very stony fine sandy loam, 12 to 40 percent slopes2036816565496lzftar04519751:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes17205005654922sntdar04519751:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes18147095654932sntfar04519751:20000
Mountainburg very stony fine sandy loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes1913688565494lzfrar04519751:20000
Linker-Mountainburg association, 12 to 40 percent slopes, rocky1489815654892vz88ar04519751:20000
Linker-Mountainburg association, 8 to 12 percent slopes1344855654882vz89ar04519751:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMtC412645655762sntdar04719671:20000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 1 to 12 percent slopes, rockyMuD231065655782sp0var04719671:20000
Enders-Mountainburg association, 20 to 40 percent slopesEME113975655412s1yvar04719671:20000
Allen-Mountainburg association, steep, (nella)AME11217565525lzgrar04719671:20000
Montevallo-Mountainburg complex, 12 to 40 percent slopesMmE9646565572lzj8ar04719671:20000
Allen-Mountainburg association, rolling, (nella)AMD8813565524lzgqar04719671:20000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 12 to 40 percent slopes, rockyMuE75485655792sp0war04719671:20000
Mountainburg-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 65 percent slopesMRE66855655682sp0xar04719671:20000
Linker-Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopesLMB58735655602sntgar04719671:20000
Enders-Mountainburg association, 8 to 20 percent slopesEMD54605655402s1ytar04719671:20000
Montevallo-Mountainburg complex, 1 to 12 percent slopesMmD4408565571lzj7ar04719671:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 12 percent slopesMtD26875655772sntfar04719671:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesMtB798565575lzjcar04719671:20000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 1 to 12 percent slopes, rocky4275005657642sp0var06319801:20000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 1 to 12 percent slopes, rockyMoD64325658172sp0var06719711:20000
Linker-Hector complex, 12 to 40 percent slopesLhF4745565816lzs4ar06719711:20000
Nella-Mountainburg association, very steepNMF48269565859lztjar07119731:24000
Nella-Mountainburg association, steepNME28713565858lzthar07119731:24000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 12 percent slopesMoD26028565850lzt7ar07119731:24000
Nella-Mountainburg association, rollingNMD15520565857lztgar07119731:24000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 1 to 12 percent slopes, rockyMsD149095658512sp0var07119731:24000
Linker-Mountainburg association, rollingLMD13457565837lzstar07119731:24000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 12 to 40 percent slopes, rockyMsF64005658522sp0war07119731:24000
Mountainburg-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 65 percent slopesMRF34135658462sp0xar07119731:24000
Mountainburg-Enders association, steepMEE2920565844lzt1ar07119731:24000
Enders-Mountainburg association, 8 to 20 percent slopesEMD23335658282s1ytar07119731:24000
Enders-Mountainburg association, 20 to 40 percent slopesEME21355658292s1yvar07119731:24000
Mountainburg-Enders association, rollingMED2083565843lzt0ar07119731:24000
Mountainburg-Enders association, very steepMEF806565845lzt2ar07119731:24000
Enders-Mountainburg complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes14533205658772xhyvar08319771:20000
Enders-Mountainburg complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes13181255658762xhywar08319771:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes21125955658852sntdar08319771:20000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 1 to 12 percent slopes, rocky2384175658872sp0var08319771:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes2277365658862sntfar08319771:20000
Nella-Mountainburg association, steep294189565893lzvmar08319771:20000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 12 to 40 percent slopes, rocky2422845658882sp0war08319771:20000
Nella-Steprock-Mountainburg very stony loams, 20 to 40 percent slopes3345423565934lzwyar08719821:20000
Nella-Steprock-Mountainburg very stony loams, 40 to 60 percent slopes3421332565935lzwzar08719821:20000
Mountainburg stony loam, 3 to 20 percent slopes2710860565927lzwqar08719821:20000
Mountainburg very stony loam, 20 to 50 percent slopes289825565928lzwrar08719821:20000
Mountainburg gravelly loam, 3 to 12 percent slopes261063565926lzwpar08719821:20000
Nella-Steprock-Mountainburg very stony loams, 40 to 60 percent slopes3991702566021lzzrar10119841:20000
Nella-Steprock-Mountainburg very stony loams, 20 to 40 percent slopes3857727566020lzzqar10119841:20000
Linker-Mountainburg complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes257771566006lzz8ar10119841:20000
Linker-Mountainburg complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes246266566005lzz7ar10119841:20000
Mountainburg very stony fine sandy loam, 8 to 20 percent slopes2926775660102spftar10119841:20000
Mountainburg very stony fine sandy loam, 20 to 40 percent slopes3016635660122spfsar10119841:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes277105660082sntdar10119841:20000
Mountainburg-Steprock very stony fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes286405660092y1kxar10119841:20000
Mountainburg-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes2214605660942sp0yar10519801:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes23550655661282sntdar11519781:20000
Nella-Enders-Mountainburg association, very steep3451174566140m03lar11519781:20000
Nella-Mountainburg association, steep3629172566142m03nar11519781:20000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 1 to 12 percent slopes, rocky25226915661302sp0var11519781:20000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 12 to 40 percent slopes, rocky26214315661312sp0war11519781:20000
Enders-Mountainburg association, steep1121224566115m02sar11519781:20000
Nella-Mountainburg association, rolling3511663566141m03mar11519781:20000
Enders-Mountainburg association, rolling109348566114m02rar11519781:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes2490555661292sntfar11519781:20000
Linker-Mountainburg association, gently rolling196994566123m031ar11519781:20000
Linker-Mountainburg association, rolling205054566125m033ar11519781:20000
Carnasaw-Mountainburg association, steepCMF64050566170m04kar11919721:20000
Linker-Mountainburg association, 12 to 25 percent slopes, rockyLRE291915661792vz86ar11919721:20000
Carnasaw-Mountainburg association, undulatingCMC26411566169m04jar11919721:20000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 3 to 12 percent slopesMoD5066566189m055ar11919721:20000
Mountainburg-Urban land complex, 12 to 40 percent slopesMuE4001566191m057ar11919721:20000
Mountainburg-Urban land complex, 3 to 12 percent slopesMuD3974566190m056ar11919721:20000
Enders-Mountainburg complex, 20 to 40 percent slopesEMF356005663352xhyvar12719931:20000
Enders-Mountainburg complex, 8 to 20 percent slopesEME303375663342xhywar12719931:20000
Enders-Mountainburg complex, 40 to 65 percent slopesEMG9550566336m09xar12719931:20000
Linker-Mountainburg complex, 3 to 8 percent slopesLMC3112566348m0b9ar12719931:20000
Nella-Steprock-Mountainburg complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes50EF26650566479m0gjar12919871:20000
Nella-Steprock-Mountainburg complex, 40 to 60 percent slopes50G22810566480m0gkar12919871:20000
Linker Mountainburg complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes36C54145664692sp10ar12919871:20000
Linker-Mountainburg complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes, very rocky, extremely stony36DE44385664702sp0zar12919871:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes42C4915664732sntdar12919871:20000
Enders-Mountainburg complex, 20 to 40 percent slopesEmE495525663782xhyvar13119711:20000
Enders-Mountainburg complex, 8 to 20 percent slopesEmC311765663772xhywar13119711:20000
Mountainburg sandy loam, 3 to 12 percent slopesMmD25407566385m0char13119711:20000
Mountainburg stony sandy loam, 3 to 12 percent slopesMnD19680566386m0cjar13119711:20000
Mountainburg stony sandy loam, 12 to 35 percent slopesMnE6434566387m0ckar13119711:20000
Nella-Steprock-Mountainburg complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes2729582566419m0dlar13719811:20000
Steprock-Nella-Mountainburg complex, 40 to 60 percent slopes4522787566439m0f7ar13719811:20000
Linker-Mountainburg complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes, very rocky, extremely stony19181055664102sp0zar13719811:20000
Linker Mountainburg complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes18115985664092sp10ar13719811:20000
Mountainburg very stony sandy loam, 8 to 20 percent slopes221439566414m0dfar13719811:20000
Mountainburg very stony sandy loam, 20 to 40 percent slopes23861566415m0dgar13719811:20000
Steprock-Mountainburg-Rock outcrop complex, 40 to 60 percent slopes325573130862022sp1qar14119831:20000
Steprock-Mountainburg complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes304329430862002sp1nar14119831:20000
Steprock-Mountainburg complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes313030930862012sp1par14119831:20000
Steprock-Nella-Mountainburg complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes331330430862032sp1rar14119831:20000
Linker-Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes18943430861862sntgar14119831:20000
Linker-Mountainburg complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes1950153086187lyqhar14119831:20000
Mountainburg-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 12 percent slopes2013913086189lyqkar14119831:20000
Hector-Mountainburg stony fine sandy loams, 3 to 40 percent slopes, rockyHoF361775665902vz7zar14319661:20000
Hector-Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesHmC4513566588m0l1ar14319661:20000
Hector-Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loams, 8 to 12 percent slopesHmD1858566589m0l2ar14319661:20000
Steprock-Mountainburg complex, 8 to 12 percent slopes34334935666622sp1xar14519801:20000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 1 to 12 percent slopes, rocky23159805666502sp0var14519801:20000
Linker-Mountainburg complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes2914943564987lyxdar14919851:20000
Enders-Mountainburg complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes21105435649792xhywar14919851:20000
Enders-Mountainburg complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes22100255649802xhyvar14919851:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes3251175649912sntdar14919851:20000
Nella-Enders-Mountainburg stony fine sandy loams, 40 to 65 percent slopes413856565001lyxvar14919851:20000
Mountainburg gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes3327655649922sntfar14919851:20000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 12 to 40 percent slopes, rocky3522875649942sp0war14919851:20000
Mountainburg stony fine sandy loam, 1 to 12 percent slopes, rocky3412145649932sp0var14919851:20000
Linker-Enders-Mountainburg complex, 12 to 25 percent slopes204232564303ly6bar68019801:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MOUNTAINBURG 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 .