Soil Data Explorer - NEEDMORE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the NEEDMORE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of NEEDMORE, 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 NEEDMORE 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
122	40A4890	1954KY001017	Needmore	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.0166664,-85.2297211
n/a	00KY-001-003	00KY-001-003	Needmore	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	40A4889	1954KY001016	Needmore	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	01P0297	2000KY001003	Needmore	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	01P0298	2000KY001004	Needmore	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the NEEDMORE 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 NEEDMORE 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 NEEDMORE 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 NEEDMORE 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 NEEDMORE 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 NEEDMORE 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 NEEDMORE 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 terrace figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with NEEDMORE, 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. KY-2012-01-26-01 | Adair County - April 1964

   Diagram of the Westmoreland-Caneyville-Baxter association in Adair County (Soil Survey of Adair County, Kentucky; April 1964).

2. KY-2012-01-26-02 | Adair County - April 1964

   Diagram of the Baxter-Christian-Bewleyville association (Soil Survey of Adair County (Soil Survey of Adair County, Kentucky; April 1964).

3. KY-2012-01-26-06 | Adair County - April 1964

   Geological cross section of Adair County showing the relationship of the soils to the underlying rocks (Soil Survey of Adair County (Soil Survey of Adair County, Kentucky; April 1964).

4. KY-2012-01-30-08 | Green and Taylor Counties - July 1982

   Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Frederick-Frankstown-Mountview general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Green and Taylor Counties, Kentucky; July 1982).

5. TN-2010-11-02-19 | McMinn County - 2004

   Relationship of soils and parent material in the Tellico-Red Hills-Nonaburg and Lostcove-Unicoi-Cataska general soil map units (Soil Survey of McMinn County, Tennessee; 2004).

6. TN-2012-03-19-26 | McMinn County - 2004

   Relationship of soils and parent material in the Tellico-Red Hills-Nonaburg and Lostcove-Unicoi-Cataska general soil map units (Soil Survey of McMinn County, TN; 2004).

Map Units

Map units containing NEEDMORE 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
Needmore silt loam, 6 to 20 percent slopes, very rocky	NfD	5469	1592405	1qg0x	ky001	2006	1:12000
Needmore silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	NeC2	1778	1592435	1qg1w	ky001	2006	1:12000
Needmore silty clay loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, severely eroded	NeD3	1190	1592437	1qg1y	ky001	2006	1:12000
Needmore silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	NeB	350	1592432	1qg1s	ky001	2006	1:12000
Needmore silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	NcC2	578	552440	ljvn	ky199	1969	1:12000
Needmore silty clay, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	NdC	1152	552568	ljzs	ky620	1979	1:20000
Needmore silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	NeC2	2084	2452997	2nbjy	ky646	1966	1:15840
Needmore silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	NdB	1547	2452996	2nbjx	ky646	1966	1:15840
Needmore silty clay, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	NmC3	332	2452998	2nbjz	ky646	1966	1:15840
Needmore silty clay loam, eroded rolling phase	Nc	4742	525181	kmhb	tn059	1954	1:15840
Needmore silt loam, undulating phase	Nb	1874	525180	kmh9	tn059	1954	1:15840
Needmore silt loam, rolling phase	Na	875	525179	kmh8	tn059	1954	1:15840
Needmore silt loam, rolling, 5 to 12 percent slope	76C	610	525342	kmnj	tn063	2007	1:24000
Dandridge-Needmore complex, 12 to 35 percent slopes (Sulphura)	DaF	7341	327544	bzty	tn071	1961	1:15840
Dandridge-Needmore complex, 8 to 12 percent slopes (Sulphura)	DaD	515	327543	bztx	tn071	1961	1:15840
Nonaburg-Needmore complex, 12 to 25 percent slopes, very rocky	NnD	4061	526148	knhj	tn107	1999	1:24000
Needmore-Corryton complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes	NcC	2408	526151	knhm	tn107	1999	1:24000
Nonaburg-Needmore complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes, very rocky	NnC	2170	526147	knhh	tn107	1999	1:24000
Nonaburg-Needmore-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	NoF	1189	526149	knhk	tn107	1999	1:24000
Corryton-Needmore complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rocky	CrB	442	526150	knhl	tn107	1999	1:24000
Needmore silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	NeC	2438	523775	kl0z	tn139	1997	1:24000
Needmore silt loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes	NeD	2255	523776	kl10	tn139	1997	1:24000
Needmore silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	NdC	2522	528597	kr1j	tn602	1973	1:15840
Needmore silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	NdB	785	528596	kr1h	tn602	1973	1:15840
Needmore-Opequon complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	43F	9232	2514825	2qdc3	va163	2010	1:24000
Needmore-Opequon complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	43E	8826	2514824	2qdc2	va163	2010	1:24000
Litz-Needmore complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes, very stony	34F	5258	2514811	2qdbm	va163	2010	1:24000
Needmore-Opequon complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	43C	2984	2514823	2qdc1	va163	2010	1:24000
Litz-Needmore complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	34E	2891	2514810	2qdbl	va163	2010	1:24000
Groseclose-Needmore complex, 25 to 35 percent slopes	28E	2058	2514801	2qdb9	va163	2010	1:24000
Groseclose-Needmore-Urban land complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	29C	1248	2514802	2qdbb	va163	2010	1:24000
Needmore-Urban land complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	44E	285	2514826	2qdc4	va163	2010	1:24000
Litz-Needmore complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	34C	37	2514809	2qdbk	va163	2010	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the NEEDMORE 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).