Soil Data Explorer - NELLIS

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the NELLIS soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of NELLIS, 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 NELLIS 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
144A	83P0114	82VT003030	Nellis	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.8222237,-73.2236099
144B	40A0439	S1960MA003005	Nellis	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.383316,-73.3009262
144B	40A0440	S1960MA003006	NELLIS	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.3847046,-73.2839813

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the NELLIS 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 NELLIS 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 NELLIS 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 NELLIS 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 NELLIS 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 NELLIS 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 NELLIS 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.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with NELLIS, 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. MA-2012-02-01-07 | Berkshire County - February 1988

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Amenia-Pittsfield-Farmington general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Berkshire County, Massachusetts; February 1988).

2. VT-2012-03-22-08 | Rutland County - 1998

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Farmington-Galway unit (Soil Survey of Rutland County, VT; 1998).

Map Units

Map units containing NELLIS 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
Farmington-Nellis complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky	94C	4615	3395857	9ls1	ct601	2003	1:12000
Farmington-Nellis complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very rocky	94E	2238	3395858	9ls2	ct601	2003	1:12000
Nellis fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	92B	1522	3395854	9lry	ct601	2003	1:12000
Nellis fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	92C	568	3395855	9lrz	ct601	2003	1:12000
Nellis fine sandy loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	93C	478	3395856	9ls0	ct601	2003	1:12000
Nellis fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	92D	66	3395894	9lt8	ct601	2003	1:12000
Pittsfield and Nellis loams, 25 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	514E	3823	276644	98w0	ma003	1984	1:25000
Nellis loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	505C	2237	276619	98v6	ma003	1984	1:25000
Nellis loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	505B	1354	276618	98v5	ma003	1984	1:25000
Nellis loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	506D	1079	276623	98vb	ma003	1984	1:25000
Nellis loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	505D	787	276620	98v7	ma003	1984	1:25000
Nellis loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	506C	786	276622	98v9	ma003	1984	1:25000
Nellis loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	506B	781	276621	98v8	ma003	1984	1:25000
Nellis loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	507D	542	276625	98vd	ma003	1984	1:25000
Nellis loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	507C	360	276624	98vc	ma003	1984	1:25000
Wassaic-Nellis silt loam, rolling, very rocky	WnC	13	288815	9pjm	ny001	1985	1:15840
Nellis loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	NeC	1083	319237	2wrdy	ny031	2007	1:24000
Nellis loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NeB	765	319238	2wrdv	ny031	2007	1:24000
Nellis loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	NeD	679	319239	2wrf1	ny031	2007	1:24000
Nellis loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NlB	4810	291888	2wrdv	ny045	1981	1:15840
Nellis loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	NlC	3313	291889	2wrdy	ny045	1981	1:15840
Nellis and Madrid soils, 25 to 50 percent slopes	NmE	2896	291891	2wrf4	ny045	1981	1:15840
Nellis loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	NlD	1030	291890	2wrf1	ny045	1981	1:15840
Nellis loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	NlA	456	291887	2wrdt	ny045	1981	1:15840
Nellis loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	NeB	10143	2677752	bmmm	ny049	2018	1:24000
Nellis loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	NeC	3578	2677753	bmmn	ny049	2018	1:24000
Nellis loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	NaE	320	2677745	bmmd	ny049	2018	1:24000
Nellis loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	NgC	154	2677756	bmmr	ny049	2018	1:24000
Nellis loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	NgD	57	2677757	bmms	ny049	2018	1:24000
Nellis loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NeB	1214	292863	2wrdv	ny057	1973	1:24000
Nellis loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	NeC	773	292864	2wrdy	ny057	1973	1:24000
Nellis loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	NeD	301	292865	2wrf1	ny057	1973	1:24000
Nellis loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	176B	4246	293361	2wrdv	ny065	1993	1:24000
Nellis loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	176C	1993	293362	2wrdy	ny065	1993	1:24000
Nellis loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	176D	1280	293363	2wrf1	ny065	1993	1:24000
Nellis loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NeB	3803	281292	2wrdv	vt001	1967	1:15840
Nellis loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	NsC	3553	281295	2wrf5	vt001	1967	1:15840
Nellis loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	NeC	2272	281293	2wrdy	vt001	1967	1:15840
Nellis loam, 15 to 50 percent slopes, extremely stony	NsD	1704	281296	2wrf7	vt001	1967	1:15840
Nellis loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	NeD	832	281294	2wrf1	vt001	1967	1:15840
Farmington-Nellis complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes, rocky	FnB	812	281264	2wrdx	vt001	1967	1:15840
Farmington-Nellis complex, 12 to 20 percent slopes, rocky	FnC	425	281265	2wrf0	vt001	1967	1:15840
Farmington-Nellis complex, 20 to 30 percent slopes, rocky	FnD	242	281266	2wrf3	vt001	1967	1:15840
Galway-Nellis-Farmington complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, rocky	40D	3470	281482	2wrfn	vt003	1992	1:20000
Nellis silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	85D	2943	281593	2wrfj	vt003	1992	1:20000
Nellis silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	84C	2288	281588	2wrfc	vt003	1992	1:20000
Galway-Nellis-Farmington complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	40C	1918	281481	2wrfm	vt003	1992	1:20000
Nellis silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	84B	1649	281587	2wrfb	vt003	1992	1:20000
Nellis silt loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes, very stony	85E	1512	281594	2wrfk	vt003	1992	1:20000
Nellis silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	85C	1248	281592	2wrfh	vt003	1992	1:20000
Nellis silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	84D	1072	281589	2wrfd	vt003	1992	1:20000
Nellis silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	85B	326	281591	2wrfg	vt003	1992	1:20000
Galway-Nellis-Farmington complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	40B	316	281480	2wrfl	vt003	1992	1:20000
Stockbridge and Nellis soils, 3 to 8 percent slopes, stony	SuB	2325	281755	2wrdw	vt007	1969	1:15840
Stockbridge and Nellis soils, 8 to 15 percent slopes, stony	SuC	1255	281756	2wrdz	vt007	1969	1:15840
Stockbridge and Nellis soils, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	SxC	1013	281758	2wrf6	vt007	1969	1:15840
Stockbridge and Nellis soils, 15 to 60 percent slopes, extremely stony	SxE	843	281759	2wrf8	vt007	1969	1:15840
Stockbridge and Nellis soils, 15 to 25 percent slopes, stony	SuD	458	281757	2wrf2	vt007	1969	1:15840
Nellis silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NaB	1145	279266	2wrfb	vt013	1956	1:20000
Nellis silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	NaC	262	279267	2wrfc	vt013	1956	1:20000
Nellis silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	NbB	187	279270	2wrfg	vt013	1956	1:20000
Nellis silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	NaA	99	279265	2wrf9	vt013	1956	1:20000
Nellis silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	NbC	79	279271	2wrfh	vt013	1956	1:20000
Nellis silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	NaD	66	279268	2wrfd	vt013	1956	1:20000
Nellis silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	NbD	30	279272	2wrfj	vt013	1956	1:20000
Nellis silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, very stony	NbA	11	279269	2wrff	vt013	1956	1:20000
Galway-Nellis-Farmington complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	40C	3675	282324	2wrfm	vt021	1985	1:20000
Galway-Nellis-Farmington complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, rocky, very stony	40D	2496	282325	2xj4k	vt021	1985	1:20000
Galway-Nellis-Farmington complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	39B	1598	282304	2wrfl	vt021	1985	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the NELLIS 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).