Soil Data Explorer - NICHOLVILLE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the NICHOLVILLE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of NICHOLVILLE, 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 NICHOLVILLE 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
142	87P0212	86NY089014	Nicholville	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.5913887,-75.0213852
143	10N0323	S09ME021007.Nicholville	Nicholville	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.7436944,-68.8483333
143	10N0324	S09ME021008.Nicholville	Nicholville	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.7375278,-68.8486389
143	96P0014	S1995VT019002	Nicholville	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.9458351,-72.3922195
144B	12N7817	2011ME019009	Nicholville	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.8353611,-68.4982778
144B	12N7812	S11ME011001	Nicholville	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.5330556,-69.4191667
144B	12N7814	S11ME019002	Nicholville	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.9234444,-68.6879167
144B	96P0013	S1995VT019001	Nicholville	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.9533348,-72.0416641

Water Balance

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with NICHOLVILLE 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 NICHOLVILLE 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).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the NICHOLVILLE 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 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 NICHOLVILLE, 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. ME-2010-09-03-05 | Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County - 2003

   Typical pattern of the soils and underlying material in the Adams-Croghan-Naumburg general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County, Maine; 2003).

2. ME-2010-09-03-07 | Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County - 2003

   Typical pattern of the soils and underlying material in the Swanville-Boothbay-Nicholville general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County, Maine; 2003).

3. ME-2010-09-03-08 | Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County - 2003

   Typical pattern of the soils and underlying material in the Charles-Medomak-Cornish general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County, Maine; 2003).

Map Units

Map units containing NICHOLVILLE 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
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	BgC2	12340	315666	2yjg6	me005	1969	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	BgB	1593	315667	2yjg5	me005	1969	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NvB	36	315811	2x1dw	me005	1969	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	BgB	9084	284817	2yjg5	me606	1966	1:15840
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	BgC	2816	284818	2yjg6	me606	1966	1:15840
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NcB	1145	301855	2x1dw	me607	1960	1:20000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	NcA	476	301854	2x1ds	me607	1960	1:20000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NvB	1918	285044	2x1dw	me610	1992	1:20000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	NvC	179	285045	2x1dy	me610	1992	1:20000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NcB	2262	285134	2x1dv	me611	1988	1:20000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	NcC	540	285135	2x1dx	me611	1988	1:20000
Roundabout-Nicholville association, 0 to 8 percent slopes	ROB	5786	1483107	1ls95	me612	2016	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NiB	3398	741634	swqp	me612	2016	1:24000
Adams-Nicholville association, 3 to 15 percent slopes	ANC	2411	744541	szrg	me612	2016	1:24000
Roundabout-Nicholville association, 0 to 8 percent slopes	RnB	1893	2481995	2p9qc	me612	2016	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	NiC	498	741635	swqq	me612	2016	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NvB	1424	285807	2x1dw	me613	1987	1:20000
Nicholville-Croghan complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	NGB	12402	285609	2x1f0	me617	2004	1:24000
Lamoine-Nicholville complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	LHB	3922	285584	2x1bm	me617	2004	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NdB	1212	285611	2x1dw	me617	2004	1:24000
Nicholville-Croghan complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	NGC	1069	285610	2x1f2	me617	2004	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	NdC	303	285612	2x1dy	me617	2004	1:24000
Roundabout-Nicholville association, 0 to 8 percent slopes	RNB	6867	2549886	2x1f5	me620	2011	1:24000
Roundabout-Nicholville association, 0 to 8 percent slopes	RNB	1396	2549836	2x1f5	me621	2011	1:24000
Lamoine-Nicholville complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	LCB	471	1909078	2x1bm	me622	2007	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	632B	426	281152	2x1dw	nh009	1986	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	632A	274	281151	2x1dt	nh009	1986	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	215B	1013	1600851	2x1dw	nh603		1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	632B	1536	280546	2x1dv	nh607	2000	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	632A	1349	280545	2x1ds	nh607	2000	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	632C	332	280547	2x1dx	nh607	2000	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NoB	677	290205	9qzg	ny019	1995	1:24000
Nicholville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NvB	877	319291	bq7q	ny031	2007	1:24000
Nicholville stony fine sandy loam over till, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Nbb	1722	2677514	bmdx	ny033	2018	1:24000
Nicholville fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Nab	1409	2677509	bmdt	ny033	2018	1:24000
Nicholville fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Naa	942	2677453	bmds	ny033	2018	1:24000
Nicholville stony fine sandy loam over till, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Nba	869	2677495	bmdw	ny033	2018	1:24000
Roundabout-Nicholville complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	221B	646	2232043	2dxmd	ny033	2018	1:24000
Salmon and Nicholville stony very fine sandy loams, 12 to 20 percent slopes	Sdd	501	2677440	bmfp	ny033	2018	1:24000
Salmon-Nicholville complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	390B	346	1912928	226kc	ny033	2018	1:24000
Nicholville fine sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	Nac	235	2677535	bmdv	ny033	2018	1:24000
Nicholville stony fine sandy loam over till, 6 to 12 percent slopes	Nbc	167	2677541	bmdy	ny033	2018	1:24000
Nicholville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NlB	159	2753653	2spkk	ny033	2018	1:24000
Roundabout-Nicholville complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	221B	1382	2518270	2dxmd	ny043	2018	1:24000
Salmon-Nicholville complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	390B	1121	2518240	226kc	ny043	2018	1:24000
Salmon-Nicholville complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	390B	1724	2516800	226kc	ny049	2018	1:24000
Nicholville silt loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	NlB	22	2753721	2spmh	ny049	2018	1:24000
Nicholville silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	27A	482	293392	9v98	ny065	1993	1:24000
Nicholville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	27B	448	293393	9v99	ny065	1993	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	NoB	5490	294986	9wyp	ny089	1990	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, rolling	NoC	2719	294987	9wyq	ny089	1990	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes, rocky	NrB	648	294988	9wyr	ny089	1990	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	NoA	397	294985	9wyn	ny089	1990	1:24000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	53B	8	296071	9y2p	ny689	1999	1:24000
Urban land-Adams-Nicholville complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	104B	1408	282811	2x1ck	vt005	2006	1:20000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	8C	561	282999	2x1dy	vt005	2006	1:20000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	8B	344	282998	2x1dw	vt005	2006	1:20000
Urban land-Adams-Nicholville complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	104D	252	779406	2w40l	vt005	2006	1:20000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	8D	221	283000	2x1dz	vt005	2006	1:20000
Urban land-Adams-Nicholville complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	104C	164	779405	2w40k	vt005	2006	1:20000
Urban land-Adams-Nicholville complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	104E	142	779407	2w40q	vt005	2006	1:20000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	8A	101	282997	2x1dt	vt005	2006	1:20000
Urban land-Adams-Nicholville complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	104B	353	1401169	2x1ck	vt009	2012	1:
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	8B	330	1401006	2x1dw	vt009	2012	1:
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	5B	3328	283506	2x1dw	vt019	2005	1:20000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	5C	2493	283507	2x1dy	vt019	2005	1:20000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	5D	1475	283508	2x1dz	vt019	2005	1:20000
Urban land-Adams-Nicholville complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	104B	506	789614	2x1ck	vt019	2005	1:20000
Urban land-Adams-Nicholville complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	104C	88	789615	2w40k	vt019	2005	1:20000
Urban land-Adams-Nicholville complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	104D	75	789616	2w40l	vt019	2005	1:20000
Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	55B	1102	282689	2x1dw	vt023	1996	1:20000
Nicholville-Adams complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	95E	744	283328	2w40t	vt027	2000	1:20000
Nicholville-Adams complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	95D	119	283330	2w40s	vt027	2000	1:20000
Nicholville-Adams complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	95B	98	283331	2w40r	vt027	2000	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the NICHOLVILLE 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).