Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the NINEMILE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of NINEMILE, 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 NINEMILE 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
2386P090986NV031007Ninemile7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.9902763,-119.4997253
2388P068488NV031004Ninemile6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties41.8841667,-119.878891
2369C0088S1969NV031008NINEMILE6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.8584862,-119.8910294

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the NINEMILE 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 NINEMILE 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 NINEMILE 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 NINEMILE 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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There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with NINEMILE 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 NINEMILE series and competing. 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 NINEMILE 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 .

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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 NINEMILE, 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. OR-2010-09-29-07 | Harney County Area - 2006

    Soil and landscape relationship near the margins of the basin (Soil Survey of Harney County Area, Oregon; 2006).

  2. OR-2012-05-10-30 | Harney County Area - 2006

    Soil and landscape relationship near the margins of the basin (Soil Survey of Harney County Area, Oregon; 2006).

Map Units

Map units containing NINEMILE 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
Anawalt-Ninemile association, 5 to 15 percent slopes10326002487322jc32ca60820001:24000
Said-Ninemile association, 2 to 30 percent slopes35318358487698jch6ca60820001:24000
Ninemile-Home Camp-Newlands association 2 to 30 percent slopes29711766487614jcdhca60820001:24000
Ninemile-Petescreek-Fiddler association 2 to 30 percent slopes2986469487616jcdkca60820001:24000
Ninemile-Weste complex, 0 to 9 percent slopes299647487617jcdlca60820001:24000
Ninemile-Karlo-Crocan association47616700103463413qm9ca68520061:24000
Hutchley-Ninemile-Nutzan association44011398103470913qpqca68520061:24000
Ninemile-Madeline-Tinpan association4795523103475213qr3ca68520061:24000
Ninemile-Madeline-Softscrabble association4785367103463213qm7ca68520061:24000
Ninemile-Madeline-Crocan association477327013982621hy07ca68520061:24000
Hart Camp-Ninemile association4212898103476213qrfca68520061:24000
Harskel-Ninemile-Cowbell association419250313982551hy00ca68520061:24000
Anawalt-Ninemile association300192813871501hkfsca68520061:24000
Ninemile-Softscrabble-Crocan association480171413982611hy06ca68520061:24000
Ninemile-Hutchley-Crocan association475145113982501hxzvca68520061:24000
Ninemile-Westbutte-Softscrabble association481692103466213qn6ca68520061:24000
Anawalt-Ninemile association, 5 to 15 percent slopes103su73189881521qw3ca70319831:24000
Said-Ninemile association, 2 to 30 percent slopes353su46189887021qxwca70319831:24000
Ninemile-Alyan association1657236425193972qjp7nv61219681:24000
Hart Camp-Ninemile association127723750474549hxt1nv75919951:24000
Ninemile-Tinpan-Crocan association118620560474518hxs1nv75919951:24000
Ninemile-Hart Camp association118517480474517hxs0nv75919951:24000
Ninemile-Madeline-Tinpan association118115380474513hxrwnv75919951:24000
Ninemile-Madeline-Crocan association10359180474462hxq7nv75919951:24000
Tinpan-Ninemile association10368580474463hxq8nv75919951:24000
Ninemile-Tinpan association11847630474516hxrznv75919951:24000
Ninemile-Tinpan-Hart Camp association11876190474519hxs2nv75919951:24000
Ninemile-Westbutte complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes11823780474514hxrxnv75919951:24000
Ninemile-Karlo association11802590474512hxrvnv75919951:24000
Ninemile-Newlands-Hart Camp association11881430474520hxs3nv75919951:24000
Ninemile-Badgercamp-Crocan association11891240474521hxs4nv75919951:24000
Ninemile-Westbutte association, 30 to 50 percent slopes1183660474515hxrynv75919951:24000
Devada-Madeline-Ninemile association1172350474508hxrqnv75919951:24000
Madeline-Ninemile complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes1155240474497hxrcnv75919951:24000
Newlands-Ninemile complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes1255220474538hxspnv75919951:24000
Ninemile very cobbly loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes1470140474598hxvmnv75919951:24000
Ninemile-Sumine-Softscrabble association46753082474750hy0jnv76019941:24000
Devada-Ninemile-Softscrabble complex23124876474711hxz8nv76019941:24000
Bucklake-Ninemile-Frentera association46811920474751hy0knv76019941:24000
Bearbutte-Ninemile complex15611428474688hxyjnv76019941:24000
Devada-Ninemile-Tuffo association1821367474702hxyznv76019941:24000
Ninemile-Rock outcrop complex803789474801hy25nv76019941:24000
Ninemile very stony loam, 4 to 15 percent slopes630179474770hy15nv76019941:24000
Say-Eaglerock-Ninemile association9705408476361hzphnv76119881:24000
Ninemile-Rock outcrop complex1433245476257hzl4nv76119881:24000
Ninemile-Shively-Rock outcrop association1451026476258hzl5nv76119881:24000
Ninemile, steep-Graley-Ninemile association165242545477086j0fwnv76319861:24000
Shively-Ninemile-Hackwood association181018160477125j0h4nv76319861:24000
Carstump-Ninemile-Graley association168517795477100j0gbnv76319861:24000
Graley-Quarz-Ninemile association173214955477114j0gsnv76319861:24000
Ninemile-Tusk association5531310426339752rhgynv76319861:24000
Carstump-Reluctan-Ninemile association, steep168610360477101j0gcnv76319861:24000
Alyan, cobbly loam-Ninemile-Alyan association20048945477164j0jdnv76319861:24000
Carstump-Reluctan-Ninemile association, hilly16807345477099j0g9nv76319861:24000
Ninemile-Reluctan-Graley association16536630477087j0fxnv76319861:24000
Cleavage-Ninemile-Sumine association16255855477080j0fpnv76319861:24000
Ninemile-Tusk-Ninemile, steep association16505055477084j0ftnv76319861:24000
Ninemile-Reluctan-Ninemile, moderately steep association16514295477085j0fvnv76319861:24000
Bregar-Ninemile-Pequop association18023675477122j0h1nv76319861:24000
Quarz-Alyan-Ninemile association17203320477110j0gnnv76319861:24000
Ninemile-Carstump association16593132477092j0g2nv76319861:24000
Reluctan-Ninemile-Cleavage association17113115477107j0gknv76319861:24000
Ninemile-Pequop-Gumble association16563115477089j0fznv76319861:24000
Cotant-Quarz-Ninemile association17002775477104j0ggnv76319861:24000
Ninemile-Vanwyper-Ninemile, moderately steep association16582540477091j0g1nv76319861:24000
Ninemile-Alyan association16572380477090j0g0nv76319861:24000
Ninemile-Thwoop-Pequop association16552140477088j0fynv76319861:24000
Quarz-Ninemile-Pequop association17261465477112j0gqnv76319861:24000
Cotant-Ninemile-Lerrow association127980477055j0dwnv76319861:24000
Ninemile-Vanwyper association55282126339762rhgznv76319861:24000
Ninemile-Quarz-Rock outcrop association84010351479012j2g0nv76719861:24000
Robson-Ninemile-Ravenswood association31514755479198j2n0nv76819851:63360
Ninemile-Zoesta-Itca association31113515479184j2mknv76819851:63360
Itca-Ninemile-Rock outcrop association31313380479191j2msnv76819851:63360
Millerlux-Ninemile-Madeline association3050355475260hyjznv76919861:24000
Millerlux-Ninemile-Madeline association990422476699j01dnv77019951:24000
Ninemile-Newlands association13925051477357j0qmnv77119901:24000
Ninemile-Zoesta-Itca association31114300479612j32cnv77519851:24000
Anawalt-Ninemile-Alyan association10123262475358hyn4nv77719931:24000
Sumine-Ninemile-Softscrabble association58022481475805hz3knv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Tusk association55318104475789hz31nv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Softscrabble association146817822475543hyv3nv77719931:24000
Anawalt-Ninemile-Tusk association, cool10714926475384hynznv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Tusel-Alyan association55513348475790hz32nv77719931:24000
Sumine-Ninemile-Tusel association58413339475809hz3pnv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Softscrabble-Sumine association146912513475544hyv4nv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Reluctan-Anawalt association146010889475536hytwnv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Vanwyper association5529155475788hz30nv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Bullump-Tusel association14668242475541hyv1nv77719931:24000
Anawalt-Ninemile-Tusk association1028114475360hyn6nv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Udelope-Tusel association14677908475542hyv2nv77719931:24000
Soughe-Ninemile-Rock outcrop association9426211475993hz9mnv77719931:24000
Carstump-Soughe-Ninemile association6206193475839hz4nnv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Anawalt-Vanwyper association5585482475793hz35nv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Tusel-Alyan association, cool14615460475537hytxnv77719931:24000
Sumine-Ninemile-Anawalt association5824904475807hz3mnv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Cleavage-Tusel association14654851475540hyv0nv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Anawalt association14624717475538hytynv77719931:24000
Anawalt-Ninemile-Alyan association, cool1064312475377hynrnv77719931:24000
Sumine-Ninemile-Harcany association5894194475814hz3vnv77719931:24000
Anawalt-Ninemile-Alyan association, steep1083846475393hyp8nv77719931:24000
Softscrabble-Cleavage-Ninemile association8923133475972hz8ynv77719931:24000
Devada-Ninemile-Burrita association6772987475879hz5ynv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Anawalt-Sumine association14641849475539hytznv77719931:24000
Sumine-Rock outcrop-Ninemile association5851356475810hz3qnv77719931:24000
Tusel-Ninemile-Cleavage association14841286475553hyvfnv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Carstump association5511229475787hz2znv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Tusel-Alyan associationNV14617413270854260qqnv77719931:24000
Erakatak-Ninemile-Harcany association1201548475449hyr2nv77719931:24000
Ninemile very stony loam, 4 to 15 percent slopes557370475792hz34nv77719931:24000
Ninemile-Reluctan-Welch associationfnv55232632708772wz5snv77719931:24000
Sumine-Ninemile-Anawalt associationNV05821493270851260pxnv77719931:24000
Ninemile sandy loam, 0 to 10 percent slopes91B196006390824hkor62019921:24000
Ninemile-Dester complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes93B172216391224hpor62019921:24000
Ninemile very cobbly loam, 0 to 10 percent slopes92B25736391024hmor62019921:24000
Beden-Ninemile complex, 0 to 10 percent slopes12B20063444240lor62019921:24000
Ninemile association, 2 to 12 percent slopes23180891490625jgjmor62819971:24000
Ninemile gravelly loam, hummocky, 0 to 8 percent slopes21779911490605jghzor62819971:24000
Ninemile-Reluctan complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes22563585490616jgjbor62819971:24000
Ninemile very stony clay loam, 0 to 20 percent slopes21942768490607jgj1or62819971:24000
Ninemile-Reluctan-Rubble land complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes22642248490617jgjcor62819971:24000
Ninemile very cobbly clay loam, low precipitation, 2 to 30 percent slopes21830166490606jgj0or62819971:24000
Ninemile-Edemaps complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes22219658490613jgj7or62819971:24000
Ninemile-Westbutte-Ninemile complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes23017824490623jgjkor62819971:24000
Ninemile-Rubble land complex, 5 to 20 percent slopes22814673490619jgjfor62819971:24000
Pernty-Westbutte-Ninemile association, 5 to 50 percent slopes25712807490661jgksor62819971:24000
Ninemile-Westbutte complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes22911684490620jgjgor62819971:24000
Erakatak-Ninemile-Hapgood association, 5 to 40 percent slopes1016921490461jgcbor62819971:24000
Ninemile-Lonegrave-association, 5 to 30 percent slopes2326098490626jgjnor62819971:24000
Madeline-Ninemile complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes1845041490560jggjor62819971:24000
Ninemile-Pearlwise complex, 20 to 35 percent slopes2244816490615jgj9or62819971:24000
Ninemile-Carvix complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes2203439490610jgj4or62819971:24000
Lonegrave-Pernty-Ninemile association, 10 to 35 percent slopes1091847490469jgclor62819971:24000
Ninemile-Madeline complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes2231491490614jgj8or62819971:24000
Ninemile-Doyn complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes2211450490612jgj6or62819971:24000
Ninemile very cobbly clay loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes504157032708862zgt0or62819971:24000
Ninemile-Rock outcrop complex, 40 to 70 percent south slopes22769490618jgjdor62819971:24000
Ninemile very cobbly loam, low precipitation, 2 to 15 percent slopes4803697616899821tqkkor63520061:24000
Ninemile-Reluctan complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes4841164716899861tqkpor63520061:24000
Ninemile very cobbly loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes479658016899811tqkjor63520061:24000
Ninemile-Arcia complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes481391616899831tqklor63520061:24000
Ninemile-Edemaps complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes483388416899851tqknor63520061:24000
Cleavage-Ninemile-Westbutte complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes250315816897601tqbdor63520061:24000
Ninemile-Rock outcrop-Lonegrave complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes486207216899881tqkror63520061:24000
Ninemile-Westbutte complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes487163316899891tqksor63520061:24000
Royst-Ninemile complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes567116016900671tqn9or63520061:24000
Pernty-Westbutte-Ninemile association, 5 to 50 percent slopes516105916900161tqlnor63520061:24000
Ninemile-Reluctan-Rubble land complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes485104616899871tqkqor63520061:24000
Ninemile-Westbutte-Ninemile extremely stony complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes48874516899901tqktor63520061:24000
Ninemile-Carvix complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes48236216899841tqkmor63520061:24000
Ninemile gravelly loam, hummocky, 0 to 8 percent slopes69525916901941tqsdor63520061:24000
Newlands-Ninemile complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes177C18933489000jdv6or63619911:24000
Ninemile very cobbly loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes178C10656489001jdv7or63619911:24000
Madeline-Ninemile complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes151C3613488964jdt1or63619911:24000
Westbutte-Ninemile complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes263F2499489127jdz9or63619911:24000
Ninemile extremely gravelly loam, thin surface, 2 to 15 percent slopes180C2206489004jdvbor63619911:24000
Ninemile-Westbutte complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes181C1758489006jdvdor63619911:24000
Ninemile extremely gravelly loam, thin surface, 15 to 30 percent slopes180E900489005jdvcor63619911:24000
Ninemile very cobbly loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes560E73417209911vrtvor63619911:24000
Madeline-Ninemile complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes151E536488965jdt2or63619911:24000
Ninemile very cobbly loam, low precipitation, 2 to 15 percent slopes179C508489002jdv8or63619911:24000
Ninemile-Reluctan-Welch associationfnv5521322229868702wz5sor64420211:24000
Ninemile-Bregar-Reluctan associationfnv553775229868722wz5vor64420211:24000
Ninemile very cobbly clay loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes5041368832635412zgt0or64420211:24000
Ninemile-Tusel-Alyan associationNV14619862026492260qqor64420211:24000
Sumine-Ninemile-Anawalt associationNV05829162026467260pxor64420211:24000
Ninemile-Anawalt-Bregar associationfnv5503629868712wz5ror64420211:24000
Ninemile very cobbly clay loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes50414629468422wmbsor6451:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the NINEMILE 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 .