Soil Data Explorer - NIXA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the NIXA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of NIXA, 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 NIXA 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
116A	59ID09	1959AR06309	Nixa	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.8267,-91.7746
116A	63WS23	1966AR143001	Nixa	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.172,-94.0051
116A	67BN03	1967AR007003	Nixa	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.4808588,-94.2449296
116A	68BO05	1968AR009005	Nixa	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.4910881,-93.2303211
116A	73WS01	1973AR143001	Nixa	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.1058434,-94.3638572
116A	74MR02	1974AR089002	Nixa	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.2777619,-92.6805481
116A	75WS01	1975AR143001	Nixa	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.0793342,-94.2929648
116A	M8716119	1987MO161019	Nixa	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.9141804,-91.8690063
116A	M9120918	1991MO209102	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.7374678,-93.4479998
116A	M9461306	1994MO203006M	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.1684861,-91.5470028
116A	M9561391	1995MO203091M	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2674194,-91.4133361
116A	M9561393	1995MO203093M	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2677139,-91.4152472
116A	M9617904	1996MO179004M	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5837917,-91.2307
116A	M9617905	1996MO179005M	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5853222,-91.2262806
116A	M9617925	1996MO179025M	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5768194,-91.2925111
116A	M9861394	1998MO203094M	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2371361,-91.1888194
116A	M9901710	1999MO017023	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5213361,-90.0695667
116A	M0017923	2000MO179023M	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.3131083,-91.0443722
116A	M0017957	2000MO179057M	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.3213528,-91.0356278
116A	M0017958	2000MO179058M	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.3212389,-91.0341528
116A	M0017960	2000MO179060M	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.3239694,-91.02495
116A	M0017968	2000MO179068M	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.3212083,-91.0285667
116B	80P0361	1980MO145005	Nixa	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.8038902,-94.3019409
116B	M9020905	1990MO209005	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.8888889,-93.6352778
116B	M9120965	1991MO209091	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.776727,-93.3421052
116B	M9220943	1992MO209180	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.8915179,-93.5413529
116B	M9914502	1999MO145002	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.8131,-94.3057833
116B	M9914503	1999MO145003	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.8116583,-94.3057583
116B	M9914505	1999MO145005	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2037904,-93.4213064
116C	M9112311	1991MO123011M	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.4798056,-90.35675
116C	M9901724	1999MO017035	Nixa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.364575,-90.1289639
117	74WS02	1974AR143002	Nixa	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.9945,-94.3838

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the NIXA 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 NIXA 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 NIXA 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 NIXA 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 NIXA 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 NIXA 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 NIXA 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 NIXA, 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. AR-2011-05-27-02 | Boone County - 1981

   Pattern of soils and parent material in Clarksville-Nixa-Noark unit (Soil Survey of Boone County, Arkansas; 1981).

2. AR-2012-05-08-02 | Boone County - June 1981

   Pattern of soils and parent material in Clarksville-Nixa-Noark unit (Soil Survey of Boone County, Arkansas; June 1981).

3. KS-2012-01-20-17 | Cherokee County - August 1985

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Clarksville-Nixa-Tonti association (Soil Survey of Cherokee County, Kansas; 1985).

Map Units

Map units containing NIXA 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
Nixa-Noark complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	30	16385	2804507	2t7dm	ar005	1978	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	26	7552	2804476	2rk3t	ar005	1978	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes	27	6721	2804477	2rk3v	ar005	1978	1:20000
Nixa-Noark complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes	31	6130	2804508	2t7dl	ar005	1978	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NfC	87155	565042	2rk3t	ar007	1973	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes	NfD	40134	565043	2rk3v	ar007	1973	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	32	34021	565119	2rk3t	ar009	1977	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes	33	25820	565120	2rk3v	ar009	1977	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes	26	21399	565231	2rk3v	ar015	1981	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	25	13200	565230	2rk3t	ar015	1981	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes	36	19491	565937	2rk3v	ar087	1982	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	35	18954	565936	2rk3t	ar087	1982	1:20000
Nixa-Noark complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes	31	19517	2804565	2t7dl	ar089	1978	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes	27	18830	2804534	2rk3v	ar089	1978	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	26	10760	2804533	2rk3t	ar089	1978	1:20000
Nixa-Noark complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	30	7014	2804564	2t7dm	ar089	1978	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes	41	2320	566024	2rk3v	ar101	1984	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	40	1327	566023	2rk3t	ar101	1984	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes	58C	990	566486	2rk3v	ar129	1987	1:20000
Noark-Nixa complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes	36	11257	566429	m0dx	ar137	1981	1:20000
Clarksville-Nixa complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes	5	5206	566444	m0fd	ar137	1981	1:20000
Nixa-Noark complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	32	2859	566425	2t7dm	ar137	1981	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	31	2435	566424	2rk3t	ar137	1981	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NaC	33046	566604	2rk3t	ar143	1966	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes	NaD	5241	566605	2rk3v	ar143	1966	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	9270	6575	1426905	2rk3t	ks021	1983	1:24000
Hailey-Nixa complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	73452	17458	964548	11cpg	mo009	1990	1:24000
Nixa-Clarksville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	73485	15064	2536157	2qpyh	mo009	1990	1:24000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	73480	4162	2536152	2rk3t	mo009	1990	1:24000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	73480	1461	2536153	2rk3t	mo011	1969	1:24000
Nixa-Clarksville complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	73483	62284	1008348	2w25j	mo065	1971	1:24000
Nixa-Clarksville complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	73484	26513	1008349	2t7g8	mo065	1971	1:24000
Nixa-Clarksville complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes	73482	12325	1008347	2t7g6	mo065	1971	1:24000
Nixa-Clarksville complex, 15 to 20 percent slopes	73481	4138	1008350	2t7g9	mo065	1971	1:24000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	73480	1688	2536155	2rk3t	mo077	1979	1:24000
Nixa-Clarksville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	73485	421	2536159	2qpyh	mo077	1979	1:24000
Nixa-Clarksville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	73485	22005	2536156	2qpyh	mo109	1979	1:24000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	73480	11792	2536151	2rk3t	mo109	1979	1:24000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	73480	85945	2536154	2rk3t	mo145	1984	1:24000
Nixa-Clarksville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	73485	14002	2536158	2qpyh	mo145	1984	1:24000
Nixa gravelly silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	NixB	124	623486	2rk3s	ok021	1967	1:24000
Nixa gravelly silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	NcB	483	106518	2rk3s	ok035	1968	1:20000
Nixa gravelly silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	NxB	13174	106564	2rk3s	ok097	1972	1:24000
Nixa cherty silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	NxC	309	528185	kqm7	tn147	1965	1:15840
Nixa cherty silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	NxB	187	528184	kqm6	tn147	1965	1:15840
Nixa very cherty silt loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes	64C	1956	518015	kd15	va015	1978	1:15840
Frederick-Nixa complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes	46B	1119	517825	kcv1	va015	1978	1:15840
Frederick-Nixa complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	46C	1060	517826	kcv2	va015	1978	1:15840
Nixa very cherty silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	64D	299	518016	kd16	va015	1978	1:15840
Nixa-Frederick-Lodi gravelly loams, 7 to 15 percent slopes	50C	747	518432	kdgm	va165	1980	1:20000
Nixa-Frederick-Lodi gravelly loams, 2 to 7 percent slopes	50B	230	518431	kdgl	va165	1980	1:20000
Nixa very gravelly silt loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes	64C	7	3098512	2y9qq	va790		1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the NIXA 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).