Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the NORDEN soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of NORDEN, 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 NORDEN 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
10540A2021S1948WI103002NORDEN4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.3655548,-90.3586121
10540A5210S1977WI081008Norden7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.996666,-90.8913879
10540A5206S1977WI103002NORDEN7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.3366661,-90.4261093
10595P0349S1994WI063011Norden6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.8349991,-91.0166702
10595P0351S1994WI103064Norden6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.4449997,-90.2377777
10595P0352S1994WI103065Norden6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.2283325,-90.3466644
10595P0347S1994WI121001NORDEN6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.1775017,-91.1544418
10595P0350S1994WI123038Norden6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.6297226,-90.6272202
10501P0188S2000WI063002Norden4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.996151,-90.9608002
10501P0189S2000WI063003Norden4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.9962311,-90.9607239
10501P0190S2000WI063004Norden4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.9962044,-90.9606323
10501P0191S2000WI063005Norden4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.9963188,-90.960556
10501P0228S2000WI063042Norden5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.9958801,-90.9602356
10501P0229S2000WI063043Norden5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.9957733,-90.9601746
10501P0230S2000WI063044Norden5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.995636,-90.9601059
10501P0231S2000WI063045Norden5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.9955292,-90.9600754

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the NORDEN 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 NORDEN 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 NORDEN 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 NORDEN 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 mountains figure.

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with NORDEN 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 NORDEN 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 NORDEN 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 mountains figure.

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with NORDEN, 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. WI-2012-03-22-03 | Buffalo County - March 1962

    Soil landscape of Buffalo County showing relationships among major soil series (Soil Survey of Buffalo County, WI; 1962).

  2. WI-2012-03-22-04 | Crawford County - December 1961

    Landscape of Crawford County showing the parent materials of the soils and relationships among major soil series (Soil Survey of Crawford County, WI; 1961).

  3. WI-2012-03-23-21 | Monroe County - June 1984

    Relationship of soils and parent material in the Valton-Downs-Wildale map unit (Soil Survey of Monroe County, WI; 1984).

  4. WI-2012-03-23-22 | Monroe County - June 1984

    Relationship of soils and parent material in the Norden-Urne-La Farge map unit (Soil Survey of Monroe County, WI; 1984).

  5. WI-2012-03-23-29 | Pepin County - March 1964

    Some of the principal soil series and their underlying material (Soil Survey of Pepin County, WI; 1964).

  6. WI-2012-03-23-30 | Pepin County - March 1964

    Cross section showing the geology and the associated soils in Pepin County (Soil Survey of Pepin County, WI; 1964).

  7. WI-2012-03-23-31 | Richland County - March 1959

    Soil landscape of Richland County showing relationships among major soil series (Courtesy Wis. Geol. and Nat. Hist. Survey) (Soil Survey of Richland County, WI; 1959).

Map Units

Map units containing NORDEN 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
Norden silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes599F13323983112wtr6mn05519811:15840
Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded599E211203983102wtr5mn05519811:15840
Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded599E10784290842wtr5mn16919871:20000
Norden silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes599F9584290852wtr6mn16919871:20000
Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded254E22178626394502wtr5wi01119601:12000
Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded254D2953926394492wtr4wi01119601:12000
Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded254C2144326394482wtr3wi01119601:12000
Norden silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes254F39826394472wtr6wi01119601:12000
Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded254E224824983712wtr5wi02319601:12000
Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded254D210825058842wtr4wi02319601:12000
Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded254C22524983242wtr3wi02319601:12000
Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded254D2642324983342wtr4wi03320031:12000
Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded254C2584124983262wtr3wi03320031:12000
Norden silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded254B2444724983212wtr2wi03320031:12000
Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded254E2417525058992wtr5wi03320031:12000
Norden silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes254F14924983792wtr6wi03320031:12000
Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded254E214134218112wtr5wi03519741:12000
Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded254D26244218102wtr4wi03519741:12000
Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded254C25164218092wtr3wi03519741:12000
Norden silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes254F17830997682wtr6wi03519741:12000
Norden silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded254B2430997642wtr2wi03519741:12000
Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded254D2147627747952wtr4wi04919601:20000
Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded254E282527747962wtr5wi04919601:20000
Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded254C228627747942wtr3wi04919601:20000
Norden silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded254B24027747882wtr2wi04919601:20000
Council-Elevasil-Norden complex, 20 to 45 percent slopes, rocky1743F2428325013752yt3gwi05319941:12000
Norden-Seaton silt loams, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded1254D2806824991782fj9swi05319941:12000
Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded254C2384324983272wtr3wi05319941:12000
Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded254D2311624983352wtr4wi05319941:12000
Council-Elevasil-Norden complex, 20 to 45 percent slopes, rocky1743F2126525614862yt3gwi05719871:12000
Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded254C21570325614612wtr3wi05719871:12000
Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded254D21308025614622wtr4wi05719871:12000
Norden silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded254B2377725614462wtr2wi05719871:12000
Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded254E222925615572wtr5wi05719871:12000
Council-Elevasil-Norden complex, 20 to 45 percent slopes, rocky1743F1991325013762yt3gwi06320011:12000
Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded254E2500324983732wtr5wi06320011:12000
Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded254D2380224983362wtr4wi06320011:12000
Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded254C213224983282wtr3wi06320011:12000
Council-Elevasil-Norden complex, 20 to 45 percent slopes, rocky1743F2932226850322yt3gwi08119811:12000
Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded254D22290826850342wtr4wi08119811:12000
Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded254E22022126851692wtr5wi08119811:12000
Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded254C21223526850362wtr3wi08119811:12000
Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded254E2379624983742wtr5wi09119981:12000
Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded254D2100424983382wtr4wi09119981:12000
Norden silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes254F38424983772wtr6wi09119981:12000
Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded254C237724983302wtr3wi09119981:12000
Norden silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded254B217524983222wtr2wi09119981:12000
Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded254D2116986102wtr4wi09320061:12000
Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded254D2997824983392wtr4wi10320021:12000
Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded254E2600024983752wtr5wi10320021:12000
Council-Elevasil-Norden complex, 20 to 45 percent slopes, rocky1743F186625013772yt3gwi10320021:12000
Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded254C2105724983312wtr3wi10320021:12000
Norden loam, 20 to 30 percent slopesNlE17292423184g6c3wi11119771:15840
Norden silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes254F869532578262wtr6wi11119771:15840
Council-Elevasil-Norden complex, 20 to 45 percent slopes, rocky1743F697932578252yt3gwi11119771:15840
Norden loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, erodedNlD25382423183g6c2wi11119771:15840
Norden loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesNlB2094423181g6c0wi11119771:15840
Norden loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, erodedNlC21412423182g6c1wi11119771:15840
Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded254D21776226834582wtr4wi12119691:12000
Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded254C21198426834572wtr3wi12119691:12000
Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded254E21068926834592wtr5wi12119691:12000
Norden silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded254B2169126834502wtr2wi12119691:12000
Council-Elevasil-Norden complex, 20 to 45 percent slopes, rocky1743F64126394952yt3gwi12119691:12000
Norden-Seaton silt loams, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded1254D29626395032fj9swi12119691:12000
Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded254E21480324983762wtr5wi12319651:12000
Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded254D21027425058822wtr4wi12319651:12000
Council-Elevasil-Norden complex, 20 to 45 percent slopes, rocky1743F299925013782yt3gwi12319651:12000
Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded254C2178424983322wtr3wi12319651:12000
Norden silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes254F74724983782wtr6wi12319651:12000
Norden silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded254B28224983232wtr2wi12319651:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the NORDEN 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 .