Soil Data Explorer - ORELLA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ORELLA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ORELLA, 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 ORELLA were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). 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
60A	82P0425	82NE165036	Orella	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.8994446,-103.5966644
64	10N1365	S10SD103-001	Orella	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.8765778,-102.4365806
64	10N0719	S2009SD103003	Orella	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.9814389,-102.2184889
67A	40A3126	S1964WY015004	Orella	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.959446,-104.315834
67A	40A3127	S1964WY015006	Orella	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.9438896,-104.2261124

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the ORELLA 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 ORELLA series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ORELLA 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 ORELLA 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 ORELLA share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ORELLA 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 ORELLA 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with ORELLA, 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. NE-2010-09-09-06 | Sioux County - 1998

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Bufton-Orella-Badland association (Soil Survey of Sioux County, Nebraska; 1998).

2. NE-2012-02-14-01 | Sioux County - 1998

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Bufton-Orella-Badland association (Soil Survey of Sioux County, Nebraska; 1998).

3. SD-2012-03-15-13 | Custer and Pennington Counties, Prairie Parts - May 1996

   Pattern of soils, topography, and underlying material in the Cedarpass-Denby-Interior and the Orella-Fairburn-Badland associations (Soil Survey of Custer and Pennington Counties, Prairie Parts, SD; 1996).

4. SD-2012-03-15-55 | Jackson County, Northern Part - July 1987

   Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Weta-Cactusflat and Blackpipe-Wortman associations (Soil Survey of Jackson County, Northern Part, SD; 1987).

5. WY-2012-03-23-08 | Goshen County, Southern Part - November 1971

   Typical pattern of soils, topography, and parent material in association 7 (Soil Survey of Goshen County, Wyoming, Southern Part; 1971).

Map Units

Map units containing ORELLA 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
Orella-Badland complex, 9 to 30 percent slopes	6048	80018	625631	2t34l	ne045	1973	1:20000
Orella silty clay loam, 3 to 30 percent slopes	5988	6034	358143	2t34n	ne045	1973	1:20000
Orella clay, 1 to 30 percent slopes	5987	697	2217541	2t34p	ne045	1973	1:20000
Orella clay, 0 to 3 percent slopes	5986	817	1653778	1shwp	ne157	1965	1:20000
Bufton-Orella complex, 3 to 9 percent slopes	5117	1918	100569	3cn5	ne161	1992	1:20000
Orella silty clay loam, 3 to 30 percent slopes	5988	982	100624	2t34n	ne161	1992	1:20000
Orella-Badland complex, 9 to 30 percent slopes	6048	7757	357979	2t34l	ne165	1993	1:20000
Orella clay, 1 to 30 percent slopes	5987	6321	357978	2t34p	ne165	1993	1:20000
Orella-Badland complex, 9 to 30 percent slopes	OrE	2373	355134	2t34l	sd047	1980	1:24000
Hisle and Orella soils, 0 to 15 percent slopes	HlD	5868	353370	cvq1	sd095	1971	1:20000
Orella-Badland complex, 9 to 30 percent slopes	Ox	1204	353423	2t34l	sd095	1971	1:20000
Okreek-Orella complex, 6 to 21 percent slopes	OoE	4506	353024	cvbw	sd121	1967	1:31680
Orella-Badland complex, 9 to 30 percent slopes	OrF	2098	353025	2t34l	sd121	1967	1:31680
Fairburn-Orella-Badland complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	FoF	26201	2580901	cyh4	sd606	2011	1:24000
Whitewater-Orella clays, 3 to 9 percent slopes	WoB	20202	2580989	cykz	sd606	2011	1:24000
Orella-Badland complex, 9 to 30 percent slopes	ObE	10997	2580945	2t34l	sd606	2011	1:24000
Badland-Orella complex, 6 to 40 percent slopes	U027F	3843	2582903	2wcb9	sd606	2011	1:24000
Orella-Interior-Badland complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes	OeE	3324	2580946	cyjl	sd606	2011	1:24000
Whitewater-Orella silty clays, 3 to 9 percent slopes	U805C	1911	2582932	2kqsg	sd606	2011	1:24000
Orella silt loam, very shallow, 1 to 9 percent slopes	U556C	1706	2582928	2qhjk	sd606	2011	1:24000
Orella-Interior, moderately deep, frequently flooded-Badland complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes	U565E	1515	2582914	2kqrs	sd606	2011	1:24000
Fairburn-Orella, very channery-Whitewater complex, 6 to 40 percent slopes	U205F	1309	2582908	2qqtn	sd606	2011	1:24000
Orella-Badland complex, 1 to 9 percent slopes	U560C	178	2582927	2qqtp	sd606	2011	1:24000
Orella-Badland complex, 9 to 30 percent slopes	OrE	6010	2582652	2t34l	sd611	2011	1:24000
Orella-Badland complex, 1 to 9 percent slopes	U560C	252	2582880	2qqtp	sd611	2011	1:24000
Badland-Orella complex, 6 to 40 percent slopes	U027F	111	2582869	2wcb9	sd611	2011	1:24000
Orella-Interior, moderately deep, frequently flooded-Badland complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes	U565E	89	2582874	2kqrs	sd611	2011	1:24000
Orella silt loam, very shallow, 1 to 9 percent slopes	U556C	83	2582881	2qhjk	sd611	2011	1:24000
Whitewater-Orella silty clays, 3 to 9 percent slopes	U805C	2	2582875	2kqsg	sd611	2011	1:24000
Orella-Interior, moderately deep, frequently flooded-Badland complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes	U565E	19240	2375368	2kqrs	sd612	2011	1:20000
Badland-Orella complex, 6 to 40 percent slopes	U027F	13287	2517844	2wcb9	sd612	2011	1:20000
Orella-Badland complex, 1 to 9 percent slopes	U560C	7674	2517220	2qqtp	sd612	2011	1:20000
Fairburn-Orella, very channery-Whitewater complex, 6 to 40 percent slopes	U205F	7673	2547430	2qqtn	sd612	2011	1:20000
Orella silt loam, very shallow, 1 to 9 percent slopes	U556C	7547	2517841	2qhjk	sd612	2011	1:20000
Orella-Badland complex, 9 to 30 percent slopes	U560F	6807	2375443	2t34l	sd612	2011	1:20000
Whitewater-Orella silty clays, 3 to 9 percent slopes	U805C	4062	2375389	2kqsg	sd612	2011	1:20000
Orella-Badland complex, 9 to 30 percent slopes	Os	10810	2582724	2t34l	sd613	2011	1:24000
Fairburn-Orella, very channery-Whitewater complex, 6 to 40 percent slopes	U205F	8871	2582839	2qqtn	sd613	2011	1:24000
Orella clay, 0 to 9 percent slopes	OeC	2498	2582723	cv45	sd613	2011	1:24000
Whitewater-Orella silty clays, 3 to 9 percent slopes	U805C	1027	2582845	2kqsg	sd613	2011	1:24000
Orella silt loam, very shallow, 1 to 9 percent slopes	U556C	977	2582858	2qhjk	sd613	2011	1:24000
Orella-Interior, moderately deep, frequently flooded-Badland complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes	U565E	827	2582843	2kqrs	sd613	2011	1:24000
Badland-Orella complex, 6 to 40 percent slopes	U027F	279	2582821	2wcb9	sd613	2011	1:24000
Orella-Badland complex, 1 to 9 percent slopes	U560C	196	2582856	2qqtp	sd613	2011	1:24000
Orella silty clay loam, 3 to 30 percent slopes	130	17832	349210	cqcv	wy011	1978	1:24000
Orella-Samsil complex, 3 to 30 percent slopes	131	11614	349211	cqcw	wy011	1978	1:24000
Orella-Cadoma-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 25 percent slopes	167	4251	349648	cqtz	wy027	1993	1:24000
Orella-Samday-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 30 percent slopes	69	46097	349475	2tvvl	wy045	1984	1:24000
Orella-Cadoma silty clay loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	68	15818	349474	cqnc	wy045	1984	1:24000
Orella clay, 0 to 3 percent slope	OcA	9514	104728	3hzb	wy615	1965	1:20000
Orella and Epping soils, 3 to 15 percent slopes	OeD	2195	104729	3hzc	wy615	1965	1:20000
Lohsman-Orella complex, hilly	LTD	1543	350879	cs3p	wy619	1971	1:24000
Orella, dry-Cadoma-Petrie clay loams, 3 to 30 percent slopes	227	39933	502344	2xtvl	wy625	1985	1:24000
Orella-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 30 percent slopes	228	21926	502346	jvqq	wy625	1985	1:24000
Orella, dry-Rock outcrop-Samday complex, 3 to 30 percent slopes	125	16853	351503	2yv7p	wy709	1983	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ORELLA 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).