Soil Data Explorer - RABER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the RABER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of RABER, 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 RABER 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
53C	40A2444	S1956SD059008	RABER	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.3291664,-99.1669464
53C	40A2445	S1956SD059009	RABER	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.2513885,-99.1263885

Water Balance

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with RABER 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 RABER 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 RABER 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 mountains figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with RABER, 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. SD-2012-03-15-45 | Hand County - April 1963

   A typical cross section of the southwestern part of the county (Soil Survey of Hand County, SD; 1963).

2. SD-2012-03-15-88 | Potter County - October 1985

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Highmore association (Soil Survey of Potter County, SD; 1985).

Map Units

Map units containing RABER 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
Raber-Jerauld-Cavo complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	RgB	274	3333700	30sqp	sd003	1979	1:20000
Raber-Peno loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RpB	87	3333704	2wkpd	sd003	1979	1:20000
Raber-Onita complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RoA	57	354826	2yyk1	sd003	1979	1:20000
Raber-Jerauld-Cavo complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	RgB	57	3333677	30sqp	sd005	1976	1:20000
Raber-Cavo loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RaA	905	355191	2wkns	sd049	1981	1:20000
Raber-Cavo loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RaB	714	355192	2wknt	sd049	1981	1:20000
Eakin-Raber complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	ReB	63438	352669	2wbpz	sd059	1959	1:20000
Raber-Peno loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	RrC	19776	352674	2wkp6	sd059	1959	1:20000
Peno-Raber loams, hilly	ZrD	15821	352708	cv0p	sd059	1959	1:20000
Raber-Eakin complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	RaC	8837	352665	2wbq0	sd059	1959	1:20000
Raber-Cavo loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RcB	6835	352667	2wknt	sd059	1959	1:20000
Raber-Jerauld complex, undulating	RmB	6619	352672	ctzj	sd059	1959	1:20000
Eakin-Raber complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RaA	3324	352663	2wbpy	sd059	1959	1:20000
Raber-Cavo loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RcA	2804	352666	2wkns	sd059	1959	1:20000
Peno-Raber loams, hilly	ZmD	1211	352706	cv0m	sd059	1959	1:20000
Jerauld-Raber complex, nearly level	MrA	1129	352650	ctyt	sd059	1959	1:20000
Raber-Jerauld complex, nearly level	RmA	912	352671	ctzh	sd059	1959	1:20000
Jerauld-Raber complex, undulating	MrB	847	352651	ctyv	sd059	1959	1:20000
Raber-Cavo loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RaB	12734	353322	2wknt	sd065	1970	1:20000
Eakin-Raber complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	ErB	11627	353279	2wbpz	sd065	1970	1:20000
Raber-Eakin complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	ErC	5575	353280	2wbq0	sd065	1970	1:20000
Raber-Peno loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	RbC	3066	353323	2wkp6	sd065	1970	1:20000
Eakin-Raber complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	ErA	2451	353278	2wbpy	sd065	1970	1:20000
Raber-Cavo loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RaA	2109	353321	2wkns	sd065	1970	1:20000
Raber and Oko stony soils, 3 to 15 percent slopes	RdC	776	353324	cvnk	sd065	1970	1:20000
Eakin-Raber complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	ErB	31865	353795	2wbpz	sd069	1992	1:20000
Raber-Cavo loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RcB	14422	353842	2wknt	sd069	1992	1:20000
Raber-Peno loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	RpC	10128	353844	2wkp6	sd069	1992	1:20000
Raber-Cavo loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RcA	6811	353841	2wkns	sd069	1992	1:20000
Eakin-Raber complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	ErA	6395	353794	2wbpy	sd069	1992	1:20000
Raber-Peno loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RpB	5714	353843	2wkpd	sd069	1992	1:20000
Homme-Onita-Raber complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HlA	4808	356441	2yyk2	sd073	1987	1:20000
Raber-Peno loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RpB	1970	3333708	2wkpd	sd073	1987	1:20000
Raber-Lane complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	RlB	1377	3333707	30sqr	sd073	1987	1:20000
Raber-Jerauld-Cavo complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	RgB	625	3333705	30sqp	sd073	1987	1:20000
Raber-Onita complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RoA	216	3333709	2yyk1	sd073	1987	1:20000
Raber-Cavo loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RcA	121	3333710	2wkns	sd073	1987	1:20000
Eakin-Raber complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	ErB	11	3333711	2wbpz	sd073	1987	1:20000
Eakin-Raber complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	EaA	18569	355323	2wbpy	sd107	1983	1:20000
Eakin-Raber complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RaB	10131	355363	2wbpz	sd107	1983	1:20000
Raber-Gettys complex, 9 to 25 percent slopes	RgD	6655	355366	cxsf	sd107	1983	1:20000
Raber-Peno loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	RhC	4936	355367	2wkp6	sd107	1983	1:20000
Raber-Cavo loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RcA	2590	355364	2wkns	sd107	1983	1:20000
Raber-Cavo loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RcB	1895	355365	2wknt	sd107	1983	1:20000
Eakin-Raber complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RgB	32610	353118	2wbpz	sd119	1967	1:20000
Eakin-Raber complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RhA	26378	353120	2wbpy	sd119	1967	1:20000
Raber-Peno loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RpB	10386	353122	2wkpd	sd119	1967	1:20000
Raber-Cavo loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RcA	9176	353114	2wkns	sd119	1967	1:20000
Raber-Peno loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	RpC	5249	353123	2wkp6	sd119	1967	1:20000
Raber-Demky loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	RdA	3929	353116	cvfv	sd119	1967	1:20000
Raber-Eakin complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	RgC	3270	353119	2wbq0	sd119	1967	1:20000
Raber-Cavo loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RcB	1279	353115	2wknt	sd119	1967	1:20000
Raber-Demky loams, 2 to 5 percent slopes	RdB	299	353117	cvfw	sd119	1967	1:20000
Raber-Eakin complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	HmC	3711	354499	2wbq0	sd129	1975	1:20000
Eakin-Raber complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HmB	2286	354498	2wbpz	sd129	1975	1:20000
Raber-Gettys complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	RbD	792	354523	cwx7	sd129	1975	1:20000
Raber-Peno loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RpB	2630	3333695	2wkpd	sd603	1983	1:20000
Raber-Peno loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	RpC	1845	3333690	2wkp6	sd603	1983	1:20000
Raber-Jerauld-Cavo complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	RgB	1531	3333691	30sqp	sd603	1983	1:20000
Eakin-Raber complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	ErB	1204	3333693	2wbpz	sd603	1983	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the RABER 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).