Soil Data Explorer - SIXBEACON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the SIXBEACON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of SIXBEACON, 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 SIXBEACON were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

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Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the SIXBEACON 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 SIXBEACON 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 SIXBEACON 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 SIXBEACON 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).

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with SIXBEACON 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 SIXBEACON 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 SIXBEACON 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.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with SIXBEACON, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing SIXBEACON 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
Subwell-Bigsheep complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	601D	8020	754482	tb34	mt021	1971	1:24000
Sixbeacon-Littlemo loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes	158	8822	2451202	2n8p1	mt079	1986	1:24000
Sixbeacon-Tricart complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	159	5370	2451203	2n8p2	mt079	1986	1:24000
Sixbeacon-Cambeth-Lilsheep complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	157	1542	2451201	2n8p0	mt079	1986	1:24000
Subwell-Littlemo loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes	602B	674	2216044	2dcz9	mt083	1973	1:24000
Ratiopeak-Sixbeacon-Tiban complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, extremely stony	172F	112	1859687	20f4x	mt605	2007	1:24000
Sixbeacon-Vendome complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes	752B	0	147674	4ynp	mt609	1971	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, moderately impacted	737B	1809	155033	56b2	mt616	2003	1:24000
Sixbeacon fine sandy loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes, severely impacted	337B	1407	154710	55zn	mt616	2003	1:24000
Sixbeacon cobbly loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, moderately impacted	937B	1092	155160	56g5	mt616	2003	1:24000
Conn-Sixbeacon cobbly loams, 35 to 60 percent slopes	824F	992	155088	56cv	mt616	2003	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	237B	863	154653	55xt	mt616	2003	1:24000
Conn-Sixbeacon cobbly loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes	824E	450	155087	56ct	mt616	2003	1:24000
Sixbeacon cobbly loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes, moderately impacted	937C	305	155161	56g6	mt616	2003	1:24000
Sixbeacon cobbly loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	137B	290	154587	55vp	mt616	2003	1:24000
Sixbeacon cobbly loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	137C	280	154588	55vq	mt616	2003	1:24000
Conn-Sixbeacon cobbly loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes, moderately impacted	924E	225	155150	56fv	mt616	2003	1:24000
Sixbeacon cobbly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately impacted	937D	191	155162	56g7	mt616	2003	1:24000
Sixbeacon cobbly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	137D	190	154589	55vr	mt616	2003	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	237C	171	154654	55xv	mt616	2003	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	237D	147	154655	55xw	mt616	2003	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes, moderately impacted	737C	90	155034	56b3	mt616	2003	1:24000
Sixbeacon fine sandy loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes, severely impacted	337C	69	154711	55zp	mt616	2003	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately impacted	737D	58	155035	56b4	mt616	2003	1:24000
Conn-Sixbeacon cobbly loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes	824E	1471	144593	4vg9	mt621	1997	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	237B	618	144280	4v46	mt621	1997	1:24000
Conn-Sixbeacon cobbly loams, 35 to 60 percent slopes	824F	384	144594	4vgb	mt621	1997	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	237C	172	144281	4v47	mt621	1997	1:24000
Sixbeacon cobbly loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	137C	134	144201	4v1n	mt621	1997	1:24000
Sixbeacon cobbly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	137D	133	144202	4v1p	mt621	1997	1:24000
Sixbeacon cobbly loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	137B	92	144200	4v1m	mt621	1997	1:24000
Sixbeacon-Orinoco complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes	263E	746	347412	cnhv	mt624	2021	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	239D	435	347389	cnh3	mt624	2021	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	239C	330	347388	cnh2	mt624	2021	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes	466E	285	1914375	22821	mt624	2021	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, fan	466D	226	1914373	2281z	mt624	2021	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, fan	466C	171	1914372	2281y	mt624	2021	1:24000
Sixbeacon-Reedpoint complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	256D	164	347410	cnhs	mt624	2021	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	751C	895	151324	52gf	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sixbeacon-Vendome complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes	752B	838	151325	52gg	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sixbeacon loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	75C	557	151329	52gl	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sixbeacon-Cozberg complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	753C	398	151326	52gh	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sixbeacon-Cozberg, stony, complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	754D	74	151327	52gj	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sixbeacon-Reedpoint complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes	256F	1014	149819	50ww	mt639	2000	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	239C	501	149799	50w7	mt639	2000	1:24000
Conn-Sixbeacon cobbly loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes	824E	3704	145901	4wth	mt644	1995	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	237B	2578	145606	4whz	mt644	1995	1:24000
Conn-Sixbeacon cobbly loams, 35 to 60 percent slopes	824F	1219	145902	4wtj	mt644	1995	1:24000
Sixbeacon gravelly loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	237C	623	145607	4wj0	mt644	1995	1:24000
Sixbeacon cobbly loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	137B	474	145546	4wg1	mt644	1995	1:24000
Sixbeacon cobbly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	137D	244	145548	4wg3	mt644	1995	1:24000
Sixbeacon cobbly loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	137C	105	145547	4wg2	mt644	1995	1:24000
Sixbeacon-Cetrack complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	820C	2949	156966	58bf	mt669		1:24000
Sixbeacon, extremely bouldery-Chinook complex, 2 to 35 percent slopes	3405D	2485	697253	rdk1	mt669		1:24000
Sixbeacon-Kremlin-Cozberg complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes	745E	2192	156954	58b1	mt669		1:24000
Sixbeacon-Vendome complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	220F	1057	156853	586s	mt669		1:24000
Sixbeacon, stony-Bronec complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	805C	720	1424823	1jtn1	mt670	2007	1:24000
Sixbeacon-Sieben complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	53C	640	1424629	1jtfs	mt670	2007	1:24000
Reedpoint-Rock outcrop-Sixbeacon complex, 6 to 45 percent slopes	118E	523	320489	brhc	mt670	2007	1:24000
Ratiopeak-Sixbeacon-Tiban complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, extremely stony	172F	358	1424673	1jth6	mt670	2007	1:24000
Vendome, extremely stony-Sixbeacon complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	179F	295	1424692	1jtht	mt670	2007	1:24000
Maryjane-like-Winspect-Sixbeacon complex, 15 to 75 percent slopes	4503		3209075	2zdr8	wy629		1:24000
Maryjane-like-Winspect-Sixbeacon complex, 15 to 75 percent slopes	4503		3302896	2zdr8	wy656	2008	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SIXBEACON 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).