Soil Data Explorer - SOFTSCRABBLE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the SOFTSCRABBLE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of SOFTSCRABBLE, 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 SOFTSCRABBLE 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
23	86P0907	86NV031005	Softscrabble	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.9213905,-119.5811081
26	78P0598	1978NV031010	SOFTSCRABBLE	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.9487222,-119.6958333

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the SOFTSCRABBLE 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 SOFTSCRABBLE 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 SOFTSCRABBLE 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 SOFTSCRABBLE 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 SOFTSCRABBLE 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 SOFTSCRABBLE 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 SOFTSCRABBLE 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 SOFTSCRABBLE, 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. NV-2012-05-09-11 | Lander County, North Part - May 1992

   Typical relationship of detailed soil map units and landscapes: Orovada fine sandy loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes (701); Wendane silt loam, occasionally flooded (1143); Ricert-Whirlo-Pineval association (1281); Walti-Softscrabble-Bucan association (3121); Robson-Reluctan association (3152); and Jung-Wiskan association (3846) (Soil Survey of Lander County, Nevada, North Part; May 1992).

2. NV-2012-05-09-12 | Lander County, North Part - May 1992

   Typical relationship of detailed soil map units and landscapes: Orovada fine sandy loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes (701); Wendane silt loam, occasionally flooded (1143); Ricert-Whirlo-Pineval association (1281); Walti-Softscrabble-Bucan association (3121); Robson-Reluctan association (3152); and Jung-Wiskan association (3846) (Soil Survey of Lander County, Nevada, North Part; May 1992).

3. NV-2012-05-09-14 | Lander County, South Part - November 1991

   General soil map units representative of those on a semibolson that is an externally drained intermontane basin (Soil Survey of Lander County, Nevada, South Part; November 1991).

4. NV-2012-05-09-15 | Lander County, South Part - November 1991

   Appearance of some detailed soil map units as they occur in various positions on the landscape (Soil Survey of Lander County, Nevada, South Part; November 1991).

5. NV-2012-05-09-16 | Lander County, South Part - November 1991

   Landscape positions of each major soil component identified within the respective map units (Soil Survey of Lander County, Nevada, South Part; November 1991).

Map Units

Map units containing SOFTSCRABBLE 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
Sumine-Softscrabble-Hutchley association, 15 to 50 percent slopes	370	3757	487724	jcj1	ca608	2000	1:24000
Devada-Dosie-Softscrabble association	368	12101	1034718	13qq0	ca685	2006	1:24000
Bucklake-Softscrabble-Devada association	330	9732	1034728	13qqb	ca685	2006	1:24000
Devada-Bucklake-Softscrabble association	366	6061	1034698	13qpc	ca685	2006	1:24000
Softscrabble-Hart Camp association	568	5799	1034731	13qqf	ca685	2006	1:24000
Ninemile-Madeline-Softscrabble association	478	5367	1034632	13qm7	ca685	2006	1:24000
Redhome-Softscrabble association	534	3431	1034630	13qm5	ca685	2006	1:24000
Dosie-Softscrabble associtation	389	3027	1034629	13qm4	ca685	2006	1:24000
Softscrabble-Sumine-Hutchley association	569	2607	1034730	13qqd	ca685	2006	1:24000
Devada-Rock outcrop-Softscrabble association	376	2533	1034691	13qp4	ca685	2006	1:24000
Hutchley-Softscrabble association	441	1927	1034680	13qns	ca685	2006	1:24000
Ninemile-Softscrabble-Crocan association	480	1714	1398261	1hy06	ca685	2006	1:24000
Softscrabble very cobbly loam, 4 to 15 percent slopes	566	1495	1398264	1hy09	ca685	2006	1:24000
Devada-Tuledad-Softscrabble association	378	1358	1034626	13qm1	ca685	2006	1:24000
Hart Camp-Softscrabble association	423	827	1034631	13qm6	ca685	2006	1:24000
Menbo-Softscrabble-Badgercamp association	466	762	1034625	13qm0	ca685	2006	1:24000
Ninemile-Westbutte-Softscrabble association	481	692	1034662	13qn6	ca685	2006	1:24000
Softscrabble-Dosie-Hutchley association	567	182	1034732	13qqg	ca685	2006	1:24000
Walti-Cleavage-Softscrabble association	3127	898	2519371	2qj93	nv612	1968	1:24000
Chad-Gando-Softscrabble association	682	987	2634017	2rhj9	nv621	1971	1:24000
Chad-Cleavage-Softscrabble association	681	23	2634016	2rhj8	nv621	1971	1:24000
Softscrabble-Gabica-Sumine association	1401	18865	474198	hxfq	nv628	1980	1:24000
Softscrabble-Hutchley-Burnborough association	1402	4425	474438	hxpg	nv628	1980	1:24000
Softscrabble-Gabica-Burnborough association	1400	3110	474197	hxfp	nv628	1980	1:24000
Burnborough-Ticino-Softscrabble association	1411	2431	474201	hxft	nv628	1980	1:24000
Softscrabble-Sumine-Hutchley association	1403	1224	474439	hxph	nv628	1980	1:24000
Ninemile-Sumine-Softscrabble association	467	53082	474750	hy0j	nv760	1994	1:24000
Devada-Ninemile-Softscrabble complex	231	24876	474711	hxz8	nv760	1994	1:24000
Cleavage-Softscrabble-Sumine complex	189	18956	474705	hxz2	nv760	1994	1:24000
Cleavage-Softscrabble-Hackwood association	188	15986	474704	hxz1	nv760	1994	1:24000
Bucklake-Softscrabble-Rubble land association	909	13871	474831	hy34	nv760	1994	1:24000
Skedaddle-Softscrabble-Cleavage association	829	7395	474814	hy2l	nv760	1994	1:24000
Softscrabble-Cleavage-Harcany association	823	7156	474810	hy2g	nv760	1994	1:24000
Longcreek-Softscrabble-Anawalt association	758	3915	474791	hy1v	nv760	1994	1:24000
Cleavage-Westbutte-Softscrabble complex	190	2735	474706	hxz3	nv760	1994	1:24000
Belate-Softscrabble-Torro association	3421	14860	479224	j2nv	nv768	1985	1:63360
Zoesta-Robson-Softscrabble association	3411	12560	479221	j2nr	nv768	1985	1:63360
Softscrabble-Clanalpine-Walti association	3190	12080	479205	j2n7	nv768	1985	1:63360
Walti-Sumine-Softscrabble association	3122	10005	479187	j2mn	nv768	1985	1:63360
Belate-Cleavage-Softscrabble association	3423	9345	479226	2v43t	nv768	1985	1:63360
Shagnasty-Softscrabble association	932	9045	479311	j2rn	nv768	1985	1:63360
Torro-Itca-Softscrabble association	3464	7420	479234	j2p5	nv768	1985	1:63360
Walti-Softscrabble-Itca association	3123	5325	479188	j2mp	nv768	1985	1:63360
Robson-Locane-Softscrabble association	3153	4970	479199	j2n1	nv768	1985	1:63360
Walti-Softscrabble-Bucan association	3121	4320	479186	j2mm	nv768	1985	1:63360
Torro-Clanalpine-Softscrabble association	3465	4195	479235	j2p6	nv768	1985	1:63360
Robson-Itca-Softscrabble association	3155	3530	479201	j2n3	nv768	1985	1:63360
Walti-Softscrabble-Chad association	3120	3265	479185	j2ml	nv768	1985	1:63360
Itca-Softscrabble-Cleavage association	3132	2675	479192	j2mt	nv768	1985	1:63360
Chad-Gando-Softscrabble association	1371	2530	479057	j2hg	nv768	1985	1:63360
Softscrabble-Walti-Cleavage association	3192	2315	479206	j2n8	nv768	1985	1:63360
Zoesta-Roca-Softscrabble association	3417	1830	479223	j2nt	nv768	1985	1:63360
Walti-Softscrabble-Robson association	3125	800	479189	j2mq	nv768	1985	1:63360
Devada-Dosie-Softscrabble association	134	38189	477345	j0q7	nv771	1990	1:24000
Softscrabble-Dosie-Devada association	726	12739	477548	j0xs	nv771	1990	1:24000
Devada-Tunnison-Softscrabble association	133	10354	477343	j0q5	nv771	1990	1:24000
Bucklake-Softscrabble-Devada association	517	9447	477502	j0w9	nv771	1990	1:24000
Softscrabble-Hart Camp association	727	9430	477549	j0xt	nv771	1990	1:24000
Softscrabble-Sumine-Prunie association	725	6872	477547	j0xr	nv771	1990	1:24000
Softscrabble-Hutchley-Thulepah association	723	6214	477546	j0xq	nv771	1990	1:24000
Terca-Softscrabble-Rock outcrop association	370	5805	477473	j0vc	nv771	1990	1:24000
Terca-Softscrabble-Devada association	373	3889	477476	j0vg	nv771	1990	1:24000
Softscrabble-Bucklake-Indiano association	722	3830	477545	j0xp	nv771	1990	1:24000
Softscrabble-Dosie-Hutchley association	729	3393	477551	j0xw	nv771	1990	1:24000
Softscrabble-Sumine-Hutchley association	721	3088	477544	j0xn	nv771	1990	1:24000
Softscrabble-Hutchley-Burnborough association	728	366	477550	j0xv	nv771	1990	1:24000
Softscrabble-Glean-Genoa association	541	2075	644107	pm7n	nv773	1981	1:24000
Old Camp-Walti-Softscrabble association	2800	7574	479590	j31n	nv775	1985	1:24000
Walti-Cleavage-Softscrabble association	3127	7550	479616	j32h	nv775	1985	1:24000
Walti-Softscrabble-Bucan association	3121	5255	479614	j32f	nv775	1985	1:24000
Walti-Sumine-Softscrabble association	3122	5005	479615	j32g	nv775	1985	1:24000
Sumine-Softscrabble-Walti association	1421	2655	479463	j2xk	nv775	1985	1:24000
Sumine-Itca-Softscrabble association	1427	2435	479468	j2xq	nv775	1985	1:24000
Belate-Cleavage-Softscrabble association	3423	2310	479629	2v43t	nv775	1985	1:24000
Belate-Sumine-Softscrabble association	3420	2310	479628	j32w	nv775	1985	1:24000
Shagnasty-Softscrabble association	762	23152	479879	j3bz	nv776	1983	1:63360
Chad-Gando-Softscrabble association	682	21640	479872	j3br	nv776	1983	1:63360
Chad-Cleavage-Softscrabble association	681	12775	479871	j3bq	nv776	1983	1:63360
Walti-Softscrabble-Robson association	782	6332	479885	j3c5	nv776	1983	1:63360
Whitepeak-Quarz-Softscrabble association	891	6070	479905	j3ct	nv776	1983	1:63360
Walti-Softscrabble-Chad association	781	4945	479884	j3c4	nv776	1983	1:63360
Sumine-Ninemile-Softscrabble association	580	22481	475805	hz3k	nv777	1993	1:24000
Ninemile-Softscrabble association	1468	17822	475543	hyv3	nv777	1993	1:24000
Ninemile-Softscrabble-Sumine association	1469	12513	475544	hyv4	nv777	1993	1:24000
Longcreek-Softscrabble-Anawalt association	1344	5039	475500	hysq	nv777	1993	1:24000
Softscrabble-Cleavage-Ninemile association	892	3133	475972	hz8y	nv777	1993	1:24000
Softscrabble-Cleavage-Harcany association	891	1058	475971	hz8x	nv777	1993	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SOFTSCRABBLE 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).