Soil Data Explorer - TELFER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the TELFER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of TELFER, 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 TELFER 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
53B	69ND029006	69ND029006W	Telfer	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.2077778,-100.2830556
54	88P0303	88ND085031	Telfer	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.393055,-100.6308365
54	88P0305	88ND085033	Telfer	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.2616653,-101.0516663
54	88P0306	88ND085037	Telfer	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.2750015,-100.6358337
54	88P0307	88ND085044	Telfer	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.309166,-100.9208298
54	97P0372	S1996ND007015	Telfer	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.7091675,-103.2713852

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the TELFER 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 TELFER 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 TELFER 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 TELFER 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 TELFER 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 TELFER 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 TELFER 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 TELFER, 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. ND-2012-02-08-07 | Grant County - September 1988

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Telfer-Lihen-Seroco association (Soil Survey of Grant County, North Dakota; September 1988).

2. SD-2012-03-15-09 | Corson County - July 1995

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Flasher-Vebar association (Soil Survey of Corson County, SD; 1995).

Map Units

Map units containing TELFER 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
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	52658	2525734	1vzst	nd001	1983	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1875D	1	2755646	cdpl	nd001	1983	1:20000
Evridge-Desart-Telfer fine sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1259B	593	2699049	1jv3v	nd007	1998	1:24000
Desart-Ekalaka-Telfer complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1227B	14	2758430	cdk7	nd007	1998	1:24000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1875D	6	2758434	cdpl	nd007	1998	1:24000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	19015	2563525	1vzst	nd011	1969	1:20000
Desart-Ekalaka-Telfer complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1227B	8994	2563546	cdk7	nd011	1969	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1875B	2948	2563622	2qkwk	nd011	1969	1:20000
Tusler-Fleak-Telfer, low precipitation loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	L1857D	1337	2563473	2qxhy	nd011	1969	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1875D	1145	2563623	cdpl	nd011	1969	1:20000
Tusler-Telfer, low precipitation loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	L1859B	957	2563474	2qxhz	nd011	1969	1:20000
Seroco-Telfer complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	E1857D	273	2563609	d1wp	nd011	1969	1:20000
Seroco-Telfer complex, 2 to 35 percent slopes	C332F	11066	2567054	2pwfc	nd015	1967	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C317B	9422	2567057	2q2gq	nd015	1967	1:20000
Lihen-Parshall-Telfer complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	C326C	4547	2564105	2q2gt	nd015	1967	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 9 percent slopes	C317C	1652	2564125	2q3gs	nd015	1967	1:20000
Telfer-Lihen loamy fine sands, 9 to 15 percent slopes	C337D	827	2564094	2q0rp	nd015	1967	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1875D	51	2661672	cdpl	nd015	1967	1:20000
Seroco-Telfer complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	E1857D	39	2661683	d1wp	nd015	1967	1:20000
Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 15 to 35 percent slopes	C950F	34	2595662	2q76j	nd015	1967	1:20000
Telfer-Seroco complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	C314C	1	2595631	2pwdc	nd015	1967	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1875D	2261	2707200	cdpl	nd025	1981	1:20000
Tusler-Fleak-Telfer, low precipitation loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	L1857D	113	2707144	2qxhy	nd025	1981	1:20000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	35	2758472	1vzst	nd025	1981	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C317B	21674	2595799	2q2gq	nd029	1979	1:20000
Telfer-Parshall-Vebar complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1607D	4179	2661750	cdmn	nd029	1979	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 9 percent slopes	C317C	3941	2595444	2q3gs	nd029	1979	1:20000
Seroco-Telfer complex, 2 to 35 percent slopes	C332F	3314	2564354	2pwfc	nd029	1979	1:20000
Telfer-Seroco complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	C314C	3303	2595440	2pwdc	nd029	1979	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1875D	1037	2661752	cdpl	nd029	1979	1:20000
Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 15 to 35 percent slopes	C950F	600	2596838	2q76j	nd029	1979	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1875B	434	2661805	2qkwk	nd029	1979	1:20000
Seroco-Telfer complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	E1857D	216	2661761	d1wp	nd029	1979	1:20000
Telfer-Flasher loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	C335D	142	2564356	2pwff	nd029	1979	1:20000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	18875	2707280	1vzst	nd033	1985	1:24000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	19216	2525869	1vzst	nd037	1985	1:20000
Telfer-Seroco loamy fine sands, 2 to 9 percent slopes	E1883C	9229	2520771	2qkw6	nd037	1985	1:20000
Desart-Ekalaka-Telfer complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1227B	7920	2525865	cdk7	nd037	1985	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1875D	12	2759643	cdpl	nd037	1985	1:20000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	201	2755677	1vzst	nd041	1986	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C317B	40410	2596843	2q2gq	nd043	1985	1:20000
Telfer-Seroco complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	C314C	7142	2564386	2pwdc	nd043	1985	1:20000
Seroco-Telfer complex, 2 to 35 percent slopes	C332F	3338	2564426	2pwfc	nd043	1985	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C317B	4506	2596855	2q2gq	nd047	1992	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1875B	429	2661873	2qkwk	nd047	1992	1:20000
Telfer-Parshall-Vebar complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1607D	313	2661846	cdmn	nd047	1992	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C317B	3301	2596977	2q2gq	nd051	1992	1:24000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 9 percent slopes	C317C	1256	2596980	2q3gs	nd051	1992	1:24000
Telfer-Lihen loamy fine sands, 9 to 15 percent slopes	C337D	206	2595515	2q0rp	nd051	1992	1:24000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1875B	116	2662005	2qkwk	nd051	1992	1:24000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	13301	2715055	1vzst	nd053	2003	1:24000
Beisigl-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1603D	3514	2715059	d33j	nd053	2003	1:24000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C317B	2707	2567137	2q2gq	nd055	1974	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 9 percent slopes	C317C	1243	2595540	2q3gs	nd055	1974	1:20000
Seroco-Telfer complex, 2 to 35 percent slopes	C332F	153	2566718	2pwfc	nd055	1974	1:20000
Telfer-Lihen loamy fine sands, 9 to 15 percent slopes	C337D	83	2595535	2q0rp	nd055	1974	1:20000
Seroco-Telfer loamy fine sands, 2 to 15 percent slopes	E1858D	7288	2699321	2q519	nd057	1976	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1875D	4618	2699378	cdpl	nd057	1976	1:20000
Seroco-Telfer complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	E1857D	171	2520769	d1wp	nd057	1976	1:20000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	15180	1718344	1vzst	nd059	1998	1:20000
Desart-Ekalaka-Telfer complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1227B	5717	2699160	cdk7	nd059	1998	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1875D	3469	2520774	cdpl	nd059	1998	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 15 to 25 percent slopes	E1875E	1962	2520775	cdpm	nd059	1998	1:20000
Telfer-Seroco loamy fine sands, 2 to 9 percent slopes	E1883C	31	2759672	2qkw6	nd059	1998	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1875D	198	2525934	cdpl	nd065	1971	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C317B	280	2596874	2q2gq	nd083	1990	1:20000
Lihen-Parshall-Telfer complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	C326C	2	2567170	2q2gt	nd083	1990	1:20000
Desart-Ekalaka-Telfer complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1227B	22490	2699077	cdk7	nd085	1992	1:24000
Telfer-Parshall-Vebar complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1607D	17232	2699130	cdmn	nd085	1992	1:24000
Evridge-Desart-Telfer complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1261D	7294	2699082	d1x6	nd085	1992	1:24000
Telfer-Vebar-Beisigl complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	E1609F	5796	2699131	2rdb6	nd085	1992	1:24000
Seroco-Telfer complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	E1857D	3788	2699127	d1wp	nd085	1992	1:24000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	7134	2707398	1vzst	nd087	1974	1:20000
Desart-Ekalaka-Telfer complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1227B	1863	2707393	cdk7	nd087	1974	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1875B	1802	2707413	2qkwk	nd087	1974	1:20000
Tusler-Fleak-Telfer, low precipitation loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	L1857D	1524	2715903	2qxhy	nd087	1974	1:20000
Telfer loamy fine sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1875D	1026	2707414	cdpl	nd087	1974	1:20000
Tusler-Telfer, low precipitation loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	L1859B	531	2715904	2qxhz	nd087	1974	1:20000
Seroco-Telfer complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	E1857D	24	2707409	d1wp	nd087	1974	1:20000
Beisigl-Flasher-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1403D	6667	1713499	1vzst	nd089	1965	1:20000
Seroco-Telfer complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	E1857D	463	2715993	d1wp	nd089	1965	1:20000
Evridge-Desart-Telfer fine sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	E1259B	200	2715989	1jv3v	nd089	1965	1:20000
Evridge-Desart-Telfer complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	E1261D	161	2715990	d1x6	nd089	1965	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C317B	478	2596876	2q2gq	nd093	1990	1:24000
Telfer-Lihen loamy fine sands, 9 to 15 percent slopes	C337D	406	2566826	2q0rp	nd093	1990	1:24000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 9 percent slopes	C317C	325	2597029	2q3gs	nd093	1990	1:24000
Lihen-Telfer fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C316A	3592	2566900	2q3gr	nd101	1967	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer fine sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	C316B	3388	2566901	2q3gt	nd101	1967	1:20000
Telfer-Lihen loamy fine sands, 9 to 15 percent slopes	C337D	775	2595593	2q0rp	nd101	1967	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer fine sandy loams, till substratum, nearly level	LhA	715	352514	cttf	nd101	1967	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 9 percent slopes	C317C	658	2661639	2q3gs	nd101	1967	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C317B	526	2566891	2q2gq	nd101	1967	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer fine sandy loams, nearly level	LfA	136	352512	cttc	nd101	1967	1:20000
Telfer-Seroco complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	C314C	109	2595594	2pwdc	nd101	1967	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer fine sandy loams, till substratum, undulat ing	LhB	43	352515	cttg	nd101	1967	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer fine sandy loams, undulating	LfB	37	352513	cttd	nd101	1967	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C317B	1035	2596778	2q2gq	nd105	1993	1:24000
Lihen-Telfer fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	C316A	28	2661660	2q3gr	nd105	1993	1:24000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C317B	5358	2797866	2q2gq	sd021	1978	1:20000
Telfer-Lihen loamy fine sands, 9 to 15 percent slopes	C337D	708	2797853	2q0rp	sd021	1978	1:20000
Telfer-Seroco complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	C314C	321	2797855	2pwdc	sd021	1978	1:20000
Seroco-Telfer complex, 2 to 35 percent slopes	C332F	288	2797903	2pwfc	sd021	1978	1:20000
Telfer loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	TdA	7766	356218	cynx	sd031	1986	1:24000
Bullock-Telfer-Parchin complex, 0 to 9 percent slopes	BzB	5840	356146	cyll	sd031	1986	1:24000
Telfer-Ekalaka complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	TeB	1420	356219	cyny	sd031	1986	1:24000
Telfer-Lihen loamy fine sands, 9 to 15 percent slopes	C337D	1684	2798687	2q0rp	sd089	1980	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 6 to 9 percent slopes	C317C	4	2798709	2q3gs	sd089	1980	1:20000
Lihen-Telfer loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C317B	1783	2800075	2q2gq	sd129	1975	1:20000
Telfer-Lihen loamy fine sands, 9 to 15 percent slopes	C337D	400	2800069	2q0rp	sd129	1975	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the TELFER 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).