Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

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

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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
22A86P097886CA051005Xerorthents7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.7304878,-118.988739
22A86P098186CA051008Xerorthents6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.7710419,-119.0067902
22A86P098386CA051010Xerorthents7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.6991005,-118.9642944

Water Balance

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

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Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the XERORTHENTS series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the XERORTHENTS series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the XERORTHENTS 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 .

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with XERORTHENTS share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the XERORTHENTS series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the XERORTHENTS 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 .

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with XERORTHENTS, 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 .

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Block Diagrams

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  1. CA-2012-05-08-09 | Butte Area, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties - 2006

    Block diagram 8.—This diagram shows the stretch of Butte Creek Canyon where the creek has cut through volcanic flows, exposing underlying marine sedimentary rocks and Sierran metamorphic rocks. The upstream portion of the marine sedimentary rocks is conglomerate, the gravelly and cobbly facies. The downstream portion is sandstone, the sand facies. The conglomerate erodes one clast at a time and forms steep ravines. The sandstone holds water and often gives way in landslides and becomes buried by the colluvium from the rocks above (Soil Survey of Butte Area, California, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties; 2006).

Map Units

Map units containing XERORTHENTS 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
Rock outcrop-Xerorthents associationRe14610455848h9bsca01319731:24000
Xerorthents-Millsholm complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes160aw2843740x9zfca01319731:24000
Xerorthents-Los Osos complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes158aw1843739x9zdca01319731:24000
Xerorthents-Urban land complex, 0 to 9 percent slopes20410115459496hf4gca04119791:24000
Urban land-Xerorthents complex, 0 to 9 percent slopes2023635459494hf4dca04119791:24000
Xerorthents, fill2032440459495hf4fca04119791:24000
Rock outcrop-Xerorthents complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes1591570459451hf30ca04119791:24000
Rock outcrop-Xerorthents association, 30 to 75 percent slopesRc12900032519162zwr2ca05319721:24000
Xerorthents, dissectedXd16625455754h97rca05319721:24000
Xerorthents, loamyXc6790455753h97qca05319721:24000
Xerorthents, sandyXb3735455752h97pca05319721:24000
Xerorthents, dredge tailings, 2 to 50 percent slopes24516200461989hhqwca06719891:24000
Xerorthents, dredge tailings-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes2463030461990hhqxca06719891:24000
Natomas-Xerorthents, dredge tailings complex, 0 to 50 percent slopes182390461926hhnvca06719891:24000
Rock outcrop-Xerorthents association, 30 to 75 percent slopesRcmo1632519302zwr2ca06919651:20000
Xerorthents, dissectedXdmo6849251xhq6ca06919651:20000
Xerofluvents-Xerorthents complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes, occasionally flooded2781970462170hhxqca07719901:24000
Xerorthents-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 100 percent slo pes*1813260455957h9g9ca08719761:24000
Lava flows-Xerorthents complex, 0 to 50 percent slopes*1765190459085hdq6ca60219781:24000
Rubble land-Xerorthents complex, 50 to 70 precent slopes3051230487199jbz3ca60419941:24000
XERALFS-XERORTHENTS COMPLEX, 5 TO 50 PERCENT SLOPES2131624466117hn11ca60619901:24000
XERORTHENTS-ROCK OUTCROP COMPLEX, 2 TO 15 PERCENT SLOPES218369466121hn15ca60619901:24000
XERORTHENTS-ROCK OUTCROP COMPLEX, 15 TO 75 PERCENT SLOPES219126466122hn16ca60619901:24000
Xerorthents-Los Osos complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes1583429456711hb7mca61019751:24000
Xerorthents-Millsholm complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes1593389456712hb7nca61019751:24000
Xerorthents-Altamont complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes1571892456710hb7lca61019751:24000
Xerorthents-Millsholm complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes1601441456713hb7pca61019751:24000
Xerorthents, clayey155970456708hb7jca61019751:24000
Xerorthents, shallow-Typic Haploxeralfs-Rock outcrop, cliffs complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes62311972461453hh5lca61220051:24000
Xerorthents, shallow-Typic Haploxeralfs-Rock outrcrop, cliffs complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes62211197461454hh5mca61220051:24000
Xerorthents, Tailings and 0 to 50 percent slopes11810196461205hgxlca61220051:24000
Xerorthents, shallow-Typic Haploxeralfs complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes6872226824118wnkgca61220051:24000
Xerorthents, tailings-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes1191906727222sdqsca61220051:24000
Xerorthents, placer areas1974950460361hg1cca62019751:24000
Xerorthents, cut and fill areas1964300460360hg1bca62019751:24000
Xerorthents, trash substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes11063115433571nszqca64120091:24000
Xerorthents, trash substratum 15 to 30 percent slopes11232016028031qsvbca64120091:24000
Urban Land-Xerorthents, anthropogenic fill complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes12329823913532l8dfca64120091:24000
Xerorthents, trash substratum, 9 to 15 percent slopes11111615433561nszpca64120091:24000
Xerorthents, anthropogenic fill, 0 to 2 percent slopes1225716028071qsvgca64120091:24000
Xerorthents, trash substratum, 30 to 50 percent slopes1131916028041qsvcca64120091:24000
Xerofluvents-Xerorthents complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes, occasionally flooded2202165466942hnwnca64219981:24000
Xerorthents, shallow-Typic Haploxeralfs-Rock outcrop, cliffs complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes623bu3602766050hh5lca64519611:20000
Xerorthents, shallow-Typic Haploxeralfs-Rock outrcrop, cliffs complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes622bu1762766051hh5mca64519611:20000
Xerorthents, escarpment2231928457195hbr7ca66419771:24000
Xerorthents, eroded2221000457194hbr6ca66419771:24000
Xerorthents, very gravelly, 50 to 75 percent slopes250533463795hkm4ca66619831:24000
Xerorthents-Badland complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes2196890458457hd1yca66720031:24000
Godde-Xerorthents-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes4014430458505hd3hca66720031:24000
Muranch-Xerorthents-Rock outcrop association, 30 to 75 percent slopes3803875458502hd3dca66720031:24000
Bellyspring-Xerorthents-Panoza complex 15 to 50 percent slopes4452330458513hd3rca66720031:24000
Xerorthents very gravelly, 50 to 75 percent slopes908185458523hd42ca66720031:24000
Xerorthents-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes311204467467hpflca66820071:24000
Xerorthents-Rock outcrop complex, very steep21123721463915hkr0ca67019771:24000
Xerorthents, very steep2097270463913hkqyca67019771:24000
Xerorthents, loamy, very steep2101788463914hkqzca67019771:24000
Xerorthents, cut and fill areasXA909457646hc6sca67319741:24000
Xerorthents, cut and fill areasXA55725828sc8tca67419681:24000
Urban land-Balcom-Xerorthents, landscaped complex, 10 to 60 percent slopes1249LA29116872sthxca67619751:24000
Xerorthents-Urban land-Balcom complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes1397095456041h9k0ca67619751:24000
Xerorthents-Urban land-Balcom complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes1402946456042h9k1ca67619751:24000
Xerorthents-Urban land-Saugus complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes143810456045h9k4ca67619751:24000
Xerorthents-Urban land-Balcom complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes531575735089snxkca67619751:24000
Xerorthents, 0 to 30 percent slopes138550456040h9jzca67619751:24000
Xerorthents-Urban land-Gazos complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes142550456044h9k3ca67619751:24000
Xerorthents-Urban land-Gazos complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes141235456043h9k2ca67619751:24000
Urban land-Xerorthents-Friant complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes136225456038h9jxca67619751:24000
Xerorthents-Urban land-Gazos complex, 0 to 30 percent slopes53240735090snxlca67619751:24000
Xerorthents-Urban land-Balcom complex, 0 to 30 percent slopes53035735088snxjca67619751:24000
Xerorthents, landscaped, 0 to 9 percent slopes1601735078snx6ca67619751:24000
Xerorthents loamy, cut and fill areas, 9 to 15 percent slopes2191095458120hcq2ca67819741:24000
Urban land-Xerorthents, landscaped, association 0 to 8 percent slopes4509323934762lblxca68820081:24000
Gorman-Typic Xerorthents, mesic-Xerorthents, shallow, complex, 30 to 100 percent slopes5904640466567hnhkca69120081:24000
Calcic Haploxerepts-Calcic Pachic Argixerolls, fine-Xerorthents, shallow, complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes3983953466588hnj7ca69120081:24000
Calcic Haploxerepts-Xerorthents, shallow-Badland complex, 30 to 100 percent slopes9553662628327p2tmca69120081:24000
Typic Xerorthents, mesic-Haploxerepts-Xerorthents, sandy, association, 30 to 75 percent slopes6201548628253p2r7ca69120081:24000
Xerorthents-Badland complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes21934523899362l6xqca69120081:24000
Urban land-Balcom-Xerorthents, landscaped complex, 10 to 60 percent slopes1249LA29116752sthxca69220011:24000
Urban land-Montebello-Xerorthents complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, terraced1210LA29117492qdshca69220011:24000
Urban land-Xerorthents, landscaped complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes25012485469980hs1nca69220011:24000
Xerorthents-Urban land-Balcom complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes5312520470000hs29ca69220011:24000
Urban land-Xerorthents, landscaped, complex, rarely flooded, 0 to 5 percent slopes2521147605059n9m1ca69220011:24000
Xerorthents, landscaped, 0 to 9 percent slopes160965469951hs0qca69220011:24000
Cropley, coastal-Xerorthents, landscaped-Urban land complex, 0 to 9 percent slopes434870614674nmm6ca69220011:24000
Xerorthents-Urban land-Pachic Argixerolls, gullied complex, 0 to 30 percent slopes532140470001hs2bca69220011:24000
Xerorthents-Urban land-Balcom complex, 0 to 30 percent slopes530140469999hs28ca69220011:24000
Urban land-Montebello-Xerorthents complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, terraced1210670325626702qdshca69620161:24000
Urban land-Xerorthents-Osito complex, 10 to 35 percent slopes1163305927477542sx6hca69620161:24000
Urban land-Xerorthents, terraced-Centinela complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes1139186825137172pt43ca69620161:24000
Urban land-Balcom-Xerorthents, landscaped complex, 10 to 60 percent slopes1249136527476932sthxca69620161:24000
Urban land-Aquic Xerorthents-Xerorthents, dredged spoil complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes1103122324512562n8qsca69620161:24000
Urban land-Xerorthents, landscaped complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes250sm4992747756hs1nca69620161:24000
Urban land-Xerorthents, landscaped, complex, rarely flooded, 0 to 5 percent slopes252sm1882911680n9m1ca69620161:24000
Lava flows-Xerorthents complex, 0 to 50 percent slopes*176sc214190592121z8bca70219841:24000
Xeralfs-Xerorthents complex, 5 to 50 percent slopes213tw282186885220qpkca70719831:24000
Xerorthents-Rock outcrop complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes218tw11186885620qppca70719831:24000
Xerorthents, cut and fill areas196pc1215859561q79wca71919821:24000
Xerofluvents-Xerorthents-Riverwash association, sloping30011208465175hm1nca76019811:24000
Rock outcrop-Xerorthents association, steep4041681465184hm1yca76019811:24000
Xerofluvents-Xerorthents association, sloping3011063465176hm1pca76019811:24000
Xerofluvents-Xerorthents-Riverwash complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes503724465319hm69ca77219811:24000
Urban land-Montebello-Xerorthents complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, terraced1210LA29116962qdshca77619811:24000
Pacifico family-Xerothents complex, 50 to 90 percent slopes578000465358hm7kca77619811:24000
Green Bluff-Hohmann families-Xerorthents complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes4064720465349hm78ca77619811:24000
Xerorthents-Green Bluff family-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes4054310465348hm77ca77619811:24000
Balder family-Xerorthents complex, 5 to 60 percent slopes6403833465370hm7yca77619811:24000
Mollic Haploxeralfs, cool-Xerorthents, dry-Green Bluff family, dry association, 5 to 60 percent slopes6343231465368hm7wca77619811:24000
Balder family-Xerorthents complex, 5 to 60 percent slopes64069113802731hb8yca77719811:24000
Rock outcrop-Xerorthents complex, very steep10825552801712pf5id70419921:24000
Xerochrepts-Wormcreek-Xerorthents complex, 20 to 70 percent slopes1593285485252j8y9id71419971:24000
Preston-Xerorthents complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes1261716485216j8x4id71419971:24000
Xerorthents, 30 to 60 percent slopes1601145485254j8ycid71419971:24000
Haploxerolls-Xerorthents complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes481096485293j8zmid71419971:24000
Lostbasin-Xerorthents-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 50 percent south slopes101E199576205922kxor60419881:24000
Rock outcrop-Lostbasin-Xerorthents complex, 50 to 80 percent south slopes134F51586210322mbor60419881:24000
Xerorthents, landfill1701063530243cor62019921:24000
Xerorthents-Dumps complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes208C2245469701hrrnor63219891:20000
Xerorthents-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 80 percent slopes273G4796674127fyor64919941:24000
Xerorthents, 50 to 90 percent slopes254990723812f9wwa01519941:24000
Beaches-Endoaquents, tidal-Xerorthents association, 0 to 5 percent slopes1025313522302642dvs0wa02920091:12000
Xerorthents-Endoaquents, tidal association, 0 to 100 percent slopes300857623754022kqswwa02920091:12000
Beaches-Endoaquents, tidal-Xerorthents association, 0 to 5 percent slopes10142383115190517nn7wa05520061:12000
Xerorthents-Endoaquents, tidal association, 0 to 100 percent slopes300887115188017nmfwa05520061:12000
Xerorthents, 0 to 15 percent slopes999454130158682w951wa62719791:24000
Xerorthents-Endoaquents, tidal association, 0 to 100 percent slopes300836335023617nmfwa63519771:24000
Beaches-Endoaquents, tidal-Xerorthents association, 0 to 5 percent slopes10251033502392dvs0wa63519771:24000
Xerorthents, steep2488404744082hf8wa64119801:24000
Xerorthents, spoils2472377744072hf7wa64119801:24000
Xerorthents, 0 to 15 percent slopes99948730158882w951wa64119801:24000
Xerorthents-Endoaquents, tidal association, 0 to 100 percent slopes3008135324206717nmfwa65319741:24000
Beaches-Endoaquents, tidal-Xerorthents association, 0 to 5 percent slopes10251032420412dvs0wa65319741:24000
Xerorthents, 30 to 100 percent slopes3103726513932nd04wa65319741:24000
Xerorthents, 0 to 5 percent slopes1651830747992htwwa65719811:24000
Xerorthents-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 90 percent slopes161310913855321hhrlwa65919871:24000
Rock outcrop-Xerorthents complex, 50 to 90 percent slopes93245613856201hhvfwa65919871:24000
Xerorthents, nearly level82953749722j0gwa66119791:24000
Beaches-Endoaquents, tidal-Xerorthents association, 0 to 5 percent slopes102528124276402mh4zwa66119791:24000
Xerorthents, 0 to 5 percent slopes12593324546492nd87wa66719831:24000
Xerorthents, 30 to 100 percent slopes310318626514042nd04wa66719831:24000
Beaches-Endoaquents, tidal-Xerorthents association, 0 to 5 percent slopes102516430580312dvs0wa77520191:12000
Beaches-Endoaquents, tidal-Xerorthents association, 0 to 5 percent slopes10252732270302dvs0wa77620211:24000
Xerorthents, 30 to 100 percent slopes3103194924931202nd04wa77720121:24000
Xerorthents-Endoaquents, tidal association, 0 to 100 percent slopes300836334683717nmfwa77820221:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the XERORTHENTS 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 .