Soil Data Explorer - ZELL

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ZELL soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ZELL, 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 ZELL 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
102A	UMN2489	S1976MN0232489	Zell	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.1093102,-95.9406357
102A	UMN3468	S1981MN167002 (3468)	Zell	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.6031609,-96.3332138
102A	UMN4434	S1990MN073012 (4434)	Zell	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.1845627,-96.1866531
103	UMN2305	S1976MN0232305	Zell	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.0659103,-95.9239731
55B	94P0004	93SD115034	Zell	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.9661102,-98.3255539
55B	94P0215	93SD115036	Zell	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.1894455,-98.3302765
55B	97P0378	S1996ND081761	Zell	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.1713676,-97.9026108

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the ZELL 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 ZELL 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 ZELL 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 ZELL 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 ZELL 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 ZELL 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 ZELL 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 hills figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D terrace figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with ZELL, 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-2010-11-01-13 | Spink County - 2009

   Pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Great Bend-Beotia, Harmony-Aberdeen-Nahon, and Ludden-Lamoure associations (Soil Survey of Spink County, South Dakota; 2009).

2. SD-2012-03-14-08 | Brown County - April 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Great Bend-Beotia, Harmony-Aberdeen-Nahon, and Ludden-Lamoure associations (Soil Survey of Brown County, SD; 1993).

Map Units

Map units containing ZELL 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
Zell silt loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	694B	1297	396098	f95c	mn011	1990	1:20000
Rothsay-Zell complex, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	957B2	2366	396534	f9mf	mn023	1980	1:15840
Rothsay-Zell complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	957C2	641	396535	f9mg	mn023	1980	1:15840
Zell-Eckman complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	J38B	329	2423050	2mbcx	mn023	1980	1:15840
Zell-Eckman complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	J38C2	35	2423051	2mbcy	mn023	1980	1:15840
Zell-LaDelle silt loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	I150B	1843	2798104	307ds	mn027	1980	1:20000
Zell-LaDelle silty clay loams, 1 to 9 percent slopes	I625C	1	2798118	307dx	mn027	1980	1:20000
Zell-Rothsay silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	ZoC2	795	397349	fbgq	mn041	1970	1:12000
Zell-Rothsay complex, 3 to 6 percent slopes	969B	4833	430368	gftv	mn073	1994	1:20000
Zell silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	694C2	893	430334	gfsr	mn073	1994	1:20000
Zell-LaDelle silt loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	I150B	1077	2799006	307ds	mn089	1994	1:20000
Zell-LaDelle silty clay loams, 1 to 9 percent slopes	I625C	2436	2799101	307dx	mn107	1970	1:20000
Rothsay-Zell complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	957B2	6150	435975	gmnq	mn111	1996	1:20000
Zell-Rothsay complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	969C2	5241	435977	gmns	mn111	1996	1:20000
Zell-Rothsay complex, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded	969D2	615	435978	gmnt	mn111	1996	1:20000
Zell-LaDelle silt loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	I150B	6282	2799709	307ds	mn119	1996	1:20000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	I202E	3800	2799688	1nyrx	mn119	1996	1:20000
Rothsay-Zell silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RzB	214	428371	gcrf	mn149	1966	1:15840
Zell-Eckman complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	J38B	1217	434821	glgh	mn151	2000	1:12000
Zell-Eckman complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	J38C2	326	434822	glgj	mn151	2000	1:12000
Zell-LaDelle silty clay loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	I625B	1617	2799965	307dw	mn155	1986	1:20000
Rothsay-Zell silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	957B2	4600	357468	czz7	mn167	1985	1:20000
Zell-LaDelle silt loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	I150B	1497	2800029	307ds	mn167	1985	1:20000
Zell-Rothsay silt loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes	969B	1473	357469	czz8	mn167	1985	1:20000
Zell-Rothsay silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	969C2	1108	357470	czz9	mn167	1985	1:20000
Zell-Rothsay silt loams, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded	969D2	104	357471	czzb	mn167	1985	1:20000
Zell-Rothsay silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	969B2	637	1653645	1shrd	mn173	1979	1:20000
Zell-Eckman complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	J38C2	527	1654000	1sj3v	mn173	1979	1:20000
Zell-Rothsay silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	969C2	216	1653646	1shrf	mn173	1979	1:20000
Zell-Eckman complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	J38B	135	1653999	1sj3t	mn173	1979	1:20000
Gardena-Zell loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G490B	4034	2573621	2q5p0	nd003	1988	1:20000
Zell-Eckman loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	G486E	1090	2573619	2q5nw	nd003	1988	1:20000
Eckman-Zell loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G486C	1062	2573618	2q5nt	nd003	1988	1:20000
Eckman-Zell loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	F486C	743	2587611	2q566	nd005		1:12000
Eckman-Zell loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G486C	8	2573730	2q5nt	nd005		1:12000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	I202E	3613	2640902	1nyrx	nd017	1983	1:20000
Eckman-Zell complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I201C	515	2521596	2qkv4	nd017	1983	1:20000
Eckman-Zell loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	I521B	171	2640834	1tbnr	nd017	1983	1:20000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	I202D	46	2640891	1nyrw	nd017	1983	1:20000
Zell-LaDelle silt loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	I150B	4650	2642597	307ds	nd035	1980	1:20000
Zell-LaDelle silt loams, 1 to 9 percent slopes	I150C	2830	2642603	307dt	nd035	1980	1:20000
Zell-LaDelle silt loams, 1 to 15 percent slopes	I150D	2369	2642598	307dv	nd035	1980	1:20000
Zell-Gardena silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	I164B	1950	2642600	2qkvm	nd035	1980	1:20000
Zell-Gardena silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I164C	1524	2642599	2qkvn	nd035	1980	1:20000
Zell, fine-silty-Overly silt loams, 9 to 25 percent slopes	I660E	34	2642611	2pyws	nd035	1980	1:20000
Zell, fine-silty-Overly silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I660C	2	2642612	2pywr	nd035	1980	1:20000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	I202D	1	2642534	1nyrw	nd035	1980	1:20000
Eckman-Zell loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G486C	1456	2576633	2q5nt	nd039	1991	1:24000
Zell-Eckman loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	G486D	458	2576634	2q5nv	nd039	1991	1:24000
Zell-Eckman loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	G486E	106	2576635	2q5nw	nd039	1991	1:24000
Eckman-Zell loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G486C	41	2577091	2q5nt	nd045	1966	1:20000
Zell-LaDelle silty clay loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	I625B	800	2643047	307dw	nd067	1972	1:20000
Zell-Gardena silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I164C	662	2643027	2qkvn	nd067	1972	1:20000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	I202D	258	2642950	1nyrw	nd067	1972	1:20000
Eckman-Zell loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	F486C	787	2587182	2q566	nd069	1975	1:20000
Eckman-Zell loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G478B	1170	2581177	2q5nk	nd073	1992	1:20000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	I202E	509	2641268	1nyrx	nd073	1992	1:20000
Eckman-Zell complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I201C	421	2641360	2qkv4	nd073	1992	1:20000
Eckman-Zell loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G486C	123	2581181	2q5nt	nd073	1992	1:20000
Eckman-Zell complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I201C	2120	2640975	2qkv4	nd077	2005	1:12000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	I202D	1573	2641116	1nyrw	nd077	2005	1:12000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	I202E	781	2641134	1nyrx	nd077	2005	1:12000
Eckman-Zell loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G486C	5	2577405	2q5nt	nd077	2005	1:12000
Eckman-Zell complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I201C	247	2641266	2qkv4	nd081	1959	1:12000
Eckman-Zell loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G486C	217	2579473	2q5nt	nd081	1959	1:12000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	I202D	84	2641194	1nyrw	nd081	1959	1:12000
Zell, fine-silty-Overly silt loams, 9 to 25 percent slopes	I660E	4082	2641424	2pyws	nd091	1991	1:20000
Zell, fine-silty-Overly silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I660C	2814	2641425	2pywr	nd091	1991	1:20000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	I202E	119	2641365	1nyrx	nd091	1991	1:20000
Zell-LaDelle silt loams, 1 to 15 percent slopes	I150D	8	2641417	307dv	nd091	1991	1:20000
Zell-Gardena silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I164C	6	2641418	2qkvn	nd091	1991	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	F483B	1557	2587064	2q562	nd095	1992	1:24000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	I202E	1089	2641575	1nyrx	nd097	1974	1:20000
Eckman-Zell complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I201C	514	2642508	2qkv4	nd097	1974	1:20000
Zell, fine-silty-Overly silt loams, 9 to 25 percent slopes	I660E	135	2642496	2pyws	nd097	1974	1:20000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	I202D	77	2641574	1nyrw	nd097	1974	1:20000
Zell-LaDelle silt loams, 1 to 15 percent slopes	I150D	54	2642489	307dv	nd097	1974	1:20000
Zell, fine-silty-Overly silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I660C	43	2642497	2pywr	nd097	1974	1:20000
Zell-Gardena silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I164C	1	2642490	2qkvn	nd097	1974	1:20000
Zell-LaDelle silty clay loams, 1 to 9 percent slopes	I625C	822	2642936	307dx	nd099	1967	1:20000
Zell-Gardena silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I164C	414	2642917	2qkvn	nd099	1967	1:20000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	I202D	174	2509498	1nyrw	nd099	1967	1:20000
Zell-LaDelle silt loams, 1 to 9 percent slopes	I150C	98	2642919	307dt	nd099	1967	1:20000
Zell-LaDelle silt loams, 1 to 15 percent slopes	I150D	76	2642916	307dv	nd099	1967	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G722C	9543	2797810	2sd56	sd013	1987	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G722B	1331	2797809	2sd55	sd013	1987	1:20000
Zell-Great Bend silt loams, 6 to 25 percent slopes	G722E	1321	2797811	2sd57	sd013	1987	1:20000
Eckman-Zell very fine sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G495B	1316	2797781	2sd3s	sd013	1987	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell-Huffton silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G725C	1027	2797814	2sd5b	sd013	1987	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Z322B	234	2765259	2qkmh	sd029	2006	1:12000
Zell-Great Bend silt loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	Z323D	115	2765260	2qkmj	sd029	2006	1:12000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	J137C	85	1685542	1tkyb	sd029	2006	1:12000
Great Bend-Zell-Huffton silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G725C	356	2798522	2sd5b	sd037	1992	1:20000
Eckman-Zell very fine sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G495B	7	2798500	2sd3s	sd037	1992	1:20000
Zell-Eckman complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	ZrC	333	416914	fztv	sd039	1992	1:20000
Zell-Great Bend silt loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	Z323D	18	2712916	2qkmj	sd051	1977	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Z322B	8	2712915	2qkmh	sd051	1977	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G722B	1146	2799366	2sd55	sd091	1970	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell-Huffton silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G725C	249	2799370	2sd5b	sd091	1970	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G722C	222	2799367	2sd56	sd091	1970	1:20000
Eckman-Zell complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	EeC	1030	417816	g0ry	sd109	1977	1:20000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	I202D	415	2800163	1nyrw	sd109	1977	1:20000
Zell-Eckman complex, 9 to 25 percent slopes	ZeD	149	417886	g0v6	sd109	1977	1:20000
Eckman-Zell complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes	I201C	35	2800232	2qkv4	sd109	1977	1:20000
Zell-Eckman silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	I202E	6	2800164	1nyrx	sd109	1977	1:20000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G722B	21734	2799628	2sd55	sd115	1997	1:24000
Great Bend-Zell silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G722C	5539	2799629	2sd56	sd115	1997	1:24000
Kranzburg-Zell-Aastad complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	G793B	2056	2800037	2sd5y	sd115	1997	1:24000
Eckman-Zell very fine sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	G495B	1391	2799605	2sd3s	sd115	1997	1:24000
Zell-Great Bend silt loams, 6 to 25 percent slopes	G722E	1287	2800030	2sd57	sd115	1997	1:24000
Great Bend-Zell-Huffton silt loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	G725C	678	2800033	2sd5b	sd115	1997	1:24000
Kranzburg-Zell-Aastad complex, 3 to 9 percent slopes	G793C	368	2800064	2sl3v	sd115	1997	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ZELL 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).