Soil Data Explorer - NIOBELL

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the NIOBELL soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of NIOBELL, 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 NIOBELL 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
53A	40A0071	58ND013002	Niobell	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.7783333,-102.1702778
53A	89P0285	88ND013058	Niobell	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.985,-102.875
53A	89P0289	88ND023065	Niobell	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.9969444,-103.1097222
53A	89P0290	88ND023068	Niobell	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.9611111,-103.0497222
53A	91P0204	S1990ND023126	Niobell	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.913887,-103.223053
53B	79P0020	78ND029002	Niobell	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.0049705505371,-100.038520812988
54	89P0227	88ND053102	Niobell	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.9802778,-102.8980556

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the NIOBELL 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 NIOBELL series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-10-24), parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the NIOBELL 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the NIOBELL 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 2024-10-23).

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with NIOBELL share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the NIOBELL 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the NIOBELL 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 2024-10-23).

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 NIOBELL, 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 2024-10-23).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. ND-2010-09-27-05 | Burke County - 2003

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Noonan-Niobell association (Soil Survey of Burke County, North Dakota; 2003).

2. ND-2010-09-27-07 | McKenzie County - 2006

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Williams-Temvik-Wilton-Zahl association (Soil Survey of McKenzie County, North Dakota; 2006).

3. ND-2012-02-07-27 | Divide County - 2002

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Williams-Niobell-Noonan association (Soil Survey of Divide County, North Dakota; 2002).

4. ND-2012-02-07-28 | Divide County - 2002

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Noonan-Niobell association (Soil Survey of Divide County, North Dakota; 2002).

5. ND-2012-02-07-29 | Divide County - 2002

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Zahl-Williams association (Soil Survey of Divide County, North Dakota; 2002).

6. ND-2012-02-08-28 | McIntosh County - 2001

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Zahl-Williams association (Soil Survey of McIntosh County, North Dakota; 2001).

7. SD-2012-03-14-11 | Brown County - April 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Niobell-Noonan-Williams association (Soil Survey of Brown County, SD; 1993).

8. SD-2012-03-15-32 | Faulk County - January 1984

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Williams-Bowbells association (Soil Survey of Faulk County, SD; 1984).

9. SD-2012-03-15-34 | Faulk County - January 1984

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Max-Niobell-Noonan association (Soil Survey of Faulk County, SD; 1984).

Map Units

Map units containing NIOBELL 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
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2023	60956	341101	cfy8	nd013	1991	1:24000
Noonan-Niobell loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	2179	58448	341120	cfyw	nd013	1991	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2024	30564	341102	cfy9	nd013	1991	1:24000
Niobell-Noonan-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2180	27705	341121	cfyx	nd013	1991	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	408	2564066	2q2jm	nd013	1991	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C667A	258	2564087	2q2jn	nd013	1991	1:24000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C665B	103	2564060	2q2k9	nd013	1991	1:24000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C661A	6689	2564189	2q77l	nd015	1967	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C661B	5117	2564146	2q52b	nd015	1967	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	95	2596908	2q2jm	nd021	1989	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C667A	1	2595688	2q2jn	nd021	1989	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	2179	38896	341320	cg5b	nd023	1992	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2023	23903	341301	cg4q	nd023	1992	1:24000
Noonan-Niobell-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2282	23775	341336	cg5v	nd023	1992	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2024	13643	341302	cg4r	nd023	1992	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C667A	10300	2564244	2q2jn	nd023	1992	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	7489	2564243	2q2jm	nd023	1992	1:24000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C665B	5067	2564250	2q2k9	nd023	1992	1:24000
Niobell-Noonan-Tonka complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	2283	4412	341337	cg5w	nd023	1992	1:24000
Niobell-Noonan-Tonka complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C669B	2857	2564251	2q2kc	nd023	1992	1:24000
Noonan-Niobell-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C669A	1098	2564246	2q2k8	nd023	1992	1:24000
Noonan-Williams-Niobell loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E3521C	708	2707228	d32w	nd025	1981	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E3517B	24	2758487	d32v	nd025	1981	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C665B	11582	2596921	2q2k9	nd029	1979	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	5561	2595796	2q2jm	nd029	1979	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C667A	3910	2596927	2q2jn	nd029	1979	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C661B	8	2595450	2q52b	nd029	1979	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C667A	1087	2595484	2q2jn	nd043	1985	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	353	2595485	2q2jm	nd043	1985	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C661A	334	2596681	2q77l	nd043	1985	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C661B	192	2596668	2q52b	nd043	1985	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C667A	2381	2595492	2q2jn	nd045	1966	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	1395	2595493	2q2jm	nd045	1966	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C665B	121	2596955	2q2k9	nd045	1966	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C665B	6457	2596966	2q2k9	nd047	1992	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	10	2596708	2q2jm	nd047	1992	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	27	2566547	2q2jm	nd049	1987	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C665B	4777	2596978	2q2k9	nd051	1992	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	1104	2566567	2q2jm	nd051	1992	1:24000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C661B	57	2596741	2q52b	nd051	1992	1:24000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C661A	16	2596757	2q77l	nd051	1992	1:24000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E3517B	5885	2715106	d32v	nd053	2003	1:24000
Niobell-Williams loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E3513B	5378	2715104	d32t	nd053	2003	1:24000
Noonan-Williams-Niobell loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	E3521C	1610	2715107	d32w	nd053	2003	1:24000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E3517A	843	2715105	2qz93	nd053	2003	1:24000
Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E3513A	718	2715103	2qz92	nd053	2003	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C667A	1165	2566697	2q2jn	nd055	1974	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	605	2566698	2q2jm	nd055	1974	1:20000
Niobell-Williams loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E3513B	12	2662447	d32t	nd055	1974	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E3517B	2253	2699297	d32v	nd057	1976	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	E3517A	64	2699296	2qz93	nd057	1976	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C665B	5434	2597007	2q2k9	nd061	1988	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	60	2567083	2q2jm	nd061	1988	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C667A	10	2567101	2q2jn	nd061	1988	1:24000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E3517B	9	2662504	d32v	nd061	1988	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	10063	2566783	2q2jm	nd083	1990	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C661B	7211	2566801	2q52b	nd083	1990	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C665B	869	2597019	2q2k9	nd083	1990	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	13619	2566830	2q2jm	nd093	1990	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C667A	5131	2597025	2q2jn	nd093	1990	1:24000
Hamerly-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C551A	4142	2566856	2q4w5	nd093	1990	1:24000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C661A	2444	2566881	2q77l	nd093	1990	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, level	WsA	6024	352573	ctwb	nd101	1967	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell loams	Nn	1147	352533	ctv1	nd101	1967	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C665B	1056	2566893	2q2k9	nd101	1967	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C667A	230	2566887	2q2jn	nd101	1967	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C665B	60	2661650	2q2k9	nd103	1966	1:12000
Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	2356	599	339067	cctn	nd105	1993	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C667A	424	2596775	2q2jn	nd105	1993	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	417	2596774	2q2jm	nd105	1993	1:24000
Niobell-Williams loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	E3513B	13	2662549	d32t	nd105	1993	1:24000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C665B	2	2596781	2q2k9	nd105	1993	1:24000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C661B	40631	2765572	2q52b	sd013	1987	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	9472	2765559	2q2jm	sd013	1987	1:20000
Williams-Niobell-Tonka complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C147B	4630	2765591	2rrpx	sd013	1987	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C661A	662	2765580	2q77l	sd013	1987	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C665B	319	2797870	2q2k9	sd021	1978	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C667A	15	2797896	2q2jn	sd021	1978	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C661B	8	2797893	2q52b	sd021	1978	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C661B	66478	2798568	2q52b	sd045	1973	1:20000
Bowbells-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C670A	17238	2798602	2rrr9	sd045	1973	1:20000
Max-Niobell-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C672B	11313	2798672	2rrr7	sd049	1981	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan-Max loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C650A	6817	2798669	2rrr2	sd049	1981	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C661A	3386	2798646	2q77l	sd049	1981	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	2896	2798622	2q2jm	sd049	1981	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan-Max loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	NbA	2844	355185	cxll	sd049	1981	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C661B	56	2798638	2q52b	sd049	1981	1:20000
Bowbells-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C670A	13	2798673	2rrr9	sd049	1981	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C661B	41399	2798724	2q52b	sd089	1980	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C667A	16563	2798693	2q2jn	sd089	1980	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C661A	471	2798744	2q77l	sd089	1980	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	131	2798692	2q2jm	sd089	1980	1:20000
Noonan-Niobell-Williams loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C665B	90	2798699	2q2k9	sd089	1980	1:20000
Bowbells-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C670A	33	2798771	2rrr9	sd089	1980	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C661A	436	2799468	2q77l	sd107	1983	1:20000
Williams-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C667A	10892	2799490	2q2jn	sd115	1997	1:24000
Williams-Niobell-Tonka complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	C147B	7671	2799511	2rrpx	sd115	1997	1:24000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C661A	1975	2799505	2q77l	sd115	1997	1:24000
Niobell-Noonan-Heil complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C668A	1570	2799520	2rrr6	sd115	1997	1:24000
Williams-Niobell loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C667B	881	2799489	2q2jm	sd115	1997	1:24000
Max-Niobell-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C672B	347	2799521	2rrr7	sd115	1997	1:24000
Niobell-Noonan-Max loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C650A	273	2799519	2rrr2	sd115	1997	1:24000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C661A	4325	2800111	2q77l	sd129	1975	1:20000
Niobell-Noonan loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	C661B	1231	2800101	2q52b	sd129	1975	1:20000
Bowbells-Niobell loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C670A	8	2800126	2rrr9	sd129	1975	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the NIOBELL 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 2024-10-30).