Soil Data Explorer - RHAME

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the RHAME soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of RHAME, 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 RHAME 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
46	06N0126	S2005MT059002	Rhame	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.5138512,-110.3119125

Water Balance

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with RHAME, 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-2010-09-27-02 | Billings County - 2005

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Patent-Badland, outcrop-Cabbart association (Soil Survey of Billings County, North Dakota; 2005).

2. SD-2012-03-15-49 | Harding County - December 1988

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Cabbart-Rock outcrop-Delridge association (Soil Survey of Harding County, SD; 1988).

Map Units

Map units containing RHAME 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
Rhame-Fleak complex, 9 to 50 percent slopes	L1425F	3249	3040490	2qz6s	mt025	1991	1:24000
Chinook-Rhame fine sandy loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	L1639B	1884	342295	2qxht	mt025	1991	1:24000
Rhame-Chinook fine sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L1355D	658	342296	2qxhl	mt025	1991	1:24000
Chinook-Rhame fine sandy loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	L1639A	63	342294	2qz8t	mt025	1991	1:24000
Rhame-Rentsac complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	442C	579	1913096	226qs	mt624	2021	1:24000
Rhame-Rentsac complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	442D	439	1913100	226qx	mt624	2021	1:24000
Rhame-Blacksheep complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	21C	794	148000	4z06	mt637	2014	1:24000
Rhame-Fleak complex, 9 to 50 percent slopes	L1425F	17195	2707037	2qz6s	nd007	1998	1:24000
Rhame-Chinook fine sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L1355D	8381	2707036	2qxhl	nd007	1998	1:24000
Rhame-Kremlin-Archin complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	L2335D	6263	2707047	2qxkf	nd007	1998	1:24000
Rhame-Arikara-Fleak complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	L1661F	4154	2707040	2qxhw	nd007	1998	1:24000
Chinook-Rhame fine sandy loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	L1639B	1576	2707039	2qxht	nd007	1998	1:24000
Rhame-Kremlin-Archin complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	L2335B	885	2707046	2qz9h	nd007	1998	1:24000
Rhame-Chinook fine sandy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L1355C	574	2707035	2qxhk	nd007	1998	1:24000
Chinook-Rhame fine sandy loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	L1639A	45	2707038	2qz8t	nd007	1998	1:24000
Fleak-Rhame complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	FnD	7479	992824	12b3l	nd011	1969	1:20000
Rhame fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	RnB	6104	992889	12b5p	nd011	1969	1:20000
Rhame-Fleak fine sandy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	RoC	3589	992890	12b5q	nd011	1969	1:20000
Rhame-Fleak complex, 9 to 50 percent slopes	L1425F	3127	2563468	2qz6s	nd011	1969	1:20000
Rhame-Fleak fine sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	RoD	1981	992891	12b5r	nd011	1969	1:20000
Chinook-Rhame fine sandy loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	L1639B	801	2563471	2qxht	nd011	1969	1:20000
Rhame-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L1333D	454	2563466	2qxhg	nd011	1969	1:20000
Rhame-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L1333C	369	2563465	2qxhf	nd011	1969	1:20000
Marmarth-Rhame fine sandy loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	MhB	317	992860	12b4r	nd011	1969	1:20000
Marmarth-Rhame fine sandy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	MhC	249	992861	12b4s	nd011	1969	1:20000
Chinook-Rhame fine sandy loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	L1639A	95	2563470	2qz8t	nd011	1969	1:20000
Rhame-Fleak complex, 9 to 50 percent slopes	L1425F	19219	2707162	2qz6s	nd025	1981	1:20000
Rhame-Arikara-Fleak complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	L1661F	14792	2707143	2qxhw	nd025	1981	1:20000
Rhame-Chinook fine sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L1355D	2656	2707141	2qxhl	nd025	1981	1:20000
Rhame-Chinook fine sandy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L1355C	1481	2707140	2qxhk	nd025	1981	1:20000
Chinook-Rhame fine sandy loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	L1639B	380	2707142	2qxht	nd025	1981	1:20000
Rhame-Bullock-Kremlin complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	L2307F	38	2758493	2qxjh	nd025	1981	1:20000
Rhame-Fleak complex, 9 to 50 percent slopes	L1425F	13571	2707323	2qz6s	nd033	1985	1:24000
Chinook-Rhame fine sandy loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	L1639B	652	2707324	2qxht	nd033	1985	1:24000
Rhame-Chinook fine sandy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L1355C	133	2707320	2qxhk	nd033	1985	1:24000
Rhame-Chinook fine sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L1355D	18	2759756	2qxhl	nd033	1985	1:24000
Rhame-Fleak complex, 9 to 50 percent slopes	L1425F	25110	2715142	2qz6s	nd053	2003	1:24000
Rhame-Arikara-Fleak complex, 9 to 70 percent slopes	L1661F	19226	2715145	2qxhw	nd053	2003	1:24000
Rhame-Chinook fine sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L1355D	9094	2715141	2qxhl	nd053	2003	1:24000
Rhame-Kremlin-Archin complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	L2335D	2600	2715150	2qxkf	nd053	2003	1:24000
Rhame-Bullock-Kremlin complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	L2307F	2362	2715147	2qxjh	nd053	2003	1:24000
Chinook-Rhame fine sandy loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	L1639B	1238	2715144	2qxht	nd053	2003	1:24000
Rhame-Chinook fine sandy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L1355C	824	2715140	2qxhk	nd053	2003	1:24000
Chinook-Rhame fine sandy loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	L1639A	62	2715143	2qz8t	nd053	2003	1:24000
Rhame-Kremlin-Archin complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	L2335B	50	2715149	2qz9h	nd053	2003	1:24000
Rhame-Fleak complex, 9 to 50 percent slopes	L1425F	8528	2715900	2qz6s	nd087	1974	1:20000
Rhame-Chinook fine sandy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L1355C	1140	2715898	2qxhk	nd087	1974	1:20000
Rhame-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L1333D	1103	2715897	2qxhg	nd087	1974	1:20000
Chinook-Rhame fine sandy loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	L1639B	1053	2715901	2qxht	nd087	1974	1:20000
Rhame-Blacksheep fine sandy loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes	L1333C	955	2715896	2qxhf	nd087	1974	1:20000
Rhame-Kremlin-Archin complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	L2335B	114	2758532	2qz9h	nd087	1974	1:20000
Rhame-Kremlin-Archin complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	L2335D	79	2758533	2qxkf	nd087	1974	1:20000
Rhame-Chinook fine sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	L1355D	21	2758529	2qxhl	nd087	1974	1:20000
Chinook-Rhame fine sandy loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	L1639A	3	2758531	2qz8t	nd087	1974	1:20000
Rhame-Parchin fine sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RmB	56421	355781	2tvvx	sd063	1984	1:24000
Rhame fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	RhB	26244	355780	30wp5	sd063	1984	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the RHAME 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).