Understanding the relationships between soil, landscape, and hydrology is important for making sustainable land management decisions. In this study, scientific visualization was explored as a means to visually represent the complex spatial and temporal variations in the hydrologic status of soils. Soil hydrology data was collected at seven stations along a 125- meter summit to depression transect in south-central Minnesota from 1995 to 1998. Three-dimensional (X, Y, and "time") and 4-dimensional (X, Y, Z, and "time") animations of water table fluctuations were constructed using an off-the-shelf product and supercomputing resources. When constructing and evaluating the animations, specific attention was given to educational value, user functionality, portability, and ease of animation development. The animations developed in this study can be used in a variety of educational settings (soil/hydrology courses, wetland delineation training, septic system suitability assessment, etc.) and will make it easier for users of all educational backgrounds to more effectively understand complex hydrologic processes. (Contains 7 figures.)