Soil Data Explorer - ALBANY

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ALBANY soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ALBANY, 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 ALBANY 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
133A	S32_015	1974-FL063-S32_015	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.9963131,-85.1498413
133A	S37_002	1975-FL073-S37_002	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.3992424,-84.4839325
133A	S57_037	1975-FL113-S57_037	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.6968746,-87.0791321
133A	S32_038	1976-FL063-S32_038	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.5684891,-85.1828232
133A	S37_030	1978-FL073-S37_030	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.5295277,-84.0493851
133A	S66_030	1980-FL131-S66_030	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.966877,-86.3744049
133A	S33_012	1981-FL065-S33_012	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.3392506,-84.0474548
133A	S33_015	1981-FL065-S33_015	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.3399315,-84.0465393
133A	S33_031	1982-FL065-S33_031	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.5443249,-83.839653
133A	S40_012	1984-FL079-S40_012	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.4964619,-83.4164124
133A	S07_014	1988-FL013-S07_014	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.3783302,-85.0899963
138	S12_002	S1978FL023002	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.1558781,-82.7284546
138	S63_002	S1985FL125002	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	29.9962254,-82.5612488
138	S21_011	S1987FL041011	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	29.7199497,-82.826973
138	S24_007	S1989FL047007	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.5275002,-82.9788895
138	02N0660	S2002FL121005	Albany	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.2110863,-82.9235382
152A	S03_013	1980-FL005-S03_013	Albany	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.2391586,-85.5380173
152A	S23_008	1989-FL045-S23_008	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.0438976,-85.2010345
152A	S34_002	1989-FL067-S34_002	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	29.9282436,-83.3264694
152A	S15_004	1990-FL029-S15_004	Albany	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	29.6158314,-83.1391678
153A	S16_010	1975-FL031-S16_010	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.4544029,-81.6686859
153A	S10_008	1984-FL019-S10_008	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.1566772,-81.937706
153A	00P0437	99GA299001	Albany	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	31.4638062,-82.6146393
153B	S45_007	1984-FL089-S45_007	Albany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.70438,-81.6286926
n/a	04N0784	S04FL039001	Albany	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the ALBANY 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 ALBANY series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ALBANY 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 ALBANY 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 ALBANY share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ALBANY 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).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the ALBANY 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 2D hillslope position figure.

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 ALBANY, 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. FL-2011-05-31-01 | Bradford County - 1991

   Pattern of soils on a gently rolling landscape near major drainageways (Soil Survey of Bradford County, Florida; 1991).

2. FL-2011-05-31-11 | City of Jacksonville, Duval County - 1978

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in an area of the Pelham-Mascotte/Sapelo-Surrency general soil map unit. Soils of this map unit are dominantly used for the production of pine trees. In the central part of the county, many areas are used for urban development (Soil Survey of City of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; 1978).

3. FL-2011-05-31-13 | Nassau County - 1991

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in an area of the Albany-Blanton-Penny and Osler-Ousley-Mandarin map units (Soil Survey of Nassau County, Florida; 1991).

4. FL-2012-04-26-16 | Union County - October 1991

   Pattern of soils on a gently rolling landscape near major drainageways (Soil Survey of Union County, Florida; October 1991).

Map Units

Map units containing ALBANY 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
Albany loamy fine sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes	AbB	882	329778	c250	al067	1986	1:20000
Ocilla-Albany complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OiA	4137	330416	c2tl	al069	2002	1:24000
Albany fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	54	5775	1444911	1khk1	fl003	1991	1:20000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	1	28787	320797	2xnrc	fl005	1982	1:20000
Albany sand, 2 to 5 percent slopes	2	1261	320807	brtm	fl005	1982	1:20000
Albany fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	2	5334	631614	p67n	fl007	1988	1:15840
Albany loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	2	9482	1481001	2ttkx	fl013	1997	1:20000
Albany fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	1	9250	132799	4g5v	fl019	1986	1:24000
Albany fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	41	475	132831	4g6w	fl019	1986	1:24000
Albany fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	1	25680	797428	2v178	fl023	1981	1:24000
Albany fine sand, occasionally flooded	2	470	797439	vrsv	fl023	1981	1:24000
Albany-Ridgewood complex	6	8894	1421134	1jpt1	fl029	1998	1:24000
Garcon-Ousley-Albany complex, occasionally flooded	7	2545	1421139	1jpt6	fl029	1998	1:24000
Urban land-Hurricane-Albany complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	75	9340	738887	ssw2	fl031	1996	1:24000
Albany fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	2	4360	738814	sssq	fl031	1996	1:24000
Hurricane and Albany soils, 0 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	47	4530	1425353	1jv64	fl033	1998	1:24000
Albany sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	43	1360	1425349	2w4gt	fl033	1998	1:24000
Albany fine sand	2	2788	1477071	1ll0g	fl037	1990	1:20000
Albany-Blanton complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	2	7966	1381542	1hclw	fl039	2006	1:12000
Bonifay-Albany-Centenary complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	10	4725	1381550	1hcm4	fl039	2006	1:12000
Albany-Ocilla-Chipley complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	101	4225	1421817	1jqj2	fl039	2006	1:12000
Albany-Ousley-Pelham complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	3	2368	1381543	1hclx	fl039	2006	1:12000
Albany-Garcon-Bibb complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	94	2130	1408095	1j87f	fl039	2006	1:12000
Albany fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	12	4540	321795	2v178	fl041	1989	1:20000
Albany sand	2	10349	1472723	1lfh6	fl045	1997	1:24000
Albany fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	2	26830	1148815	2v178	fl047	1995	1:24000
Albany sand	2	5760	1017235	134j1	fl059	1971	1:12000
Albany sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	2	8870	1424922	2w4gt	fl063	1977	1:20000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	20	15780	700483	2wywx	fl065	1984	1:20000
Albany-Ridgewood complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	27	8500	886584	yrkh	fl067	1993	1:24000
Albany-Ousley-Meadowbrook complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	44	6490	886602	yrl2	fl067	1993	1:24000
Garcon-Albany-Meadowbrook complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	43	5100	886601	yrl1	fl067	1993	1:24000
Albany loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	1	18825	1454416	2wz2h	fl073	1989	1:20000
Albany-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	2	680	1454427	2wz2f	fl073	1989	1:20000
Ousley-Albany complex, occasionally flooded	42	270	1414085	1jggn	fl075	1990	1:24000
Hurricane, Leon, and Albany soils	46	16355	322735	bttt	fl077	2004	1:24000
Albany sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	2	11505	322706	2w4gt	fl077	2004	1:24000
Albany-Blanton complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	101	100	1672787	1t4nw	fl077	2004	1:24000
Albany sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	2	42220	1380294	2w4gt	fl079	1988	1:15840
Albany fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	51	8760	132941	4gbf	fl089	1989	1:15840
Albany loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	34	2170	1444716	2ttkx	fl091	1989	1:20000
Albany loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	1	5460	823748	2ttkx	fl113	1978	1:24000
Hurricane, Albany, and Chipley soils, 0 to 3 percent slopes	26	6473	1023340	13bvz	fl121	2003	1:24000
Ocilla-Albany-Blanton complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	2	5583	1023321	13bvc	fl121	2003	1:24000
Osier-Bibb-Albany complex, frequently flooded	69	3423	1023383	13bxc	fl121	2003	1:24000
Chipley-Foxworth-Albany complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	45	2386	1023359	13bwl	fl121	2003	1:24000
Sapelo-Mascotte-Albany complex, frequently flooded	39	1750	1023353	13bwd	fl121	2003	1:24000
Albany sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	24	5465	1425218	2w4gt	fl123	1998	1:24000
Albany-Surrency, depressional, complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	29	1800	1425223	1jv1y	fl123	1998	1:24000
Albany fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	2	6580	1414585	2v178	fl125	1989	1:15840
Albany-Pactolus loamy sands, 0 to 5 percent slopes	1	6570	323978	bw3x	fl131	1985	1:20000
Albany loamy sand	73	2160	324045	bw62	fl131	1985	1:20000
Chipley-Albany-Hurricane complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	55	10510	2398474	2lht4	fl133	2009	1:12000
Albany-Ocilla complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	54	7340	2398473	2lht3	fl133	2009	1:12000
Albany, Chipley, Leon complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	9	4840	2398462	2lhsr	fl133	2009	1:12000
Albany-Ocilla complex, 5 to 8 percent slopes	56	1460	2398475	2lht5	fl133	2009	1:12000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AdA	14825	324516	2wywx	ga031	1965	1:20000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AdA	1145	324614	2wywx	ga095	1965	1:20000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AbA	7810	1701087	1v33s	ga103	2007	1:24000
Albany and Chipley soils, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AHA	6570	324746	bwxp	ga107	1993	1:20000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AdA	20325	324834	2wywx	ga185	1975	1:20000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AdA	12560	124914	45zh	ga229	1965	1:20000
Albany loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AsA	1880	124915	45zj	ga229	1965	1:20000
Albany loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AbA	1560	2580244	1vrx0	ga251	2011	1:24000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AoA	500	324924	2wywx	ga277	1979	1:20000
Albany-Leefield complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AbA	2610	2408347	2lv2m	ga299	2008	1:24000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AoA	510	325096	2wywx	ga321	1985	1:20000
Albany sand	Ad	14893	125121	4665	ga601	1969	1:20000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AoA	31010	125155	4678	ga602	1983	1:20000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AdA	7055	325136	2wywx	ga603	1981	1:20000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AdA	2081	325181	2wywx	ga608	1965	1:20000
Albany loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AsA	449	325183	bxcs	ga608	1965	1:20000
Albany-Leefield complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AbA	19210	2686781	2rz92	ga611	2012	1:24000
Albany fine sand	As	14770	125368	46g4	ga613	1969	1:20000
Albany fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AdA	9924	125402	46h7	ga616	1977	1:20000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AdA	11930	325515	2wywx	ga617	1976	1:20000
Albany-Leefield complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AfA	5876	2686799	2rz92	ga626	2013	1:24000
Albany-Chipley complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	AcB	3846	2686800	2rz9p	ga626	2013	1:24000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Ad	4755	325543	2wywx	ga627	1970	1:20000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AoA	343	325578	2wywx	ga631	1978	1:20000
Albany loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	As	10168	125790	46wr	ga644	1980	1:20000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AnA	2404	138092	4mpl	sc009	1997	1:24000
Albany loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	10	10599	132253	4fm7	sc029	1980	1:20000
Albany fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AbA	7500	129783	4c1k	sc035	1985	1:20000
Barth loamy sand	Ba	2815	129941	4c6n	sc041	1969	1:20000
Albany-Pelham-Ocilla association	AC	12769	132520	4fwv	sc053	1975	1:20000
Albany loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Aa	7373	132523	4fwy	sc053	1975	1:20000
Albany-Blanton association	AB	2763	132519	4fwt	sc053	1975	1:20000
Albany sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AlA	1572	130870	4d5m	sc075	1985	1:20000
Albany loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	AnB	945	131334	4dnl	sc696	1988	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ALBANY 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).