Soil Data Explorer - VALMAR

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the VALMAR soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of VALMAR, 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 VALMAR were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the VALMAR 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 VALMAR 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 VALMAR 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 VALMAR 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 flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with VALMAR 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 VALMAR 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 VALMAR 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with VALMAR, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing VALMAR 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
Lag family-Ketchum family-Valmar, complex, 35 to 80 percent slopes	127BA	21241	3175643	2z445	id703		1:24000
Valmar, cool-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	109	79	82687	2s1b	id709	1976	1:24000
Valmar-Hades complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes	107	35	82688	2s1c	id709	1976	1:24000
Valmar-Warshod family, extremely stony surface-Foxol, very stony surface, complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	3002	15	3163627	2x01l	id709	1976	1:24000
Valmar-Prucree-Hades complex, 10 to 30 percent slopes	483	59	2558441	2mnb3	id710	1968	1:24000
Valmar-Camelback-Hades complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	116	53	3163564	2szwg	id710	1968	1:24000
Cloud Rim-Hades-Valmar complex, 10 to 30 percent slopes, MLRA 13	46	30	2558436	2q7wf	id710	1968	1:24000
Valmar-Warshod family, extremely stony surface-Foxol, very stony surface, complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	3002	18	3173234	2x01l	id710	1968	1:24000
Valmar-Camelback, deep-Hades complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	13701	18064	3363258	311g8	id711	1983	1:24000
Camelback, very deep-Hades-Valmar complex 10 to 30 percent slopes	13702	11303	3363257	311g9	id711	1983	1:24000
Valmar, low precipitation-Watercanyon-Hondoho complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes	119	9228	3163562	2szwf	id711	1983	1:24000
Valmar, cool, extremely stony surface-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	118	2151	82871	2s78	id711	1983	1:24000
Valmar very cobbly silt loam, 40 to 80 percent slopes, low precipitation	115	1703	3163560	2szwh	id711	1983	1:24000
Camelback variant-Valmar variant complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	27	1703	82897	2s83	id711	1983	1:24000
Valmar-Warshod family, extremely stony surface-Foxol, very stony surface, complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	3002	370	3173259	2x01l	id711	1983	1:24000
Valmar-Hades complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes	117	253	82870	2s77	id711	1983	1:24000
Valmar-Hades-Dipcreek complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes	2270	220	3238970	2pdkz	id711	1983	1:24000
Valmar-Warshod family, extremely stony surface-Foxol, very stony surface, complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	3002	20909	2980887	2x01l	id713		1:24000
Valmar family-Warshod family, extremely stony surface-Foxol, very stony surface, complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	3003	5346	2980888	2x01n	id713		1:24000
Valmar-Camelback, deep-Hades complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	13701	3136	3363259	311g8	id713		1:24000
Foxol, extremely stony surface-Valmar, extremely stony surface-Lag family, complex, 10 to 35 percent slopes	484	1860	2432603	2mnb2	id713		1:24000
Valmar-Prucree-Hades complex, 10 to 30 percent slopes	483	1636	2432604	2mnb3	id713		1:24000
Valmar-Broad Canyon, very stony surface, families, complex, 35 to 75 percent slopes	879	958	2733491	2slsk	id713		1:24000
Cloud Rim-Hades-Valmar complex, 10 to 30 percent slopes, MLRA 13	46	495	2508631	2q7wf	id713		1:24000
Camelback, very deep-Hades-Valmar complex 10 to 30 percent slopes	13702	188	3363260	311g9	id713		1:24000
Valmar-Hades-Dipcreek complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes	2270	126	2520247	2pdkz	id713		1:24000
Cloud Rim-Hades-Valmar complex, 10 to 30 percent slopes, MLRA 47	4647	65	2980912	2x025	id713		1:24000
Valmar very cobbly silt loam, 40 to 80 percent slopes, low precipitation	115	44	2520213	2szwh	id713		1:24000
Valmar, cool, extremely stony surface-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	118	31	3093900	2s78	id713		1:24000
Yago, very stony surface-Valmar complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	960AA	24	2520246	20g5n	id713		1:24000
Valmar, low precipitation-Watercanyon-Hondoho complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes	119	0	2520214	2szwf	id713		1:24000
Camelback, very deep-Hades-Valmar complex 10 to 30 percent slopes	13702	455	3363262	311g9	id714	1997	1:24000
Valmar-Warshod family, extremely stony surface-Foxol, very stony surface, complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	3002	119	3173355	2x01l	id714	1997	1:24000
Valmar family-Warshod family, extremely stony surface-Foxol, very stony surface, complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	3003	45	3173356	2x01n	id714	1997	1:24000
Valmar-Camelback, deep-Hades complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	13701	27	3363261	311g8	id714	1997	1:24000
Valmar-Camelback, deep-Hades complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	13701	15	3363263	311g8	id715	1994	1:24000
Valmar-Warshod family, extremely stony surface-Foxol, very stony surface, complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	3002	12	3173383	2x01l	id715	1994	1:24000
Camelback, very deep-Hades-Valmar complex 10 to 30 percent slopes	13702	1960	3363266	311g9	id716		1:24000
Valmar-Camelback, deep-Hades complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	13701	1626	3363265	311g8	id716		1:24000
Valmar-Hades-Dipcreek complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes	2270	1470	2484742	2pdkz	id716		1:24000
Yago, very stony surface-Valmar complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	960AA	1091	1860671	20g5n	id716		1:24000
Valmar-Broad Canyon, very stony surface, families, complex, 35 to 75 percent slopes	879	174	3163450	2slsk	id716		1:24000
Valmar-Prucree-Hades complex, 10 to 30 percent slopes	483	147	3163424	2mnb3	id716		1:24000
Valmar, cool-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	VRG	24	600026	n4cp	id716		1:24000
Lag family-Ketchum family-Valmar, complex, 35 to 80 percent slopes	127BA	1216	3239064	2z445	id752	1999	1:24000
Valmar family, 40 to 70 percent slopes, extremely stony	157	4847	791215	vkb2	ut651		1:24000
Valmar family, extremely stony-Small family complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	176	4811	791253	vkc9	ut651		1:24000
Valmar family, extremely stony-Yeates Hollow family, rubbly complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	135	1830	791158	vk87	ut651		1:24000
Valmar-Kilfoil families, complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	190	1448	791254	vkcb	ut651		1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the VALMAR 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).