Soil Data Explorer - VALOIS

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the VALOIS soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of VALOIS, 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 VALOIS 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
139	65PA039003	1965PA039003	Valois	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.5638889,-80.1597222
139	65PA039009	1965PA039009	Valois	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.8352778,-79.9361111

Water Balance

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with VALOIS 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 VALOIS 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).

Geomorphic description summaries for the VALOIS 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 3D mountains figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with VALOIS, 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. NY-2010-09-28-01 | Cattarugus County - 2007

   Representative landscape showing soils that formed in residual material, glacial till, glacial outwash, or alluvium (Soil Survey of Cattarugus County, New York; 2007).

2. NY-2010-09-28-09 | Delaware County - 2006

   Typical pattern of soils and geologic materials in the Mardin-Bath-Volusia general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Delaware County, New York; 2006).

3. NY-2010-09-28-14 | Otsego County - 2006

   Relationships between landscape and parent material for selected soils in Otsego County (Soil Survey of Otsego County, New York; 2006).

4. NY-2010-09-28-22 | Otsego County - 2006

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Chenango-Valois-Howard general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Otsego County, New York; 2006).

5. NY-2010-09-28-23 | Otsego County - 2006

   The relationship between the soils and underlying material in the Otego-Chenango-Scio general soil map unit and the Mardin-Lordstown-Bath general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Otsego County, New York; 2006).

6. NY-2012-02-15-01 | Albany County - June 1992

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Wellsboro-Lackawanna-Morris unit (Soil Survey of Albany County, New York; June 1992).

7. NY-2012-02-15-02 | Albany County - June 1992

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Lordstown-Kearsarge-Arnot unit (Soil Survey of Albany County, New York; June 1992).

8. NY-2012-02-15-07 | Chautauqua County - August 1994

   Soils and parent material on a bedrock escarpment and on a lake plain that includes the Beach Ridge (Soil Survey of Chautauqua County, New York; August 1994).

9. NY-2012-02-15-08 | Chautauqua County - August 1994

   A representative landscape showing the relative location of some important soils and the depth to a seasonal high water table (Soil Survey of Chautauqua County, New York; August 1994).

10. NY-2012-02-15-10 | Chautauqua County - August 1994

    Representative landscape showing soils that formed in residual material, glacial till, glacial outwash, or alluvium (Soil Survey of Chautauqua County, New York; August 1994).

11. NY-2012-02-15-14 | Chenango County - December 1985

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Howard-Valois-Teel map unit (Soil Survey of Chenango County, New York; December 1985).

12. NY-2012-02-15-23 | Greene County - February 1993

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Wellsboro-Oquaga-Morris association (Soil Survey of Greene County, New York; February 1993).

13. NY-2012-02-16-07 | Wyoming County - April 1974

    Typical pattern of soils in association 16 (Soil Survey of Wyoming County, New York; April 1974).

Map Units

Map units containing VALOIS 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
Valois gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	1129	288807	9pjc	ny001	1985	1:15840
Valois gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VaC	694	288808	9pjd	ny001	1985	1:15840
Valois gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VaD	459	288809	9pjf	ny001	1985	1:15840
Valois-Volusia-Mardin complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	53C	8469	299915	2srg6	ny003	2013	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	52B	2451	299910	b22j	ny003	2013	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	52C	2078	299911	b22k	ny003	2013	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	52D	2015	299912	b22l	ny003	2013	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	52E	1836	299913	b22m	ny003	2013	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	52F	879	299914	b22n	ny003	2013	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	52A	231	318646	bpkx	ny003	2013	1:24000
Valois-Volusia-Mardin complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	53C	17162	289637	2srg6	ny009	2002	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	52B	10775	289632	9qcz	ny009	2002	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	52C	8693	289633	9qd0	ny009	2002	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	52D	3247	289634	9qd1	ny009	2002	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	52E	1766	289635	9qd2	ny009	2002	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	52F	841	289636	9qd3	ny009	2002	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	10910	289894	9qnf	ny013	1988	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VaC	7816	289895	9qng	ny013	1988	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, rolling	VcC	6451	289899	9qnl	ny013	1988	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VaD	2683	289896	9qnh	ny013	1988	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	VaE	1009	289897	9qnj	ny013	1988	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	VaF	870	289898	9qnk	ny013	1988	1:15840
Valois gravelly loam, 25 to 40 percent slopes	VaE	1773	289954	9qqc	ny015	1969	1:20000
Valois gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VaC	1506	289952	9qq9	ny015	1969	1:20000
Valois gravelly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	827	289951	9qq8	ny015	1969	1:20000
Valois gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VaD	713	289953	9qqb	ny015	1969	1:20000
Bath-Valois complex, hilly	BvD	12127	289974	2v32b	ny017	1982	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VaC	5414	290047	9qtc	ny017	1982	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	5154	290046	9qtb	ny017	1982	1:15840
Bath-Valois complex, rolling	BvC	4018	289973	2v328	ny017	1982	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VaD	2938	290048	9qtd	ny017	1982	1:15840
Bath-Valois complex, undulating	BvB	2174	289972	2v325	ny017	1982	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	VaF	1784	290050	9qtg	ny017	1982	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	VaE	1196	290049	9qtf	ny017	1982	1:15840
Valois-Howard complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	53D	2986	2723107	2rwcw	ny023	2014	1:12000
Valois-Howard complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	53C	2905	2723106	2rwcx	ny023	2014	1:12000
Bath-Valois complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	53B	2660	2760838	2v312	ny023	2014	1:12000
Valois and Howard gravelly loams, 25 to 40 percent slopes	53E	2613	2723105	2rwcv	ny023	2014	1:12000
Valois channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	52D	1979	2723111	2rwd1	ny023	2014	1:12000
Valois channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	52C	1941	2723112	2rwd2	ny023	2014	1:12000
Valois channery silt loam, 25 to 40 percent slopes	52E	1066	2723113	2rwd3	ny023	2014	1:12000
Valois very fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VaC	2394	290568	9rc5	ny025	1999	1:24000
Valois very fine sandy loam, 25 to 60 percent slopes	VaE	2311	290570	9rc7	ny025	1999	1:24000
Valois very fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VaD	1799	290569	9rc6	ny025	1999	1:24000
Valois very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	1243	290567	9rc4	ny025	1999	1:24000
Mardin-Valois complex, 25 to 50 percent slopes	MeF	3734	290857	2srhq	ny029	1979	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VaD	2546	290927	9rqr	ny029	1979	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VaC	2030	290926	9rqq	ny029	1979	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	1674	290925	9rqp	ny029	1979	1:15840
Valois-Nassau complex, hilly	VdD	4548	291733	9skr	ny039	1985	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	VbE	4306	291730	9skn	ny039	1985	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, rolling	VaC	2789	291727	9skk	ny039	1985	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VaD	2028	291728	9skl	ny039	1985	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 25 to 60 percent slopes	VaF	1033	291729	9skm	ny039	1985	1:24000
Valois-Nassau complex, undulating	VdB	931	291732	9skq	ny039	1985	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	859	291726	9skj	ny039	1985	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes, very stony	VbF	330	291731	9skp	ny039	1985	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	50B	4392	3105735	2y9x8	ny051	2019	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	50C	3779	3105736	2y9x9	ny051	2019	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, cool, 8 to 15 percent slopes	150C	3495	3105740	2y9xf	ny051	2019	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, cool, 15 to 25 percent slopes	150D	2075	3105741	2y9xg	ny051	2019	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	50D	1794	3105737	2y9xb	ny051	2019	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, cool, 3 to 8 percent slopes	150B	1742	3105739	2y9xd	ny051	2019	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	50E	1441	3105738	2y9xc	ny051	2019	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, cool, 25 to 35 percent slopes	150E	845	3105742	2y9xh	ny051	2019	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	152D	3020	2504916	2q6b4	ny069	2012	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	152E	2042	2504917	2q6b5	ny069	2012	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	152C	1767	2504915	2q6b3	ny069	2012	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, cool, 15 to 25 percent slopes	153D	962	2504921	2q6b9	ny069	2012	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, cool, 8 to 15 percent slopes	153C	780	2504920	2q6b8	ny069	2012	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	152B	451	2504914	2q6b2	ny069	2012	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, cool, 25 to 35 percent slopes	153E	336	2504922	2q6bb	ny069	2012	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, cool, 3 to 8 percent slopes	153B	186	2504919	2q6b7	ny069	2012	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VaC	11115	294299	9w7j	ny077	1993	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VaD	10137	294300	9w7k	ny077	1993	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	VaE	4768	294301	9w7l	ny077	1993	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	3908	294298	9w7h	ny077	1993	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 35 to 55 percent slopes	VaF	1515	294302	9w7m	ny077	1993	1:24000
Valois fine gravelly silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	VcB	315	294303	9w7n	ny077	1993	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VaC	7418	294660	9wm5	ny097	1976	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	4870	294659	9wm4	ny097	1976	1:15840
Valois gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VaD	3124	294661	9wm6	ny097	1976	1:15840
Valois and Howard soils, very steep	VHF	1829	294663	9wm8	ny097	1976	1:15840
Valois soils, steep	VEE	1425	294662	9wm7	ny097	1976	1:15840
Valois gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	3613	295146	9x3v	ny105	1984	1:15840
Valois gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VaC	2978	295147	9x3w	ny105	1984	1:15840
Valois gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VaD	1700	295148	9x3x	ny105	1984	1:15840
Valois gravelly sandy loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	VaF	1553	295150	9x3z	ny105	1984	1:15840
Valois gravelly sandy loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	VaE	1298	295149	9x3y	ny105	1984	1:15840
Woostern gravelly silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes	Wr	4086	295856	9xvr	ny107	1947	1:31680
Woostern gravelly silt loam, 16 to 25 percent slopes	Wh	3928	295855	9xvq	ny107	1947	1:31680
Woostern gravelly silt loam, 26 to 45 percent slope	Wt	2598	295857	9xvs	ny107	1947	1:31680
Woostern gravelly silt loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes	Wu	700	295858	9xvt	ny107	1947	1:31680
Bath and Valois soils, 5 to 15 percent slopes	BgC	25001	295582	2v32c	ny109	1963	1:20000
Bath and Valois soils, 15 to 25 percent slopes, eroded	BgD	6063	295584	2v32d	ny109	1963	1:20000
Bath and Valois soils, 25 to 35 percent slopes	BoE	5490	295585	2v32h	ny109	1963	1:20000
Bath, Valois, and Lansing soils, 35 to 60 percent slopes	BtF	2309	295586	2v32j	ny109	1963	1:20000
Howard-Valois gravelly loams, 5 to 15 percent slopes	HrC	1782	295620	9xm4	ny109	1963	1:20000
Howard-Valois gravelly loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	HrD	699	295621	9xm5	ny109	1963	1:20000
Bath and Valois soils, 5 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	BgC3	437	295583	2v32f	ny109	1963	1:20000
Valois very bouldery soils, gently sloping	VAB	8643	295557	9xk3	ny111	1974	1:15840
Valois very bouldery soils, moderately steep	VAD	4486	295558	9xk4	ny111	1974	1:15840
Bath-Valois complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BlB	12211	295307	2v322	ny121	1969	1:20000
Bath-Valois complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	BlC	11122	295308	2v323	ny121	1969	1:20000
Bath-Valois complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	BlD	2784	295309	2v324	ny121	1969	1:20000
Bath-Valois complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BlA	1356	295306	2v321	ny121	1969	1:20000
Valois gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	152C	3449	3250339	2q6b3	ny123	1948	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	152D	3405	3250340	2q6b4	ny123	1948	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	152E	3403	3250341	2q6b5	ny123	1948	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	152B	1469	3250338	2q6b2	ny123	1948	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, cool, 8 to 15 percent slopes	153C	823	3250343	2q6b8	ny123	1948	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, cool, 15 to 25 percent slopes	153D	568	3250344	2q6b9	ny123	1948	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, cool, 3 to 8 percent slopes	153B	330	3250342	2q6b7	ny123	1948	1:12000
Valois gravelly loam, cool, 25 to 35 percent slopes	153E	60	3250345	2q6bb	ny123	1948	1:12000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	18	289331	9q28	ny605	1981	1:24000
Valois soils, very steep	VLF	12204	296195	9y6p	pa039	1973	1:20000
Valois-Cambridge complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VmB	8311	296199	2vzq2	pa039	1973	1:20000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VaD	7523	296198	9y6s	pa039	1973	1:20000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VaC	7496	296197	9y6r	pa039	1973	1:20000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	5162	296196	9y6q	pa039	1973	1:20000
Valois-Cambridge complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VmC	1174	296200	2vzq5	pa039	1973	1:20000
Towerville and Valois soils, 40 to 70 percent slopes	TvF	5226	2633081	2rg7t	pa049	2012	1:12000
Valois silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VaD	2561	2633075	2rg7m	pa049	2012	1:12000
Valois silt loam, 25 to 40 percent slopes	VaE	2387	2633076	2rg7n	pa049	2012	1:12000
Valois silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VaC	2179	2633074	2rg7l	pa049	2012	1:12000
Valois silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	1429	2633073	2rg7k	pa049	2012	1:12000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, cool	VcD	663	2944236	2wbp7	pa105	1953	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	VaF	618	2944237	2wbp4	pa105	1953	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes, cool	VcF	439	2944235	2wbp8	pa105	1953	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, cool	VcC	276	2944234	2wbp6	pa105	1953	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VaD	246	2944232	2wbp3	pa105	1953	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VaC	168	2944231	2wbp2	pa105	1953	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, cool	VcB	152	2944233	2wbp5	pa105	1953	1:24000
Valois gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VaB	109	2944230	2wbp1	pa105	1953	1:24000
Valois gravelly loam, 25 to 40 percent slopes	VaE	4	1452544	1krh8	pa610	1978	1:20000
Valois gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VaC	2	1452543	1krh7	pa610	1978	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the VALOIS 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).