Soil Data Explorer - VARNEY

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the VARNEY soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of VARNEY, 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 VARNEY were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). 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
44	85P0284	84MT077336	VARNEY	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.3668404,-112.7106247
44	89P0225	88MT077959	Varney	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.3576736,-112.7242355
44	91P0939	91MT023006	Varney	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.0583344,-112.7805557
44	91P0941	91MT093002	Varney	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.0066681,-112.6833344
44	91P0949	91MT093010	Varney	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.0200005,-112.6063919
44	04N0991	S2004MT059013	Varney	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.6255569,-111.0180588
52	88P0774	88MT051014	Varney	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.4637985,-110.9672623

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the VARNEY 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 VARNEY series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the VARNEY 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 VARNEY 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.

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with VARNEY share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the VARNEY 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 VARNEY 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with VARNEY, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing VARNEY 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
Varney loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	22C	9759	343034	chym	mt011	1992	1:24000
Varney-Gerdrum complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	122C	3602	342855	chrv	mt011	1992	1:24000
Varney loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	22A	2652	343033	chyl	mt011	1992	1:24000
Varney loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	22C	2508	342158	ch1c	mt025	1991	1:24000
Varney-Gerdrum complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	122C	1684	342075	cgyp	mt025	1991	1:24000
Varney loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	22A	1490	342157	ch1b	mt025	1991	1:24000
Varney-Kalsted, stony-Cabbart, stony complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	533D	2888	148180	4z60	mt604	2001	1:24000
Varney-Sappington-Kalsted complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	233C	2722	148227	4z7j	mt604	2001	1:24000
Varney-Delpoint, stony-Geohrock complex, 4 to 35 percent slopes	333E	2067	148266	4z8s	mt604	2001	1:24000
Varney-Sappington complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	133C	1434	148173	4z5s	mt604	2001	1:24000
Varney-Udecide-Geohrock complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	433D	583	148186	4z66	mt604	2001	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	147C	47	609159	4xc9	mt604	2001	1:24000
Attawan-Varney complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes	193B	30	2450839	2n89b	mt604	2001	1:24000
Varney cobbly clay loam, 8 to 45 percent slopes	149	37	1859666	20f47	mt605	2007	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	147	12	1859665	4xc9	mt605	2007	1:24000
Varney loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	16C	215	147653	4yn0	mt609	1971	1:24000
Udecide-Varney sandy clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	362C	49	147609	4yll	mt609	1971	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	64C	47	147572	4ykd	mt609	1971	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	642D	33	147622	4ym0	mt609	1971	1:24000
Varney cobbly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	643C	8	147623	4ym1	mt609	1971	1:24000
Varney-Coyoteflats complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	133C	8718	798346	vsr3	mt612	2011	1:24000
Kalsted-Varney complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	135C	3347	2409993	2lwsq	mt612	2011	1:24000
Varney-Bronec-Polaris complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes, very stony, landslides	533E	2705	1672253	1t43n	mt612	2011	1:24000
Amesha-Bronec-Varney complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	42C	2599	1407447	1j7kj	mt612	2011	1:24000
Bronec, very stony-Crago-Varney complex, 4 to 35 percent slopes	211E	2182	1908411	221vn	mt612	2011	1:24000
Romnot-Varney complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	83B	1093	1672463	1t4bf	mt612	2011	1:24000
Varney-Geohrock complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes, stony	433D	914	798353	vsrb	mt612	2011	1:24000
Attewan-Varney complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes	193B	803	2420110	2m7b2	mt612	2011	1:24000
Varney-Delpoint, stony-Geohrock complex, 4 to 35 percent slopes	333E	71	2597675	4z8s	mt612	2011	1:24000
Varney-Sappington-Kalsted complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	233C	15	2597670	4z7j	mt612	2011	1:24000
Varney-Conn complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	136F	1780	154586	55vn	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney cobbly clay loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	131F	1697	154574	55v8	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney cobbly clay loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes	131E	1428	154573	55v7	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	236C	1370	154650	55xq	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	236D	927	154651	55xr	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney-Conn loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes	36B	854	154739	560l	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes, moderately impacted	1236C	418	612068	njx4	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	31C	416	154698	55z8	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney-Anaconda loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes, moderately impacted	336B	358	155218	56j1	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney-Conn complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	136E	320	154585	55vm	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney-Conn loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes	36C	260	154741	560n	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney cobbly clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	131D	258	154572	55v6	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney-Conn loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	36D	207	154742	560p	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes	236E	192	154652	55xs	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes, moderately impacted	1236B	140	612071	njx7	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, moderately impacted	31B	132	154696	55z6	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney-Conn loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes, moderately impacted	36E	92	154743	560q	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	31D	64	154699	55z9	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes	236B	50	154649	55xp	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately impacted	1236D	36	612069	njx5	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney-Conn loams, 35 to 60 percent slopes	36F	19	154744	560r	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney cobbly clay loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	131C	17	154571	55v5	mt616	2003	1:24000
Varney-Conn loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes	36B	1281	144356	4v6n	mt621	1997	1:24000
Varney-Conn loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes	36C	1244	144357	4v6p	mt621	1997	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	31B	441	144326	4v5p	mt621	1997	1:24000
Varney-Conn loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	36D	347	144358	4v6q	mt621	1997	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	31C	318	144327	4v5q	mt621	1997	1:24000
Varney-Conn loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes	36E	273	144359	4v6r	mt621	1997	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	31D	213	144328	4v5r	mt621	1997	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	44C	2754	155489	56ss	mt622	1997	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	44D	1175	155490	56st	mt622	1997	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	44B	950	155488	56sr	mt622	1997	1:24000
Varney cobbly loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	244B	233	155343	56n2	mt622	1997	1:24000
Varney gravelly loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, fan	461B	7081	1912714	226bg	mt624	2021	1:24000
Varney gravelly loam, cool, 4 to 8 percent slopes	461C	3612	1912715	226bh	mt624	2021	1:24000
Varney gravelly loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	298B	1680	347430	cnjf	mt624	2021	1:24000
Varney-Niart complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	448C	697	1914443	22847	mt624	2021	1:24000
Varney gravelly loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	298C	508	347431	cnjg	mt624	2021	1:24000
Varney gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	461D	415	1912716	226bj	mt624	2021	1:24000
Varney-Coyoteflats complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes	854B	42	2523234	4z2r	mt624	2021	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	64C	4045	151246	52cx	mt627	1998	1:24000
Udecide-Varney-Walbert complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes	361D	2551	151048	525j	mt627	1998	1:24000
Udecide-Varney sandy clay loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	362C	1947	151049	525k	mt627	1998	1:24000
Varney, stony-Sieben, very stony, complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	645D	1935	151242	52cs	mt627	1998	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	642C	1602	151236	4xc9	mt627	1998	1:24000
Varney, stony-Sieben, very stony, complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	645E	1466	151243	52ct	mt627	1998	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	642D	718	151237	52cm	mt627	1998	1:24000
Varney loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, stony	646C	647	151244	52cv	mt627	1998	1:24000
Varney gravelly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	641C	427	151235	52ck	mt627	1998	1:24000
Varney cobbly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	643C	390	151239	52cp	mt627	1998	1:24000
Varney-Sieben complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes, stony	645B	379	151241	52cr	mt627	1998	1:24000
Varney complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes, gullied	644C	295	151240	52cq	mt627	1998	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	64A	236	151245	52cw	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sieben-Varney cobbly loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	292C	189	151016	524h	mt627	1998	1:24000
Varney cobbly loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	643A	56	151238	52cn	mt627	1998	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	147	37781	146422	4xc9	mt636	1983	1:24000
Varney cobbly clay loam, 8 to 45 percent slopes	149	18950	146424	4xcc	mt636	1983	1:24000
Rentsac-Varney complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	104	16924	146375	4x9s	mt636	1983	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	148	7056	146423	4xcb	mt636	1983	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	202	22	146530	4xgs	mt636	1983	1:24000
Varney, stony-Coyoteflats, very stony complex, cool, 2 to 8 percent slopes	955C	4333	1487641	1ly0f	mt637	2014	1:24000
Varney gravelly loam, cool, 2 to 4 percent slopes	47B	2055	1530200	1nc99	mt637	2014	1:24000
Marmarth-Cabbart-Varney complex, cool, 8 to 35 percent slopes	268E	1621	1487668	1ly19	mt637	2014	1:24000
Varney-Coyoteflats complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes	854B	1518	148079	4z2r	mt637	2014	1:24000
Varney, very bouldery-Beenom, very stony complex, cool, 15 to 45 percent slopes	766E	1269	1486983	1lxb6	mt637	2014	1:24000
Varney-Rothiemay complex, cool, 2 to 8 percent slopes	545C	963	148044	4z1m	mt637	2014	1:24000
Varney-Coyoteflats complex, 4 to 8 percent slopes	854C	914	148080	4z2s	mt637	2014	1:24000
Varney-Coyoteflats complex, cool, 0 to 4 percent slopes	155B	904	1537062	1nlfn	mt637	2014	1:24000
Varney gravelly loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes	48B	585	1530199	1nc98	mt637	2014	1:24000
Rothiemay-Varney complex, cool, 2 to 4 percent slopes	177B	245	1529885	1nbz4	mt637	2014	1:24000
Varney-Conn loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes	36C	5222	145691	4wlq	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney-Conn loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes	36B	5091	145689	4wln	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	31C	2605	145656	4wkl	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	31B	2281	145654	4wkj	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney-Conn loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	36D	1957	145692	4wlr	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	31D	1270	145657	4wkm	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney cobbly clay loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes	131E	990	145537	4wfr	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	236C	361	145604	4whx	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	236D	229	145605	4why	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney-Anaconda loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes, impacted	336B	193	145662	4wks	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney clay loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, impacted	331B	160	145659	4wkp	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney sandy clay loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes	236B	114	145603	4whw	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney-Anaconda loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes, impacted	336C	87	145663	4wkt	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney-Conn complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	136E	37	145545	4wg0	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney cobbly clay loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	131F	24	145538	4wfs	mt644	1995	1:24000
Varney-Rothiemay clay loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes	124B	15021	348323	cpg7	mt657	1990	1:24000
Varney-Rothiemay gravelly clay loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes	224B	3614	348461	cplp	mt657	1990	1:24000
Varney, very bouldery-Gnojek, bouldery-Chinook, bouldery complex, 2 to 45 percent slopes	3501E	1027	156692	581l	mt669		1:24000
Varney, noncalcic-Philipsburg-Varney complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	102D	2151	1528060	1n928	mt670	2007	1:24000
Sieben-Varney complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, very stony	152E	1941	1424663	1jtgw	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney-Work complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	122C	1573	320316	br9s	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney-Work complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes, stony	108D	1108	320312	br9n	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, moderately impacted	114B	1087	320330	brb7	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney-Anaconda loams, 0 to 4 percent slopes, moderately impacted	58B	995	778454	v41f	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney-Sieben, stony complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	171D	886	1424674	1jth7	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney-Anamac-Anaconda complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	158C	837	1424659	1jtgr	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney-Anaconda-Varney, sandy substratum complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes	382B	801	362095	d4sh	mt670	2007	1:24000
Monaberg-Varney-Philipsburg complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes	159E	656	1424686	1jthm	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney-Varney, stony-Anamac complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes	136D	647	320310	br9l	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney-Rivra complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	46A	637	1424625	1jtfn	mt670	2007	1:24000
Anaconda-Varney-Work, stony complex, 6 to 30 percent slopes	107E	605	320490	brhd	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney, stony-Anamac, very stony-Rivra, extremely stony complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	182C	529	1424689	1jthq	mt670	2007	1:24000
Rootel-Varney complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes	178E	451	1424693	1jthv	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney-Conn complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	386D	389	362090	d4sb	mt670	2007	1:24000
Anaconda-Varney complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moderately impacted	400C	384	362239	d4y4	mt670	2007	1:24000
Bridger-Patouza, stony-Varney complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	160E	347	1424685	1jthl	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney-Anamac complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	120C	346	320496	brhl	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	81A	332	1424647	1jtgc	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney-Udecide complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes, moderately impacted	119C	305	320494	brhj	mt670	2007	1:24000
Anamac-Varney-Rivra, rarely flooded complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	15B	276	320244	br7g	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney-Varney, stony-Anamac, stony complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes, moderately impacted	42D	162	1424626	1jtfp	mt670	2007	1:24000
Anamac-Varney complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	183B	102	1424688	1jthp	mt670	2007	1:24000
Varney loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	499	3290	1869454	20r9z	wy041		1:24000
Varney-Trimad sandy loams, 6 to 45 percent slopes	968	1146	1529206	1nb87	wy719	2013	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the VARNEY 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).