Soil Data Explorer - BIRNEY

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BIRNEY soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BIRNEY, 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 BIRNEY were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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 BIRNEY 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 BIRNEY 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 BIRNEY 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 BIRNEY 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).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with BIRNEY 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 BIRNEY 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).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the BIRNEY 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 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 BIRNEY, 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 BIRNEY 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
Yamacall-Birney-Delpoint complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	891D	6622	343728	cjp0	mt017	1995	1:24000
Yamacall-Birney-Delpoint complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	799E	5254	343687	cjmp	mt017	1995	1:24000
Yamacall-Birney-Cabbart complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	953E	67	343786	cjqw	mt017	1995	1:24000
Birney, moist-Armells-Cabbart complex, 25 to 70 percent slopes	841F	43	343702	2yk04	mt017	1995	1:24000
Birney-Cooers-Kirby complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	913D	24	343741	cjpf	mt017	1995	1:24000
Yamacall-Birney complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	952D	17	343784	cjqt	mt017	1995	1:24000
Rencot-Rock outcrop-Birney complex, very stony, 15 to 45 percent slopes	14E	631	147651	4ymy	mt609	1971	1:24000
Birney loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	28C	569	155376	56p4	mt622	1997	1:24000
Busby-Birney complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	727B	340	155688	5706	mt622	1997	1:24000
Busby-Birney complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	727D	256	155689	5707	mt622	1997	1:24000
Birney channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	128D	147	155292	56lf	mt622	1997	1:24000
Yawdim-Birney-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes	167F	4649	149698	50rz	mt639	2000	1:24000
Birney, moist-Armells-Cabbart complex, 25 to 70 percent slopes	21	61591	348042	2yk04	mt649	1985	1:24000
Yamac-Birney-Cabbart complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	204	27619	348036	cp4z	mt649	1985	1:24000
Birney-Kirby channery loams, 4 to 25 percent slopes	19	18627	348019	cp4f	mt649	1985	1:24000
Yamac-Birney complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	202	10824	348034	cp4x	mt649	1985	1:24000
Birney-Cooers-Kirby complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	18	9484	348008	cp42	mt649	1985	1:24000
Birney, moist-Birney-Kirby channery loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	22	9350	348051	cp5g	mt649	1985	1:24000
Yamac-Birney complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	203	6717	348035	cp4y	mt649	1985	1:24000
Birney-Kirby-Cabbart complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	20	6707	348031	cp4t	mt649	1985	1:24000
Yamac-Birney complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	201	5916	348033	cp4w	mt649	1985	1:24000
Birney-Cabbart complex, moist, 25 to 70 percent slopes	17	5708	347997	cp3q	mt649	1985	1:24000
Cooers-Birney complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	65	5016	348098	cp6z	mt649	1985	1:24000
Birney channery loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	16	4787	347986	cp3c	mt649	1985	1:24000
Spang, moist-Birney, moist-Birney complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	170	3102	347998	cp3r	mt649	1985	1:24000
Spang-Birney complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	169	3068	347996	cp3p	mt649	1985	1:24000
Birney-Yawdim-Rock outcrop association, steep	15	37580	348144	cp8g	mt655	1975	1:24000
Yawdim-Birney-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes	167F	468	361419	d42p	mt655	1975	1:24000
Birney, stony-Bondoe-Carfall complex, 1 to 50 percent slopes	9C01		3356651	30z8f	wy617		1:24000
Shermap-Derrick-like-Birney, stony complex, 10 to 60 percent slopes	5583		3203085	2zbsj	wy629		1:24000
Birney, stony-Pachel-Evanston complex, 6 to 25 percent slopes	9318		3250463	2zv6m	wy629		1:24000
Bronec-like-Coyoteflats-like-Birney complex, 6 to 40 percent slopes	9409		3206642	2zc4t	wy629		1:24000
Birney, stony-Geohrock-Shermap-like, complex 10 to 40 percent slopes	9451		3203065	2zbrw	wy629		1:24000
Sonnett, stony-Birney-Pachel complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	5582		3203063	2zbrt	wy629		1:24000
Bronec, extremely stony-Birney complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	2348		3250453	2zv69	wy629		1:24000
Twinadams-like, stony-Coyoteflats, very stony-Birney, very bouldery complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	2417		3209040	2zdq4	wy629		1:24000
Birney-Foy complex, 12 to 25 percent slopes	2425		3206692	2zc6l	wy629		1:24000
Hangmans, stony-Spudbar, very bouldery-Birney complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	4408		3209054	2zdql	wy629		1:24000
Birney, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	4506		3250461	2zv6k	wy629		1:24000
Birney-Bronec-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes	4608		3170987	2z20l	wy629		1:24000
Colstrip-Birney-Fishers-like complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	5234		3203091	2zbsq	wy629		1:24000
Ferball-Birney-Mantlemine complex, 0 to 10 percent slopes	877		3410430	31g75	wy630		1:24000
Birney-Hawksell complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	819	4612	2925038	2wdgr	wy630		1:24000
Birney-Foy complex, 12 to 25 percent slopes	2425		3250544	2zc6l	wy656	2008	1:24000
Twinadams-like, stony-Coyoteflats, very stony-Birney, very bouldery complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	2417		3250516	2zdq4	wy656	2008	1:24000
Yawdim-Hangmans-Birney family, complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	4231		3222443	30j6p	wy737		1:24000
Hawksell-Moyerson-Birney family, complex, 1 to 15 percent slopes	4241		3222513	30j70	wy737		1:24000
Hangmans-Hangmans, sandy surface-Birney family, complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes	4243		3406444	316pb	wy737		1:24000
Hangmans-Birney-Hawksell families, complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	4112		3222331	2ztm3	wy737		1:24000
Gompers-Delpoint family-Birney family, complex, 20 to 35 percent slopes	4117		3222501	2ztmc	wy737		1:24000
Chickenhill-Yamacall-Birney family, complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	4124		3222508	2ztml	wy737		1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BIRNEY 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).