Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

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

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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
7399KS08901199KS089011Geary3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.6658859,-98.3261642
7400KS0270052000KS027005Geary3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.3490448,-97.15242
7479P032579KS169002Geary7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.8505554,-97.4375
7406N1023S2006KS027001Geary7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.3340263,-97.0554428
7584P074784NE129001Geary7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.1733322,-97.8769455
7601KS14900901KS149009Geary3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.2266312,-96.5290375
7688KS06113788KS061137Geary3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.0905876,-96.8658676
7690P007689KS061004Geary7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.1894444,-96.9086111
n/a89KS06125689KS061256Geary2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a
n/a93KS08900493KS089004Geary3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a

Water Balance

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

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Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the GEARY series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the GEARY series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the GEARY 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 .

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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with GEARY share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the GEARY series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the GEARY 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 .

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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 GEARY, 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 .

Block Diagrams

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  1. KS-2010-09-27-02 | Geary County -

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Crete-Geary-Holder association (Soil Survey of Geary County, Kansas).

  2. KS-2012-01-20-29 | Clay County - September 1984

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Crete-Hobbs association (Soil Survey of Clay County, Kansas; 1984).

  3. KS-2012-01-23-39 | Jewell County - May 1984

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Harney-Holdrege-Geary association (Soil Survey of Jewell County, Kansas; 1984).

  4. KS-2012-01-24-02 | Lincoln County - May 1985

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Geary-Harney-Lancaster association (Soil Survey of Lincoln County, Kansas; 1985).

  5. KS-2012-01-25-19 | Republic County - November 1967

    Distribution of the soils in the Crete-Butler-Hastings association (Soil Survey of Republic County, Kansas; 1967).

  6. KS-2012-01-25-20 | Republic County - November 1967

    Distribution of the soils in the Hastings-Crete-Geary association (Soil Survey of Republic County, Kansas; 1967).

  7. KS-2012-01-25-24 | Rice County - December 1974

    Distribution of the soils in the Crete-Geary association (Soil Survey of Rice County, Kansas; 1974).

  8. KS-2012-01-25-25 | Rice County - December 1974

    Distribution of the soils in the Smolan-Crete-Hobbs association (Soil Survey of Rice County, Kansas; 1974).

  9. KS-2012-01-25-27 | Rice County - December 1974

    Distribution of the soils in the Carwile-Farnum-Tabler and Canadian-Kaski-Platte associations (Soil Survey of Rice County, Kansas; 1974).

  10. KS-2012-01-25-28 | Saline County - May 1992

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Wells-Crete-Lancaster association (Soil Survey of Saline County, Kansas; 1992).

  11. NE-2012-02-08-17 | Gage County - May 1964

    Schematic diagram showing the relationship of major soil series to parent materials in Gage County, Nebraska (Soil Survey of Gage County, Nebraska; May 1964).

  12. NE-2012-02-10-13 | Clay County - March 1981

    Typical pattern of soils in the Geary-Holder-Uly and the Hord-Cass-Hobbs associations showing the relationship of the soils to topography and parent material (Soil Survey of Clay County, Nebraska; March 1981).

  13. NE-2012-02-10-14 | Colfax County - January 1982

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Nora-Crofton-Moody association (Soil Survey of Colfax County, Nebraska; January 1982).

  14. NE-2012-02-10-31 | Fillmore County - July 1986

    Typical pattern of soils, topography, and parent material in the Hastings-Uly-Geary and Muir-Hobbs-Butler associations (Soil Survey of Fillmore County, Nebraska; July 1986).

  15. NE-2012-02-10-33 | Fillmore County - July 1986

    Typical pattern of soils, topography, and parent material in the Hastings-Crete-Geary association (Soil Survey of Fillmore County, Nebraska; July 1986).

  16. NE-2012-02-13-22 | Hamilton County - March 1985

    Typical pattern of soils and relationship to topography and parent material in the Hord-Hobbs association (3) and the Holder-Geary association (8) (Soil Survey of Hamilton County, Nebraska; March 1985).

  17. NE-2012-02-13-90 | Saunders County - January 1965

    Soils in the Burchard-Shelby association (Soil Survey of Saunders County, Nebraska; January 1965).

Map Units

Map units containing GEARY 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
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes3844926327333052r9ctks00919791:24000
Geary silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes3843527727333042r9cvks00919791:24000
Geary silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes38434327333072r9cvks01519701:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes38442627333082r9ctks01519701:24000
Geary silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes3842627333062r9cwks01519701:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes38443210427333122r9ctks02719831:24000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded3846582527333142r9czks02719831:24000
Geary silt loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes3845410527333132r9cxks02719831:24000
Hobbs-Geary silt loams, 0 to 15 percent slopes35691327333112r9d4ks02719831:24000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, severely eroded3848554427333182r9d1ks02919721:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes3844160127333172r9ctks02919721:24000
Geary-Hobbs silt loams, 0 to 30 percent slopes385186527333192r9d6ks02919721:24000
Hobbs-Geary silt loams, 0 to 15 percent slopes356983027333152r9d4ks02919721:24000
Geary silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes38431127333162r9cvks02919721:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes38442698627333212r9ctks04119771:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes3844419727333242r9ctks05319851:24000
Geary silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes3843370227333232r9cvks05319851:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes3844479427333252r9ctks06119911:24000
Geary silt loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes3845275827333262r9cxks06119911:24000
Geary silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes3843618327333292r9cvks07919701:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes3844229927333302r9ctks07919701:24000
Geary silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes384296127333282r9cwks07919701:24000
Holdrege and Geary silty clay loams, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded26643671127682592r9d7ks08919811:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes38441665727333312r9ctks08919811:24000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded3846407527333322r9czks08919811:24000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, severely eroded38481327333332r9d1ks08919811:24000
Geary-Lancaster complex, 5 to 10 percent slopes38523880927333362r9d2ks10519831:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes38443028327333342r9ctks10519831:24000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded38462327333352r9czks10519831:24000
Geary silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes3843207727333372r9cvks11319801:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes38441427333382r9ctks11319801:24000
Geary-Clark complex, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded3849527333392r9d3ks11319801:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes3844115627333412r9ctks11719771:24000
Geary-Lancaster complex, 5 to 10 percent slopes385228527333442r9d2ks12319771:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes38441427333422r9ctks12319771:24000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, severely eroded3848827333432r9d1ks12319771:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes38448100327333482r9ctks14319781:24000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded38462049427333492r9czks14319781:24000
Hobbs-Geary silt loams, 0 to 15 percent slopes3569635227333462r9d4ks14319781:24000
Geary silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes3843531727333472r9cvks14319781:24000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, severely eroded384819427333502r9d1ks14319781:24000
Geary silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes3843131727333512r9cvks15519991:24000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, moderately eroded384725227333522r9d0ks15519991:24000
Geary-Hobbs silt loams, 0 to 30 percent slopes38513833927334142r9d6ks15719651:24000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, severely eroded38481189227334132r9d1ks15719651:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes3844186027334122r9ctks15719651:24000
Holdrege and Geary silty clay loams, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded266430027682882r9d7ks15719651:24000
Geary silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes38433155827333532r9cvks15919711:24000
Geary-Clark complex, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded38491391227333552r9d3ks15919711:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes384417827333542r9ctks15919711:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes3844267927333572r9ctks16119701:24000
Geary silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes384356127333562r9cvks16119701:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes3844514127333592r9ctks16919891:24000
Geary silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes3843181327333582r9cvks16919891:24000
Geary silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes3843427333602r9cvks17319761:24000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes384484827333612r9ctks20119881:24000
Geary silt loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes3835668327683132r9dkne00119701:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded3840216927683152r9d8ne00119701:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded3846135927333632r9czne00119701:20000
Geary silt loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes383853727683142r9dlne00119701:20000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes384438227333622r9ctne00119701:20000
Geary-Hobbs silt loams, 0 to 30 percent slopes38511427333642r9d5ne00119701:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded3840140627683182r9d9ne02519811:20000
Geary-Hobbs silt loams, 0 to 30 percent slopes3851303927333672r9d5ne03519791:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded3840196327683222r9d8ne03519791:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes, eroded383759527683202r9dfne03519791:20000
Geary silt loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes383851627683212r9dlne03519791:20000
Geary silt loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes383530427683192r9dkne03519791:20000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes384424627333652r9ctne03519791:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded384622527333662r9czne03519791:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded384062927683252r9dbne03719801:20000
Geary variant silty clay loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes, eroded4106528427888gc7vne03719801:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes, eroded38372827683232r9dgne03719801:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes3839927683242r9djne03719801:20000
Geary-Hobbs silt loams, 0 to 30 percent slopes3851218127333692r9d5ne05919841:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded3840138427683282r9d8ne05919841:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded384664527333682r9czne05919841:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes, eroded383717527683262r9dfne05919841:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes38395127683272r9dhne05919841:20000
Geary silt loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes3835216827683292r9dkne08119821:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes, eroded3837168927683302r9dfne08119821:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded3840127527683312r9d8ne08119821:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded38461374527333702r9czne09519701:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 11 percent slopes, severely eroded3834511427683692r9dcne09519701:20000
Geary and Jansen soils, 11 to 30 percent slopes3860499027683742r9dpne09519701:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes3839414127683702r9dhne09519701:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes, eroded3861280327683752r9dgne09519701:20000
Geary and Jansen soils, 7 to 11 percent slopes3857261527683732r9dnne09519701:20000
Geary and Jansen soils, 7 to 11 percent slopes, severely eroded3862251427683762r9drne09519701:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded3840163527683712r9d8ne09519701:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes, severely eroded3841627683722r9ddne09519701:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded3840129627683322r9d9ne10919771:20000
Geary variant silty clay loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes, severely eroded4104333427506gbvjne12519581:20000
Geary variant silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, severely eroded4105305427505gbvhne12519581:20000
Geary-Uly complex, 11 to 30 percent slopes38333472727683332r9dmne12919741:20000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes38441623627333712r9ctne12919741:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded38401043627683352r9d8ne12919741:20000
Geary variant-Uly complex, 11 to 30 percent slopes, severely eroded3836367416920582yd3zne12919741:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded3846303727333722r9czne12919741:20000
Geary silt loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes3838293527683342r9dlne12919741:20000
Geary and Jansen soils, 11 to 30 percent slopes3860144427683382r9dpne12919741:20000
Geary and Jansen soils, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded386195027683392r9dqne12919741:20000
Geary-Hobbs silt loams, 0 to 30 percent slopes385187127333732r9d5ne12919741:20000
Geary and Jansen silt loams, 3 to 7 percent slopes385986027683372r9dtne12919741:20000
Geary and Hobbs soils3852327683362r9dvne12919741:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded3840133627683422r9dbne14119841:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes, eroded383736527683402r9dgne14119841:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes383933327683412r9djne14119841:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded3840131727683432r9d9ne14719671:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes3839497927683462r9dhne15119851:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded3840104527683472r9d8ne15119851:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded3840361527683502r9d8ne15919671:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded384647227333742r9czne15919671:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes3839727683492r9dhne15919671:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, severely eroded39551940427683612r9dsne16919651:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes38391607827683552r9dhne16919651:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded3840851627683562r9d8ne16919651:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded3846678527333752r9czne16919651:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes, severely eroded3841428627683572r9ddne16919651:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 11 percent slopes, severely eroded383428927683532r9dcne16919651:20000
Geary-Hobbs silt loams, 0 to 30 percent slopes385122827333762r9d5ne16919651:20000
Geary and Jansen soils, 11 to 30 percent slopes38604527683592r9dpne16919651:20000
Geary and Jansen soils, 7 to 11 percent slopes38573927683582r9dnne16919651:20000
Geary-Uly complex, 11 to 30 percent slopes38333827683522r9dmne16919651:20000
Geary and Jansen soils, 7 to 11 percent slopes, severely eroded38622727683602r9drne16919651:20000
Geary and Jansen soils, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded38611022187312r9dqne16919651:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes, eroded3837427683542r9dfne16919651:20000
Geary and Hobbs soils38524439127683652r9dvne18119671:20000
Geary silt loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes3838494827683642r9dlne18119671:20000
Geary silt loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes3844221327333772r9ctne18119671:20000
Geary-Uly complex, 11 to 30 percent slopes3833126827683622r9dmne18119671:20000
Geary silt loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes383511427683632r9dkne18119671:20000
Geary-Hobbs silt loams, 0 to 30 percent slopes38513827333782r9d5ne18119671:20000
Geary-Hobbs silt loams, 0 to 30 percent slopes3851246627333802r9d5ne18519741:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes, eroded3840159227683662r9d8ne18519741:20000
Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded3846113927333792r9czne18519741:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the GEARY 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 .