Soil Data Explorer - BRAYTON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BRAYTON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BRAYTON, 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 BRAYTON 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
143	09N0164	S08ME021012.Brayton	BRAYTON	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.9179722,-69.1575
143	93P0069	S1992VT019001	Brayton	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.814167,-72.3766632
143	93P0070	S1992VT019002	Brayton	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.8255539,-72.3438873
144B	12N7813	S11ME019001	Brayton	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.9234167,-68.6833611
144B	93P0835	S1993VT005005	Brayton	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.4536095,-72.0913925
144B	93P0836	S1993VT005006	Brayton	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.4536095,-72.0922241

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BRAYTON 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 BRAYTON 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 BRAYTON 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 BRAYTON 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 BRAYTON 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 BRAYTON 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 BRAYTON 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 terrace figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with BRAYTON, 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. MA-2012-02-01-06 | Berkshire County - February 1988

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Taconic-Macomber-Lanesboro general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Berkshire County, Massachusetts; February 1988).

2. ME-2010-09-03-01 | Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County - 2003

   Typical pattern of the soils and underlying material in the Dixfield-Colonel-Marlow general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County, Maine; 2003).

3. ME-2010-09-03-03 | Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County - 2003

   Typical pattern of the soils and underlying material in the Tunbridge-Lyman-Abram general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County, Maine; 2003).

4. ME-2012-02-03-01 | Knox and Lincoln Counties - January 1987

   The typical pattern of the soils on the landscape and the underlying material and bedrock in the Peru-Tunbridge-Marlow map unit (Soil Survey of Knox and Lincoln Counties, Maine; January 1987).

5. ME-2012-02-03-03 | Knox and Lincoln Counties - January 1987

   The typical pattern of the soils on the landscape and the underlying material and bedrock in the Boothbay-Swanville-Lyman map unit (Soil Survey of Knox and Lincoln Counties, Maine; January 1987).

6. ME-2012-02-03-04 | Knox and Lincoln Counties - January 1987

   The typical pattern of the soils on the landscape and the underlying material and bedrock in the Peru-Swanville-Lyman map unit (Soil Survey of Knox and Lincoln Counties, Maine; January 1987).

7. ME-2012-02-03-09 | Oxford County Area - March 1995

   Typical pattern of the soils and underlying material in the Colonel-Brayton-Skerry general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Oxford County Area, Maine; March 1995).

8. ME-2012-02-03-14 | York County - June 1982

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Hermon-Lyman association (Soil Survey of York County, Maine; June 1982).

9. ME-2012-02-03-21 | York County - June 1982

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Marlow-Brayton-Peru association (Soil Survey of York County, Maine; June 1982).

10. VT-2012-03-22-15 | Windham County - February 1987

    Typical landscape pattern of soils and underlying material in the Dummerston-Macomber-Taconic general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Windham County, VT; 1987).

Map Units

Map units containing BRAYTON 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
Brayton-Loonmeadow complex, extremely stony	443	3770	3395930	qwzk	ct601	2003	1:12000
Brayton mucky silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	409B	361	3395874	9lsl	ct601	2003	1:12000
Brayton loam	442	144	3395931	qwzl	ct601	2003	1:12000
Brayton silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	89B	1865	276572	98sp	ma003	1984	1:25000
Colonel-Brayton assocation, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	CFB	9685	315664	blgq	me005	1969	1:24000
Brayton-Peacham complex, gently sloping, very stony	BRB	2426	315770	bll4	me005	1969	1:24000
Brayton-Peacham complex, very stony	Bp	1754	315769	bll3	me005	1969	1:24000
Brayton fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	BvB	32496	284533	2t0jk	me027	1979	1:20000
Brayton fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	BtB	2408	284532	2t0jl	me027	1979	1:20000
Brayton extremely stony fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	BxB	1439	284534	9k2j	me027	1979	1:20000
Brayton and Westbury very stony fine sandy loams, 0 to 8 percent slopes	BsB	44822	284614	9k53	me031	1978	1:20000
Brayton and Westbury fine sandy loams, 0 to 8 percent slopes	BrB	3072	284613	9k52	me031	1978	1:20000
Lyman-Brayton variant-Rock outcrop complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	LmB	16568	284705	2tsvn	me601	1983	1:20000
Brayton fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	BtB	11638	284690	2t0jk	me601	1983	1:20000
Brayton fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	BsB	1212	284689	2t0jl	me601	1983	1:20000
Brayton fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	BvB	8	1153253	2t0jk	me602	1967	1:20000
Brayton-Colonel association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	BSB	36403	284965	2ty7s	me610	1992	1:20000
Brayton-Peacham-Pondicherry association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, very stony	BTB	33818	284966	2w9r4	me610	1992	1:20000
Brayton fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	BrB	5933	284975	2t0jk	me610	1992	1:20000
Brayton fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	BpB	763	284974	2t0jl	me610	1992	1:20000
Brayton fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	BrC	333	284976	2x1c2	me610	1992	1:20000
Peacham-Brayton complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	PeB	286	285046	9km1	me610	1992	1:20000
Brayton-Colonel association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	BSB	34093	285077	2ty7r	me611	1988	1:20000
Brayton fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	BgB	12221	285081	2t0jk	me611	1988	1:20000
Brayton-Colonel association, gently sloping, rubbly	BTB	5854	285078	9kn2	me611	1988	1:20000
Lyman-Brayton-Schoodic complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes , rocky	LHC	4365	285110	2tsw3	me611	1988	1:20000
Brayton fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rubbly	BhB	1526	285082	2x1c1	me611	1988	1:20000
Lyman-Brayton complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	LgB	1196	285115	2tsw2	me611	1988	1:20000
Brayton fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	BfB	676	285080	2t0jl	me611	1988	1:20000
Brayton-Colonel complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	BRB	21956	746267	t1k4	me612	2016	1:24000
Colonel-Peru-Brayton complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	CDB	19535	744551	szrs	me612	2016	1:24000
Brayton-Peacham complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes, extremely stony	BPA	11238	744547	szrn	me612	2016	1:24000
Brayton-Colonel-Lyman complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	BYB	8357	744552	szrt	me612	2016	1:24000
Brayton-Colonel complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	BcB	1572	2481984	2p9q0	me612	2016	1:24000
Brayton-Peacham complex, gently sloping, very stony	BRB	28964	285736	9lb9	me613	1987	1:20000
Brayton-Peacham complex, very stony	Bp	1347	285743	9lbj	me613	1987	1:20000
Colonel-Brayton-Peru association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	CPB	65089	285311	2ty7q	me615	1994	1:24000
Brayton-Peacham association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	BP	13251	285305	2ty7v	me615	1994	1:24000
Colonel-Brayton-Lyman complex, undulating, very stony	CQB	8771	285312	9kwm	me615	1994	1:24000
Brayton-Colonel association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	BRB	50367	285532	2ty7r	me617	2004	1:24000
Brayton-Colonel association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	BTB	6464	285533	9l3r	me617	2004	1:24000
Brayton fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	BnB	1444	285537	2t0jk	me617	2004	1:24000
Brayton-Colonel-Peru association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	BCB	44403	2549914	2trrl	me620	2011	1:24000
Brayton-Peacham association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	BPA	39882	2549916	2ty7v	me620	2011	1:24000
Colonel-Peru-Brayton association, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very bouldery	CDB	29713	2549915	2trrr	me620	2011	1:24000
Brayton-Colonel-Skerry association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	BSB	15879	2549900	2x9q9	me620	2011	1:24000
Brayton-Colonel-Ragmuff association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	BRB	11528	2549909	2qtly	me620	2011	1:24000
Colonel-Peru-Brayton association, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very bouldery	CDB	11326	2549856	2trrr	me621	2011	1:24000
Brayton-Colonel-Peru association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	BCB	9584	2549855	2trrl	me621	2011	1:24000
Brayton-Peacham association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	BPA	6963	2549857	2ty7v	me621	2011	1:24000
Colonel-Brayton-Peru association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	CLB	89788	1909288	2ty7q	me622	2007	1:24000
Colonel-Peru-Brayton association, 0 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	CNC	54495	1909289	2trrk	me622	2007	1:24000
Brayton-Peacham association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	BPA	54083	1909290	2ty7v	me622	2007	1:24000
Colonel-Skerry-Brayton association, 0 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	COC	29016	1909179	2x9qd	me622	2007	1:24000
Brayton-Colonel association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	BLB	12650	1909092	2ty7r	me622	2007	1:24000
Brayton-Colonel association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	BNB	6378	1909093	222kn	me622	2007	1:24000
Brayton-Colonel association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rubbly	BOB	4586	1909275	222rj	me622	2007	1:24000
Brayton stony loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	Bea	11680	2677525	bmbz	ny033	2018	1:24000
Brayton very stony loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	Bfb	5436	2677478	bmc1	ny033	2018	1:24000
Brayton stony loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	Beb	5041	2677434	bmc0	ny033	2018	1:24000
Westbury and Brayton very stony very fine sandy loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	Woc	405	2677460	bmgm	ny033	2018	1:24000
Brayton very stony silt loam, nearly level	BrA	10399	293150	9v1g	ny083	1980	1:15840
Brayton loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes, very stony	51B	305	281524	9fyf	vt003	1992	1:20000
Brayton loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes	50B	268	281522	9fyc	vt003	1992	1:20000
Brayton-Cabot-Pinnebog association, rolling, very stony	403C	3721	282314	9grx	vt021	1985	1:20000
Brayton loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	7C	786	282460	9gxm	vt021	1985	1:20000
Brayton silt loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	75B	1824	282087	9gjl	vt025	1984	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BRAYTON 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).