Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BRANTFORD soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BRANTFORD, 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 BRANTFORD 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
55B89P05001989ND039117Brantford4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.476387,-98.3922195
55B89P05011989ND039118Brantford4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.5469437,-98.3708344
55B89P04931989ND091107Brantford4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.3988876,-97.9588852
55B89P04941989ND091108Brantford4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.3691673,-97.9761124
55B89P04961989ND091109Brantford4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.4249992,-97.6636124
55B40A001959ND039001Brantford7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.4647222,-98.3088889
55B40A002059ND039002Brantford7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.4866667,-98.3041667
55B40A002159ND063001Brantford7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.8094253540039,-98.3531951904297

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BRANTFORD 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 BRANTFORD 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 BRANTFORD 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 BRANTFORD 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 BRANTFORD 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 BRANTFORD series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the BRANTFORD 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 .

There are insufficient data to create the 2D hillslope position figure.

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

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 BRANTFORD, 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. ND-2010-09-27-10 | Towner County -

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Hamerly-Barnes-Parnell association (Soil Survey of Towner County, North Dakota).

  2. ND-2012-02-08-58 | Towner County - 1998

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Divide-Brantford-Barnes association (Soil Survey of Towner County, North Dakota; 1998).

Map Units

Map units containing BRANTFORD 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
Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesG308A3625736052q4zjnd00319881:20000
Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesG308A1002125737032q4zjnd0051:12000
Brantford-Coe complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesG312B835825738022q4zlnd0051:12000
Brantford-Kensal loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesG307A754825750352q4zhnd0051:12000
Brantford-Coe complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesF312B67925876202q4vtnd0051:12000
Brantford-Bottineau-Buse loams, 15 to 60 percent slopesF690F60625876312q5lrnd0051:12000
Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesI578A234626431042pywnnd01919871:20000
Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesF308A164025875552q4vmnd01919871:20000
Brantford-Coe complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesF312B8325875582q4vtnd01919871:20000
Brantford loam, 6 to 9 percent slopesI578C1426430952qkvsnd01919871:20000
Brantford loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesI578B126430742qkvrnd01919871:20000
Brantford-Vang loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesG309A396525753092q4zknd02119891:20000
Brantford-Coe complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesG312B194725753102q4zlnd02119891:20000
Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesG308A4225753082q4zjnd02119891:20000
Brantford-Coe complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesG312B240925762782q4zlnd0271:12000
Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesG308A192325762772q4zjnd0271:12000
Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesG308A492425766192q4zjnd03919911:24000
Brantford-Kensal loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesG307A667125773052q4zhnd0631:12000
Brantford-Coe complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesG312B189525773082q4zlnd0631:12000
Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesG308A71225773062q4zjnd0631:12000
Brantford-Coe complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesF312B2425873182q4vtnd0631:12000
Brantford-Vang loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesG309A1425773072q4zknd0631:12000
Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesI578A284426430012pywnnd06719721:20000
Brantford loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesI578B88426430022qkvrnd06719721:20000
Brantford loam, 6 to 9 percent slopesI578C24126430032qkvsnd06719721:20000
Brantford-Vang loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesF309B325855002q4vnnd06719721:20000
Vang-Brantford loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesI483A026430172ptxmnd06719721:20000
Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesF308A70125871212q4vmnd07119841:12000
Brantford-Vang loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesG309A252825811612q4zknd07319921:20000
Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesG308A101825811602q4zjnd07319921:20000
Brantford-Coe complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesG312B63925811622q4zlnd07319921:20000
Brantford-Vang loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesG309A3025795142q4zknd08119591:12000
Brantford-Coe complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesG312B325795412q4zlnd08119591:12000
Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesG308A527625797542q4zjnd09119911:20000
Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesI578A57126414102pywnnd09119911:20000
Brantford-Coe complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesF312B801725862042q4vtnd09519921:24000
Brantford-Divide, shaly, loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesF310A437225862132q4vqnd09519921:24000
Vang-Brantford loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesF315A370225861552q4vvnd09919671:20000
Brantford-Vang loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesF309B227825861502q4vnnd09919671:20000
Vang-Brantford loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesI483A92326429072ptxmnd09919671:20000
Barnes-Brantford, loamy substratum loams 3 to 6 percent slopesF745B79025861842yd0knd09919671:20000
Brantford-Vang loams, 6 to 9 percent slopesF309C59025861512q4vpnd09919671:20000
Brantford-Vang loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesI483B50726428952ptxnnd09919671:20000
Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesF308A16025861492q4vmnd09919671:20000
Brantford-Coe complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesF312B5925861542q4vtnd09919671:20000
Brantford-Brantford, loamy-skeletal loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesG305A17927977522sd2hsd01319871:20000
Brantford, loamy skeletal-Vang loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesG305B11627977532sd2jsd01319871:20000
Brantford-Vang loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesG309A527976612q4zksd01319871:20000
Brantford-Brantford, loamy-skeletal loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesG305A82427992432sd2hsd08919801:20000
Brantford, loamy skeletal-Vang loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesG305B10727992442sd2jsd08919801:20000
Brantford-Vang loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesG309A1427988092q4zksd08919801:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BRANTFORD 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 .