Soil Data Explorer - BRESSER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BRESSER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BRESSER, 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 BRESSER were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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
67B	07N0126	07CO087005	Bresser	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.1540833,-104.0451355
67B	08N0093	08CO087002	Bresser	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.2003889,-103.8065278
67B	40A3841	S1961CO005009	Bresser	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.6849976,-104.1822128
67B	40A3842	S1961CO005010	Bresser	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.6080551,-104.2136078

Water Balance

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

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with BRESSER 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 BRESSER 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).

Geomorphic description summaries for the BRESSER 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).

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with BRESSER, 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 BRESSER 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
Nunn-Bresser-Ascalon complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	NrB	50650	94143	34yw	co005	1971	1:20000
Bresser-Truckton sandy loams, 3 to 5 percent slopes	BvC	29695	94121	34y5	co005	1971	1:20000
Bresser-Truckton sandy loams, 5 to 20 percent slopes	BvE	17264	94122	34y6	co005	1971	1:20000
Bresser-Stapleton sandy loams, 9 to 20 percent slopes	BuE	9256	94120	34y4	co005	1971	1:20000
Bresser and Truckton soil, 3 to 9 slopes, eroded	BwD2	7834	94123	34y7	co005	1971	1:20000
Bresser sandy loam, terrace, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BsB	3833	94117	34y1	co005	1971	1:20000
Bresser-Stapleton sandy loams, 3 to 9 percent slopes	BuD	1024	94119	34y3	co005	1971	1:20000
Bresser loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BrB	345	94116	2swl2	co005	1971	1:20000
Bresser sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	117	7918	105198	3jgh	co073	2001	1:24000
Bresser sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BvA	19347	110398	2swl0	co087	1965	1:24000
Bresser loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BuA	8368	110396	2swl2	co087	1965	1:24000
Bresser clay loam, terrace, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BtA	5114	110395	3pw4	co087	1965	1:24000
Bresser soils, terrace, 3 to 5 percent slopes	BxC	875	110402	3pwc	co087	1965	1:24000
Bresser loamy sand, terrace, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	21	110397	3pw6	co087	1965	1:24000
Bresser sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	15	2161	95105	35yx	co617	1980	1:24000
Bresser sandy loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes	16	1811	95106	35yy	co617	1980	1:24000
Bresser sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	11	2166	95188	2swl0	co618	1976	1:24000
Bresser-Truckton sandy loams, 5 to 25 percent slopes	BtE	16332	498706	jqy9	co622	1968	1:20000
Stapleton-Bresser association	St	9358	498768	jr09	co622	1968	1:20000
Bresser sandy loam, cool, 5 to 9 percent slopes	BrD	6558	498704	2tlpk	co622	1968	1:20000
Bresser sandy loam, cool, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BrB	3894	498703	2tlpj	co622	1968	1:20000
Bresser-Louviers complex, 7 to 30 percent slopes	BsE	1605	498705	jqy8	co622	1968	1:20000
Bresser and Truckton soils, 3 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	BuD2	1409	498707	jqyb	co622	1968	1:20000
Bresser sandy loam, cool, 5 to 9 percent slopes	6	113836	496439	2tlpk	co623	1977	1:24000
Bresser-Truckton sandy loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes	9	68696	496442	jnl8	co623	1977	1:24000
Bresser sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	5	21828	496438	jnl4	co623	1977	1:24000
Bresser-Stapleton sandy loams, 8 to 25 percent slopes	8	19693	496441	jnl7	co623	1977	1:24000
Bresser-Cushman complex, 4 to 20 percent slopes	7	14011	496440	jnl6	co623	1977	1:24000
Bresser-Truckton-Blakeland complex, 3 to 9 percent slopes	BtD	44318	95290	2xst2	co624	1963	1:20000
Bresser sandy loam, cool, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BlB	5096	2992039	2tlph	co624	1963	1:20000
Truckton, Bresser, and Blakeland soils, 5 to 20 percent slopes, eroded	TrE2	4055	95338	366f	co624	1963	1:20000
Bresser sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BmB	2487	95285	364q	co624	1963	1:20000
Bresser sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	BmC	2071	95286	2tlpf	co624	1963	1:20000
Bresser sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	BmD	1371	95287	364s	co624	1963	1:20000
Bresser sandy loam, cool, 3 to 5 percent slopes	BnC	1008	2992078	2tlpd	co624	1963	1:20000
Bresser complex, 3 to 5 percent slopes, eroded	BrC2	535	95289	364v	co624	1963	1:20000
Bresser sandy loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes	BmE	283	95288	364t	co624	1963	1:20000
Bresser sandy loam, cool, 3 to 5 percent slopes	12	42891	95370	2tlpd	co625	1975	1:24000
Bresser sandy loam, cool, 0 to 3 percent slopes	11	25642	95368	2tlph	co625	1975	1:24000
Truckton-Bresser complex, eroded	100	10173	95358	3672	co625	1975	1:24000
Bresser sandy loam, cool, 5 to 9 percent slopes	13	7408	95371	2tlpk	co625	1975	1:24000
Truckton-Bresser sandy loams, 5 to 20 percent slopes	99	6430	95465	2yvrp	co625	1975	1:24000
Bresser sandy loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes	15	343	497429	jpm3	co641	1980	1:24000
Bresser gravelly sandy loam, 9 to 25 percent slopes	16	173	497440	jpmg	co641	1980	1:24000
Bresser sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	120	224	104921	3j5k	wy721	1994	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BRESSER 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).