Soil Data Explorer - BROWNSVILLE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BROWNSVILLE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BROWNSVILLE, 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 BROWNSVILLE 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
124	90KY-135-002	90KY-135-002	Brownsville	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.5192184,-83.2676544
n/a	LC-027	1978-OH089-027	Brownsville	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	SC-007	1980-OH145-007	Brownsville	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	JK-006	YYYY-OH079-006	Brownsville	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BROWNSVILLE 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 BROWNSVILLE 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 BROWNSVILLE 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 BROWNSVILLE 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 BROWNSVILLE 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 BROWNSVILLE 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 BROWNSVILLE 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with BROWNSVILLE, 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. KY-2010-09-03-22 | Lewis County - 2004

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Blairton-Berks-Brownsville general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lewis County, Kentucky; 2004).

2. KY-2010-09-03-23 | Lewis County - 2004

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Berks-Brownsville-Blairton general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lewis County, Kentucky; 2004).

3. KY-2012-01-27-74 | Fleming County - October 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Muse-Blairton-Brownsville soil map unit (Soil Survey of Fleming County, Kentucky; October 1993).

4. OH-2010-09-29-14 | Coshocton County - 2001

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Coshocton-Brownsville-Westmoreland association (Soil Survey of Coshocton County, Ohio; 2001).

5. OH-2010-09-29-24 | Vinton County - 2004

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Shelocta-Brownsville-Germano general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Vinton County, Ohio; 2004).

6. OH-2012-02-16-39 | Scioto County - January 1989

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Shelocta-Brownsville association (Soil Survey of Scioto County, Ohio; January 1989).

7. OH-2012-02-16-40 | Scioto County - January 1989

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Latham-Wharton-Shelocta association (Soil Survey of Scioto County, Ohio; January 1989).

Map Units

Map units containing BROWNSVILLE 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
Brownsville-Berks channery silt loams, 30 to 70 percent slopes, extremely stony	BxF	4939	1727528	1vzmq	ky011	2006	1:12000
Brownsville-Berks complex, very rocky, 20 to 55 percent slopes, eroded	BwF2	11499	552700	lk41	ky069	1989	1:20000
Berks-Brownsville complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes, eroded	BkF2	2084	552695	lk3w	ky069	1989	1:20000
Berks-Brownsville complex, 30 to 55 percent slopes, very rocky, eroded	BnF2	66973	550277	lglw	ky135	1998	1:20000
Berks-Brownsville-Shelocta complex, 30 to 65 percent slopes, eroded	BoF2	51455	550278	lglx	ky135	1998	1:20000
Brownsville-Berks complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes, eroded	BvF2	24537	550283	lgm2	ky135	1998	1:20000
Shelocta-Brownsville association, very steep	SkF	4796	1895886	2t330	oh001	1987	1:15840
Shelocta-Brownsville association, steep	SkE	37	1895885	2t327	oh001	1987	1:15840
Brownsville-Westmoreland complex, 18 to 25 percent slopes	BzE	203	1592656	1qg90	oh005	1976	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	ByE	149	1592628	2z51z	oh005	1976	1:15840
Brownsville-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	BxF	115	1592629	2z524	oh005	1976	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	ByD	100	1592627	2z51y	oh005	1976	1:15840
Brownsville-Westmoreland complex, 25 to 40 percent slopes	BzF	1	1592657	1qg91	oh005	1976	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	BrE	9969	536601	2z51z	oh031	1996	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 35 to 70 percent slopes	BrF	6705	536602	2z520	oh031	1996	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	BrD	518	536600	2z51y	oh031	1996	1:15840
Brownsville-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	BtF	345	536603	2z38z	oh031	1996	1:15840
Brownsville-Westmoreland complex, 25 to 40 percent slopes	BsF	127	2108991	28skz	oh031	1996	1:15840
Shelocta-Brownsville association, very steep	SdF	855	1398191	1hxxy	oh073	1986	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	BvE	7590	286874	2z51z	oh075	1989	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 35 to 70 percent slopes	BvF	6985	286875	2z520	oh075	1989	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	BvD	3945	286873	2z51y	oh075	1989	1:15840
Brownsville-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	ByF	235	286876	2z524	oh075	1989	1:15840
Brownsville-Westmoreland complex, 25 to 40 percent slopes	BzF	19	1677350	1t9f2	oh075	1989	1:15840
Brownsville-Westmoreland complex, 18 to 25 percent slopes	BzE	3	1677349	1t9f1	oh075	1989	1:15840
Brownsville-Shelocta association, steep	BsF	10182	536011	2z525	oh079	1981	1:15840
Shelocta-Brownsville association, very steep	SbF	1495	1460501	1l0ry	oh079	1981	1:15840
Shelocta-Brownsville association, steep	SbE	1445	1460539	1l0t5	oh079	1981	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	BrD	1020	536010	2zfvl	oh079	1981	1:15840
Brownsville-Westmoreland complex, 25 to 40 percent slopes	BsF	6650	613557	nlg5	oh083	1983	1:15840
Brownsville-Westmoreland complex, 18 to 25 percent slopes	BsE	6049	613556	nlg4	oh083	1983	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes	BrD	1291	613555	2z51w	oh083	1983	1:15840
Brownsville-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	BuG	1121	613558	nlg6	oh083	1983	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	BrC	569	613554	nlg2	oh083	1983	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	BtE	207	1593058	2z51z	oh083	1983	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	BtD	73	1593057	2z51y	oh083	1983	1:15840
Brownsville-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	ByF	60	1593059	2z524	oh083	1983	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 18 to 25 percent slopes	BrE	22825	171001	5qy5	oh089	1986	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes	BrD	11170	171000	2zfvk	oh089	1986	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	BrF	11030	171002	2z51z	oh089	1986	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	BrC	7065	170999	5qy3	oh089	1986	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 35 to 70 percent slopes	BrG	1810	171003	2z520	oh089	1986	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	BoD	173	2216046	2z51y	oh089	1986	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 35 to 70 percent slopes	BrF	204	1425652	2z520	oh119	1989	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	BrE	25	1425651	2z51z	oh119	1989	1:15840
Brownsville silt loam, 40 to 70 percent slopes	BvF	2085	537506	2z521	oh127	1984	1:15840
Shelocta-Brownsville association, steep	SnF	81125	537723	2t327	oh131	1984	1:15840
Shelocta-Brownsville association, very steep	SlF	189	1689016	2t330	oh131	1984	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes	BwD	55	1406533	2z51w	oh139	1971	1:15840
Brownsville-Westmoreland complex, 18 to 25 percent slopes	BxE	3	1406534	1j6m2	oh139	1971	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	BwC	3	1406532	1j6m0	oh139	1971	1:15840
Shelocta-Brownsville association, very steep	SgF	21915	170959	2t330	oh141	1997	1:15840
Shelocta-Brownsville association, very steep	ScF	115340	537312	l13n	oh145	1984	1:15840
Shelocta-Brownsville association, steep	ScE	19830	537311	l13m	oh145	1984	1:15840
Latham-Brownsville-Shelocta association, steep	LBSZE1	3605	2452664	2nb66	oh145	1984	1:15840
Brownsville-Rock outcrop association, very steep	BrF	2588	537223	2z523	oh145	1984	1:15840
Shelocta-Brownsville association, very steep	SdF	33338	536427	l063	oh163	1998	1:15840
Brownsville channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	BwD	52	2216963	2ddxy	oh169	1981	1:15840
Brownsville-Berks complex, moist, 25 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	BvbE	12128	3054908	2x3b4	wv077	1955	1:24000
Berks-Brownsville complex, moist, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	BebD	7653	3054907	2x3b6	wv077	1955	1:24000
Brownsville-Berks complex, moist, 25 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	BvbE	10534	3054922	2x3b4	wv602	1965	1:20000
Berks-Brownsville complex, moist, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	BebD	7312	3054921	2x3b6	wv602	1965	1:20000
Brownsville-Berks complex, moist, 25 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	BvbE	3471	3054926	2x3b4	wv603	1978	1:20000
Berks-Brownsville complex, moist, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	BebD	1801	3054925	2x3b6	wv603	1978	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BROWNSVILLE 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).