Soil Data Explorer - BROYLES

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BROYLES soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BROYLES, 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 BROYLES were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BROYLES 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 BROYLES series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the BROYLES 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 BROYLES 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 BROYLES share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the BROYLES 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).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the BROYLES 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 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 BROYLES, 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. NV-2012-05-09-10 | Lander County, North Part - May 1992

   Typical relationship of general soil map units and landscapes: Sonoma-Rixie-Paranat (3); Orovada-Broyles-Shabliss (7); Buffaran-Allor-Chiara (11); Bioya-Chiara-Cortez (12); Robson-Akerue-Buffaran (16); Sumine-Chen-Rock outcrop (19); and Quarz-Walti-Glean (21) (Soil Survey of Lander County, Nevada, North Part; May 1992).

2. NV-2012-05-09-14 | Lander County, South Part - November 1991

   General soil map units representative of those on a semibolson that is an externally drained intermontane basin (Soil Survey of Lander County, Nevada, South Part; November 1991).

Map Units

Map units containing BROYLES 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
Broyles silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BpA	4403	476046	hzcb	nv612	1968	1:24000
Broyles-Ricert association	192	3837	2518916	2qj8y	nv612	1968	1:24000
Beowawe-Broyles association	BB	2186	476021	hzbj	nv612	1968	1:24000
Broyles silt loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	BPB	156	476047	hzcc	nv612	1968	1:24000
Broyles fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BrA	3605	495564	jmny	nv622	1972	1:24000
Broyles fine sandy loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes	BrB	1274	495565	jmnz	nv622	1972	1:24000
Broyles-Laxal complex	Bt	312	495566	jmp0	nv622	1972	1:24000
Broyles fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes 1/	1000	14743	474647	hxx6	nv760	1994	1:24000
Ricert-Orovada-Broyles association	1287	8385	479054	j2hc	nv768	1985	1:63360
Broyles-Beoska-Orovada association	237	7935	479122	2whl9	nv768	1985	1:63360
Ricert-Broyles association	1282	7595	479050	j2h7	nv768	1985	1:63360
Ricert-Tenabo-Broyles association	1286	3480	479053	j2hb	nv768	1985	1:63360
Genaw-Broyles-Perlor association	4073	3060	479271	j2qc	nv768	1985	1:63360
Broyles association	236	2860	479121	j2kj	nv768	1985	1:63360
Broyles-Tessfive-Perlor association	239	2790	479123	j2kl	nv768	1985	1:63360
Broyles-Creemon association	235	1765	479120	2whlb	nv768	1985	1:63360
Ricert-Bubus-Broyles association	1285	1480	479052	j2h9	nv768	1985	1:63360
Broyles ashy silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	231	1125	479119	2whl8	nv768	1985	1:63360
Whirlo-Broyles association	1169	395	479043	j2h0	nv768	1985	1:63360
Whirlo-Broyles association	1169	15345	479428	j2wf	nv775	1985	1:24000
Broyles very fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	230	12410	479536	j2zx	nv775	1985	1:24000
Broyles ashy silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	231	10000	479537	2whl8	nv775	1985	1:24000
Broyles-Beoska-Orovada association	237	6800	479541	2whl9	nv775	1985	1:24000
Broyles-Creemon association	235	6585	479540	2whlb	nv775	1985	1:24000
Oxcorel-Broyles-Dun Glen association	2066	6160	479520	j2zd	nv775	1985	1:24000
Relley-Broyles association	855	6005	479731	j366	nv775	1985	1:24000
Wendane-Batan-Broyles association	1144	6000	479417	j2w2	nv775	1985	1:24000
Broyles ashy very fine sandy loam, moderately saline	773	5216	2633945	2t6wz	nv775	1985	1:24000
Jenor-Beoska-Broyles association	573	4550	479692	j34y	nv775	1985	1:24000
Blacka-Broyles very fine sandy loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	212	4150	479533	j2zt	nv775	1985	1:24000
Creemon-Orovada-Broyles association	294	2140	479602	j321	nv775	1985	1:24000
Broyles very fine sandy loam, cemented substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	232	435	479538	j2zz	nv775	1985	1:24000
Blacka-Broyles very fine sandy loams, saline, 2 to 4 percent slopes	213	310	479534	j2zv	nv775	1985	1:24000
Broyles very fine sandy loam, moderately saline	233	10	479539	j300	nv775	1985	1:24000
Broyles-Pumper complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes*	191	8572	479791	j384	nv776	1983	1:63360
Broyles silt loam, cool, 0 to 2 percent slopes*	190	6291	479790	j383	nv776	1983	1:63360
Broyles-Ricert association	192	6015	479792	j385	nv776	1983	1:63360
Broyles-Heist-Unsel association	1000	1444	2634052	2rn2q	nv776	1983	1:63360
Broyles silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BpA	121	2633868	2rgnb	nv776	1983	1:63360
Broyles-Orovada association	772	31748	475918	hz76	nv777	1993	1:24000
Broyles ashy very fine sandy loam, moderately saline	773	13952	475919	2t6wz	nv777	1993	1:24000
Broyles very fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes 1/	774	12910	475920	hz78	nv777	1993	1:24000
Weso-Davey-Broyles association	1622	12727	475590	hywm	nv777	1993	1:24000
Broyles-Bubus-Goldrun association	775	5422	475921	hz79	nv777	1993	1:24000
Beoska-Broyles association	143	2737	475524	hyth	nv777	1993	1:24000
Blackhawk-Broyles association	157	2367	475572	hyw1	nv777	1993	1:24000
Davey-Broyles-Dun Glen association	206	2284	475628	hyxv	nv777	1993	1:24000
Yody-Broyles association	6575	297	2215804	2dcqk	nv778	2013	1:24000
Pyrat-Cowgil-Broyles association	181	11165	480320	j3t6	nv780	1990	1:24000
Broyles-Heist-Unsel association	610	7713	480547	j41j	nv780	1990	1:24000
Yody-Broyles association	575	4175	480535	j414	nv780	1990	1:24000
Broland-Broyles association	803	4135	480608	j43h	nv780	1990	1:24000
Broyles-Sheffit-Katelana association	473	4130	480496	j3zw	nv780	1990	1:24000
Unsel-Broyles association	620	4105	480548	j41k	nv780	1990	1:24000
Broyles-Blimo association	472	2930	480495	j3zv	nv780	1990	1:24000
Broyles-Kunzler-Heist association	162	2265	480301	j3sl	nv780	1990	1:24000
Nyala-Broyles association	1570	1165	480292	j3s9	nv780	1990	1:24000
Broyles-Ricert association	194	356	2634051	2rn2p	nv780	1990	1:24000
Broyles silt loam, cool, 0 to 2 percent slopes	193	211	2634049	2rn2m	nv780	1990	1:24000
Nevador-Broyles complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	247	104	3270878	2dwyn	or628	1997	1:24000
Nevador-Broyles complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	247	67396	2231400	2dwyn	or644	2021	1:24000
Igert-Broyles-Lava flows complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	274	25940	2393176	2lb97	or644	2021	1:24000
Broyles ashy silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	365	7035	2520872	2qkrz	or644	2021	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BROYLES 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).