Soil Data Explorer - BURLESON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BURLESON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BURLESON, 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 BURLESON 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
84B	76-OK-48-1	76-OK095-48-1	Burleson	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.0053139,-96.79415
84B	76-OK-48-2	76-OK095-48-2	Burleson	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.0052917,-96.7939389
87A	78P0005	77TX051005	Burleson	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.4916668,-96.476387
87A	96P0254	96TX051002	Burleson	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.4893341,-96.4790802
87A	96P0255	96TX051003	Burleson	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.4893341,-96.4790802
87A	40A4578	S1963TX051090	Burleson	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.4913883,-96.4505539
n/a	40A0250	S1962TX085003	Burleson	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	40A4577	S1962TX085004	Burleson	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	S89TX051004	S89TX051004	Burleson	6	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 BURLESON 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 BURLESON 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 BURLESON 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 BURLESON 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).

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

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with BURLESON 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 BURLESON 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 BURLESON 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.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with BURLESON, 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. TX-2010-11-02-10 | Brazos County - 2002

   Pattern of soils and underlying material on the flood plain along the Brazos River and on adjacent terraces. Included are the Burleson-Wilson, Ships, and Weswood general soil map units (Soil Survey of Brazos County, Texas; 2002).

2. TX-2010-11-02-19 | Burleson County - 2005

   Typical pattern of soils in the Ships-Belk and Burleson general soil map units (Soil Survey of Burleson County, Texas; 2005).

3. TX-2010-11-04-04 | McLennan County - 2001

   Pattern of soils in the Wilson-Bremond-Mabank general soil map unit (Soil Survey of McLennan County, Texas; 2001).

4. TX-2010-11-04-09 | Milam County - 2004

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Branyon-Burleson general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Milam County, Texas; 2004).

5. TX-2012-03-20-42 | Ellis County - August 1964

   Geographical association of soils on benches. Burleson clay, terrace; Houston Black clay, terrace; and Lewisville soils are in soil association 1 (Soil Survey of Ellis County, TX; 1964).

6. TX-2012-03-21-33 | Leon County - July 1989

   The Gladewater, Kaufman, and Nahatche soils are dominant on the terraces and flood plains of the Trinity River system (Soil Survey of Leon County, TX; 1989).

7. TX-2012-03-21-53 | Navarro County - December 1974

   Typical pattern of soils in the Wilson-Burleson association (Soil Survey of Navarro County, TX; 1974).

8. TX-2012-03-22-11 | Williamson County - January 1983

   Typical landscape pattern of the Branyon-Houston Black-Burleson general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Williamson County, TX; 1983).

Map Units

Map units containing BURLESON 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
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	19	5343	571331	m5j1	ok005	1977	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	18	1109	571330	2ssg6	ok005	1977	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	16	19529	381795	2tbtx	ok013	1974	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	15	6613	381794	2ssg6	ok013	1974	1:24000
Burleson clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes	17	4330	381796	2ssg9	ok013	1974	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	4	1945	382024	30mz7	ok019	1977	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	12	1051	571201	2tbtx	ok023	1977	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	2333	571586	m5s8	ok029	1969	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	2254	571587	m5s9	ok029	1969	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	8	1176	382615	30mz8	ok049	1982	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	4	12194	383304	30mz8	ok069	1976	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	3	1980	383293	30mz7	ok069	1976	1:24000
Heiden-Burleson complex, 3 to 5 percent slopes	DdC	8372	383704	dw8k	ok085	1963	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	3	8229	383905	dwh1	ok095	1978	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	6	4235	383968	30mz8	ok099	1982	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	3743	384603	30mz8	ok123	1967	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Bu	1041	575124	2ssg6	tx001	1970	1:20000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	1245	393278	2tbtx	tx021	1972	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	3880	391078	2ssg6	tx027	1972	1:24000
Wilson-Burleson complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	WnbA	2807	3130039	2s1ry	tx027	1972	1:24000
Wilson-Burleson complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes	WnbB	2389	3130066	2s1rz	tx027	1972	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	1392	391079	2tbtx	tx027	1972	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes, gravelly	BugB	296	3130038	2s1qr	tx027	1972	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	3031	363180	2ssg6	tx041	1993	1:20000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	2309	363181	2tbtx	tx041	1993	1:20000
Burleson clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes	BuC	872	363182	2ssg9	tx041	1993	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	4430	363430	2ssg6	tx051	1994	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	1171	363431	2tbtx	tx051	1994	1:24000
Burleson clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes	BuC	442	363432	2ssg9	tx051	1994	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	5728	363497	2tbtx	tx055	1972	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	1813	363496	2ssg6	tx055	1972	1:20000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BcB	11453	364060	2tbtx	tx085	1965	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BcA	4448	364059	2ssg6	tx085	1965	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	2996	364258	2ssg6	tx089	1997	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	237	364259	2tbtx	tx089	1997	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	18	5881	364798	2ssg6	tx113	1975	1:20000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	19	4849	364799	2tbtx	tx113	1975	1:20000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	22	13622	364972	2tbtx	tx121	1975	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	21	8597	364971	2ssg6	tx121	1975	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	9911	365284	2ssg6	tx139	1962	1:20000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BtB	4573	365283	2tbtx	tx139	1962	1:20000
Burleson clay, depressional	By	323	365286	d83f	tx139	1962	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	16	11014	365433	2ssg6	tx145	1975	1:20000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	17	2609	365434	2tbtx	tx145	1975	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	4142	365505	2ssg6	tx147	1989	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	1561	365692	2ssg6	tx149	1991	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	593	375373	2ssg6	tx161	1986	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BsA	1353	366743	2ssg6	tx185	1988	1:24000
Burleson gravelly clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	ByB	2149	366844	2ssgb	tx187	1973	1:20000
Burleson gravelly clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	ByA	1106	366843	d9qn	tx187	1973	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	761	366842	2ssg6	tx187	1973	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	5	1949	367639	2ssg6	tx213	1978	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	22	3355	367734	2ssg6	tx217	1975	1:20000
Wilson-Burleson complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	81	3116	367799	dbqh	tx217	1975	1:20000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	23	1022	367735	2tbtx	tx217	1975	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	5	8709	367897	2ssg6	tx231	1978	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	1549	368155	2ssg6	tx251	1981	1:20000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	1376	368156	2tbtx	tx251	1981	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	1594	369176	2ssg6	tx289	1985	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	1088	369177	2tbtx	tx289	1985	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BuA	6108	369385	2ssg7	tx293	1991	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	12450	370082	2ssg6	tx309	1992	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	1314	370273	2ssg6	tx313	1989	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BurA	15760	370664	2ssg7	tx331	1988	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	1632	3130071	2ssg6	tx331	1988	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	680	3130072	2tbtx	tx331	1988	1:24000
Wilson-Burleson complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	WnbA	394	3130073	2s1ry	tx331	1988	1:24000
Wilson-Burleson complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes	WnbB	250	3130096	2s1rz	tx331	1988	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	Bu	2122	575572	2tbtx	tx339	1967	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	22616	370917	2ssg6	tx349	1968	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	14656	370918	2tbtx	tx349	1968	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	25965	371431	2tbtx	tx387	1972	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	2334	371430	2ssg6	tx387	1972	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	1066	371697	2ssg6	tx395	1996	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	1232	372363	2ssg6	tx439	1979	1:20000
Burleson gravelly clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BtB	3426	392172	2ssgb	tx453	1969	1:20000
Burleson gravelly clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes	BtC	2916	392173	f52r	tx453	1969	1:20000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BsB	2618	392171	2tbtx	tx453	1969	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BsA	961	392170	2ssg6	tx453	1969	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	12	540	373138	2ssg6	tx477	1979	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	13	472	373139	2tbtx	tx477	1979	1:24000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	18320	373529	2ssg6	tx491	1981	1:20000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	3620	373530	2tbtx	tx491	1981	1:20000
Wilson-Burleson complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes	WnbB	1576	3130130	2s1rz	tx491	1981	1:20000
Wilson-Burleson complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	WnbA	1066	3130105	2s1ry	tx491	1981	1:20000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes, gravelly	BugB	214	3130104	2s1qr	tx491	1981	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	2975	373819	2ssg6	tx600	1981	1:24000
Burleson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	BuB	22874	374466	2tbtx	tx612	1973	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	8786	374465	2ssg6	tx612	1973	1:20000
Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8	5038	393338	2ssg6	tx614	1975	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BURLESON 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).