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CLOVERDALE SOILS Location and Extent : Cloverdale soils are found mainly near Cloverdale, Hazelmere, Langley, Milner an d Haney. There are about 2430 ha of pure map units and 740 ha of soil complexes dominated by Cloverdale soils . The complexes are usually with Milner, Sunshine and Berry soils . Topography and Elevation : Cloverdale soils are generally level to gently undulating or gently sloping an d are slightly depressional in relation to adjacent soils . Slope gradients are usually 2 percent or less, but in smal l areas sometimes rise to 5 percent . Elevations range from 5 to 30 m above sea level . Parent Material and Texture : The parent material of Cloverdale soils is deep, fine-textured, stone-free marine sediments . Surface textures are silty clay loam or clay loam while subsurface and subsoil textures var y from silty clay to clay. Soil Moisture Characteristics : The soils are poorly to moderately poorly drained . They are slowly t o moderately pervious . Surface runoff is slow and water holding capacity is high . They are subject to runof f accumulation from higher surrounding soils and surface ponding is common during periods of high rainfall . General Soil Description : Cloverdale soils have a clayey cultivated surface layer about 15 cm thick which i s very dark gray or brownish-black, sticky, firm and contains between 8 and 15 percent organic matter . It i s underlain by about 10 cm of light gray or light grayish brown, silty material which is partially leached of clay an d contains many yellowish or reddish mottles . This, in turn, grades to a grayish-brown or olive-gray, clay enriche d layer about 40 cm thick which is very firm, very sticky, breaks into coarse, hard prismatic clods and contain s common to many, brownish-yellow or reddish-yellow mottles . Below about 80 cm depth transition occurs t o massive, very firm, gray or dark gray, unweathered marine sediments which commonly contain yellowis h mottles. Soil reaction gradually changes from strongly acid in the surface to moderately alkaline in the lowe r subsoil . Soil classification is Humic Luvic Gleysol. Commonly Associated Soils : Langley, Livingstone, Milner, Berry, Heron and Sunshine soils often occur i n close association with Cloverdale soils, either in soil complexes or adjacent map polygons . Milner and Berry soils, although also developed from marine sediments, differ from Cloverdale soils by respectively bein g moderately well and imperfectly drained . Their surfaces are reddish to brownish in colour and the soils occupy slightly higher landscape positions than do Cloverdale soils . Langley soils are similar to Cloverdale soils bu t have a deep (up to 40 cm thick), black surface layer containing between 20 and 30 percent organic matter . Livingstone, Heron and Sunshine soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers which overlie clayey material . Vegetation : Most areas of Cloverdale soils are cleared and cultivated . Uncleared areas support western re d cedar, western hemlock, some Sitka spruce, red alder, birch and black cottonwood as well as a variety o f undergrowth, including salmonberry, devil's club, hardhack, elderberry, blackberry and other moisture toleran t species . Rooting is mainly limited to about 60 cm depth by dense, clayey soil layers and high watertabl e conditions . General Land Use Comments : (1) Most areas of Cloverdale soils are used for agricultural production , mainly forage, pasture, cereal grain and silage corn . The soils are relatively fertile but artificial drainage widen s the range of crops possible and improves productivity . The heavy textures have high power requirements fo r cultivation and moisture conditions during cultivation should be such that soil structure is not destroyed (i .e . puddling) . (2) Cloverdale soils are generally not suited for urban development . Soil bearing capacities ar e variable and high shrink-swell conditions are present . High watertables, periodic surface ponding and th e sticky nature of the soils make basements and other excavations impractical . Septic tank disposal field s operate poorly because of low subsoil permeability and high watertables . Corrosion of unprotected, burie d installations is likely because of alkaline conditions at depth . 54
Plate 14 Cloverdale soil pro/0e fHumic Luvic Gleysoi) . Thes e poorly drained soils have developed from clayey marine sediments . Note the leached layer between 7 to 14 in. (18 to 36 cm) and th e strongly structured clay accumulation layer from below that to abou t 2.5 ft. (75 cm)_ Plate 15 Langley soil proue(HumicLuvicGleysol) . Langley soils are similar to Cloverdale SORB exscaept that they have a deeper, black surface layer which ee an_d_, 30pmt organic matter. R
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Soils of the Langley-Vancouver Map
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Province of British Columbi a Minis
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INTRODUCTION The first soil survey
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HOW TO USE THE SOIL MAPS AND REPORT
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INTRODUCTION HOW TO USE THE SOIL MA
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Lulu Soils (LU) Lumbum Soils (LM) L
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LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Location a
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LIST OF PLATES (Continued) Plate 30
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LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Avera
Page 19 and 20: Plate i view northward over downtow
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Page 23 and 24: Plate 3 Dyke along the Fraser River
Page 25 and 26: SURFICIAL GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS Several
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Page 31 and 32: CHAPTER THREE DESCRIPTION OF THE SO
Page 33 and 34: UPLANDS STREA M Figure 6. A schemat
Page 35 and 36: Description of the Soils
Page 37 and 38: n Plate 5 Abbotsford soil profile (
Page 39 and 40: - _ I Plate 6 Landscape typical of
Page 41 and 42: General Soil Description : Albion s
Page 43 and 44: ANNACIS SOILS (AS) Location and Ext
Page 45 and 46: ARNOLD SOILS . (AR) Location and Ex
Page 47 and 48: BATES SOILS (BT) Location and Exten
Page 49 and 50: BEHARREL SOILS . (BL) Location and
Page 51 and 52: BERRY SOILS (BR) Location and Exten
Page 53 and 54: BLANEY SOILS . (BE) Location and Ex
Page 55 and 56: BONSON SOILS (BN) Location and Exte
Page 57 and 58: ' - -_) - r or - ' _ ti _ L , -~ s,
Page 59 and 60: BUCKERFIELD SOILS (BK) Location and
Page 61 and 62: Plate 13 Buntzen soil profiie -. -H
Page 63 and 64: CALKINS SOILS (CN) Location and Ext
Page 65 and 66: CAPILANO SOILS . (CP) Location and
Page 67 and 68: CASCADE SOILS . (CC) Location and E
Page 69: CHEHALIS SOILS (CS) Location and Ex
Page 73 and 74: COLUMBIA SOILS Location and Extent
Page 75 and 76: COQUITLAM SOILS . (CO) Location and
Page 77 and 78: subsurface layers to extremely acid
Page 79 and 80: DEAS SOILS (DS) Location and Extent
Page 81 and 82: DELTA SOILS (DT) Location and Exten
Page 83 and 84: Plate 20 Dennett soil profile (Typi
Page 85 and 86: DEWDNEY SOILS (DW) Location and Ext
Page 87 and 88: DURIEU SOILS (DU) Location and Exte
Page 89 and 90: ELK SOILS (EK) Location and Extent
Page 91 and 92: EMBREE SOILS : (EM) Location and Ex
Page 93 and 94: ERROCK SOILS (ER) Location and Exte
Page 95 and 96: FADDEN SOILS (FD) Location and Exte
Page 97 and 98: FELLOWS SOILS . (FS) Location and E
Page 99 and 100: GLEN VALLEY SOIL S Location and Ext
Page 101 and 102: GOLDEN EARS SOILS . (GE) t . Locati
Page 103 and 104: GOODY SOILS (GY) Location and Exten
Page 105 and 106: GRIGG SOILS (GG ) Location and Exte
Page 107 and 108: GUICHON SOILS (GU) Location and Ext
Page 109 and 110: HAMMOND SOILS . (HA) Location and E
Page 111 and 112: HARRISON SOILS . (HR) Location and
Page 113 and 114: HAZELWOOD SOILS (HD) Location and E
Page 115 and 116: HERON SOILS (HN ) Location and Exte
Page 117 and 118: HOLLYBURN SOILS (HB) Location and E
Page 119 and 120: HOPEDALE SOILS (HP) Location and Ex
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JUDSON SOILS (JN) Location and Exte
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KENNEDY SOILS , -n Plate 26 A t ypi
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KENWORTHY SOILS (KW) Location and E
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KITTER SOILS (K) Location and Exten
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(L) Commonly Associated Soils : Del
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LANGLEY SOILS (LA) Location and Ext
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LEHMAN SOILS . (LH) Location and Ex
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LIONS SOILS (LS) Location and Exten
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LONZO CREEK SOILS ,(LZ) Location an
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(LU ) Pate 30 Lodgepole pine is a c
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LYNDEN SOILS (LY) Location and Exte
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L r4 . Li- -_, - Plate 32 Marble Hi
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MATHEWS SOILS (MW) Location and Ext
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=-'~ squi soil profile (Eluviated E
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McELVEE SOILS (ME) Location and Ext
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MILNER SOILS (ML) Location and Exte
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(M) General Land Use Comments : (1)
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General Land Use Comments : (1) Mur
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NEPTUNE SOILS (NP) Location and Ext
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(N) General Land Use Comments : (1)
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NIVEN SOILS (NN) Location and Exten
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PALISADE SOILS (PA) Location and Ex
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equired to ensure soil instability
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PELLY SOILS (Pl ) Location and Exte
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POIGNANT SOILS (PT) Location and Ex
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PREST SOILS (PR) Location and Exten
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ROACH SOILS (RH) Location and Exten
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ROSS SOILS (RS) Location and Extent
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(RD ) Plate 37 Ryder soil profile (
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BARDIS SOILS (SD) Location and Exte
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SCAT SOILS Location and Extent : Sc
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SEABIRD SOILS (SB) Location and Ext
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SECRECY SOILS (SL) Location and Ext
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SHALISH SOILS Location and Extent :
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SIM SOILS (SI) Location and Extent
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STAVE SOILS Location and Extent : S
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STEELHEAD SOILS Location and Extent
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STRACHAN SOILS (SN) Location and Ex
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SU MAS SOILS so_ Location and Exten
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SUMMER SOILS (SR) Location and Exte
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SURREY SOILS (SU ) Location and Ext
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TSAWWASSEN SOILS (TS) Location and
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VEDDER SOILS (VD) Location and Exte
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Plate 39 Vinod soil profile (Rego G
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(VY) Plate 4 1 Vye soil profile (Gl
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General Land Use Comments : (1) Wes
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WHATCOM SOIL S Plate 42 A typical u
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W) Commonly Associated Soils : Scat
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WIDGEON SOILS (WG ) Location and Ex
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MISCELLANEOUS LAND TYPE S Miscellan
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Armstrong, J.
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Luttmerding, H .A. and P.N . Sprout
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oulders : Rock fragments over 60 cm
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eluviation : The transportation of
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lithic layer : Bedrock under the co
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unoff : The portion of the total pr
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Appendices
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APPENDIX C Average Minimum and Maxi
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Soil Name (Map Symbol) Simple Map U
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APPENDIX F SOIL DRAINAGE CLASSES *
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APPENDIX I SOIL REACTION CLASSES *
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