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The Soils of Elgin County - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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Tab_ le 2. Correlation <strong>of</strong> major soils <strong>and</strong><strong>Elgin</strong> <strong>County</strong>l<strong>and</strong> units with physiography <strong>and</strong> surficial geology inSoil Typeor L<strong>and</strong> UnitNatural DrainagePhysiography <strong>and</strong>Usual TopographySurficial GeologyGlacial TillMuriel (MU) Moderately well Till moraines <strong>and</strong> till Silty clay to clay tillGobles (GO) Imperfect plains ; nearly level to on end <strong>and</strong> groundKelvin (KE) Poor very strongly sloping moraines (Port StanleytopographyTill)Bennington till Moderately well Till moraines <strong>and</strong> till 40 to 100 cm <strong>of</strong> loamyphase (BNJ) plains; nearly level to lacustrine depositsTavistock till Imperfect gently sloping overlying clayeyphase (TA.T) topography glacial till (Port StanleyMaplewood till Poor Till)phase (MA.T)Bookton till Well S<strong>and</strong> plains, deltas, <strong>and</strong> 40 to 100 cm <strong>of</strong> s<strong>and</strong>yphase 030.7) till plains, nearly level lacustrine, fluvial,Berrien till Imperfect to gently sloping or eolian depositsphase (BE.T) topography overlying clayey glacialWpPoor till (Port Stanley Till)Lacustrine Gravels or Gravelly S<strong>and</strong>sKin" (KT) Rapid Beaches <strong>and</strong> shorecliffs; Gravelly beach <strong>and</strong>Highgate (HI) Imperfect nearly level to gently nearshore deposits, <strong>and</strong>Muirkirk (MK) Poor sloping topography well to poorly developedraised shorelinesLacustrine S<strong>and</strong>sFox (FX) Rapid S<strong>and</strong> plains, spillways, S<strong>and</strong>y lacustrine,Brady (BY) Imperfect deltas; nearly level to fluvial, outwash,Granby (GY) Poor gently sloping topographyFrome (FR)Very poor<strong>and</strong> deltaic depositsWattford (WF) Well Clay <strong>and</strong> s<strong>and</strong> plains ; Lacustrine deposits,Norm<strong>and</strong>ale (NO) Imperfect nearly level to very fine <strong>and</strong> very fine s<strong>and</strong>sSt. Williams (SW) Poor gently sloping topography predominate; surfaceChurchville (CH) Very poor may be eolian-modifiedLacustrine SiltsBrant (BT) Well Clay plains ; nearly level Lacustrine deposits,Tuscola (T[J) Imperfect to,gently sloping silt <strong>and</strong> very fineColwood (CW) Poor topography s<strong>and</strong> predominateWalsher (WA) Well S<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> clay plains, 40 to 100 cm <strong>of</strong> s<strong>and</strong>yVittoria (VI) Imperfect deltas; nearly level to lacustrine depositsSilver Hill (SL) Poor very gently sloping overlying loamytopographylacustrine deposits

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