Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area.
Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area. Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area.
6-aAeBfR20 cm-6 -bPlate 6 .The Lithic Podzolic soils of map unit 10 have a bedrockcontact within 50 cm of the surface (6-b) . Bedrockoutcrops (R) are associated with these soils in areasof steeply sloping topography (6-a) .
Bf often extends to the bedrock .Textures are generally sandy loam andcoarse fragment content is approximately 5 percent .The following is a brief description.of a Lithic Humo-FerricPodzol typical of the map unit 10 soils .Horizon Depth (cm) - Color Texture % C .F . % O .M .L-F 1 - 0 dark brown leaf litter -Ae 0 - 7 dark grayish brown SL 5 7 .7Bf 7 - 18 dark reddish brown SL 5 12 .4R 18+ bedrock 0The bedrock (lithic) contact at less than 50 cm depth differentiatesthese soils from those of other map units .The proximity of consolidated bedrock near the soil surfacepresents obvious limitations for use of these soils as septic tank filterfields,road locations, parking lots or buildings or any use where landlevelling is required .
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- Page 4 and 5: PageSOIL PRODUCTIVITY 53BIBLIOGRAPH
- Page 6 and 7: LIST OF PLATESPagePLATE 1 . Humo-Fe
- Page 8 and 9: INTRODUCTIONIn recent years Parks C
- Page 10 and 11: THE STUDY AREAGeographic LocationTh
- Page 12 and 13: calcareous rocks in the study area
- Page 14 and 15: Mount Copeland (6,060 feet ASL) .At
- Page 16 and 17: METHODS OF INVESTIGATIONField Techn
- Page 18 and 19: 116 . Pyrophosphate-Extractable Alu
- Page 20 and 21: 13FIGURE 2 .DIAGRAM OF A SOIL PROFI
- Page 22 and 23: 15Soils of the Summit AreaThe soils
- Page 24 and 25: MISCELLANEOUS MAPPING UNITSRBedrock
- Page 26 and 27: AhBhf20 cm-Plate l .The Humo-Ferric
- Page 28 and 29: 21extremely sloping land surfaces o
- Page 30 and 31: Soil Map Unit 3(Orthic and Cumulic
- Page 32 and 33: 25These soils have severe limitatio
- Page 34 and 35: 27Horizon Depth (cm) Color Texture
- Page 36 and 37: 295-a20 cm-5 -bPlate 5 .The hummock
- Page 38 and 39: 31stands are made up of Abies lasio
- Page 42 and 43: 37INTERPRETATIONSSoil Properties an
- Page 44 and 45: 39TABLE 4,GUIDES FOR ASSESSING SOIL
- Page 46 and 47: 41TABLE 6 .GUIDES FOR ASSESSING SOI
- Page 48 and 49: 43TABLE 8 .GUIDES FOR ASSESSING SOI
- Page 50 and 51: 45especially where bedrock is close
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- Page 54 and 55: 49The soils of map units 1, 8 and 9
- Page 56 and 57: 51compounds thus inhibiting percola
- Page 58 and 59: 53PRODUCTIVITYProductivity ratings
- Page 60 and 61: S4 XTABLE 11 . DISTRIBUTION OF SOIL
- Page 62 and 63: 57BIBLIOGRAPHYAlberta Department of
- Page 64 and 65: 59Terzaghi, K . and R .B . Peck . 1
- Page 66 and 67: 61ecosystem .While the activities i
- Page 68 and 69: TABLE A. CLASSES OF FRAGILITY FOR P
- Page 70 and 71: TABLE B. CLASSES OF FRAGILITY FOR S
- Page 72 and 73: 67than to channel use to a rarer ty
- Page 74 and 75: 69approximately 10 cm thickness and
- Page 76 and 77: 71ANALYTICAL DATA 1HorizonDepthcmCa
- Page 78 and 79: 73several species of common occurre
- Page 80 and 81: 75Soil Map Unit 3The imperfectly to
- Page 82 and 83: 77Soil Classification :Orthic Regos
- Page 84 and 85: 79ANALYTICAL DATA 3BHorizonDepthcmC
- Page 86 and 87: 81Elevation : 6,000 ft . ASL (1,830
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Bf <strong>of</strong>ten extends to <strong>the</strong> bedrock .Textures are generally sandy loam andcoarse fragment content is approximately 5 percent .The following is a brief description.<strong>of</strong> a Lithic Humo-FerricPodzol typical <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> map unit 10 soils .Horizon Depth (cm) - Color Texture % C .F . % O .M .L-F 1 - 0 dark brown leaf litter -Ae 0 - 7 dark grayish brown SL 5 7 .7Bf 7 - 18 dark reddish brown SL 5 12 .4R 18+ bedrock 0The bedrock (lithic) contact at less than 50 cm depth differentiates<strong>the</strong>se soils from those <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r map units .The proximity <strong>of</strong> consolidated bedrock near <strong>the</strong> soil surfacepresents obvious limitations for use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se soils as septic tank filterfields,road locations, parking lots or buildings or any use where landlevelling is required .
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