Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area.

uildings, and septic tank filter fields .Besides the physical constraintsof steep slopes,soil instability and erosion hazard increasewith slope .Since most of the area is steeply sloping, recreationalfacilities or sites may have to be designed andconstructed in such away as to reduce slope limitations .In addition there are several soilfactors to be considered when choosing sites for development .Bedrock exposures and shallow (less than 50 cm)depths tobedrock are common in the area and are designated as R and map unit 10,respectively, on the soils map . The combination of bedrock exposuresand the accompanying steep slopes results in severe limitations for generalrecreational use in these areas .These areas cannot be levelled forinstallation of facilities except at considerable cost .Soil wetness causes severe limitations to use in soil map units4 and 5 . These soils are poorly to very poorly drainedand are saturatedwith water through mostciated with groundwateror all of the year .discharge, with theWetness is generally assowatertable being at or veryclose to the soil surface .Some areas are also subjecttofloodingduring the peak runoff periods ;all such areas would bevery difficult,if not impossible, to drain .Soils of map units 4 and 5have organicsurface horizons and tend to silt loam textures in lower horizons .Theseproperties contribute to low bearing strength and high erodibility .The soils of map units 3 and 6 are imperfectly drained, beingwet during early season of use .They have severe limitations for use ascamping or picnic areas due to wetness .Soils of map unit 3 have organicsurface horizons and may also have limitations due to slope, whereasthose of map unit 6 have severe limitations due to the hummocky microtopographyof the soil surface .