Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area.

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LIST OF PLATESPagePLATE 1 . Humo-Ferric Podzol profile of map unit 1 . 19PLATE 2 . Brunisolic soils of map unit 2 . 22PLATE 3 . Regosolic soils of map unit 3 . 24PLATE 4 . Gleysolic soils of map unit 4 . 26PLATE 5 . Podzolic soils of map unit 6 . 29PLATE 6 . Lithic Podzolic soils of map unit 10 . 35
LIST OF TABLESPageTABLE 1 . Meteorological data from nearby stations . 6TABLE 2 . Definition of soil horizon symbols . 14TABLE 3 . Key to the soils . 16TABLE 4 . Soil limitations for camp areas . 39TABLE 5 . Soil limitations for picnic areas . 40TABLE 6 . Soil limitations for trails . 41TABLE 7 . Soil limitations for roads and parking lots . 42TABLE 8 . Soil limitations for buildings . 43TABLE 9 . Soil limitations for septic tank fields . 44TABLE 10 .Degree and nature of soil limitations for selecteduses . 47TABLE 11 . USDA, Unified and AASHO classification . 55TABLE 12 . Distribution of soils in study area . 56TABLE 13 . Unified soil classification system . 110
Page 2 and 3: DETAILED SOIL SURVEYOF THEMOUNT REV
Page 4 and 5: PageSOIL PRODUCTIVITY 53BIBLIOGRAPH
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 40 and 41: 6-aAeBfR20 cm-6 -bPlate 6 .The Lith
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
Page 52 and 53: TABLE 10 . DEGREE AND NATURE OF SOI
Page 54 and 55: 49The soils of map units 1, 8 and 9
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51compounds thus inhibiting percola
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53PRODUCTIVITYProductivity ratings
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S4 XTABLE 11 . DISTRIBUTION OF SOIL
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57BIBLIOGRAPHYAlberta Department of
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59Terzaghi, K . and R .B . Peck . 1
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61ecosystem .While the activities i
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TABLE A. CLASSES OF FRAGILITY FOR P
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TABLE B. CLASSES OF FRAGILITY FOR S
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67than to channel use to a rarer ty
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69approximately 10 cm thickness and
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71ANALYTICAL DATA 1HorizonDepthcmCa
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73several species of common occurre
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75Soil Map Unit 3The imperfectly to
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77Soil Classification :Orthic Regos
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79ANALYTICAL DATA 3BHorizonDepthcmC
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81Elevation : 6,000 ft . ASL (1,830
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82ANALYTICAL DATA 4HorizonDepthcmCa
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Aspect :southeastElevation : 6,200
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Soil Map Unit 6Hummocky microrelief
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ANALYTICAL DATA 6HorizonDepthcmCaC1
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Location : S-7Parent Material :glac
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Soil Map Unit 8These soils have med
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Elevation : 6,250 ft . ASL (1,910 m
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orizonPyrophosphate96ANALYTICAL DAT
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Slope : 5%Aspect :northElevation :
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Soil Map Unit 10Map Unit 10 soils h
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Vegetation : Abies lasiocarpa (shru
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104ANALYTTCAL DATAlOBHorizonDepthcm
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A further separation of sands is ma
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(D1) Rapidly drained - soil moistur
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110TABLE 13 . UNIFIED SOIL CLASSIFI
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GLOSSARYThis is included to define
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illuviation -the process of deposit
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pH - a notation used to designate t
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LATIN AND COMMON NAMES OF PLANTS ME
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