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.
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Parent Material :organic/slope washLandform :basinSlope :depressionalAspect :Elevation : 6,250 ft . ASL (1,910 m)Drainage Class :somewhat poorly drained<strong>Soil</strong> Classification :Orthic RegosolVegetation :Carex niRricans (100% cover)Ohl 0 to 7 cm ; very dark grayish brown (10 YR 3/2 m) silt loam ;moderate, fine granular ; (turfy) ; abundant, fine, random roots ;abrupt, smooth boundary .Oh2 7 to 19 cm ; black (10 YR 2/1 m) silt loam ; moderate, fine,granular ; friable ; abundant, fine, random roots ; abrupt, smoothboundary .ash 19 to 21 cm ; yellowish brown (10 YR 5/4 m) fine sandy loam,tephra layer .Oh3 21 to 31 cm ; black (N 2/ m) silt loam ; moderate, fine granular ;friable ; few, fine, vertical roots ; clear, smooth boundary ; 8to 15 cm thick .HC 31+ cm ; yellowish brown (10 YR 5/6 m) gravelly sandy loam ;amorphous ; slightly firm ; 25% coarse fragments .Pedon Description B :Described by : L . KnapikDate : August 27, 1973Location :S-3BParent Material :organic/slope washLandform :weakly incised channelSlope : 18%Aspect :NorthElevation : 6,200 ft . ASL (1,890 m)Drainage Class :imperfectly drained