SOIL SURVEY

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Figure 49 .Degraded Eutric Bruniso lsoil chosen to characterizethe HR2 map unit .The loose, soft appearanceof the soils i stypical of this map unit .

-85-KI - Kicking Horse Soilscape Grou pPhysiographyINACTIVE FLOODPLAI NKICKING HORSESOILSCAP EK11 ~ KI2INACTIVE FLOOOPIAI NKICKING HORS ESOILSCAP EK12 ( K1 1Figure 50 . Sketch showing the landscape relationships between the Kicking Hors eand associated soilscape groups .Landform and Parent Material sThe Kicking Horse soilscape group occurs on level fluvial deposits on th eolder parts of the floodplains . The materials are calcareous and stratified and ofte nconsist of medium textured materials overlying coarse textured materials .Environmen tKicking Horse map units occur most extensively at elevations below 1350 ma .s .l . and are seldom found above 1550 m a .s .l .Thus, they most commonly occur i nthe montane vegetative zone, but occasionally do occur in the lower part of th esubalpine vegetative zone .

Figure 49 .Degraded Eutric Bruniso lsoil chosen to characterizethe HR2 map unit .The loose, soft appearanceof the soils i stypical of this map unit .

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