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  • BCABF~~~~~A (ABBOTSFORD)

    soil description

    General Characteristics

    Classification O.HFP

    Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzol

    Profile Agricultural soil profile

    The soil has been disturbed by agriculture.

    Kind of material Mineral

    The soil material is primarily composed of mineral particles.

    Water table Never

    The water table is not present in the soil at any time.

    Root restrictions No root restricting layer

    The growth of plant roots is not restricted by any soil layer.

    Type of root restricting layer n/a

    Not Applicable

    Drainage Well drained

    Water is removed from the soil readily but not rapidly. Excess water flows downward readily into underlying pervious material or laterally as subsurface flow. Soils have intermediate available water storage capacity (4-5 cm) within the control section, and are generally intermediate in texture and depth. Water source is precipitation. On slopes subsurface flow may occur for short durations, but additions are equaled by losses.

    Parent Materials

    Mode of Deposition Texture Chemical properties
    Uppermost Eolian

    Eolian material deposited by wind: uniform deposit of very fine sand and silt.

    Moderately Fine

    Moderately Fine (USDA Texture Classes: SCL, FSCL, VFSCL, CL, SICL, GSCL, GL, CBCL).

    Medium Acid to Neutral

    pH 5.6 - 7.4

    Below Glaciofluvial

    Material moved by glaciers and subsequently sorted and deposited by streams flowing from the melting ice. The deposits are stratified and may occur in the form of outwash plains, deltas, kames eskers, and kame terraces. See also glacial drift and till.

    Coarse Skeletal

    Coarse Skeletal (USDA Texture Classes: VGS, VGLS).

    Medium Acid to Neutral

    pH 5.6 - 7.4

    Soil Layers

    Classification Physical Chemical Water
    Layer Number Upper
    depth
    Lower
    depth
    hzn_lit hzn_mas hzn_suf hzn_mod bd cofrag tsand tsilt tclay domsand vfsand orgcarb vonpost wood phca ph2 bases caco3 cec ec ksat kp0 kp10 kp33 kp1500
    1 0 9 A p 1.2 2 22 67 11 F 6 12.8 -9 -9 5.3 5.4 57 0 51 0 0.3 55 43 27 9
    2 9 17 B f 1 1.4 2 28 67 5 F 7 4.1 -9 -9 4.7 5.1 19 0 28 0 0.3 47 43 27 9
    3 17 29 B f 2 1.4 2 31 66 3 F 8 2.9 -9 -9 4.8 5.1 14 0 23 0 0.3 47 34 22 8
    4 29 46 B m 1 1.4 2 36 60 4 F 9 1.2 -9 -9 5.2 5.5 17 0 13 0 0.3 47 33 22 8
    5 46 63 B m 2 1.4 2 47 50 3 F 12 0.1 -9 -9 5.1 5.8 13 0 11 0 0.3 47 37 22 8
    6 63 73 B m 3 1.4 2 63 34 3 M 16 0.8 -9 -9 5.1 5.8 16 0 9 0 0.3 47 20 15 8
    7 73 90 2 CB 1.6 40 81 17 2 M 41 0.4 -9 -9 5.1 5.6 15 0 6 0 60.0 40 22 15 5
    8 90 124 2 C 1 1.6 40 96 2 2 C 7 0.2 -9 -9 5.3 6.2 10 0 4 0 60.0 40 6 4 2
    9 124 145 2 C 2 1.6 40 96 3 1 C 7 0.1 -9 -9 5.4 6.3 16 0 2 0 60.0 40 7 4 2