Description of soil ONBDOC~~~~A (BRANDON)

General Characteristics
Classification O.HG

Orthic Humic Gleysol

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 Unspecified period

The water table is present in the soil during an unspecified period.

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 Poorly drained

Water is removed so slowly in relation to supply that the soil remains wet for a comparatively large part of the time the soil is not frozen. Excess water is evident in the soil for a large part of the time. Subsurface flow or groundwater flow, or both, in addition to precipitation are the main water sources; there may also be a perched water table, with precipitation exceeding evapotranspiration. Soils have a wide range in available water storage capacity, texture, and depth, and are gleyed subgroups, Gleysols, and Organic soils.

Parent Materials
Mode of Deposition Texture Chemical properties
Marine

Unconsolidated deposits of clay, silt, sand, or gravel that are well to moderately well sorted and well to moderately well stratified (in some places containing shells). The deposits have settled from suspension in salt or brackish water bodies or have accumulated at their margins through shoreline processes such as wave action and longshore drift. Nonfossiliferous deposits may be judged marine if they are located in an area that may reasonably be considered to have contained salt water at the time the deposits were formed.

Moderately Fine

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

Medium Acid to Neutral

pH 5.6 - 7.4

Soil Layer Characteristics

Soil Layer Characteristics
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 12 A pg 1.46 0 39 34 27 VF 11 2.1 -9 -9 5.7 5.2 100 0 30 0 0.223 45 40 36 23
2 12 38 B g 1 1.47 0 30 30 40 VF 7 0.5 -9 -9 6.6 6.1 100 1 37 0 0.211 45 40 36 27
3 38 70 B g 2 1.47 0 30 30 40 VF 7 0.2 -9 -9 6.9 6.4 100 0 36 0 0.211 45 40 36 27
4 70 105 C g 1.49 0 8 45 47 VF 0 0.2 -9 -9 7.1 6.6 100 1 40 0 0.197 44 40 35 30
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