Description of soil SKAVHAHS~~N (ALLUVIUM O.HG)

General Characteristics
Classification O.HG

Orthic Humic Gleysol

Profile Native soil profile

The soil is in native condition (undisturbed by agriculture).

Kind of material Unclassified

This material was not classified due to an absence of information or an unusual situation, such as rockland or an extremely shallow soil.

Water table Growing season

The water table is present in the soil during the growing season.

Root restrictions Third layer

The growth of plant roots is restricted by the third layer.

Type of root restricting layer Salinity

Salinity (conductivity > 4 dS/m)

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
Uppermost Fluvial

These sediments generally consist of gravel and sand with a minor fraction of silt and rarely of clay. The gravels are typically rounded and contain interstitial sand.

Moderately Fine

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

Calcareous and Saline

Calcareous and Saline

Below Till (Morainal)

Morainal material (till) deposited by glacial ice: a mixture of boulders, sand, silt, and clay.

Fine

Fine (USDA Texture Classes: SC,SIC,C,GSIC).

Calcareous and Saline

Calcareous and Saline

Soil Layer Characteristics

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