Description of soil BCCWHpsv~~N (COWICHAN)
| Classification | HU.LG |
|---|---|
| Profile | Native soil profile The soil is in native condition (undisturbed by agriculture). |
| Kind of material | Mineral The soil material is primarily composed of mineral particles. |
| Water table | Always The water table is always present in the soil. |
| Root restrictions | Fourth layer The growth of plant roots is restricted by the fourth layer. |
| Type of root restricting layer | Undifferentiated Undifferentiated |
| 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. |
| 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. |
Fine Fine (USDA Texture Classes: SC,SIC,C,GSIC). |
Medium Acid to Neutral pH 5.6 - 7.4 |
Soil Layer Characteristics
| Classification | Physical | Chemical | Water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | -27 | 0 | O | h | 0.23 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | - | -9 | 43.93 | 8 | 7 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 51 | 0 | 161 | 1 | 1.0 | 88 | 78 | 64 | 38 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 50 | B | g | 1 | 1.44 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 31 | F | 4 | 0.6 | -9 | -9 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 90 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0.3 | 46 | 38 | 31 | 17 | |
| 3 | 50 | 70 | B | g | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 8 | 64 | 28 | F | 2 | 0.4 | -9 | -9 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 90 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0.3 | 43 | 39 | 31 | 17 | |
| 4 | 70 | 85 | 2 | BC | g | 1.6 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 48 | F | 1 | 0.3 | -9 | -9 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 100 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0.3 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 16 | |
| 5 | 85 | 100 | 2 | C | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 51 | F | 0 | 0.2 | -9 | -9 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 100 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0.3 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 16 | ||