Description of soil BCPVLp~~~~A (PRESTVILLE)

General Characteristics
Classification O.G

Orthic 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 Always

The water table is always present in the soil.

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
Uppermost Fen Peat

These deposits consist of sedge peat derived primarily from sedges with inclusions of partially decayed stems of shrubs formed in a eutrophic environment due to the close association of the material with mineral-rich waters.

Fine

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

Weakly Calcareous

< 6 CaCO3 equivalent (%)

Below Glaciolacustrine

Used where there is evidence that the lacustrine materials were deposited in contact with glacial ice. One of the following characteristics must be present:

  • kettles or an otherwise irregular surface that is neither simply the result of normal settling and compaction in silt nor the result of piping
  • slump structures resulting from loss of support caused by melting of retaining ice
  • presence of numerous ice-rafted stones in the lacustrine silts.

Fine

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

Undifferentiated

Undifferentiated acidity and/or calcareousness

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 -15 0 O p 0.2 0 -9 -9 -9 - -9 45.0 4 2 5.8 6.2 90 0 170 0 3.0 90 60 49 20
2 0 6 A hg 1.1 0 15 50 35 F 4 6.0 -9 -9 6.1 6.5 95 0 50 0 3.0 58 53 38 28
3 6 11 AB 1.4 0 10 42 48 F 3 1.3 -9 -9 6.2 6.6 97 0 30 0 3.0 47 46 36 24
4 11 25 B g 1.5 0 5 30 65 F 1 1.1 -9 -9 6.5 6.9 99 0 32 0 0.3 43 42 39 31
5 25 40 BC 1.5 0 10 28 62 F 3 0.9 -9 -9 6.9 7.2 100 0 30 0 0.1 43 42 38 29
6 40 100 C ksg 1.5 0 10 30 60 F 3 0.5 -9 -9 7.9 8.0 100 6 27 4 1.0 43 42 37 27
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