Description of soil BCSLA~~~~~N (SLOCAN)
| Classification | O.DYB |
|---|---|
| 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 | Never The water table is not present in the soil at any time. |
| Root restrictions | Fifth layer The growth of plant roots is restricted by the fifth layer. |
| Type of root restricting layer | Compact Till Compact (Basal) Till |
| 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. |
| Mode of Deposition | Texture | Chemical properties |
|---|---|---|
| Till (Morainal) Morainal material (till) deposited by glacial ice: a mixture of boulders, sand, silt, and clay. |
Coarse Skeletal Coarse Skeletal (USDA Texture Classes: VGS, VGLS). |
Extremely / Strongly Acidic pH < 5.6 |
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 | -3 | 0 | LFH | 0.2 | 0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | - | -9 | 41.8 | -9 | -9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 22 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 21.0 | 92 | 35 | 21 | 14 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 11 | B | m | 1 | 1.57 | 30 | 59 | 34 | 7 | C | 15 | 1.1 | -9 | -9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.0 | 41 | 24 | 19 | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | 26 | B | m | 2 | 1.62 | 30 | 59 | 33 | 8 | C | 15 | 0.7 | -9 | -9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.0 | 39 | 24 | 19 | 6 | |
| 4 | 26 | 64 | BC | 1.85 | 40 | 69 | 26 | 5 | C | 17 | 0.2 | -9 | -9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.3 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 5 | |||
| 5 | 64 | 124 | C | 1.92 | 40 | 75 | 20 | 5 | C | 19 | 0.1 | -9 | -9 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 5 | |||