Description of soil ONCEGM~~~~A (CHATEAUGUAY)

General Characteristics
Classification GLE.MB

Gleyed Eluviated Melanic Brunisol

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 Non growing season

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

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 Imperfectly drained

Water is removed from the soil sufficiently slowly in relation to supply, to keep the soil wet for a significant part of the growing season. Excess water moves slowly downward if precipitation is the major supply. If subsurface water or groundwater, or both, is the main source, the flow rate may vary but the soil remains wet for a significant part of the growing season. Precipitation is the main source if available water storage capacity is high; contribution by subsurface flow or groundwater flow, or both, increases as available water storage capacity decreases. Soils have a wide range in available water supply, texture, and depth, and are gleyed phases of well drained subgroups.

Parent Materials
Mode of Deposition Texture Chemical properties
Uppermost Glaciofluvial

Material moved by glaciers and subsequently sorted and deposited by streams flowing from the melting ice. The deposits are stratified and may occur in the form of outwash plains, deltas, kames eskers, and kame terraces. See also glacial drift and till.

Medium

Medium (USDA Texture Classes: VFSL,L,SIL,SI,GL,GSIL).

Moderately / Very Strongly Calcareous

6 - 40 CaCO3 equivalent (%)

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).

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 28 A h 1.18 0 17 48 35 VF 8 2.8 -9 -9 6.8 6.3 100 1 19 0 0.404 54 40 39 17
2 28 45 2 B m 1.39 0 20 55 25 M 5 1.9 -9 -9 6.3 5.8 100 0 14 0 0.293 47 40 37 16
3 45 56 2 A e 1.41 0 19 64 17 VF 0 4.2 -9 -9 6.0 5.5 100 0 8 0 0.306 45 40 35 13
4 56 69 2 B tj 1.47 0 21 69 10 VF 6 1.6 -9 -9 6.0 5.5 100 0 12 0 0.504 44 40 32 9
5 69 85 2 BC g 1.47 0 16 64 20 VF 5 0.7 -9 -9 6.9 6.4 100 0 23 0 0.248 44 40 35 15
6 85 100 2 C g 1.49 0 10 77 13 VF 6 0.1 -9 -9 7.4 6.9 100 31 13 0 0.237 44 40 35 11
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