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Soils of the Ashcroft Map Area
by G. Young, M.A. Fenger and H.A. Luttmerding; co-published with Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Government of BC
223 pages; black coil; catalogue #98-0023; ISBN 0-7718-8560-1; US$19.50, C$24.00, EUR16.00, £11.00
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Abstract
This report describes the soils, landforms and the environment of the Ashcroft mlp area, located in south central Brifish Columbia between 120' and 122' west longitude and 50' 00' to 51' 00' north latitude. The report consists of five chapters. The first provides a general overview of natural characteristics of the map area, including bedrock, surficial materials, vegetation zones and climate. This information is abstracted from previous surveys and studies from a wide variety of disciplines. A brief history of land use, present economic activities, and resource capabilities is also included.
Survey methods, reliability, and scale are discussed in the second chapter of the report. The initial steps for stratifying the landscape and constructing the map legend are explained.
A general overview of the soils, soil classification (which follows the 1973 Soil Classification for Canada) and groupings of soil associations is presented in the third chapter of the report. Cross sectional diagrams and oblique aerial photographs are used to show the different types of landscapes in the area. The chapter also provides an understanding of how various types of soil developed in the area.
The fourth chapter describes the individual soil associations and their respective components. Each soil association is described in terms of its physiographic region, vegetation zone, bedrock and landforms. A description of extent, distribution and soil development of major and minor portions of the components is given. Soil textures, coarse fragment content and drainage are also indicated.
The first part of the fifth chapter describes the capability rating classes and subclasses for forestry, agriculture and grazing use. Class and subclass limitations are then assigned to each soil association in tabular form. The second portion of this chapter describes basic concepts for understanding soil fertility by discussing soil parameters measured in the laboratory such as soil reaction, organic matter content, phosphorous, nitrogen, cation exchange capacity and base saturation. General soil fertility ratings are then assigned to each soil association in tabular form. The third portion of this chapter provides surface soil erosion and mass movement hazard ratings for all soil associations. The fourth portion of this chapter describes some soil properties significant to engineering such as depth to watertable and bedrock, texture (unified classification) and percent sand, silt and clay for each soil association. The final portion of the chapter describes the soil parameters used for assigning suitability ratings and limitations to each association for uses such as septic tank absorption fields, sewage lagoons, shallow excavations, sand and gravel sources, irrigation and topsoil.
Appendix A describes all previous soil surveys within and adjacent to the Ashcroft map area. Appendix B provides a complete list and shows the locations of described and sampled soil associations. Appendix C contains soil profile descriptions and chemical analyses for the more widespread and important soil associations in the map area.
In the original edition, the map pocket in the back of the report contained 1:100 000 scale soil and landform maps for the Kamloops, Merritt, Ashcroft and Lytton map sheet areas.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Abstract
How to use the soil and landform report and maps
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Plates
List of Maps
CHAPTER ONE Introduction
1.1 Location, Extent and Access
1.2 History
1.3 Economic Activity
1.4 Climate
1.5 Physiographic Regions and Drainage
1.6 Bedrock Geology
1.7 Landforms and Surficial Materials (Soil Parent Materials)
1.7.1 Glacial History
1.7.2 Recent Events
1.7.3 Distribution of Landforms withinthe Ashcroft Map Area
1.8 Vegetation
1.9 Agriculture
1.10 Forestry
1.11 Wildlife and Waterfowl
1.12 Fisheries
1.13 Recreation
CHAPTER TWO Soil Survey, Mapping Procedures and Mapping Philosophv
2.1 Mapping Procedures
2.2 Reliability
2.3 Map Units
CHAPTER THREE A General Summary of Soils of the Ashcroft Map Area
3.1 Factors Affecting Soil Development in the Map Area
3.2 The Soil Association Defined
3.3 Soils of the Grassland Areas; the Chernozems
3.4 Soils of the Lower Elevation Forested Areas; the Brunisols
3.5 Soils of the Mid-Elevation Forested Areas; the Luvisols
3.6 Soils of the High Elevation Forested Areas; the Podzols
3.7 Soils of the Floodplains and Poorly Drained Areas; the Regosols, Gleysols and Organics
CHAPTER FOUR A Description of the Soil Associations and their Characteristics
4.1 Map Symbols
4.2 Landform Definitions
4.3 Definition of Soil Association Components
4.4 Soil Moisture Phases
4.5 Slope Classes
4.6 Soil Drainage Classes
4.7 Description of the Soil Associations of the Ashcroft Map Area
Abbott Soils (AB)
Alkali Soils (AK)
Allamore Soils (AA)
Allie Soils (AL)
Andrew Soils (AD)
Artisan Soils (AN)
Ashton Soils (AH)
Aylmer Soils (AY)
Beaver Soils (BV)
Beaverhut Soils (BT)
Bester Soils (BR)
Blustery Soils (BL)
Bowman Soils (BW)
Boxer Creek Soils (BX)
Cache Creek Soils (CC)
Cairn Mountain Soils (CR)
Calling Soil (CL)
Carabine Soils (CB)
Carson Soils (CS)
Cavanaugh Soils (CG)
Ceda-rbench Soils (CZ)
Chasm Soils (CM)
Chataway Soils (CY)
Clapperton Soils (CP)
Clemsoii Soils (CW)
Cochiwa Soils (CV)
Commonage Soils (CO)
Conant Soils (CA)
Courtney Soils (CT)
Crown Mountain Soils (CN)
Curnow Soils (CX)
Dominic Soils (DN)
Dunleavy Soils (D)
Eugene Soils (EE)
Flat Creek Soils (FT)
Fleet Creek Soils (FL)
Frances Soils (FS)
Frisken Soils (FR)
Gisborne Soils (GN)
Glimpse Soils (GS)
Glossey Soils (GY)
Godey Soils (GD)
Gorge Creek Soils (GG)
Gwenn Soils (GW)
Hallamore Soils (HA)
Helmcken Soils (HN)
Hemp Soils (H)
Holden Soils (HD)
Hooligan Soils (HO)
Hotfish Soils (HH)
Inkitsaph Soils (IT)
Inkoiko Soils (IK)
Izman Creek Soils (IZ)
Kanaka Soils (KK)
Kerr Soils (KR)
Kha Lake Soils (KH)
Klept Lake Soils (KP)
Klowa Creek Soils (KL)
Kumkan Soils (KM)
Kwoiek Soils (KW)
Lac du Bois Soils (LD)
Laluwissen Soils (LS)
Laurel Soils (LL)
Lundbom Soils (LM)
Maiden Soils (MD)
McKnight Soils (MG)
McLaren Soils (ML)
McQueen Soils (MQ)
Meander Soils (MA)
Medicine Soils (MC)
Mellin Soils (ME)
Minnie Soils (MN)
Mossey Soils (MS)
Oregon Jack Soils (0)
Placid Soils (PD)
Rail Soils (RL)
Rayonier Soils (RA)
Rennie Soils (RE)
Rock Outcrops (RO)
Saatin Soils (SA)
Scuitto Soils (ST)
Shumway Soils (SM)
Soues Soils (SO)
Spius Creek Soils (SP)
Stolle Soils (SL)
Struthers Soils (SE)
Succour Soils (SR)
Teather Soils (TT)
Ternan Soils (TR)
Timber Soils (TM)
Tisdall Soils (TD)
Tole Soils(TL)
Trachyte Soils (TH)
Tranquille Soils (TQ)
Trapp Lake Soils (TP)
Truda Mountain Soils (TU)
Tsintsunko Soils (TO)
Tullee Soils (TE)
Tunkwa Soils (TW)
CHAPTER FIVE Selected Soil Interpretations
5.1 Agriculture, Forest and Grazing Capability of the Soil Associations
5.1.1 TypicalForestCapabilityRating
5.1.2 Typical Agriculture Capability Rating
5.1.3 Typical Grazing Capability Ratings
5.2 Soil Fertility of Sampled Soil Associations of the Ashcroft Map Area
5.2.1 Discussion of Soil Chemistry and Fertility Considerations
5.2.2 Estimated Soil Fertility of the Sampled Soil Associations of the Ashcroft Map Area
5.3 Susceptibility of Soils to Erosion and Mass Movement in the Ashcroft Map Area
5.4 Engineering Properties of Soils
5.4.1 Estimated Soil Properties Significant to Engineering
5.5 Selected Interpretation of Soils Based on Engineering Properties
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A Previous Soil Surveys
A.1 Previous Soil Surveys within the Ashcroft Map Area
A.2 Soil Surveys in Areas Adjacent to the Ashcroft Map Area
APPENDIX B List of Soil Profile Descriptions and Analyses for Soil Associations Sampled in the Ashcroft Map Area
APPENDIX C Selected Soil Profile Descriptions and Analyses for some of the more Extensive Soil Associations in the Ashcroft Map Area
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