Publication Date:
1984-08-01
Description:
Ontario Soil Survey data for 278 soil series were interpreted to describe relationships between soil characteristics and the movement of water in saturated zones of the soil profile. Based on family particle size classes, groups of soil families, similar in profile and parent material, were formed. Groups were ordered in terms of increasing ability of soil to transmit water, as interpreted by Soil Conservation Service guidelines. The ordered groups were separated into two parts using the European concepts for surface water gley and groundwater gley soils. Six groups of surface water gley soils were differentiated in which surface water was interpreted as the principle source of saturation. Groundwater was interpreted to be the principle source of saturation for three groups of groundwater gley soils. Principles applied to grouping and ordering were augmented by data for soil texture and structure to develop a generalized profile description for each group. The generalized profile description was translated into a five symbol code by which the interpretation is applied to individual soil series within a group. The code is intended to enhance application of soil survey data to design of buried agricultural drainage systems. Key words: Soil physical characteristics, drainage characteristics, hydrologic soil groups, surface water Gleysols, groundwater Gleysols, pseudogleysols
Print ISSN:
0008-4271
Electronic ISSN:
1918-1841
Topics:
Geosciences
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Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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