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Appendix B-4 Chapman (CH) soils occur on strongly to steeply sloping, often eroded areas generally adjacent to Okanagan Lake. Enderby (EY) soils are mainly found in an east-west valley that lies between Glenemma and Enderby and in the Deep Creek Valley. Gellatly (GY) soils occur in Westbank and Glenmore Valley. Higgin (HG) soils occur in small areas near Summerland, Penticton and Westbank on very gentle to moderate slopes. Hullcar (HR) soils occupy minor areas in the east-west valley between Glenemma and Enderby. A deposit occurs as a strip along the valley side with one face exposed and subject to erosion. Kalamoir (KR) soils are common in Westbank, Lakeview Heights and East Kelowna. Knox Mountain (KN) soils occur north-east of Kelowna and near Okanagan Mission. Lambly (LY) soils occur near Boucherie Mountain. Mission Creek (MC) soils are found in the vicinity of Mission and Daves Creeks. Munson (MU) soils are found adjacent to Okanagan and Skaha Lakes. Naramata (NM) soils occur on the east side of Okanagan Lake between Penticton and Naramata and along Skaha Lake. Olhause (ØH) soils are found adjacent to Okanagan and Skaha Lakes and in Summerland as well. Penticton (P) soils are found adjacent to Okanagan and Skaha Lakes. Osoyoos Soil Management Group Glenfir (GF) soils are found in the Inkaneep Valley near Oliver and at Okanagan Falls. Grandview (GR) (GR:dg) 1 series is confined to the natural grasslands in the southern part of the map area. Larger areas occur northwest of Armstrong, on Grandview Flats and on Mission Hill. Haynes (HA) soils occupy sloping areas near Oliver and Osoyoos. Kaleden (KA) soils occur near Oliver, Okanagan Falls, Kaleden and Summerland. Moffat (MT) soils occur scattered areas from the vicinity of Grandview Flats to Glenemma and east to Deep Creek. O’Keefe (ØK) soils are found in the vicinity of Glenemma, eastward to Enderby and from there southward to Armstrong. Osoyoos (Ø) soils occur in the south Okanagan from Oliver to the United States border. Oyama (ØY) soils occur throughout the Okanagan Valley, mainly near Summerland, Rutland, East Kelowna and Ellison. Parkill (PR) soils occur near Oliver, Okanagan Falls, West Summerland, Westbank and East Kelowna. Shuswap (SH) soils occur in the most humid parts of the map area, chiefly around Waby Lake and Deep Creek. Stepney (SY) soils occupy three small areas on the highland southwest of Enderby. Trepanier (TR) soils occur in small areas near Trepanier Creek and Lakeview Heights. Trewitt (TW) soils are scattered throughout the mapped area. 1 Legend of Soil Phases and Variants, Page B-8
Postill Soil Management Group Eaneas (ES) soils occur throughout the south Okanagan area from Osoyoos to Summerland. Equesis (ES) soils are scattered on upland ridges north of Okanagan Center to Armstrong. Faulder (FR) soils are scattered throughout the central part of the Okanagan map area. Fowler (FR) soils are scattered on upland ridges north of Okanagan Center to Armstrong. Nkwala (NK) soils occur in association with Faulder and Gammil soils and rock outcrops near Okanagan Falls and Summerland. Pari (PAR) soils are scattered on upland ridges north of Okanagan Center to Armstrong. Postill (PL) soils occupy numerous hilly areas in the northern portion of the map area. Roy Creek Soil Management Group Cameron Lake (CNA) (CN) soils occur primarily near Kelowna. Inkaneep (IK) soils occur throughout the Okanagan Valley from Osoyoos Lake to Ellison Lake. Roy Creek (RY) soils occur throughout the Okanagan Valley portion of the map area. Rumohr Soil Management Group Darke Lake (DL) soils occur near Oliver and Summerland. Gardom (GMA) soils occur in the Waby Lake – upper Deep Creek area and in the vicinity of Lumby. Kendall (KD) soils occur in scattered areas near Oliver, Summerland and Kelowna. Nisconlith (N:p) 1 soils are scattered throughout the map area except in the valley bottom north and east of Lumby. Okanagan (Ø) soils are scattered throughout the map area, most common in the drainage channel that lies between Armstrong and the north arm of Okanagan Lake, and in the Deep Creek – Waby Lake area. Rumohr (RH) soils occur only near the Kelowna airport and in the Okanagan Mission area. Waby (WY:m) 1 is a minor soil which occurs in the Waby lake – upper Deep Creek locality, to the north and east of Enderby and to the southeast of Lumby. Similkameen Soil Management Group Coldstream (CS) (CS:wd) (CS:wd,ca) 1 series are widely scattered, but most common in the Coldstream Valley, between Lavington and Lumby. Kalamalka (K) (K:dg) (K:1) 1 soils are located in the Coldsream Valley between Vernon and Lumby. There are also scattered in small areas in the Black soil region between Vernon and Enderby. Olalla (ØL) soils only occur north of Keremeos. Shannon (SA) soils occur in a few, small, nearly level to gently sloping areas near Westbank. Similkameen (SM) soils occupy areas east of Keremeos and Cawston and in small areas near Oliver, Penticton and Naramata. Skaha Soil Management Group Acland Creek (AC) soils occupy areas near West Summerland, Okanagan Falls, Rutland and East Kelowna. 1 Legend of Soil Phases and Variants, Page B-8 Appendix B-5
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List Of Soil Management Groups And
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List Of Tables Table1: Farm Conserv
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To obtain information about the soi
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Well Suited Crops • All necessary
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Soil Management Groups This section
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Kelowna Soil Management Group Soil
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Miscellaneous Soils Soil Series: Ar
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Soil Management Guide This section
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Table 5 Soil Particle Size and Char
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Table 6 Physical Characteristics of
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plant roots and organic matter. The
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The bulk density of high organic mi
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Other management practices, such as
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Figure 11 Schematic drawing of the
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1 m, etc., in an orchard block wher
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3. Water Management High rainfall d
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Page 101 and 102: References Published Sources Agricu
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