Lower Welland River Characterization Report - Niagara Peninsula ...
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<strong>Lower</strong> <strong>Welland</strong> <strong>River</strong> Study Area<br />
<strong>Characterization</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
Table 1: Soils of the <strong>Lower</strong> <strong>Welland</strong> <strong>River</strong> Study Area<br />
Soil<br />
Series<br />
Mineral Soils<br />
Toledo<br />
Soils<br />
(TLD)<br />
Beverly<br />
Soils<br />
(BVY)<br />
<strong>Welland</strong><br />
Soils<br />
(WLL)<br />
<strong>Niagara</strong><br />
Soils<br />
(NGR)<br />
Ontario<br />
Soils (OTI)<br />
Alluvial<br />
Soils<br />
(ALU)<br />
Chinguaco<br />
usy Soils<br />
(CGU)<br />
Peel Soils<br />
(PEL)<br />
Lincoln<br />
Soils (LIC)<br />
Geologic<br />
Deposits<br />
Mainly lacustrine<br />
silty clay<br />
Mainly lacustrine<br />
silty clay<br />
Mainly reddishhued<br />
deep water<br />
lacustrine heavy<br />
clay<br />
Mainly reddishhued<br />
deep water<br />
lacustrine heavy<br />
clay<br />
Mainly reddishhued<br />
deep water<br />
lacustrine heavy<br />
clay<br />
Variable alluvial<br />
deposits on<br />
floodplain<br />
Natural<br />
Drainage<br />
Poor<br />
Imperfect<br />
Poor<br />
Imperfect<br />
Moderately<br />
welldrained<br />
Various<br />
but most<br />
are<br />
imperfect or<br />
poor<br />
Water<br />
Holding<br />
Capacity<br />
Relatively<br />
High<br />
Medium to<br />
High<br />
Relatively<br />
High<br />
Moderate<br />
to High<br />
Moderate<br />
to High<br />
Vary,<br />
depending<br />
on soil<br />
textures<br />
and<br />
horizons<br />
thickness<br />
Clay loam till Imperfect Relatively<br />
High<br />
40-100cm<br />
lacustrine silty<br />
clay over clay<br />
loam till<br />
Mainly lacustrine<br />
heavy clay<br />
Imperfect<br />
Medium to<br />
High<br />
Permeability<br />
Slow<br />
Moderate to<br />
Slow<br />
Slow<br />
Moderate to<br />
Slow<br />
Moderate to<br />
Slow<br />
Vary,<br />
depending on<br />
soil textures<br />
and horizons<br />
thickness<br />
Moderate to<br />
Slow<br />
Moderate to<br />
Slow<br />
Surface<br />
Runoff<br />
Moderate<br />
to High<br />
Moderate<br />
to High<br />
Slow to<br />
Moderate<br />
Slow to<br />
Rapid<br />
Fairly<br />
Rapid<br />
Vary,<br />
dependin<br />
g on soil<br />
textures<br />
and<br />
horizons<br />
thickness<br />
Moderate<br />
to Rapid<br />
Moderate<br />
to High<br />
Poor High Slow Slow to<br />
Rapid<br />
Class<br />
3W<br />
2D<br />
3WD,<br />
4W, 5W<br />
3D<br />
Land use<br />
Comments<br />
Require artificial<br />
drainage to be useful for<br />
agriculture<br />
Used mainly for corn,<br />
small grains and forage<br />
crops.<br />
Range from unsuitable<br />
to poorly suitable for<br />
most fruit & vegetable<br />
crops<br />
Their suitability is poor<br />
for most horticultural<br />
crops; artificial drainage<br />
usually necessary.<br />
3 Main limitation is high<br />
clay content. Fair to<br />
good suitability for<br />
canola, soybeans and<br />
white beans.<br />
Vary<br />
2D<br />
2D<br />
3WD<br />
Flooding is the greatest<br />
limitation for agricultural<br />
uses<br />
Widely used for growing<br />
common field crops<br />
With artificial drainage<br />
they have fair to good<br />
suitability for select fruit<br />
and vegetable crops.<br />
Susceptible to soil<br />
compaction and erosion<br />
should<br />
Used for common field<br />
crops such as forages,<br />
small grains and corn.<br />
Usually considered<br />
problem soils because<br />
of poor drainage and<br />
high clay content.<br />
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