The Soils of The Regional Municipality of Ottawa=Carleton

Soil
Association
GRENVILLE
Series and (Subgroups)
Grenville
Status*
OLD
Survey in which
Soil originated
Carleton County
Soil Name in
previous Carleton
County Survey
Grenville loam,
Grenville sandy loam
Comments
(Orthic Melanie Brunisols) NEW Occur less frequently
than the Grenville
series .
(Orthic Humic Regosols) NEW Occur occassionally
on eroded till knolls .
Matilda OLD Grenville County Lyons loam Mapped in all
surrounding county
surveys .
(Gleyed Melanie Brunisols) NEW
Occur less frequently
than the Matilda
series .
Lyons OLD Carleton County Lyons loam Mapped in all
surrounding county
surveys .
(Rego Gleysols) NEW
HUNTLEY Garry OLD Organic soil maps Muck
of Ontario
Glendale OLD Organic soil maps Muck
of Ontario
(Mesic Humisols) OLD Ottawa Urban Fringe
(Humic Mesisols) OLD Ottawa Urban Fringe
IRONSIDE Ironside OLD Ottawa Urgan Fringe Grenville sandy loam
(Gleyed Melanie Brunisols OLD Ottawa Urban Fringe
of12 unit)
Dwyer Hill NEW
(Orthic Melanie Brunisols, NEW These soils are
Gleyed Melanie Brunisols variants which
and Orthic Humic Gleysols originate in this
of I4, I5, and 16units) survey.
JOCKVALE Jockvale OLD Ottawa Urban Fringe Rubicon sand
Stapledon NEW Rubicon sand Mapped as Achigan
series in Ottawa
Urban Fringesurvey.
Vaudreuil OLD Gatineau and Pontiac Granby sand
Counties, Quebec
(Rego Gleysols) NEW
KARS Kars OLD Carleton County Kars gravellysandy
loam
(Gleyed Eluviated Melanie NEW
Brunisols ofK2 unit)
(Orthic Humic Gleysols NEW
of K2 unit)
(Eluviated Melanie NEW These soils are
Brunisols, Gleyed variants which
Eluviated Melanie originate in this
Brunisols, and Orthic survey.
Humic Gleysols ofthe K3,
K4 and K5 units)
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