The Soils of The Regional Municipality of Ottawa=Carleton

Soil
Association Series and (Subgroups) Status*
Survey in which
Soil originated
Soil Name in
previous Carleton
CountySurvey Comments
LEITRIM French Hill NEW The Leitrim series in
the OttawaUrban
Fringe survey is
derived frombrown
shale.
(Gleyed Melanie Brunisols NEW
derived from black shale)
(OrthicHumic Gleysols NEW
derived from black shale)
Vars OLD Russell and Prescott
Counties
(Orthic Melanie Brunisols, NEW Variants which
Gleyed Melanie Brunisols, originate in this
and Orthic Humic Gleysols survey.
of L5, L7, L8 and L9 units)
LEMIEUX Lemieux OLD Organic soil maps Muck
of Ontario
(Mesic Humisols) NEW
MALAKOFF Summerstown OLD Organic soil maps Muck
of Ontario
Malakoff OLD Organic soil maps
of Ontario
MANOTICK Manotick OLD Carleton County Manotick sandy loam
Mountain OLD Dundas County Manotick sandy loam
Becketts Creek NEW Manotick sandy loam
St . Damase OLD Gatineau and Pontiac Manotick sandy loam
Counties, Quebec
Allendale OLD Carleton County Manotick sandy loam
(Rego Gleysols) NEW Manotick sandy loam
MER BLEUE Mer Bleue OLD Ottawa Urban Fringe Peat
(Fibric Mesisols) NEW
MILLE ISLE Constance Bay NEW Uplands sand
Mille Isle OLD Ottawa Urban Fringe Uplands sand
(Gleyed Dystric Brunisols) NEW Rubicon sand
Herbert Corners OLD Ottawa Urban Fringe Rubicon sand Series riot named in
Ottawa Urban Fringe
survey.
Dunrobin OLD Ottawa Urban Fringe Grandy sand Series not named in
Ottawa Urban Fringe
survey.
NEPEAN Marchhurst NEW Nepean sand
Nepean OLD Carleton County Nepean sand
(Gleyed Sombric
Brunisols) NEW Nepean sand
Fallowfield OLD Ottawa Urban Fringe Nepean sand
Barrhaven OLD Ottawa Urban Fringe Nepean sand
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