The Soils of The Regional Municipality of Ottawa=Carleton
The Soils of The Regional Municipality of Ottawa=Carleton
The Soils of The Regional Municipality of Ottawa=Carleton
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Soil<br />
Landscape Unit<br />
Table 10 . Agricultural capability ratings for soil landscape unitsrepresenting organic soils<br />
Soil<br />
Association<br />
Dominant<br />
Material<br />
*A range <strong>of</strong>capability ratingsappliesformost soillandscape units due to ranges in depth <strong>of</strong>organicmaterial to substratum . Slope<br />
classesassociated with thesoillandscapeunits in themap symbol do not influence the capability ratings.<br />
Land Units<br />
Land Units<br />
**A slope class mayor may not begivenforLand 7ype Units. Somearegiven in compoundmap units in order that theappropriate<br />
slope, stoninessand/or rockiness classesare associated with the correctmap unit component. <strong>The</strong>y arenotrequired when determining<br />
the agricultural capability rating.<br />
NR: NotRated.<br />
Depth<br />
(cm)<br />
Capability<br />
Ratings*<br />
BEI Borromee Humic ; 40-160 3K to 5HK<br />
non-woody<br />
GB1 Goulbourn Humic or mesic ; 40-160 3H to 5H<br />
1-25% wood<br />
GY 1 Greely Humic or mesic ; 40-160 4H to 6HK<br />
1-25% wood<br />
H1 Huntley Humic or mesic ; > 160 21, to 3K<br />
1-25% wood<br />
LEI Lemieux Humic or mesic ; > 160 1 to 3K<br />
non-woody<br />
MB I MerBleue Mesic ; > 160 2F<br />
1-25% wood<br />
MK1 Malak<strong>of</strong>f Humic;1-25%<br />
wood 100-160 3HK to 4HK<br />
Table 11. Agricultural capability ratings for land type and miscellaneous land units<br />
Eroded Recent<br />
Channels Escarpments Landslide Marshland Alluvium<br />
ER X1 X2 X3 LD ML AR1 AR2<br />
**Slope Class 7T 6T 7TF 7RT 4TDW 7WI' 51'W' 51'W'F<br />
Land altered<br />
Rockland by man<br />
RKl RK2 RK3 RK4 DL, LF, SL, TR, U<br />
**Slope Class 7R 7RT' 7RT' 7R NR
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