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Soils of the Botwood-Wesleyviile
area, Newfoundland
Report No. 6
Newfoundland
Soil Survey
CanacE
Soils
of
the
Botwood-Wesleyville
Newfoundland
area
5
Report
6
No.
Soil
Newfoundland
SUDOM
M.D.
St.
John's,
Land
6,
Research
Agriculture
DE
HULST
and
Agricultural
Soil
Newfoundland
Research
Resource
Publication
1985
Rural,
Newfoundland
No.
Report
VAN
andJ.W.
of
Department
Survey
82-37
Branch
Canada
Institute
Survey
Northern
Development
from
Copies of the report available
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St. John's West Research Station
Box
7098
St. John's
A1E 3Y3
West,
Newfoundland
Produced
by Research
^Minister
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Cat. No. A57-116/1985E
ISBN:
0-662-14130-X
Program
and
Services
Service
Canada
1985
CONTENTS
vi
Acknowledgments,
S umma
i
vi
ry,
1
Introduction,
General
description
Location
the
of
and
Settlement
land
and
4
Climate,
21
Geomorphology,
21
Physiography,
Bed
25
rock,
Glacial
Isostatic
and
32
34
methods,
34
classification,
Mapping
41
legend,
53
associations,
on
morainal
Alder
6 0
66
Fogo,
6 8
Gambo,
7 3
Gander,
New
79
Bay,
85
Peyton,
Twillingate,
90
Wesleyville,
91
96
Westport,
on
glaciofluvial
Peter's
Arm,
Pitt's
Soils
on
Aspen
Indian
Muddy
53
deposits,
53
burn,
Benton,
Soils
32
classification,
methods,
Office
Soils
29
uplift,
29
mapping
Soil
28
deposits,
Vegetation,
Field
25
features,
Marine
Soil
2
use,
4
Environment,
Soil
2
area,
2
extent,
Pond,
marine
deposits,
99
101
106
deposits,
Cove,
106
109
Island,
Hole,
110
99
Soils
on
Wolf
Dead
113
Pond,
Michael's
114
Harbour,
Mint
115
Pond,
Seldom
115
Cove,
117
Rock
land,
Soil
capability
Chemical
for
and
Soil
soil
exchange
Available
and
exchangeable
capacity
extractable
Particle-size
iron
available
cations
Methods
soil
in
nitrogen
and
of
and
in
anions
soils,
organic
122
analysis,
and
botanical
names
of
plants,
126
Appendixes
I
Extended
II
Sample
soil
of
field
legend,
description
127
card,
170
121
soils,
organic
123
References,
120
aluminum,
121
distribution,
and
120
cations,
120
phosphorus,
Pyrophosphate
Total
119
119
carbon,
Total
analysis,
119
reaction,
Cation
118
agriculture,
physical
Organic
Common
113
materials,
organic
121
LIST
in
1.
Mean
2.
Number
3.
Percentage
frequency
kilometres
per
4.
Mean
5.
Growing
6.
Frost
7.
Probability
8.
precipitation
of
days
daily
measurable
hour
for
of
of
Chemical
physical
Celsius
in
14
(1941-1970),
of
temperature
and
the
soils
map-sheet
and
speed
9
5°C
14
(1941-1970),
20
spring
of
Classification
wind
average
(1955-1972),
degrees
base
(1941-1970),
data
and
9
(1941-1970),
precipitation
winds
in
7
(1941-1970),
Gander
temperature
degree-days,
TABLES
millimetres
with
Botwood-Wesleyvilie
9.
OF
analyses
fall
20
frost,
mapped
area,
of
the
in
42
described
profiles,
45
LIST
1.
Outline
2.
of
map
sheet
map
Extent
of
1952)
3.
Mean
annual
4.
Mean
annual
6.
Duration
7.
Mean
annual
8.
Mean
annual
to
of
of
hours
date
of
last
11.
Average
date
of
first
12.
Physiographic
divisions
and
striae
Map
of
15.
Bedrock
16.
Map
and
of
eastern
Isobases
in
outwash
Map
according
eastern
Newfoundland,
(metres
map-sheet
distribution
of
upper
of
Newfoundland,
to
showing
Rowe
1959,
31
late
27
i960),
on
24
1960),
26
area,
based
glacial
Jenness
Jenness
(after
above
of
orientation
levels
sea
level)
(after
Jenness
the
Boreal
forest
regions
30
1960),
18.
features
northeastern
(after
showing
glacial
deltas
in
23
eskers
Botwood
Newfoundland,
Pleistocene
17.
the
of
geology
22
showing
of
(May
19
1965),
positions
summer
18
topography
Lundqvist
Newfoundland
eastern
striations
in
17
Newfoundland,
moraine
(after
to
(May
sunshine
frost,
of
15
(1941-1970),
sunshine
frost,
fall
12
1952),
16
1941-1970),
spring
Hare
5°C
bright
bright
of
inclusive,
Newfoundland
of
1941-1970),
of
number
10
1952),
(after
above
hours
inclusive,
September,
(millimetres)
Hare
(days)
degree-days
number
6
,
(after
season
Average
14.
(after
11
vegetative
growing
Glacial
March
ion
method
(millimetres),
10.
13.
and
January
evapotranspirat
Thornwaite
surplus
Average
typical
(millimetres)
potential
September,
9.
a
precipitation
to
Water
Botwood-Wesleyvilie
5
,
5.
in
ice
the
showing
3
2E/F),
sea
according
FIGURES
Newfoundland
(NTS
Hare
OF
of
19.
Distribution
20.
Common
21.
A
22.
Soil
profile
profile
Gambo
24.
25.
26.
27.
of
assoc
ion,
4 9
Soil
profile
associat
ion,
4 9
Rolling
moraine
Soil
30.
31.
32.
33.
Humo-Perric
an
Orthic
Gleysol
of
the
of
Bay
west
the
of
Humo-Perric
of
Podzol
Podzol
of
the
of
of
the
with
New
Bay
Gander
a
Pond,
Brunisol
Dystric
domed
50
of
the
50
of
Gleyed
a
Humo-Ferric
Ortstein
Podzol
of
50
profile
of
iation,
50
Soil
profile
of
Arm
association,
Gleyed
a
Humo-Ferric
Orthic
an
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
the
of
of
Podzol
Westport
the
Peter's
51
Potatoes
and
farmland
area,
Soil
profile
Pond
association,
cabbage
on
Peter's
Arm
in
soils
the
Wooddale
51
of
Orthic
an
Humo-Ferric
Podzol
of
51
bog
the
Gander
association,
Eluviated
Gleyed
a
association,
Soil
blanket
New
position
assoc
A
Orthic
association,
association,
Ortstein
an
hilltop
profile
Peyton
29.
of
profile
Bay
Podzol
49
iat
Soil
silt,
sand,
38
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
a
profile
New
28.
of
a
of
percentages
49
association,
on
37
profile,
classes,
Orthic
an
Soil
bog
textural
association,
Soil
in
ranges
soil
of
Alderburn
23.
the
the
soil
hypothetical
a
showing
in
clay
33
observations,
in
horizons
diagram
and
field
of
of
east
the
of
Dead
Ladle
Wolf
Cove,
Pond
51
Organic
Soil
the
Pitt's
the
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Contributions
for
Agriculture
production
the
and
Special
The
of
following
K.
Soil
Research
Section
Canada.
of
F.
analyses
were
Center.
The
the
Land
B.
E.
Resource
map
in
guidance
J.H.
Day,
the
managing
compiling
area
figures.
for
the
typing
legend.
with
by
was
Research
the
and
Woodrow,
conducted
soil
report;
Snelgrove,
the
assisted
Hender,
for
the
for
and
maps
and
persons
and
and
Webber,
A.
to
given
of
editing,
the
report
Guthrie,
draft
and
are
the
correlations
gratefully
Agriculture
Heringa,
reviewing,
report;
are
persons
P.K.
first
preparing
thanks
draft
work:
for
Canada,
measurements
final
the
editing
of
and
soil
conducting
and
compiling
following
Nowland
J.L.
Canada,
the
from
acknowledged:
the
field
and
A.
Johnson.
Newfoundland
drafted
by
Institute,
mapping
Forest
the
Cartography
Agriculture
SUMMARY
soil
The
9178
about
Newfoundland.
Dame
of
the
Atlantic
main
The
climate,
Annual
precipitation
The
in
sea
of
till
mm.
most
common
with
trees,
white
Tamarack,
region.
coastline
of
west
of
the
surficial
the
Bay
the
topography
is
area
and
of
many
the
Exploits
is
more
Hill,
Hodges
the
not
map-sheet
570
at
area
a
Glacial
Its
bedrock,
underlying
transported
are
era.
area.
the
to
been
the
Pleistocene
late
related
have
in
deposits
the
of
closely
materials
than
more
and
few
a
s.
soil
associations
and
described,
parent
on
and
vegetation
dominant
detailed
profile
Land
deposits.
suited
for
lakes
and
brooks
trout
and
salmon.
fishing
well
The
suited
northern
that
and
cod
of
fishing.
derive
by
and
the
consists
improved
area
is
their
main
Crown
fishing
source
forage
land
Inland
forestry.
dotted
the
on
as
recreational
coast
of
farms
remains
and
for
for
logging
farming
small
recreation,
are
communities
lobster
Most
wildlife,
described
are
dominated
very
soil
each
presented.
Commercial
on
crops
glaciofluvial
is
area
map
landforms,
For
soils
are
and
extent,
included.
subdominant
industry.
paper
horticultural
and
are
and
the
in
identified
been
distribution
descriptions
use
and
have
sections
material,
association,
from
summers.
1000
irregular
the
majority
is
Fifteen
best
Labrador
cool
occur.
an
during
the
k ilometre
and
the
the
cold
and
to
are
East
point
and
covers
pulp
part
rivers
Exploits
the
winters
875
pine
to
glaciation
composition
most
fir
Bay.
highest
Notre
level.
Physiography
result
balsam
rolling;
The
rugged.
above
from
includes
gently
the
by
mild
ranges
Dame
and
influenced
white
Notre
the
forming
areas
area.
throughout
eastern
of
within
lies
eastern
Gander
by
topography
is
the
scattered
and
and
covers
island
the
area
western
is
and
spruce
islands
map-sheet
characterized
birch
land
in
area
of
part
The
which
is
spruce,
the
rivers
current,
Black
the
of
uplands.
the
white
northeastern
with
basin,
Botwood-Wesieyville
the
the
Most
Bay
are
of
survey
^
in
km
with
for
many
of
income
small
m
INTRODUCTION
The
soil
exploratory
initiated
was
in
the
Newfoundland
Soil
Agriculture,
Government
is
sheet
the
to
designed
obtain
information
province.
These
response
to
a
location
of
soils
basis,
lack
with
supplying
soil
the
of
mapping
program
information
required
for
establishing
long-term
in
to
as
future
studies
on
will
also
provide
that
will
not
be
for
agriculture
potential
an
land
will
base
It
will
be
encountered
the
lay
other
surficial
maps
areas
of
because
The
priority.
urban-rural
in
future
such
geology,
engineering,
and
low
will
reports
disciplines,
planning
an
give
groundwork
The
information
near
for
general
for
and
productivity.
the
wildlife,
planning,
type
might
survey
low
or
interpretation
environmental
and
in
resurveyed
recreation,
forestry,
that
soil
of
of
priorities.
and
base
The
planning
suitability
a
general
the
problems
hoc
ad
where
areas
no
provide
development
agricultural
for
provide
of
scope
an
on
potential.
agriculture
the
and
in
providing
broad-scale
in
are
extent
specific
agriculture
exploratory
overview
for
will
the
conducted
were
but
the
000,
on
assessments
province's
agriculture
of
1:250
of
map
maps
agriculture
surveys
established,
was
evaluation
and
portion
for
This
exploratory
information
of
and
Forestry
Labrador.
survey
scale
potential
detailed
agriculture
of
insular
the
at
Previous
Newfoundland.
the
surveys,
serious
of
soil
for
area
formed
newly
and
series
broad-scale
capability
the
Newfoundland
planned
a
Botwood-Wesleyville
by
Department
Unit,
of
in
the
1974
of
Survey
first
of
survey
spring
as
parkland.
studies.
The
data
broad-scale
that
as
as
scales),
and
an
the
the
Canada
World
these
educational
unavailable
are
programs
of
nature
suitable
highly
from
will
surveys
Newfoundland
soil
maps
soil
maps.
(1:5
make
will
They
tool.
for
000
000
also
such
and
them
provide
mapping
1:10
000
000
GENERAL
LOCATION
area
(2F)
and
000
(1:250
56°00'
and
It
along
the
the
to
The
lobster
and
is
Notre
longitude
Atlantic
Dame
mineral
fresh
and
Bay
covered
area
50.4%
9.3%
with
main
The
important
are
Bishop's
of
spotted
their
fishing.
which
Botwood,
the
surveyed
and
Wesleyville
and
soils,
water.
USE
derive
cod
in
The
composed
and
to
islands
ha,
coast
that
(2E)
49°00'
eastward
exposure,
LAND
northern
communities
numerous
rock
AND
SETTLEMENT
Botwood
and
of
part
topographic
latitude
between
780
20.8%
bog,
northeast
Wesleyville.
917
approximately
19.6%
AREA
national
for
scale)
northward
coast
the
the
lies
extends
including
Ocean,
in
encompasses
1).
(Fig.
and
lies
surveyed
Newfoundland
map-sheets
THE
OF
EXTENT
AND
The
DESCRIPTION
of
towns
and
out
grew
income
of
the
from
and
Lewisporte
are
commercial
which
Falls,
major
fishing
small
many
source
shipping
centers,
and
pulp
paper
industry.
provides
Logging
in
forested
the
time,
northwestern
is
contiguous
Peter's
along
Blueberry
which
tapers
Musgrave
The
for
good
off
area
to
is
area
supports
Exploits
at
provincial
all
the
Newfoundland.
commercially
viable
productivity
in
poor
area.
Wooddale
the
produce
in
one
Commercial
of
located
to
at
the
in
closed.
Bay
area
and
communities
important
mines
been
the
slated
is
moderate
possesses
the
in
the
Bonavista
Indian
Bay
region,
towards
productivity
brooks
scheduled
rivers
salmon
and
bear,
hunted
the
A
network
of
fishing
Tuna
black
Moose,
Bay.
birds
and
Highway,
to
and
link
roads
secondary
Access
Carmanville
several
can
viewed
be
or
area.
Trans-Canada
interior.
Inland
and
region.
Dame
game
for
camping.
trout,
the
Notre
wetland
of
species
many
in
the
in
water
landforms,
suited
and
with
within
occur
important
well
boating,
stocked
well
of
it
make
hunting,
are
particularly
distribution
good
which
fishing,
and
lakes
a
vegetation,
recreational
between
same
numerous
reforestation
is
with
and
the
in
most
was
Harbour.
bodies,
to
have
The
harvesting
region,
area
mainly
which
Nursery,
necessary
North
the
farming
River.
Tree
seedlings
is
the
of
Mining
area.
of
one
for
supplement
the
concentrated
largest
Forest
but
part
farming
income
of
all
although
The
an
parts
Fogo
Little
the
forest
Island
Seldom.
coastal
roads
is
provided
communities
provide
access
by
a
ferry
to
Fig.
1.
Outline
map
of Newfoundland
showing
the Botwood-Wesleyville
map
sheet
(NTS
2E/F)
ENVIRONMENT
CLIMATE
Agricultural
of
productivity
soil,
seed,
farmer.
In
agriculture
because
crops.
and
years,
failure
The
This
1976).
summer
and
seasons,
The
of
The
Atlantic
in
The
the
Labrador
to
and
fall
the
freezing
annual
regions
inland
areas
for
map
mean
monthly
days
with
daily
the
and
season
begins
October.
Spring
fluctuating
temperatures
thus
and
warmer
growing
mid
to
the
current
with
early
of
part
and
around
precipitation
is
approximately
875
and
to
approximately
1000
increases
a
is
measurable
The
is
mm
station
of
the
lowest
for
the
total
to
the
when
season,
The
1).
2)
in
mm
relevant
number
that
indicates
the
throughout
shows
in
mm
precipitation
growing
(Table
(Table
uniform
very
Springdale
one
75
precipitation
distribution
with
the
during
about
of
stations
selected
especially
rainfall
together
of
number
sheet,
months.
distribution
Monthly
3).
(Fig.
uniform
Botwood
by
the
summer,
microclimate.
Labrador
general,
in
characterized
by
cool,
daily
winters
In
the
point.
Mean
coastal
are
the
by
ends
of
northeastern
influenced
variable
highly
variable
and
May
winter
during
much
the
in
much
buffered
summers.
late
are
lies
temperatures
less
longer
mid
island
for
a
These
climate.
the
in
have
seasons.
very
a
a
extremes
currents
remains
area
more
are
of
the
Labrador.
provide
general
growing
Coastal
colder,
somewhat
cool
influences
and
Labrador
often
ice
experience
areas
has
growing
reducing
by
the
is
currents.
Inland
that
that
Lawrence
south
map-sheet
areas
experience
cold
therefore
and
coastal
The
cool
short,
factor
St.
climate
far
The
Botwood
island
of
the
on
ice
sea
2).
resulting
Canada
short
Newfoundland
of
effect
cooling
(Fig.
boreal
cool
climate
a
single
Gulf
and
on
carry
months
is
largest
temperatures.
currents
as
relatively
portion
Ocean
year-round
in
the
influence
seasonal
in
crop
(Agriculture
regimes
indicates
island
the
moderating
of
risk
precipitation.
is
ocean
climate
localities
most
classified
is
temperatures,
high
most
factors.
moisture
classification
and
annual
in
moderate
a
climate
subhumid
and
expect
in
role
for
severe
occur
Newfoundland
of
climate
too
quality
the
of
critical
a
plays
yields
can
factors:
abilities
generally
adverse
by
humid
is
Reduced
farmers
caused
with
it
four
on
management
climate
Newfoundland,
agricultural
most
depends
and
climate,
poorest
precipitation.
summer
distribution,
of
the
Extent
of sea ice
Janu
Extent of sea ice in a typical
March
Fig.
2.
Extent
of sea
ice in atypical
January
and
March
(after
Hare
1952)
Fig.
3.
Mean
annual
precipitation
(millimetres).
Table
1.
Mean
precipi+a+ion
in
(1941-1970).
mi I Iime+res
Grand
Mean
Bonavista
rainfal1
Jan.
37.1
594
snowfa11
total
96.8
rainfa11
Feb.
737
total
107.4
100.8
snowfa
total
51.4
11
nfal1
40.1
239
snowfal1
June
July
Aug.
snowfa
59.4
11
21.3
810
nga+e
34.0
615
95.3
91.2
23.4
18.3
632
704
90.4
102.4
84.1
93.7
27.9
48.8
838
35.3
424
31.5
533
132.6
78.0
84.8
80.0
43.4
30.0
277
485
34.5
22.1
231
290
57.7
91.9
46.7
63.5
60.7
51.8
28
46
65.3
58
56.9
8
47.0
56
85.1
96.6
51.1
56.4
71.7
57.7
52.8
ra infal1
snowfa11
64.0
8
73.9
23
72.9
76.7
77.0
73.7
66.3
8
10
5
0
5
total
64.8
76.2
73.7
77.7
77.2
73.7
66.5
rainfal1
snowfal1
60.2
0
77.7
0
69.9
0
83.1
0
71.6
0
69.1
0
67.3
0
total
60.2
77.7
69.9
83.
71.6
69.
84.3
0
100.8
0
101.9
0
100.3
0
106.7
0
105.4
0
82.0
0
84.3
100.8
101.9
100.3
106.7
105.4
82.0
83.6
83.8
81.0
82.6
74.9
0
3
0
0
0
81.3
0
68.8
0
81.0
82.6
74.9
81.3
68.8
rainfal1
snowfal
1
snowfal
1
1
1
67.3
total
83.6
84.
rainfal1
93.5
18
86.4
90.9
89.7
90.2
88.9
83.1
snowfal1
86
36
41
36
23
36
total
95.3
95.3
94.5
93.7
93.7
91.2
86.6
87.6
79.5
269
81.0
163
84.8
168
94.5
21 1
80.8
102
69.3
160
106.9
97.3
98.6
1 15.6
91.2
85.6
1
107
snowfa11
total
98.6
1
rai
58.4
384
snowfa11
total
Year
40.9
290
[09
25.4
31.5
554
1 15.8
80.0
Twi11i
63.8
rainfa1
Dec.
76
34.5
813
518
82.0
40.4
22.9
572
;ipringdaIe
62.5
rainfal
Nov.
31.8
503
96.8
Arm
648
90.4
35.6
Morris
Is
67.3
rainfal1
Oct.
21.6
691
Fal
total
total
Sept.
25.7
422
65.0
rainfal1
86.6
610
95.5
total
May
429
wood
. 28.2
584
94.0
56.4
521
rai
Apr.
27.7
673
snowfal1
rainfal1
Mar.
Glen
Gander
nfal
1
31.5
531
42.7
386
48.5
645
39.6
516
36.8
503
98.0
84.6
81.0
113.0
91.2
776.4
2376
719.2
3549
712.3
2834
717.9
2666
776.7
3901
702.9
2490
644.0
2902
1015.8
1078.2
995.3
981.5
960.8
934.0
97.0
snowfa11
total
36.6
617
1
1166.5
87.1
Drought
conditions
some
years
iMotre
Uame
similar
Evaporation
1952).
(PE)
according
Annual
water
(approximately
475
mm)
(approximately
450
mm).
available
for
that
shows
soil
the
decrease
in
Wind
water
relatively
onshore
winds
from
The
overland
(Table
cooler
Botwood
relatively
are
5
Figure
and
areas
southern
those
harsh
whereas
north,
In
the
general,
normals
frequency
are
This
areas.
conditions
of
frequency
stations.
mainland
for
come
marine
(northwest,
and
climatic
and
lessened
a
percentage
Fogo
most
more
southwestern
are
in
directions
of
moisture-laden
and
temperatures
velocity
and
winds
overland
conditions,
significant
and
wind
direction,
temperature,
winds
A
its
because
area,
resulting
Gander
with
exceeds
runoff.
factor
warm
marine
for
rates
compared
in
3).
for
northeast)
areas
that
precipitation,
prevailing
from
prevail
normal
the
directions,
influence
winds
In
dry,
result
precipitation.
regions
coastal
surface
in
climatic
affect
frequency
evapotranspiration.
provide
in
areas.
important
an
and
method
surpluses
greatest
in
inland
in
precipitation
and
are
to
evaporation
Thornthwaite
highest
water
storage
surpluses
and
the
areas
in
role
by
lower
all
tends
important
loss
are
somewhat
In
in
along
potential
as
to
losses
and
northerly
is
velocity,
4
Fig.
resulting
evapotranspiration,
an
Water
in
ocean
precipitation
play
expressed
evapotranspiration
(hare
more
conditions.
is
soils
the
to
uniform.
transpiration
moisture
coarse-textured
inland
is
and
transpiration
on
close
further
distribution
and
influencing
expected
localities
However,
Bay.
increase,
be
can
for
high,
in
results
agricultural
most
enterprises.
Temperatures
mid
tend
to
the
have
adequate
6)
the
to
the
colder
cole
of
This
than
The
that
have
the
season
parts
to
term
used
coastal
season
155
air
an
minimum
150
from
ranges
about
is
6)
(Fig.
vegetative
considered
The
central
from
locations
season
days
is
adequate
Inland
winters
crops.
growth.
and
are
4).
vegetative
number
plant
northwest
the
and
6°C.
above
for
and
of
root
refers
temperature
(Table
summers
most
season
growing
September
duration
for
(Fig.
of
warmer
temperature
in
end
The
regions.
the
during
to
May
in
days
days
the
southeast.
Growing
formula
during
the
growing
assess
the
suitability
a
relative
for
value
plant
receives
below
which
by
a
plant
the
will
definite
calculated
are
minimum
of
the
develop,
of
amount
heat
to
give
heat
minimum
from
plant
degree-days
growth-producing
base
to
used
for
Growing
amount
not
are
conditions
development.
subtracting
the
express
calculations
temperature
a
of
stages
to
temperatures
These
of
require
certain
a
which
by
season.
Plants
growth.
reach
is
degree-days
mathematical
temperature,
the
mean
temperature
a
Table
Number
2.
of
days
with
Gander
Bonav1sta
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Year
16
15
15
14
13
12
10
14
12
16
16
16
169
Table
3.
(1955-1972).
Wind
Percentage
Jan.
Feb.
measurable
frequency
Mar.
14
13
14
13
12
13
12
[3
12
14
14
13
157
of
winds
Apr.
and
May
Norris
Arm
Grand
Fal Is
Glenwood
20
19
19
17
15
15
13
16
15
17
18
20
204
(1941-1970).
precipitation
13
[3
15
13
13
13
14
14
12
14
15
14
163
16
13
16
15
14
14
12
14
13
15
16
15
173
wind
average
June
July
9
9
9
7
8
10
9
I |
9
10
| |
10
1 12
in kilometres
speed
Twi I Ii nga+e
SpringdaIe
Aug.
Sept.
16
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
11
13
14
15
154
per
hour
Oct.
for
NOV .
Gander
Dec.
Year
Dir.
Percentage
N
NNE
NE
ENE
E
ESE
SE
SSE
S
SSW
SW
WSW
W
WNW
NW
NNW
Calm
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
8
13
15
| |
5
6
4
24.5
Note:
Height
4
3
2
3
6
4
4
3
4
5
8
11
||
12
8
8
4
23.8
of
8
5
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
7
8
10
8
8
12
4
23.2
anemometer
8
5
3
3
5
4
3
4
5
5
7
10
8
6
8
12
4
5
4
3
3
5
6
4
4
6
8
9
9
8
6
6
9
5
Average
wind
22.2
19 m.
20.0
4
3
2
2
5
5
4
4
7
10
12
12
8
4
6
8
4
speed
18. 5
3
2
1
1
4
5
4
5
8
12
14
13
10
4
5
4
5
in kilometres
26.9
frequency
5
3
2
1
3
4
3
3
5
9
12
14
13
6
5
6
6
4
2
|
1
3
4
4
5
8
I |
13
14
||
5
5
4
5
per
17.2
hour
5
3
2
1
3
3
4
4
5
8
I|
14
13
7
6
7
4
(all
18.7
4
3
3
2
3
4
5
6
7
7
9
10
12
9
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
6
9
13
13
11
7
6
5
5
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
6
8
10
12
11
7
6
7
5
21 .7
22.7
20.'
directions)
20.6
375
Fig.
4.
Mean
annual
(after
Hare
potential
evapotranspiration
(millimetres)
1952).
10
according
to Thornwaite
method
625750'
,
875
1000
Fig.
6.
Duration
(after
of vegetative
Hare
1952).
12
season
(days)
for
the
area
Growing
day.
range
for
the
was
5°C.
This
for
field
crops.
inland
is
is
7
Figure
island.
the
other
Atlantic
map
sheet
that
during
the
hours
of
interrelated
suitability
factors
the
reduce
that
thrive
in
such
areas
cool
as
relatively
The
low.
the
average
the
across
The
northeast.
with
a
season
portion
from
May
Although
to
precipitation,
field
crops,
considerable
spring
to
data
frost
within
are
and
(Tables
6
seasons
vary,
a
at
The
is
the
Lake
have
hours,
m
be
of
similar
the
above
Mary
but
map-sheet
the
but
area
at
higher
Lake
and
13
there
elevation,
highland
The
that
shows
days
Buchans
The
it
average
with
compared
gives
an
those
surrounding
severe
indication
Areas
elevations.
less
slightly
and
ocean
in
elevations.
lower
area
frost-free
that
level)
103
to
Botwood
Ann
stations
Botwood
seasons.
sea
expected
Site-specific
selected
from
cooler
The
10
(Figs.
less
increase
an
a
localities.
frost
indicate
distance
for
the
present
some
fall
of
of
agricultural
of
regions.
decreased
days
to
east
and
growing
length
frosts
first
data
short,
(280
outside
immediately
the
range
in
number
With
are
wide
fall
to
on
Buchans
climate
1461
of
and
inland
a
frost
to
120-150
of
station
8)
9)
the
to
experience
proximity
periods
ranges
Twin
for
trend
frost-free
in
(Fig.
(Fig.
during
a
early
do
location.
station
hours
total
a
received
and
than
7).
general
those
is
southwest
show
regions
depending
physiographic
daylight
factor
important
of
especially
coastal
close
and
the
and
provided
in
from
spring
frost
growing-season
of
sunshine
for
crops,
last
that
indicate
an
number
bright
adequate
risk
of
critical
particularly
temperatures,
are
late
dates
average
daily
are
accumulation
of
hours)
the
growing
climatic
September.
season
vegetative
11)
(^63
of
periods
crops,
Gander
for
units
the
of
is
annual
island
a
is
determining
heat-unit
hours
values
high
many
This
mean
of
number
decrease
of
where
occur
As
heat
intensity
growth.
Botwood,
units
that
Longer
weather.
for
0.91
season.
length
light
requirement
Botwood
the
length
in
The
the
plant
heat
heat
factor
factors
and
influencing
of
the
accumulated
another
agriculture.
period
index
precipitation,
climatic
for
illumination
are
in
season.
temperature,
other
and
season,
the
in
season
growing
crop-growing
sunshine
with
areas
of
parts
than
lower
growing
of
the
of
the
no
of
frost-free
proportion
during
are
of
other
is
percentage
portion
high
a
high
a
frost-free
available
The
there
the
that
consequence,
accumulation
shortage
a
experiences
with
compared
a
crops.
grown
area
unit
used
unit
heat
locally
accumulation,
used
temperature
usually
that
Gander-Botwood
addition,
base
1300
about
to
temperature
most
provinces,
map-sheet
areas
indicate
heat
Botwood
The
5).
for
the
the
coastal
the
minimum
experience
In
indicates
of
values
heat
degree-days.
is
base
Although
the
are
the
The
sufficient
high
Gander
in
(Table
that
shows
relatively
1100
locations
accumulation
for
degree-days
about
from
climates.
South
and
Table
4.
Jan.
Feb.
Kar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Year
Mean daily
temperature
in degrees
Celsius
(194i-|970).
Bonavis+a
Baie
Ver+e
Bo+wood
Fogo
Gander
Glenwood
Grand
Falls
Norris
Arm
Springdale
Twillinga+e
-3.8
-4.5
-2.6
0.6
4.5
9.2
14.6
15. 1
11.7
7.2
3.8
-0.9
4.6
-7.4
-8.4
-4.6
-0.3
4.7
10.8
15.6
14.9
10.7
5.3
1 .2
-4.3
3.2
-7.3
-8. 1
-4.2
0.7
7.0
1 1.6
16.8
16.4
12.8
7.0
2.2
-4.0
4.2
-6.0
-6.2
-3.8
0.2
5. 1
9.3
14.3
14.9
1 1.9
6.7
1 .8
-2.9
3.8
-6. 1
-6.3
-3.6
0.8
6.3
1 1.4
16.5
15.8
1 1 .8
6.3
1.9
-3.4
4.3
-6. 1
-6.3
-3.3
1.5
6.8
1 1 .6
16.4
15.8
1 1 .5
6.3
2.2
-3 4
4.4
-6.6
-6.5
-3.3
1 .4
7.2
1 1.9
17. 1
16.3
12.0
6.7
2.3
-3.4
4.6
-6.0
-6.7
-3.1
1.3
7. 1
12.6
17.5
16.7
12. 1
7.2
3.0
-2.6
4.9
-6.3
-7. 1
-3.6
1.0
6.3
11.7
16.7
16.0
1 1 .4
6.6
2.2
-3.8
4.3
-4. 1
-5.2
-3.2
0.8
5.0
10. 1
15.7
15.3
11.6
6.8
3.0
-1.7
4.5
degree-days,
base
Table
Growing
5.
5°C
(1941-1970).
temperature
of
Bonavi
Baie
s+a
1102.7
Ver+e
1098.2
Bo+wood
Fogo
Gander
1347.C
1063.7
GI en wood
FaI Is
Grand
Arm
Norris
1269.5
Spr
TwiI
ingdaIe
Ii nga+e
1265.2
1339.1
1410.1
1269.6
1157.8
14
Fig.
7.
Mean
annual
growing
degree-days
15
above
5°C
(1941-1970).
Fig.
8.
Mean
annual
number
of hours
of bright
sunshine
16
(May
to September,
inclusive,
1941-1970)
900
Fig.
9.
Average
number
of hours
of bright
sunshine
in summer
17
(May
to September,
inclusive,
1941
-1970)
Fig.
10.
Average
date
of last spring
18
frost
Fig.
11.
Averagedateoffirstfallfrost
19
Table
Frost
6.
da+a
(194M970).
Frc >s+-"free
Average
Bonav i s+a
Baie Verte
Bo+wood
Gander
G!enwood
Grand Falls
Morris
Arm
SpringdaIe
Tw i11i nga+e
Table
7.
Longest
155
91
1 18
122
68
1 10
94
85
147
of
Probabi1i+y
Spring
Fall
frost
frost
Shortest
175
1 17
138
144
128
139
1 17
148
161
Probability
Las- 1- spr; ng fr •OS+
cjays
126
22
62
102
10
65
47
22
122
•fall
and
spring
Averc ige
Earl
iest
Late; >+
Avera; ^
26
May
June 10
31
May
4
June
June 21
7
June
3
June
June 12
27
May
May
May
May
May
June
May
May
May
May
6
25
18
15
3
15
20
June
July
July
June
July
June
June
June
June
13
1
12
22
14
30
14
30
22
Oct.
Sept.
Sept.
Oct.
Aug.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Oct.
Fal
Is
90?
75?
May
May
18
25
66%
50?
33?
25;?
May
June
June
26
June
[O?
June
18
6
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5
12
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June
21
29
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May
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Earl
29
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27
5
29
26
c.
6
22
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12
30
21
18
10
18
25
14
9
23
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5
2
May
May
15
19
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8
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June
27
4
June
13
21
25
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July
6
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8
18
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11
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12
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.
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.
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13
20
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7
15
20
25
26
.
Twi
2
June
June
June
June
5
8
fall
frost.
Gl en' fiood
Gand' er
F iirst
Oct.
8
Oct
6
.
Oct .
Oct .
Oct .
Oct .
16
22
27
Nov ,
Nov .
9
13
7
Low-lying
valleys
of
average
and
experience
frost.
growing-season
Glenwood,
68
only
frost-free
show
Springdale
than
122
and
days,
that
assumed
river
the
quality
land
inland
glaciofluvial
major
frost
of
during
the
of
much
these
in
has
be
and
bays
found
be
period
can
because
can
85
and
which
It
days.
significant,
agricultural
and
alluvial
is
Arm
Norris
94
Gander,
incidence
high
a
from
of
as
110
has
recorded
a
frost-free
such
along
have
This
season.
growing
better
also
data
shorter
much
which
localities
will
has
periods
a
of
incidence
Frost
regions
Falls,
similar
valleys
have
upland
Grand
example,
days.
They
situated
closely
highest
for
frost-free
average
respectively.
days,
the
areas
on
terraces.
GEOMORPHOLOGY
Phys
iog
to
raphy
The
Botwood
Indian
Bay
570
from
at
m
Burlington
the
of
most
of
basin,
with
the
part
water
main
follows
monadnock
thinly
the
The
and
large
entire
the
during
are
late
Newfoundland
a
from
indicates
Main
around
reaches
minor
of
the
as
accumulations
had
topography
hills
flows.
and
of
Many
striae
can
tending
be
large
move
The
of
between
bogs
are
the
and
north
Gander
numerous
(Figs.
13
and
of
outflow
Gander
valleys
to
in
the
basis
ice-free
of
21
upper
the
Botwood
these
main
local
with
movements,
deflect
direction
areas.
evidence
the
deglaciation,
ice
serving
of
from
During
on
also
near
south
just
1960)
occurred
is
outwards
abnormalities
on
There
River
effect
period.
Jenness
occurred
of
portion
this
outflow
14).
radiated
occurred
island
during
1965;
increased.
toward
entire
cap
the
in
that
glacial
center
explained
to
the
bog
deposits
(Lundqvist
increasing
the
in
moraine
in
glaciation
ice
own
movements
an
Hill
Hodges
material
of
center
Northwest
Ice
direction
movement.
hummocky
small
era.
main
Topsail
sheet.
centers
of
striae
the
second
a
expanses
surficial
its
glacial
that
exposed
bedrock
result
Pleistocene
supported
Evidence
The
generally
region.
and
sheet
map
rolling
Bay
areas
12).
the
are
and
and
Dame
and
ice
glacial
Lakes
physiography
Botwood
that
southwest,
Wesleyville.
the
(Fig.
eastern
MacClintock
Notre
Wesleyville
northeasterly
previous
glaciated
throughout
and
features
and
the
uplands
and
and
within
the
in
m
coastal
Twenhofel
to
trends
the
slopes
120-240
to
in
m
lies
Atlantic
elevation
southwest
Peninsula
of
area,
and
60-90
physiographic
Wesleyviile
River
to
Burlington
the
in
south,
the
sheet
map
direction
major
in
across
Badger
General
coast.
According
area.
courses
the
The
ice
and
the
of
forming
of
major
Hill
from
region
a
the
to
Hodges
(1940)
comprises
north
Peninsula,
portions
map
sheet
map
and
local
and
of
divert
ice
glacial
deflections
and
I.
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Bay of
Indian
TZ.
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Head
TTT
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Fig.
12.
Physiographic
divisions
22
"Serpentine"
Mountains
Lake-White
Notre
Dame
Rnia
Trinity
Bay
Bay
Basin
Hill Monadnock
d'Espoir
Basin
Bay Basin
Conception
of Newfoundland
Range
Range
Grand
XHodges
x i
Hills"
of St. John's
SILAnguille
SIH.
Lowland
Bay Basin
Basin
Fig.
13.
Glacial
(after
striae
Lundqvist
and
moraine
topography
in northeastern
1965).
23
Newfoundland
Fig.
14.
Map
and
of eastern
positions
Newfoundland
of eskers
(after
showing
Jenness
24
orientation
1960).
of glacial
striations
Bedrock
Surface
soil
forms,
of
nature
in
geology
the
generalized
glaciation,
areas.
drainage
Burlington
Sedimentary
is
generally
form
associated
rocks.
more
as
rugged
folded
This
strata.
parallel
ridges
the
Glacial
is
this
and
this
characterized
narrow,
Long,
into
region
a
is
area
of
highly
by
steep
deep
of
bays
area.
features
Morainal
that
there
with
a
features
was
front
distinct
a
the
becomes
center
The
vicinity
not
line
long
enough
be
nearly
due
outflow
located
zone
of
halt
of
the
to
to
the
upper
Botwood
This
of
the
fairly
of
east
trace.
influence
advance
is
line
but
region,
near
in
ice
maximum
the
second
reaches
of
for
End
recession.
extent
of
the
a
Jenness
corresponds
that
thick
relatively
25
line
have
halt
halted
was
sediments
outwash
an
of
along
recession
of
of
features
features
describes
the
north
the
cover
these
the
layer
(1960)
to
till
fluvial
Glacial
theory
in
although
a
extent
moraines
continuous
(1965),
the
in
in
negligible
Lundqvist
support
decreases
generally
distinct.
or
also
till
the
becoming
by
that
The
16.
theory
an
or
River.
of
deposited.
and
the
the
support
recession
impossible
probably
common
this
ice
13
of
is
identified
are
area
the
Figs.
part
direction,
line
in
of
thickness
northeastern
been
in
and
Gander
Northwest
Botwood
halt
western
diffuse
obliteration
the
in
major
shown
as
in
minor
to
glaciation
valleys.
southwestward
in
of
region
intense
area
narrow
a
and
slates
coastal
less
seaward
and
extend
sea
of
result
a
in
Hill
metamorphic
plus
the
However,
and
landforms
Hodges
area
surface
tending
in
of
this
the
elongated
similar
bedrock
of
tracts
northeast
volcanic
are
Botwood
in
much
Lakes
drainage
occurs
of
slates,
from
Topography
with
area
of
extend
coast.
shape.
An
patterns
consisting
drift
in
during
topography.
consisting
rolling,
parallel
along
direction.
drainage
the
The
pyroclastic
areas
irregular
rocks
to
terrain,
ponds.
porphyry,
igneous
conglomerates
or
drumlinoid
occur
northeastern
the
north
and
being
similar
and
undulating
usually
quartz
Peyton,
to
hummocky
shaped
like
metamorphic
siltstones,
Wesleyville
it
in
and
sandstones,
of
react
area.
Mount
resistant
very
very
a
the
in
Wesleyville,
are
irregularly
consists
gives
found
hills,
and
resulting
the
protruding
which
schists,
glaciation,
to
rocks
patterns,
Peninsula
and
rocks,
in
These
in
resulting
random
occur
bedrock
15
Figure
types
the
and
patterns,
by
area.
bedrock
major
rocks
Hill
drainage
controlled
largely
map-sheet
the
of
igneous
Hodges
are
Bofcwood
view
Intrusive
and
development,
till
glacial
inner
and
in
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outer
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glacial
of eastern
features
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(after
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showing
1960).
27
distribution
of late
Pleistocene
recession.
He
16)
(Fig.
this
in
linear
Pond
that
The
the
in
area
direction
the
to
surface
The
results
Glacial
northeast
to
the
mouths
Marine
Beach
most
major
brooks
the
Comfort
starting
zone,
13
Figs.
and
Glacial
16.
with
marine
the
along
tend
deposits
conjunction
been
action.
Recent
deposited
These
over
coastal
Remnant
These
beach
strata
northern
coast.
where
times
follows
the
because
they
areas,
for
they
in
a
most
eroded
of
part
these
they
an
They
have
been
28
wind
by
and
beaches
sand
wave
deposited
conditions.
such
of
elevation
late
along
beach
beach
localities
form,
away
to
medium
present-day
to
during
coastline.
been
coast
scattered
curvilinear
present-day
have
in
rise
deposited
vestiges
the
occur
to
low-lying
under
features
Freels
Cape
fine
the
of
rock
ridges
were
of
marine
from
of
consist
and
Bight,
features
postglacial
most
along
other
coast
deposits
deposits
moraine
Windmill
and
beaches,
northeast
entire
Harbour.
have
but
in
in
trending
fluvial
till
shown
These
line
a
Lewisporte,
Arm,
occur
outwash
region.
Other
also
remnant
sand,
along
Musgrave
some
of
line
other
deposits
occur
at
the
at
terraces
topography
bedrock.
in
inner
are
regions
igneous
prevalent
thicker
resistant
irregular
Peyton
Exploits
Albert.
northeast
more
and
and
of
in
represented
a
hummocky
Brown's
Port
as
contain
Mount
areas,
somewhat
is
hummocky
eskers,
Bay
slate
usually
in
irregular,
are
closely
or
and
of
the
in
the
approximately
at
glaciation
the
through
areas
topography
and
of
Botwood,
far
from
fluvial
a
features
as
radiate
that
produce
ice
trending
terraces,
through
and
Areas
to
the
common
fluvial
Cove,
of
type
to
This
shale
rolling
Lewisporte,
Pond
Bay
of
In
to
type
fluvial
are
glacial
of
deposits
region.
glaciated
Mesleyville
from
deposits
in
the
Indian
movement
or
coast.
of
examples
that
till
This
tend
form.
prime
on
moraines.
Harbour
undulating
Gander
bedrock
igneous
the
bedrock.
shape.
from
major
a
of
are
drumlinoid
from
related
deposits
superimposed
lateral
Musgrave
underlying
landforms
the
the
form
the
to
Radiating
deltaic
border
of
form
was
to
surface
conforms
and
moraines
there
Pond
Bay
and
zone
the
in
area
indicates
Indian
drift
belt
moraine
zone.
zone.
Prominent
Ocean
outwash
are
inner
drift
outer
end
drift
inner
the
zone
the
to
age
discontinuous
a
encircles
drift
inner
the
depicts
that
glacial
or
which
are
obliterated.
as
m.
immediate
closely
usually
discontinuous
of
most
ridges
30
can
the
be
coast.
identified,
In
Isostatic
uplift
The
of
melting
removed
island.
deposits
coastal
regions.
of
levels
the
of
Avalon
The
is
possibly
still
century
island
entire
than
around
Botwood
map
that
the
in
rise
apparent
have
axis
an
of
Isthmus
of
the
to
appears
about
moving
the
indicate
sinking
of
m
significant
around
rate
the
75
nearly
less
John's
more
that
to
is
negligible
relative
per
upper
indicate
Uplift
St.
the
on
in
level
sea
based
isobases
at
the
stratified
present
direction
area.
a
cm
the
isobases
records
has
30
the
in
above
The
rapidly
of
upwarping
present
shows
becoming
Peninsula
an
northwesterly
a
tidal
fact,
level.
is
deltas.
in
southeast,
approximately
sea
17
Peninsula
In
in
much
occur
deglaciation
during
uplift
outwash
upwarped
the
toward
the
Figure
Burlington
Avalon.
cover
resulting
that
these
has
coast
ice
load,
Evidence
outwash
in
the
immense
an
tilted
been
the
and
of
Isthmus
Avalon.
VEGETATION
The
area
the
Boreal
The
central
and
the
forest
section
In
the
of
black
.l^ajLl^A.".^)
with
'
(Pj_nj^s
strobus)
found
nutrient
on
(B28a),
Northern
(Populus
in
white
,
this
(B
of
glauca)
the
throughout
impeded
a
with
drainage
rifera)
papy
aspen
White
Newfoundland.
(Picea
ix
(Lar
etui
Trembling
part
spruce
of
paper
(Abies
tamarack
birch
tremuloides).
scattered
are
sites
fir
and
iana),
consist
(B28a)
area
balsam
as
mar
of
admixture
only
r u b r u m)
(Acer
are
stands
central
such
(Picea
spruce
aspen
in
18).
(Fig.
section
the
of
part
the
species
an
trembling
occurs
of
forests
coniferous
balsamea),
and
forms
strip
(1959)
Falls
Grand
within
lies
(B29).
general,
primarily
the
sheet
Rowe
to
of
part
coastal
narrow
the
according
region
forms
area
Peninsula
in
encompassed
and
,
red
pine
maple
Alder
area.
swamps
high
relatively
a
content.
In
better
undisturbed
conditions,
soils,
nutrient-poor
eastern
in
of
part
The
Damman
floristic
the
the
forest
environmental
and
types
successional
predominantly
Iiycopoqium-Dryopteris-fir
status.
the
fir
occur
is
spruce
black
of
in
vegetation
the
for
Forest
composition
of
predominance
balsam
spruce
the
occupy
on
favored
by
in
spruce
the
region.
factors
(1964).
black
of
Regeneration
sites.
resulting
fire,
of
forests
forests
whereas
in
The
area
relation
to
not
areas
Hylocomium-f
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type
to
type,
present
29
described
are
identified
were
types
relation
central
soil
by
to
according
disturbed
with
but
by
fire
the
not
their
and
characteristics
common.
have
Fig.
17.
Isobases
(metres
in eastern
above
sea
Newfoundland,
level)
(after
based
Jenness
on upper
1960).
30
levels
of outwash
deltas
Falls
Grand
Brook
Corner
Northern
Peninsula
Avalon
Barrens
Newfoundland-Labrador
Forest-Tundra
Fig.
18.
Map
of Newfoundland,
showing
the Boreal
forest
31
regions
according
to Rowe
1959.
K a 1 mi
a -b1
as
fire
a
Sphag
a c k
In
The
are
fed
vegetation
the
spruce
is
more
is
absent.
alder
The
m
Peat
with
occur
bogs
and
as
Soil-site
most
drive
vehicles.
The
of
helicopter
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2.5
wet,
principal
flashets,
called,
roadside
air
regions
transport
in
site
summer
a
of
areas
field
description
were
field
chemical
ana
134
of
good
are
input
physical
document,
The
II.
according
analysis.
32
of
observations
of
ground
field
agriculture
Appendix
a
total
combination
19).
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shown
as
submitted
of
A
of
for
and
poor
use
site
distribution
described
the
helicopter
information
card.
four-wheel-
the
1974.
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roads
collection.
potential
fully
sampled,
detailed
and
data
included
description
major
with
covered
field
gave
along
passable
necessitated
and
the
during
were
area
large
many
observations
made
made
were
additional
for
examinations
sample
over
very
CLASSIFICATION
AND
that
trails
forest
accessibility
Each
MAPPING
observations
along
and
some
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often
urn
locally
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s
common,
METHODS
FIELD
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developed.
SOIL
274
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and
fuse
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alder
fir
to
by
ecoregion.
marginal
White
both
absent.
detail
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of
to
centers
fens,
virtually
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similar
domed
have
are
mainly
aspects.
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species.
well
most
nature.
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in
close
whereas
Green
tall.
the
oligotrophic
in
and
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and
is
area
abundant,
speckled
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notable
some
brooks.
described
ma_r_^anji)
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of
for
is
as
consists
and
commonly
waters,
especially
barrens,
vegetation
except
is
raised
bogs
(B29)
area
(JP.i.c.eja
some
and
1975)
area
of
black
this
to
nourished)
(rain
nutrient-rich
(unpublished,
with
restricted
usually
Soligenous
by
coastal
are
sphagnum
by
pools.
are
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not
region
dominated
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especially
and
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or
concentric
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throughout,
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types
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of
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uce
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C 1 a d o n i a - K a 1 m i a - s p r u c e
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background
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climatic
materials
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all
step,
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georoorphology,
the
used
pedoclimatic
relationship
34
in
zone.
between
the
The
soil
exploratory
concept
of
and
development
Within
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pedociimatic
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forests,
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soil
association
was
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as
the
same
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at
associations
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black
spruce
fires
definition
the
over
the
of
definitions
of
and
boundary
in
Newfoundland
have
with
simplified
very
differences
in
soil
The
soil
the
of
the
of
majority
developed
and
associations
deposition
are
material
on
soils
in
morainal
on
the
transported
beneath,
that
glacier
and
agent.
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in
decreases
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and
of
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coast.
often
which
It
bouldery.
the
soils
deposits
that
modified
the
till
varies
by
loamy
sand
Glaciofluvial
35
in
any
loam
front
of
in
a
intermediate
but
material
of
been
generally
negligible
becoming
to
have
consist
considerably
direction,
is
has
and
within,
on,
of
mode
The
maps
Morainal
been
the
developed.
Botwood-Wesleyville
not
northeasterly
of
and
to
according
grouped
material
beside,
has
materials.
groupings
development.
deposits.
nonstratified
well-compacted,
systems,
materials
parent
date
to
maps.
parent
are
of
drainage
soils
mapping
of
to
used
been
associations
similarities
on
within
scale
ranges
map
Soil
closely
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soil
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defined
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regard
to
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complexity
units
units
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parent
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basic
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phases
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mapping,
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of
range
soils
having
relief
in
specific
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degree
scale.
regions.
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of
materials
parent
the
the
on
and
conditions,
000
stratification
sequence
a
variations
subgroups
of
mapping
similar
provides
1978)
of
level
soil
is
adequately
pedoclimatic
concept
lower
for
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a
Committee
the
stony,
extensive
association
that
are
defined
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of
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handle
mapped
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fir
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the
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unit
to
necessary
along
soil
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broad
a
Survey
occur
balsam
both
unit
similar
characteristics
In
basic
age,
under
soils
above
coarse-fcextured
for
scanty,
is
the
The
is
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spells
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data
are
The
description.
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in
dry
shallow
some
tentative.
are
about
than
as
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degree-days
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grown
September.
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1000
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area
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Central
more
rainfall
general,
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black
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lines
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data
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covers
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springs
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Newfoundland
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and
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days
supporting
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late
consists
area
soils
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having
the
encompassing
area.
as
by
area,
defined:
been
climatic
expressed
map-sheet
as
Botwood
pedoclimatic
Newfoundland
The
the
zones
islands
Fogo
Botwood
is
climate
regional
vegetation.
and
usually
texture,
occurs
in
small
tracts
flowing
or
kame
beaches
to
action
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For
wind
the
through
soil-forming
are
Soil
for
usually
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iron
consist
of
and
their
the
horizons
and
reaction.
are
color,
Color
is
identification.
of
and
by
an
Colors
indicators
content,
organic
horizons,
20.
Fig.
soil
indicated
usually
texture
the
in
rock
fragments
fine
expressed
to
fraction
organic
leaching
in
matter
effects.
Poor
brownish,
grayish,
durability
21
is
of
soil
the
moisture-holding
the
reddish
and
A
soil.
granular
it
or
structure,
may
the
term
classes
clay.
of
have
may
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and
When
the
of
form,
and
size,
aeration,
distribution
and
silt,
volume,
The
determine
horizon
diameter).
characteristic
growth.
aggregates
sand,
in
textural
and
important
plant
soil
soil
silt,
most
of
soil
the
sand,
capacity,
the
mm
the
of
shows
influences
that
2
(less
of
structure
proportions
20-50%
percentages
profile
within
the
Figure
used.
as
Soil
refers
earth
constitute
is
gravelly
roots
plant
blocky,
or
plate,
structureless
(massive
or
g rained).
single
Soil
is
consistence
moisture
when
may
are
wet;
be
present
and
or
in
may
firm
nonplastic
when
cemented
and
particles.
soils
friable,
texture
to
soil
conditions,
loose,
dry;
sticky
related
between
forces
attractive
iron
of
"parent"
or
mineral
horizons
of
layers
soil
master
in
developed
of
sequence
soil
a
have
.
clay
Soils
These
descriptions
of
that
a
and
explained
feat'ure
more
Horizons
LFH,
R.
or
unweathered
consistence,
horizons
is
and
or
and
C,
determined
drainage,
when
Such
the
profile.
0
briefly
structure,
drainage
wave
as
description
horizons
or
characteristics
Important
mottiing
layers
soil
a
B,
content,
and
sands
such
one
The
into
as
are
easily
associations,
surface
called
A,
texture,
occur
of
stratified
processes
processes.
the
subhorizons
and
deposits
consist
and
included.
the
of
study
is
designated
soil
soil
designated
layers,
They
coast.
eskers,
texture
in
Marine
gravel.
shoreline
kames,
loam
sandy
by
stratified
are
plains,
well-sorted
are
from
material
soil
the
of
entails
to
moved
streams
action.
associates
horizons
the
along
through
most
soil
sand
was
by
deposits
outwash
and
moderately
deposited
of
stones
material
deposited
The
form
are
small
remnant
gravels
the
They
contain
and
glaciers.
in
terraces.
well-sorted
of
melting
occur
usually
as
the
usually
This
area.
sorted
subsequently
from
and
the
throughout
and
glaciers
or
36
loose,
plastic
organic
texture
or
such
matter.
hard
very
or
nonsticky
when
the
to
on
hard,
moist;
agents
with
combination
be
when
cementing
refers
Depending
saturated.
as
silica
Soil
and
«i2J44(4'^l^^^
L, F, and H: organic
A: mineral
surface
cumulation
humus
horizon.
of humus
subsurface
in H.
It is dark colored
because
when
horizon,
usually
it is altered,
to give a change
matter
(BhF),
or
in color or structure
(Bm).
If the
by iron and organic
matter
(Bfc,
material.
This
Bf or Bhf horizon
is cemented
Bhfc) the horizon
is called an ortstein
horizon
It may
of accumulation.
by iron (Bf), by iron and organic
C: mineral
of the ac¬
clay, iron, and
out (Ae).
be enriched
BC: transitional
is raw in L,
matter
organic
(Ah) or light colored
have been leached
B: mineral
The
horizons.
in F, and decomposed
Daftly decomposed
horizon.
horizon.
horizon
is relatively
cept for gleying(Cg)
of unweathered
soil or parent
by soil forming
unaffected
or cementation
processes,
ex¬
(Cc).
^^^0^^^
l^tp^i^te
'^^o'a^^
^g:^^^^
R: substratum
to the surface
The
suffix "g" is used
cause
denote
Fig.
20.
Common
horizons
of unconsolidated
or many meters
of poor drainage.
which may be close
with all horizons if mottling occurs be¬
The symbol "j" is used after a suffix to
a failure to meet the specified
in a hypothetical
37
bedrock,
below it.
soil profile.
limits of the suffix.
100
%
Fig.
21.
A
diagram
sand,
showing
silt, and clay
SAND
the
ranges
in the soil textural
38
in percentages
classes
.
of
consistence
indicates
A
worked.
In
this
<4.5)
to
is
hard
which
slightly
acid
map
base
status
nutrients.
Most
acid
slightly
agricultural
of
of
roots
films;
the
fibers,
is
expressed
the
original
the
moderately
and
strongly
The
the
main
for
of
the
soils
the
Canadian
Each
the
system
end
soil
of
sequence
indicate
is
by
classification
of
area
map
according
Soil
(Canada
units
that
particular
within
symbols
are
used
are
of
parent
39
a
section
cross
soil
forest
for
given
in
material
all
at
the
show
each
classification,
comments
types
by
sections
cross
occur
soil
additional
following
illustrated
The
Landform,
and
The
system,
morphological
influenced
the
classification
soil
description.
soil
association.
drainage,
unit.
of
great
in
Botwood-Wesleyville
association
the
of
differences
humic.
this
Under
as
to
as
orders,
are
are
1978).
Committee
Survey
the
into
shows
6
and
decomposed
subgroups.
8
weakly
5
and
strongly
profile
Table
a
of
to
indicated
are
soil
the
in
mapped
from
division
processes.
scale
respectively,
of
phases
squeezing
Post
classes
generally
of
of
proportion
undecomposed
classified
are
and
criteria
soil-forming
are
the
of
nature
after
fibric;
range
and
associates
characteristics
to
7-10
classes
soil
called
color
the
von
of
the
the
hand
the
from
range
clay
stage
of
the
the
in
decomposed,
decomposed
subgroups,
groups,
1-4
generally
the
fingers,
and
in
defined
of
location
by
takes,
remains
Classes
and
and
distribution
and
fragments.
the
sample
are
distinctness
are
observing
by
that
are
mesic;
of
the
decomposition
between
classes
and
called
the
plant
within
size,
The
the
decomposed
completely
retain
characterized
determined
form
decomposition.
best
rock
material.
sample
Ten
sample.
grow
thickness,
are
the
is
that
to
horizons
of
horizons
of
material
soil
abundance,
abundance
and
soil
Organic
solution
the
frequency,
pores;
size
aecomposition
organic
of
boundaries;
and
and
in
soils
range.
features
horizon
wet.
indication
important
a
crops
reaction
Additional
form
of
the
for
an
are
when
acid
extremely
6.1-6.5)
ability
be
can
sticky
machinery.
from
range
(pH
soil
a
becomes
with
work
area,
the
or
which
usually
to
classes,
Botwood-Wesleyville
the
with
ease
soil
it
state
Reaction
(pH
the
fine-textured
cross
and
types,
soil
each
sections
bedrock.
to
KEY
TO
THE
SYMBOLS
USED
Bedrock
Red
\\^\\\J
and
Slate,
to pink granite,
Gray
diorite,
and
Quartz
feldspar,
and volcanic
Moderately
Stratified,
Fine
L^l^J
and
biotite
rocks,
stony
coarse-textured,
schists,
till
till
stony
till
coarse
to coarse-textured,
stony
coarse
to coarse-textured,
stratified
gravels
and cobbly
beach
marine
material
beach
sand
(peat)
Miscellaneous
Compacted
granodiorite,
Materials
to medium-textured
Surface
pyroclastic
porphyry,
sandy,
Organic
diorite,
granite,
quartzite
gabbro
to moderately
Moderately
sands
porphyritic
conglomerate
and
conglomerate,
fine to medium-textured,
Moderately
Medium
chert,
and
siltstone,
rocks
Parent
L^&ffiwffi.
siltstone,
graywacke,
quartz
Types
sandstone,
micaceous
gray
SECTIONS
CROSS
THE
IN
Symbols
till or cemented
stones
and
boulders
40
layer
(ortstein)
glacial
fluvial
MAPPING
LEGEND
A
map.
mapping
legend
The
unit
map
of
consists
survey
and
a
the
dominant
R
association
that
information
is
briefly
in
more
the
of
and
map
the
soil
map
information
occurs
stoniness,
composition,
classification,
detail
is
symbol
for
each
map
significant
in
the
rockiness,
where
in
number
This
constituents
pedological
applicable,
erosional
as
type
proportions,
or
gradient,
extended
soil
land
material
soil
features.
on
part
includes
number
dominant
decile
second
the
to
This
the
legend
The
refers
I.
first
the
soil
general
that
of
soil
report.
with
41
letter
F,
specific
and
together
form,
and
soil
about
landform,
surface
the
Appendix
unit
a
organic
0,
material.
parent
association,
unit,
map
The
number
a
in
soil
deposition
and
the
the
a
soil
of
deposits;
in
in
mode
deposits;
land.
the
on
on
contains
morainal
indicates
described
presented
as
association,
rock
symbol
occurs
unit
legend
denotes
unit
map
M,
used
part
the
marine
W,
units
Botwood-Wesleyville
first
indicates
material:
Also,
the
of
the
The
parts.
deposits;
deposits.
in
used
letter
parent
of
description
a
two
The
number.
glaciofluvial
part
is
symbol
it
Table
8.
Classification
Order
Podzolic
soils.
Soils
that
have
podzolic
B horizons
in which
amorphous
comblnations
of organic
matter,
Fe,
and Al are
accumulated.
The podzolic
B horizon
is at least
10 cm thick.
of
the
Great
SO~IS
mapped
in
the
Botwood-Wesleyville
Orthic
Ferro-Humic
Prof i I e type:
LFH,
Ae, Bhf,
Bf,
Soi1
Podzol
BC,
Ortstein
Ferro-Humic
Prof i le type:
LFH,
Ae, Bhf,
Bhfc
BC, C
Gleyed
Ferro-Humic
Profile
type:
LFH,
Aegj,
Bhf,
cg
Gleyed
Ortstein
Podzo I
Prof i le type:
LFH,
Aegj,
Bhf,
Bfcg,
BCg, F
Humo-Ferric
Podzol.
Soils
that
have
a brownish B horizon
with
less
organic
matter
than
the
B horizon
of Ferro-Humic
Podzols.
They
lack
Eh
or Bhf
horizons
at least
10 cm thick.
The Bf
horizon
contains
0.5-5%
organic
C and 0.6%
or
more
pyrophosphate
extractable
Fe + Al (0.4%
for
sands).
These
soils
occur
mainly
under
coniferous
and mixed
forest
vegetation
but they
may occur
under
heath
and
shrub
vegetation.
area.
Subgroup
group
Ferro-Humic
Podzol.
Soils
that
have
a dark-colored
B horizon
with
a high
content
of organlc
C and an appreciable
amount
of extractable
Fe and
Al.
The Bhf
horizon
1s at
least
10 cm thlck
and contains
5% or more
organic
C and 0.6%
or more
pyrophosphate
extractab
le Fe + Al
(0.4%
for
sands).
These
soils
are mainly
found
under
heath
and scrub
vegetation
of
barren
areas.
map-sheet
Orthic
Profile
LFH,
Humo-Ferric
type:
Ae, Bf,
BC,
Ortstein
Humo-Ferrlc
Prof I le type:
LFH,
Ae, Bfc,
Bfj,
Gleyed
Humo-Ferric
Prof i le type:
LFH,
Aegj,
Bfgj,
Gleyed
Ortstein
Podzo 1
Prof i le tvne:
LFH,
Aegjj’
Bfcgj,
BCg,
Cg
C
Podzol
or
associations
Fogo,
Muddy
Indian
Aspen
Cove,
Ho I e,
Island
Fogo,
Muddy
Aspen
Hole
Gambo,
Aspen
Peyton,
Cove
Aspen
Cove
Cove,
Bfc,
Podzol
Bfgj,
Fogo,
BCg,
Ferro-Humic
Bhfc
or
Podzol
C
Podzol
Alderburn,
Benton,
Gambo,
New Bay,
Peyton,
Wesleyville,
Westport,
Twi l I ingate,
Pitt’s
Pond,
Peter’s
Arm,
Muddy
Hole,
Indian
Island
Peyton,
Pitt’s
Wesleyvi
I le,
Pond,
Muddy
Hole
C
Podzol
BCg,
Cg
Humo-Ferric
Bfjcjgj,
Lithic
phases
of subgroups:
These
soils
have
the general
characteristics
of the
above
subgroups
but
also
have
a
Iithic
contact
withln
I m
of the minera1
surface.
Al derburn,
Benton,
Gambo,
Gander,
New
Peyton,
Westport,
Twillingate,
Pitt’s
Gambo,
Peyton,
Wesleyville,
Pltt’s
Bay,
Pond
Pond
Table
8.
Classification
Order
of
the
Great
SO~IS
of
the
Botwood-Wesleyville
map-sheet
group
area
(continued).
Subgroup
Brunlsolic
soils.
Soils
that
have
sufficient
development
to exclude
them
from
the Regosolic
order,
but
lack
the
dearee
or kind
of horizon
dev&
I opment
speci
f ied for
soi I s of other
orders.
The order
Includes
soils
with
Ae horizons
and
weakly
expressed
B horizons
of accumulation,
such
as a Bfj
horizon,
a Bf
horizon
less
than
10 cm
thlck,
or a Bm horizon
that
is different
from
the overlying
Ae horizon
and the
underlying
parent
material.
The B horizon
is at least
5 cm thick.
D strie
Brunisol.
T i ese are acid
Brunisolic
soils
that
lack
a welideveloped
mlneral-organic
surface
horizon.
They occur
1 y on parent
widely,
usual
materfals
of
low base
status
forest
and typlcal
ly under
vegetation.
Gleyed
D strie
Profile
Y ype:
LFH,
Bmgj
or
cg
Regosolic
SO~IS.
Solls
that
have
a horizon
development
too
weak
to
meet
the
requlrements
of
any other
order.
Regoso I .
Soils
that
do not
have
a
mineral-organic
surface
horizon
at least
10 cm thlck.
They
may have
buried
mlneralorganic
layers,
but
no B
horizon
at least
5 cm thick.
Orthic
Profile
Gleysolic
soils.
Soils
that
have
features
indicative
of periodic
or
prolonged
saturation
with
water
and reduclng
conditions.
They
have
within
50 cm of the
minera1
surface
either
matrix
colot-c
of low chroma
or distinct
to prominent
mottles
of
high
chroma.
Gleysol.
Soils
that
do not
have
developed
mineral-organic
surface
horizons.
Orthic
Gleysol
Prof i le type:
LFH or 0, - Bg,
Soi1
Brunlsol
Bfjgj,
Gleyed
Eluviated
Brunisol
Profile
tvbe:
LFH,
Ae 0;’ Aej,
BfjgJTgj
n-
Cgj
AI derburn,
Benton
AI derburn,
New Bay
Benton,
or
Dystric
Bmgj
associations
or
Lithic
phases
of subgroups:
These
soils
have
the
general
characteristics
of the
above
subgroups
but also
have
a Iithic
contact
within I m of the
minera1
surf ace.
well
Cumu I ic
Profile
Regosol
type:
Regoso
type:
Muddy
Hole
Muddy
Hole
- C.
I
C,
Ahb,
-C
Benton,
Cg
Gander,
New
Bay
Table
8.
Classification
Order
Organic
soi 1s.
Soiis
composed
largely
of organic
materials
containing
174: or more
organic
C (30% organic
matter)
by weight
and
meet
the
following
depth
specifications:
(1)
(2)
(3)
at least
60 cm if the
surface
layer
is undecomposed
(fibric)
material.
at least
40 cm if the
surface
layer
is
moderately
decomposed
(mesic)
or wel I
decomposed
(humic).
at least
10 cm if a
Iithic
contact
occurs
within
40 cm of the
surface.
of
the
Great
soils
of
the
Botwood-Wesleyville
map-sheet
group
Fibrisol.
Soils
composed
largely
of
relatively
undecomposed
(fibric)
organic
material.
The middle
tier
(40-120
cm)
is dominantly
fibric.
If
a terric
or
Iithic
contact
occurs
between
40-120
cm,
both
middle
and surface
tiers
are
dominantly
Fibric.
Mesisol.
Soils
composed
dominantly
of
organic
material
in an
intermediate
stage
of decomposition
(mesic).
The middle
tier
(40-120
cm)
is mesic.
If a terric
or Iithic
contact
occurs
between
40-120
cm, both
middle
and surface
tiers
are
dominantly
mesic.
(concluded).
Subgroup
Typic
Profile
Of
Fibrisol
type:
Mesic
Fibrisol
Profile
type:
Of,
Om, Of
Terric
Mesic
Prof i le type:
Of,
2,
c
Typic
Mesisol
Prof i le type:
- Om
Fibric
Mesisol
Prof i le type:
Om, Of,
Om
Terric
Profile
Mesisol
type:
Soi1
associations
Of
or
Om,
Dead Wol f Pond,
Seldom
Cove
Of
or
Om,
Dead Wolf
Pond,
Seldom
Cove
Fibrisol
Of or
Om,
Seldom
Of
or
Om,
Of
or
Om,
Om or
Of,
Terric
Fibric
Prof i le type:
pm, Of,
c
Mesisol
Om or
Of
Terric
Humic
Prof i le type:
Om, Oh, C
Mesisol
Om or
Terric
Mesic
Profile
type:
Oh, Om, C
Humisol
Oh or
C)m.
Humisol.
Soils
composed
dominantly
of
organic
material
in the
most
advanced
stage
of decomposition
fhumic).
These
soils
have
a
dominantly
humic
middle
tier
or middle
and surface
tier
if a terric
or Iithic
contact
occurs
between
40-120
cm.
area
Cove
Mint
Pond
Mint
Pond
Min-t
Pond
Mint
Pond
Mint
Pond
C
0 z‘1
Michael’s
Om,
Harbour
Table
9.
Chemical
and
physical
analyses
of
descrlbed
profiles.
Exchangeable
(meq/lOO
Horizon
Depth
(cm)
pH
H20
PH
CaC12
Org .
C
C%l
K
Ca
Alderburn,
Aeg.i
Bf.isj
cg
O-12
12-29
29-70
4.5
4.7
5.5
3.9
4.2
4.8
0.49
0.29
0.22
Gleyed
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.7
0.9
Ja
LJl
Bf2
BC
C
7-24
24-37
37-68
4::
5.2
5.7
5.7
43:;
4.8
5.3
5.3
0.95
4.18
1.57
0.86
0.39
0.1
0.1
0.1
Alderburn,
Ad
Bfgj
BCcg j
o-9
9-19
19-44
4.0
5.3
5.5
3.4
4.9
5.0
0.40
1.56
0.39
Gleyed
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.5
0.4
Benton,
AP
Bw j
BCcg
Ccg.i
O-20
20-45
45-65
65-120
4.6
4.7
5.1
5.3
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.3
0.99
0.72
0.24
0.12
0.3
3.1
Benton,
AP
2
BQ
W
O-19
19-39
39-54
54-82
82-140
4.4
4.5
4.7
4.8
5.0
4.1
4.5
4:1
4.0
Eluvlated
0.1
0.1
0.1
DystrTc
0.2
Gleyed
Podzol
5.0
Humo-Ferric
Al
Grave1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.3
38
36
50
59
65
66
32
24
25
9
II
9
0.1
1.1
0.3
0.1
1.6
0.8
:i
30
36
40
54
55
59
59
60
37
28
30
32
32
15
I I
9
8
49
61
64
60
65
79
31
24
10
9
l I
II
52
58
:z
42
:Fi
40
25
26
27
24
17
24
30
36
0.2
0.2
2:
phase
(75-0007
si It
Clay
0.2
)
0.0
0.2
0.0
(76-0022)
9.5
Podzol
Sand
(Ig>
(75-0002)
5.9
26.6
6.4
Brunisol
Particle-size
distribution
Cg)
(75-0001)
Iithic
0.0
-
Fe
(wm)
40.7
12.6
7.4
Podzol,
Dystrlc
Pyrophosphate
,extractable
Avai lable
g
P
8.0
9.4
5.7
0.6
0.1
0.0
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
Brunisol
Humo-Ferric
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
CEC
Buff.
g (meq/lOO
soi 1)
0. I
0.2
0. I
Orthic
0.8
0.6
0.6
CEC
Perm
(meq/lOO
soi11
Al
Mg
Alderburn,
2::
ca-t-ions
g soi 1)
0.00
0.02
0.05
0.16
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
(76-0023)
I .8
1.1
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.1
2.1
-
3.2
0.5
15.6
I 1.6
0.04
0.04
0.7
0.4
41
39
30
31
29
30
0::
0.0
0:;
0.3
E
0.9
00
0:2
0.7
-
::5
2.0
5::
9.2
o-05
.
0.15
21 .
0.1
39’
43
;:
22
:2
35
Table
9.
Chemlcal
and
physical
analyses
of
described
profiles
Exchangeable
(meq/iOO
Hor i zon
Depth
(cm)
pH
H20
PH
CaCl2
Org.
C
(SI
K
Gambo,
Aeg
A@
o-12
12-20
4.4
4.2
3.5
3.6
Bfc
Bfcg
Ccg.i
g-44”
44-56
25
4.9
43::
4.5
0.6
0.9
2.0
0.8
Mg
Gleyed
Ortstein
0.7
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.2
Gander,
Ae
Bf
BC
C
o-2
2-15
15-28
28-63
4.1
4.7
5.0
5.2
3. I
4.5
5.0
5.0
0.14
2.36
0.39
0.09
cations
g soi 1)
Ca
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
o-5
5-20
20-56
4.3
4.5
5.0
4.1
4.0
4.2
6.48
I .22
0.16
0.6
0.2
0.2
Gander,
Ae
Bf
Bf%i
Bf
%b
ABb
Bfjc
Bfc
lx
C
O-l
I -8
8-28
28-37
6021
21-39
39-64
64-39
89- I 09
/ 09+
4.2
2:
4.9
3.3
3.2
4.5
0.51
I .43
I .89
2.29
5:;
3.8
4.0
4.4
4.6
4.8
0.21
0.04
0.11
0.85
0.41
0.22
0.03
3.8
3.8
0.8
0.5
Gleyed
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
Muddy
0.0
0.0
0.0
x
0:o
0.0
10.3
-
1.4
0.4
0.2
Humo-Ferric
Hole,
0.1
0.0
0.1
03
0’1
OIl
0.0
Ortstein
0:;
0.1
0’30
010
0.0
Podzol
Gleysol
4.6
2.0
-
Particle-size
distribution
(% )
Cp)
Fe
Al
0.01
0.09
0.13
0.02
0.02
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.1
0. I
0.2
0.3
0.1
32
42
56
39
37
30
46
45
46
51
53
40
39
41
41
17
14
16
13
8
0.00
0.03
0.03
0.06
0.0
l .o
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
36
38
42
44
56
47
54
46
8
15
0. I
14
24
19
46
0.07
0.01
0.01
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.0
0. I
51
67
37
14
15
38
41
56
37
45
29
25
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.00
0.1
0.9
I .4
0.7
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.7
40
42
46
42
26
26
35
39
48
39
41
14
26
26
20
0.00
0.00
0.02
0.07
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0. I
0.0
88
98
94
89
92
95
95
9
I
4
5
3
2
3
Grave
I
Sand
Si It
Clay
0.2
l”o
(76-0026)
Podzol,
Humo-Ferric
le
(76-0027)
7.8
24.7
8.1
3.5
10.4
3.3
0.8
13.8
14.1
7.2
2.0
Pyrophosphate
extractab
(76-0024)
Il.9
9.6
19.6
10.6
4.2
10.6
0.3
0.2
0.2
Orthic
0.5
0.7
0.5
0.1
Ava i lable
P
(wm)
Podzol
i 1.9
6.9
6.6
2.3
0.4
Humo-Ferric
1.9
1.6
2.0
0.9
CEC
Buff.
Humo-Ferric
10.8
6.2
5.8
2.0
-
Orthic
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
CEC
Perm.
AI
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
Gander,
Ah
Aecg j
Bcg
(continued).
28.0
7.3
4.9
Iithic
16.3
16.4
9.8
3.1
phase
(76-0029)
13.8
20.2
22.4
30.3
Podzol
2.4
1.4
2.4
2%
817
1.7
(77-0002)
E
0:o
23
012
0.0
Table
9.
Chemlcal
and
physical
analyses
of
described
profiles
Exchangeable
(meq/lOO
(continued).
cations
g soi11
CEC
Perm .
CEC
Buff.
Org.
Hor i zon
Depth
(cm)
pH
H20
PH
CaCl2
K
Ca
New
Aeg.i
Bfcgj
Bfgj
W
O-14
14-27
27-40
40-62
4.3
4.8
5.2
5.3
3.8
4.3
5.0
5.2
1.02
I .68
1.48
0.73
Bay,
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Ahe
4.i
Bmg.i
BCcgj
“0
20-35
35-42
z
6. I
6. I
4.6
5.0
5.3
5.4
0.57
1.26
0.37
0.00
Gleyed
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.4
New
Ae
Bf 1
Bf2
c
O-I
4.5
428
18-40
40-58
39
5:o
5.5
5.7
4.0
4.0
5.0
5.3
5.3
0.62
3.42
1.17
0.75
0.33
Gleyed
28
1.7
3.5
New
O-I
I-II
Il-29
29-39
39-50
50-59
3.3
4.6
5.8
6.0
5.9
5.4
3.4
4.6
5.4
5.8
5.5
5.2
0.88
3.34
0.99
0.21
0.15
0.15
Ae
Bfgj
BW
cg
go74
14-21
21-35
35-k
O-I
I -8
8-28
28-37
44::
4.6
5.6
5.5
5::
5.3
5.3
3.5
4.2
4.1
5.3
5.3
2:
5.1
5.3
0.36
2.15
I .85
0.79
0.00
0.67
1.97
0.52
0.15
g (meq/lOO
soi 1)
Humo-Ferric
Podzol
8.5
0.0
0.8
0.4
0. I
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
32.5
22.0
8.8
Eluviated
Dystric
Brunisol
Humo-Ferric
Podzol
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.48
0’2
OI
0-7
37.6
5.3
0.00
010
0.0
0.0
0:4
0.4
0.4
OIl
0.0
0.1
0:4
0. I
-
42.5
10.9
6.3
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
05
0.0
0.1
Orthic
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
Gleyed
0.5
0.9
o*:
014
0. I
0.5
0.1
Ortsteln
0.2
0.3
OI
0’1
OIl
Peyton,
Gleyed
:::
03
0:4
0.3
0.2
Humo-Ferric
0.0
0.0
Podzol
0.0
1.3
07
0’1
-
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.03
Podzol
Podzol
3.5
3.2
0.3
0.3
41.3
5.6
10.5
5.2
Grave1
Sand
0.2
0. l
1.1
0.5
69
73
0.2
46
44
59
52
59
21
16
23
22
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.0
27
5
40
54
81
46
82
69
II
34
Il
23
8
20
7
8
0.0
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0. I
1.1
0.7
0.1
I 1.2
27.3
23.2
21.6
36.6
68
57
62
66
68
23
26
25
26
22
9
17
13
8
10
0.1
0.6
0. I
0.0
0.0
0.0
0. I
1.1
0.4
0.2
0. l
0.1
6
28
32
28
51
70
49
63
66
63
64
87
39
22
23
31
30
9
12
15
II
6
0.0
I .5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
I .4
I .3
0.2
0.1
8
38
54
50
52
69
64
66
2
22
19
22
21
13
0.0
0.7
6
32
18
18
54
64
72
75
40
29
25
22
Si It
Clay
0.6
0.3
0.0
0.2
4
(75-0003)
7.2
50.3
41.0
Il.4
2.4
Humo-Ferric
Al
(75-0004)
9.1
23.2
9.3
6.9
5.4
2.6
Humo-Ferric
Fe
($1
(76-0005)
0’5
04
Arm,
Particle-size
distribution
($1
(76-0008)
12. I
14.8
5.5
4.5
Orthic
Pyrophosphate
extractable
(75-0006)
0.:
Peyton,
Ae
Bfcl
Bfc2
BW3.i
ccg
(meq/lOO
soit)
0:;
0.1
0.4
Bay,
Peter’s
Ae
Bf
Bfj
BC
C
IIC
Ortstein
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
Bay,
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
Al
Mg
Avai lable
g
P
(ppm)
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.02
(76-0028)
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.02
0”::
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
6
7
3
3
Table
9.
Chemical
and
physical
analyses
of
described
profiles
Exchangeable
(meq/lOO
Hor i zon
Depth
(cm)
pH
H20
Org.
C
C%)
PH
CaCl2
K
Ae
Bf
cc
o-4
4-37
37-66
4.3
4.5
5.0
3.5
4.2
5.0
0.49
0.87
0.16
cations
g soi11
Ca
Pittls
0.1
0.1
0.2
o-9
9-19
19-38
3.7
4.5
4.6
58+
38-58
4::
0.10
4.30
I. 10
0.17
0.17
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Pond,
1.9
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.0
Gleyed
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
or
O-350
350-4
10
3.45
0.01
4.40
0.021
l
0.62
0.86
CEC
Buff.
(meq/lOO
soi 1)
Al
Orthic
1.9
2.0
-
20.9
1373
g
Podzol
(76-0025)
4.4
2.7
0.3
Ortstein
6.6
14.3
3.9
Humo-Ferric
6.3
4.8
Pond,
6%
13,979
Typic
P
(ppm)
0.02
0.04
0.02
Podzol
4.5
77.0
25.2
Wolf
Av;;é”-
g (meq/lOO
soi 1)
Humo-Ferrlc
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Dead
Of
CEC
Perm.
Mg
Wesleyville,
Ae
Bfcl
Bfc2
BCcg
cg
(concluded).
Pyrophosphate
extractab
Fe
Particle-size
distribution
le (~1
Al
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
2.8
0.7
Grave1
Sand
37
55
64
Si It
(8)
Clay
48
55
88
46
33
10
6
12
2
64
57
83
79
67
32
37
15
19
30
6
2
2
3
(77-0001)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.2
0.2
Fibrisol
187.0
1229
95
118.8
607
125
Fig.
22.
Soil
profile
Podzol
Fig.
24
Soil
profile
Podzol
of an Orthic
of the
of
of the
Alderburn
an Orthic
Gander
Fig.
Humo-Ferric
23.
Soil
profile
Ferric
association.
Humo-Ferric
Fig.
25.
Soil
Podzol
profile
Gander
association.
49
Ortstein
of a Gleyed
of the
Gambo
of an Orthic
association.
Humo-
association.
Gleysol
of the
Fig.
26.
Rolling
position
of the
moraine
with
iation,
west
a domed
of
New
New
Bay
assoc¬
on a hilltop
bog
Bay
Pond.
Fig.
27.
Soil
profile
Dystric
of a Gleyed
Brunisol
of the
Eluviated
New
Bay
ciation.
Fig.
28.
Soil
Ferric
profile
Podzol
of a Gleyed
of the
Ortstein
Peyton
Humo-
Pig.
29,
Soil
profile
Podzol
association.
50
of a Gleyed
of the
Westport
Humo-Ferric
association.
asso¬
Fig.
31.
Potatoes
soils
Fig.
30.
Soil
profile
Podzol
of an Orthic
of the
Peter's
Arm
33.
A blanket
Cove.
Soil
profile
Podzol
of an
of the
Orthic
Pitt's
Pond
on
Peter's
farmland
Arm
area.
association.
Organic
32.
cabbage
Wooddale
Humo-Ferric
Fig.
Fig.
and
in the
Humo-Ferric
association.
51
bog
Soil
of the
association,
Dead
Wolf
east
of
Pond
Ladle
SOIL
The
classification
of
Botwood-Wesleyvilie
and
the
soils
map-sheet
physical
8
ASSOCIATIONS
analyses
of
MORAINAL
DEPOSITS
described
the
in
mapped
the
and
area
profiles
chemical
and
in
appear
Tables
9.
SOILS
ON
In
the
Botwood-Wesleyvilie
morainal
deposits
area.
These
soils
Alderburn,
and
include
Benton,
Twillingate,
soils
area,
dominant
are
the
New
Gander,
and
49%
the
of
associations:
following
Gambo,
Pogo,
Wesleyville,
on
developed
about
occupy
Peyton,
Bay,
Westport.
association
Alderburn
Description
The
soils
a
Alderburn
association
on
developed
mixture
of
reddish
medium-grained
area
Bishop's
Falls
and
This
is
south
of
320
Loon
of
the
of
that
Pond
soils
Alderburn
A
soils
occupies
extends
Duder
to
from
of
Lewisporte.
survey
derived
amounts
direction
Long
The
Bay.
5.3%
or
ha,
the
in
Podzolic
till
minor
to
Botwood
located
dominantly
association
northeastern
a
through
occurrence
48
sandstone
in
of
coarse-textured
granites.
trending
the
consists
moderately
an
from
second
Lake
cover
to
region
approximately
area.
Landforms
Landforms
in
valleys
ablation
area.
surrounded
In
washed
by
the
northeast
are
major
surface
and
fluvial
materials
could
deposits
The
of
also
generally
flat
relatively
and
topped
Hummocky
soils.
peat
and
Botwood
in
again
subdued
somewhat
the
normally
and
pattern
left
Outwash
of
that
not
mapped
Aiderburn
in
the
an
deposited
sporadically
at
the
at
till
southwest
53
Birchy
to
a
glacial
Bay.
scale
varies
very
of
till
of
these
of
survey
Most
exploratory
cover
halt
a
the
carved
peculiar
a
where
area
water
culminate
be
of
veneers
of
typical
line
a
have
features
surface
region,
occurred.
thickness
and
are
northeasterly
a
bogs.
Bay
front
are
with
occurs
eroded
and
in
areas
Hummocks
peat
Loon
ice
these
soils
tend
infilled
moraine
Bay
Alderburn
that
in
usually
are
Loon
of
features
Hills
direction.
blankets
areas
linear
subdued,
thin
from
thin
veneers
with
much
of
exposed
the
bedrock
bedrock
become
in
northern
becomes
The
areas.
more
pronounced
ridged
influence
till
the
as
layers
thinner.
Soils
The
predominant
to
movement.
They
leaf
with
layer
This
Bhfg
BC
profile
LF
is
Falls
10-0
cm,
Conifero
decomposed
Aegj
random
0-12
cm,
gravelly
yellowish
roots;
light
brownish
sandy
loam;
sticky,
slightly
random,
exped
12-29
cm,
gravelly
dark
cm,
light
to
fine,
subanguiar
silica
very
weak,
slightly
few
very
fine,
horizon
clear
wavy,
(10YR
brown
matrix
4/3,
mottles;
slightly
few
random,
horizon
wavy,
gradual
olive
brown
(2.5Y
sandy
loam;
many
slightly
sticky,
fine,
to
fine,
weak,
very
moist)
brown
distinct,
coarse,
very
pores;
brown
by
massive;
pores;
structure;
coarse
gravelly
nonplastic
moist)
dark
roots;
exped
boundary;
very
acid.
strongly
29-70
matrix
6/2,
structure;
few
many
4/4)
blocky
few
plentiful,
boundary.
distinct,
consistence;
dark
consistence;
very
Cg
to
loam,
(7.5YR
subangular
plastic
:
acid.
brown
brown
(10YR
mottles;
very
of
378)
horizon
medium,
plastic
sandy
030
moderately
secondary
roots;
extremely
UXE
75-0002).
northwest
km
abrupt
4/4)
blocky
an
fragments;
gray
(10YR
of
containing
many
a
slight
(Profile
herbaceous
smooth,
subangular
boundary;
Bfjgj
and
brown
fine,
21
ref.
C
causing
example
10
Fibrimor,
leaves
fine,
an
into
merge
upper
on
Brunisol
a
thin
horizon,
Aeg
movement
is
grid
by
horizons
impermeable,
approximately
(Military
layer.
a
cemented
water
Dystric
located
B
slightly
description
Eluviated
mor
underlain
leached
The
compact,
lateral
following
the
is
the
absent.
relatively
and
Gleyed
Bishop's
a
is
table
The
slopes.
into
layer
water
Alderburn
This
then
This
horizon.
is
layer
with
leachea
grayish
Occasionally
beneath
airectly
this
A
horizon.
(10-15
leaves
underlies
Bfg
slightly
thick
thickness
cm
slightly
on
a
deciduous
out.
tinge
8-12
as
on
relatively
of
drying
reddish
occurs
mottled
from
about
of
often
perched
soil
aull
horizon
more
A
mixture
reddish
layer
perched
are
water
well
as
is
subsoil.
that
lateral
slopes
are
Dystric
soils
of
table
a
distinct
a
mottled,
highly
subdued
till
the
gleyed
drained
water
containing
protects
Eluviated
amount
on
compact
layer
needles
a
occur
The
and
cemented
Gleyed
imperfectly
till
Alderburn
on
and
moderate
a
hilltops.
sloping
but
are
subject
usually
developed
Podzols
These
Brunisols.
cm)
soils
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
dark
(7.5YR
brown
blocky
consistence;
(iron),
5/4,
4/4)
very
pores;
strongly
54
massive;
structure;
few
moist)
prominent,
mottles;
secondary
continuous;
matrix
medium,
weak,
nonsticky,
weakly
acid.
cemented
The
of
areas
Humo-Ferric
and
the
provide
good
rooting
The
typical
and
has
leached
horizon.
throw,
thin
of
colored
into
30
75-0001).
The
BC
435)
single
cm,
yellowish
red
loam;
very
grid
ref.
(SYR
7-24
cm,
roots;
wavy,
abrupt
moist)
slightly
soft,
roots;
horizon
clear
wavy,
plastic
inped
random,
pores;
fine
very
structure;
boundary;
acid.
yellowish
gravelly,
brown
fine
very
friable,
light
very
subangular
olive
random,
inped
gradual
horizon
roots;
few
fine,
boundary;
medium
55
fine,
matrix
massive;
random
acid.
moist)
weak,
random
acid.
sticky,
few
consistence;
pores;
very
fine,
slightly
structure;
plastic
sticky,
strongly
5/6,
loam;
secondary
slightly
few
roots;
(2.5Y
sandy
slightly
consistence;
boundary;
brown
fine
blocky
soft,
inped
horizon
moist)
massive;
plastic
random,
gradual
matrix
5/8,
loam;
slightly
fine,
wavy,
(10YR
sandy
soft,
plentiful,
cm,
fine
nonplastic
granular
fine,
random
moist)
loose,
matrix
4/6,
friable,
very
fine,
strongly
inped
medium,
plentiful,
very
smooth,
acid.
weak,
sticky,
common,
friable,
located
matrix
6/1,
random,
extremely
slightly
24-37
a
moderately
nonsticky,
fine,
boundary;
consistence;
gravelly,
is
fragments;
(10YR
gray
grain;
few
horizon
BC
is
(Profile
(Military
herbaceous
to
gray
loam;
pores;
following
boundary.
light
cm,
very
Alderburn
containing
and
horizon
sandy
but
merge
Podzol
22)
(Fig.
under
thickness
horizons
Humo-Ferric
Fibrimor,
Ericaceo
consistence;
2-7
B
tree
as
lies
cm
The
horizons.
of
northeast
leaves
sandy
C
40
to
The
Orthic
to
horizon
:
cm,
abrupt
referred
thick.
cm
the
in
discontinuous
Bf2
extend
may
The
reddish
materials
often
A
and
the
visible
often
are
light
cm)
horizon.
Micaceous
described
km
decomposed
0-2
40
profile
5
4-0
and
Alderburn
an
approximately
305
and
(1-2
Bhf
to
hereafter
Bfl
layer
undecomposed
related
are
trees,
friable
of
description
cm)
disturbance.
surface
between
thin
(1-3
horizons
upper
organic
very
till.
sandstones
uprooting
darker
a
hue
Alderburn
The
other
usually
UXE
the
micaceous
of
or
gradually
Bf2
not
that
agricultural
surface
a
thin
a
pinkish
of
from
BF1
do
soils
relatively
by
and
horizon
characteristic
rocks
of
containing
underlain
Ae
a
because
thick
cm
leaves,
derived
Ae
for
soils
deep
are
potential
consists
profile
leached
parent
LF
and
These
They
runoff
surface
good
till.
layers.
depth
4-10
needles
gray
21
of
Alderburn
ortstein
or
approximately
is
of
Orthic
dominantly
result
a
t ion.
produc
a
are
nature
cemented
have
topography
which
permeable
contain
Ae
hummocky
Podzols,
wavy,
fine,
C
37-6&
light
cm,
very
friable,
hard,
by
wet
Very
of
blocky
cemented
bands
20-40
These
The
Orthic
part
of
and
with
usually
following
is
much
21
5-0
165
UXE
moderately
the
The
The
profile.
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
southwest
well
profile
of
lithic
The
described
Botwood
(Military
:
containing
feather
and
moss
moderately
needles;
smooth,
abrupt
boundary.
red
weak
cm,
fine
gravelly,
(2.5YR
4/6)
friable,
9-19
red
cm,
mottles;
stains
very
(2.5YR
loam;
few
on
plate
humus-aluminum,
roots;
channery
boundary;
few
very
rock
strongly
few
fine,
very
random,
irregular,
acid.
56
acid.
very
gravelly
red
with
structure,
slightly
fragments;
fragments;
extremely
consistence;
continuous;
fine,
rock
yellowish
platy
surfaces;
consistence;
moist)
distinct,
nonplastic
hard,
matrix
5/6,
fine,
red
very
very
boundary;
medium,
weak,
plastic
channery
horizon
faint,
sticky,
common,
pores;
abrupt
very
fine,
slightly
roots;
discontinuous
irregular,
moist)
common,
slightly
hard,
random
fine,
matrix
5/2,
loam;
massive;
slightly
random,
sandy
(2.5YR
sandy
mottles;
plentiful,
Bfgj
km
50
and
proportion
drainage.
Aiderburn
Pibrimor,
Hypno
cm,
horizon
0-9
390)
generally
75-0007).
10
10
high
a
throughout
an
(Profile
decomposed
Aegj
mica
of
The
between
solum
till
consist
bedrock.
with
are
the
where
usually
low
of
approximately
ref.
is
stony
description
the
They
overlying
They
contain
a
soils.
at
occurs
profile
channers.
such
unit
northeast.
exceedingly
phase
located
soils
the
impeding
lithic
Podzol,
Aiderburn
bedrock
of
surface
as
layer
peaty
distribution.
overburden
are
occur
generally
mapping
limited
towards
till
the
any
acid.
ericaceous
the
on
of
Podzol
soils
flagstones
soils
of
phase
weakly
and
thick
fine,
sticky,
medium
extent
A
of
because
thinner
These
in
moist)
weak,
slightly
continuous;
formed
Humo-Ferric
drained,
LF
form
not
lithic
thickness
grid
borders.
becomes
cm.
is
limited
bog
scale
layer
of
are
commonly
exploratory
an
soils
matrix
consistence;
plastic
(iron),
along
6/4,
massive;
structure;
slightly
is
(2.5Y
loam;
sandy
secondary
silica
do
cm
soils
brown
fine
very
subangular
narrow
yellowish
gravelly,
(5YR
sticky,
friable,
weakly
cemented
horizontal,
fine,
discontinuous
clear
5/8)
organic
by
exped
pores;
horizon
BCcgj
19-44
cm,
very
gravelly,
brown
distinct,
structure;
horizon
In
stony,
often
with
the
wet
not
profiles
on
stony
are
the
for
surface
agriculture
soils
granitic
rocks
boulders
appear
because
a
potential
from
of
within
are
exposures
towards
during
soil
and
glaciation,
and
features
the
are
present
profiles.
where
common
very
the
in
surface
as
mostly
extent
stones
granitic
"rafted"
been
of
proportion
These
Lithic
northeast.
till
the
layers
soils
are
common
areas.
Vegetat
ion
According
till
Damman's
to
be
would
forest
classed
is
type
well-drained
as
and
is
type
relatively
most
steep
deeper
of
phases
types
tend
would
drainage,
till
medium-quality
predominate.
lithic
Alderburn
occur
ordinarily
resulted
also
The
soils.
sites
that,
soils
where
This
where
areas,
It
because
occurs
in
57
short,
on
the
Pleurozium-balsam
of
and
slope
fir
Hylocomiurn-balsam
the
dominant
on
nonexistent.
hummocky
support
However,
has
on
or
poor
in
occurs
drained
imperfectly
nutrient
slopes
to
which
Alderburn
The
till.
fir,
on
the
classification,
prevalent
areas.
soils
a
is
water
seepage
forest
(1964)
Pleurozium-balsam
slopes
lateral
Alderburn
present
good
because
significant
a
areas.
have
occur
thinner
such
most
to
minor
Bedrock
become
other
soil
stones
excluded
either
pasture
potential
contain
in
they
to
only
fir
to
the
have
areas
are
Podzols
the
places,
of
soils
s.
Alderburn
in
most
areas
these
Humo-Ferric
some
localized
remaining
limited
or
with
These
only.
The
of
use
In
soils.
with
combined
agricultural
free,
horizontally
lying
Orthic
wet
stone
nearly
cropland.
stonines
the
as
over
exceedingly
stoniness,
well-drained
The
as
sandstones
the
stoniness
to
very
general
limits
pastureland.
are
abrupt
in
greatly
are
flaggy
Their
layer.
conditions,
rock
channery
irregular,
vary
soils
gleyed
bleached
mor
(iron),
sandstone.
soils
The
nonplastic
hard,
silica
acid.
strongly
Alderburn
the
beneath
roots;
bedrock;
reddish
plus,
general,
distances.
to
boundary;
cm
fine
fractured
massive;
secondary
extremely
by
moist)
fine,
mottles;
blocky
cemented
few
very
and
S/8)
firm,
matrix
4/4,
common,
angular
strongly
fragments
(7.SYR
loam;
(SYR
medium,
nonsticky,
continuous,
short
red
and
consistence;
44
brown
sandy
yellowish
fine
weak,
R
dark
to
coarse
low
water-holding
capacity
the
establishment
of
the
in
of
poorer
quality
After
forests.
slow
black
to
regenerate
because
these
invasion
of
forests
have
been
Regeneration
spruce.
dwarf
by
after
shrubs
logged,
they
logging
may
be
occasionally,
and,
birch.
The
Hylocoroium-balsam
Alderburn
soil
fir
Humo-Ferric
Cleyed
nutrient
to
undulating
soils
fir
although
lower
many
is
Regeneration
deciduous
trees
fires
and
These
areas.
seepage
peaty
for
the
of
layers
soil
Organic
show
forests
are
sometimes
similar
fires
alder
on
In
present.
merchantable
most
when
because
to
they
these
cases,
stands
detrimental
forest
are
bog
of
seed
low
productivity
58
spruce
improved.
allowing
source,
swamps
where
do
not
site.
depressional
occupy
rate
is
water
seepage
as
productivity.
because
disturbed.
k
although
the
borders
sites
material
fire,
colonize
spruce
and
slopes
present.
requirements
significantly
after
to
not
the
a-blac
Kalmi
the
shrubs
alder-black
and
gentle
is
underlying
cannot
destroy
dwarf
other
and
seasonally,
meet
be
of
Alderburn
stagnated
positions
stands
the
fluctuate
These
other
phases
peaty
in
with
although
and
to
on
sometimes
development.
repeated
Wet
areas
common
tables
soils
unproductive
and
grow
slope
order,
soil
regenerate
Kalmia
upper
these
and
maples,
that
sites
spruce
areas.
very
Water
from
water
horizons
expand
oligotrophic
stands.
black
birch,
the
productive
productive
logged
are
groundwater.
The
are
Gleysols
are
nutrient-poor
white
of
less
with
are
groundwater
Most
drier,
areas,
forests
spruce
Podzols
such
and
for
highly
dominating
usually
Kalmia-black
Gleyed
in
the
have
areas
uniform
long,
positions.
of
are
slopes
adequate
after
predominating
They
forests
such
position
slope
upper
has
water
in
relatively
receiving
a
from
in
drained
seepage
landforms
with
in
are
Hylogomium-balsam
type
The
common
very
imperfectly
where
soils,
rolling,
laterally
seeps
is
type
the
on
supply.
gently
The
slopes.
that
forest
occurs
Podzol
the
enriched
but
It
areas.
These
they
tend
areas
to
Association
Alderburn
Soil
Unit
1
Landform
Classification
inclined
Gleyed
moraine
Ferric Podzol
Forest
Humo-
Type
Drainage
Comments
Hy/oco/mwi-balsam
imperfectly
Occasional
fir
with some
boulders;
seepage
black spruce
after fire;
regenerates
to white
surface
regenerates
birch and balsam
to
fir
after logging.
2
undulating
Orthic Humo-
Pleurozium-ba.tea.'m
moraine
Ferric Podzol
fir
good
Occasional
boulders
surface
(erratics);
regenerates
spruce
to black
after fire;
regenerates
to balsam
fir
after logging.
3
4
deflated
Gleyed
undulating
Ferric Podzol
spruce
moraine
(peaty
phase)
Podzol
Humo-
level
Gleyed
moraine
Ferric Podzol
Humo-
on compacted
5
Kalmia-b\ack
on Gleyed
Hylocomium-bsAsam
imperfectly
to poor
poor
Orthic
Wet alder and
Gleysol
alder-black
Typic Fibrisol,
Mesic
Fibrisol
ridged bedrock
Bedrock,
Typic
Folisol
8
horizontal
Typic Mesisol
fen
swamps
bog
very poor
(Kalmiafuscum)
none, black spruce
moderately
on lithic soils
good
Mesotrophicfen
very poor
{Sdrpuspapi/losum}
Orthic Humo-
Hy/ocom/um-balsam
moderately
over horizontal
Ferric Podzol
fir Pleurozium-
good
bedrock
(lithic phase)
balsam
veneer
basal till.
Sometimes
peat thick
order.
Sphagnum
morainal
order.
Compacted
enough
oligotrophic
Sphagnum
7
pan formation;
till
moraine
bog
peat often thick enough
fir
inclined
blanket
Incipient
imperfectly
organic
spruce
6
poor to
fir
59
for Organic
for
Benton
association
ion
Descript
The
and
Benton
moderately
consists
from
gray
and
to
black
shales
Pond
1.6%
or
Park
and
They
survey
predominantly
soils
These
and
to
to
medium
on
derived
slates.
Bay
area.
the
of
till
Gander
of
Brunisolic
dominantly
developed
glacial
southwest
Jonathan's
of
soils
Podzoiic
fine-textured
east
ha,
association
developed
weakly
occur
limited
a
extent
the
in
the
220
14
approximately
occupy
to
area.
Landfqrms
These
soils
rolling
occur
morainal
with
blankets
glacial
ice
somewhat
outcrops
are
overburden
uniform
long,
to
to
tends
be
are
in
same
till
these
direction.
thickness
of
of
movement
left
has
the
the
undulating
The
slopes.
northeast
and
common,
sometimes
landforms
predominant
drumlinized
not
and
undulating
gently
southwest
from
deposits
So
on
The
topography.
Bedrock
till
the
uniform.
1,1 s
The
with
high
of
proportion
thus
depth,
water.
The
and
rare
hummocks
is
usually
in
some
the
iron
occurs
in
convex
slope
Gleyed
in
These
B
gleyed
order,
than
water,
especially
occupy
flat
The
where
in
cm
layers
is
usually
or
frost
organo-mineral
highly
where
a
action
Podzoiic
layer.
Brunisolic
or
that
position
soils
or
of
are
usually
for
seepage
bogs
Mixing
of
and
does
not
Where
region.
mechanical
not
complexes.
60
in
is
such
the
formation
15
moder
soil
mineral
because
mixing
processes
result
pronounced
from
and
pronounced,
which
activity,
Botwood
result
is
and
organic
a
ranging
mull
instances,
the
have
litter
leaf
some
zoogenous
the
soils
Brunisolic
mixing
place.
on
in
of
litter
drained
decomposed
In
taken
unimportant
similar
are
accumulation
higher
receiving
small
as
profiles
thinner
poorly
Podzoiic
such
slopes
a
very
Dystric
locations.
thickness.
mostly
the
in
drained
occur
has
a
a
of
are
hillcrest
imperfectly
horizons
depends
They
of
The
are
drained
Podzols.
medium-length
and
4%.
accumulation
35
whether
short-
hardpans
Eluviated
inflections.
for
of
poorly
locations
usually
with
increase
more
Humo-Ferric
except
soils,
to
soils,
high
a
although
drained
and
Benton
in
movement
flatter,
Gleyed
are
better
horizon
occupy
greater
the
Gleyed
Brunisols
the
tends
downward
compacted,
soils
of
result
content
of
with
areas
content,
the
subsoil
predominant
or
silt
Clay
restricting
intermixed
development
to
soils.
occur
The
Brunisols
to
wet
in
prevalent
and
clay
further
only
areas.
slopes
gentle
long,
combined
it
relatively
does
as
it
occur,
slope
of
creep
A
thin
(0.5-2
is
into
merges
C
Examples
of
Podzol
4
approximately
the
provincial
0-20
slightly
fine
gravelly
medium,
few
very
cm,
very
gravelly
brown
medium
fine
(7.5YR
blocky
fragments,
Ap
0-19
cm,
clay
loam;
friable,
wavy,
the
is
brownish
weak,
horizon
matrix
moist)
dark
and
very
brown
coarse,
strong,
firm,
very
strongly
films;
rock
shaly
of
a
Benton
Gleyed
76-0023):
(10YR
yellow
fine,
6/8,
consistence;
boundary;
extremely
61
matrix
moist)
structure;
granular
nonplastic
soft,
clear
acid.
5/4,
clay
description
(Profile
Podzol
fragments;
common,
acid.
strongly
following
Humo-Perric
rock
films;
clay
consistence;
thin
few
iron;
by
pores;
sticky,
plastic
very
fine
moderate
structure;
hard,
thin
distinct,
coarse,
mottles;
strongly
very
strongly
(10YR
brown
4/4)
extremely
shaly
strong,
sticky,
consistence;
common,
many
dark
and
structure;
few
boundary;
loam;
moist)
moderate
plastic
roots;
matrix
prominent,
blocky
hard,
yellowish
clay
subangular
The
fine
boundary;
6/2,
mottles;
concretions;
cemented
horizon
(2.5Y
continuous;
horizon
cm,
brown
sticky,
few
medium,
many
4/4)
fine
clear
65-120
clear
subangular
iron,
very
gravelly
very
moderate,
consistence;
gray
loam;
(7.5YR
iron-manganese
Ccgj
moist)
slightly
smooth,
extremely
smooth,
very
distinct,
mottles;
structure;
brownish
coarse,
by
few
matrix
medium,
plastic
clay
firm,
very
boundary;
5/4,
4/4)
(7.5YR
pores;
brown
cemented
few
very
acid.
and
very
(10YR
common,
slightly
light
to
hard,
roots;
horizon
gradual
blocky
strongly
45-65
granular
slightly
fine
few,
loam;
brown
hard,
roots;
very
medium
friable,
very
brown
clay
subangular
friable,
moist)
and
fine,
smooth,
dark
to
54
UXE
Brunisol
Dystric
matrix
6/3,
weak,
sticky,
sandy
brown
BCcg
(10YR
yellowish
cm,
of
21
ref.
id.
ac
20-45
land
agricultural
Gleyed
located
are
grid
consistence;
pores;
strongly
Gleyed
Benton
profiles
on
Benton
loam;
plastic
very
and
water.
follows:
slightly
structure;
slightly
to
(Military
Bmg
horizon
compacted,
Both
Glenwood
brown
sandy
a
impermeable
Brunisol
farm
the
as
pale
cm,
into
be
B
The
lies
brownish
a
thick.
cm
below.
of
horizon
Aeg
into
grades
Dystric
seed
is
gravelly
Bmgj
to
of
76-0022)
Ap
then
south
km
description
(Profile
and
given
potato
The
25).
are
15
and
Gleyed
Benton
a
and
tends
BCg
that
horizon
Humo-Ferric
5
between
gleyed
a
cemented
horizon
organic
that
horizon
discontinuous
often
cm),
the
underneath
gravelly
nonsticky,
few
acid.
fine
roots;
to
Bf
19-39
brownish
cm,
gravelly
structure;
39-54
weak,
medium,
subangular
hard,
slightly
plastic
continuous;
iron,
54-82
sandy
to
gray
reddish
fine
and
very
firm,
82-140
5/4)
mottles;
horizon
Orthic
They
occur
slopes
that
are
usually
receiving
a
well
potential
drained,
for
few
have
for
position
moderately
stones
compared
fall,
and
most
The
thick,
The
throw.
and
are
C
of
is
absent
podzolic
Bf
horizons
underlain
problem
of
often
tend
in
conditions.
2-5
usually
cm
due
15
toward
late
necessary
soft
35
to
and
map
spring,
is
have
to
Botwood
turbation
BC
not
tend
early
from
mottled
do
in
is
soils
range
a
the
to
because
good
They
in
not
are
have
drainage
adapted
soils
and
horizon
that
convex
are
soils
managed.
these
by
These
horizon.
Bf
expressed
be
areas
The
tills
Some
(Ae)
layer
on
These
loams
a
sometimes
usually
cemented
other
must
machinery
leached
but
properly
rainfall.
heavy
and
areas
if
presents
after
Benton
and
water.
silt
with
agriculture
on
topography
10%.
seepage
deep,
Trafficability
sheet.
than
acid.
widespread
hummocky
greater
hard,
continuous;
iron,
strongly
not
(7.5YR
very
by
very
moist)
brown
firm,
very
are
of
wavy,
matrix
4/4,
cemented
Podzols
areas
in
consistence;
distinct,
boundary;
Humo-Ferric
till.
moderate
sticky,
acid.
(10YR
sticky,
light
medium,
mottles;
strongly
weakly
moist)
structure;
medium,
massive;
clear
wavy,
6/6)
brown
few,
consistence;
many
plastic
yellowish
matrix
prominent,
blocky
very
loam;
clay
plastic
in
dark
cm,
gravelly
(7.5YR
boundary;
clear
wavy,
6/4,
and
slightly
hard,
roots;
coarse,
mottles
yellow
very
horizon
clear
sticky,
cemented
weakly
(2.5YR
subangular
medium,
gravelly
acid.
many
6/1)
and
moist)
structure;
fine
brown
(10YR
prominent,
few
loam;
clay
gray
blocky
strongly
reddish
light
cm,
gravelly
Cgj
very
wavy,
moist)
exped
consistence?
very
boundary;
inped
5/4,
4/4,
loam;
horizon
BCg
(10YR
hard,
roots;
acid.
(10YR
brown
brown
firm,
by
slightly
extremely
yellowish
cm,
moist)
blocky
medium
few
boundary?
yellowish
matrix
friable,
consistence;
horizon
dark
6/8,
subangular
sticky,
plastic
clear
BC
weak,
slightly
slightly
(10YR
fine,
yellow
loam;
clay
tree
thick
cm
compact
a
to
slightly
strongly
Eluviated
Dystric
Brunisols.
Orthic
Gleysols
although
they
dominant
soil.
lateral
pronounced
muck
soils
They
and
They
to
accumulate.
in
nutrients,
base
most
often
depressional
areas
on
well-drained
hills
where
such
areas
support
62
found
excellent
bogs
or
positions.
better
in
the
have
from
hillcrest
in
water
that
originates
of
seepage
areas,
as
slopes
flat
on
Benton
extensively
gentle
long
occurring
The
and
in
as
mapped
that
seepage
occur
the
been
occupy
typically
also
at
soils
common
are
not
have
drained
these
slopes
water
seepage
soils
forests
tends
is
high
if
they
not
are
occupied
exclude
The
soils
is
for
This
to
be
the
is
often
cemented
barrier
to
water
penetration.
usually
does
In
of
is
table
Benton
general,
stones
is
not
common.
and
in
are
locations
common
in
Bedrock
fairly
uniform
usually
not
a
are
positions
slope
is
removal
in
Even
thin
veneer
soil
association
in
prevalent
off
planed
manner.
have
stone
the
soil
are
soils.
are
has
activity
of
boulders
lower
horizontally
horizon
percentage
minimum
Large
intensive
lie
Gander
exposures
Glacial
A
in
C
the
high
a
soils.
more
that
complete
the
contain
BC
The
because
gleying
plentiful
tend
water.
a
cultivating.
where
as
not
till
more
Flagstones
as
do
before
Stones
wet
soils
other
necessary
necessary.
it.
which
instances,
of
evidence
and
mottled,
horizons,
of
such
The
soils.
providing
platy,
above
with
compared
clearing
not
perched
Benton
movement
In
much
accumulation
highly
C
and
downward
and
show
not
in
gray,
A
horizon.
organic
found
BC
layer
Ahe
or
surface
brownish
compact
horizon
horizon,
peaty
organic
Ae
of
cm
dull
into
to
thick
very
Gleysols
is
grades
conditions,
wet
thick
the
incipient
Orthic
horizon
impermeable
water
a
30-40
the
B
underlying
firm.
have
grayish
containing
and
agriculture.
generally
mottled,
phase
common
content
for
use
the
However,
swamps.
stone
from
a
peaty
high
a
them
overlying
alder
by
with
combined
the
Benton
areas
that
were
till
over
the
of
areas.
bedrock
underlying
in
lightly
a
glaciated
bedrock.
Vegetation
The
Benton
to
equivalent
(Damman
those
1964).
occupies
lower
in
upper
slopes,
slopes
nutrients.
and
seepage
These
areas
fir
soils
are
forests.
layers
Alder
long
swamps
after
i r
disturbance
and
slopes,
hillcrest
to
forests
areas
most
productive
after
logging,
commonly
ir
and,
These
forests.
by
fire
or
in
(R
in
alder
63
lesser
pockets
idaeus)
retard
is
fire
tends
by
forests
a
fern
u b u s
which
birch,
logging.
central
after
reoccupation
to
fir
forests
stocking
occur
is-f
drier
on
well-developed
bushes
white
of
before
periods
occur
Rubus-balsam
by
productive
ium-Dryopter
Hylocomijjm-f
abundant
topography.
fir
raspberry
regeneration
by
for
Lycopod
wild
Similarly,
hampered
fir
less
steeper
confined
occupied
the
are
abundant
restocking.
stable
areas
However,
and
is
represent
is-balsam
the
These
have
shallow.
throughout
Newfoundland.
forest
that
Hylocomium-balsam
water
are
areas
predominant
slopes
hummocky
forest
Lycopodium—Dryopter
sites
the
long
The
water.
where
occasionally
Pleurozium-balsam
is
to
types
till
rich
fir
medium
seepage
type
where
on
the
of
nutrient-enriched
Damman's
Rubus-balsam
most
covering
type,
developed
The
forest
supports
balsam
to
be
fir.
Rubus-balsam
of
fir,
extent,
usually
expand
The
Ru
bu
the
However,
By
loc
fire.
om
fir
The
Rubus-balsam
to
the
forests
and
to
revert
fir
or
sometimes
source.
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fir
fir
balsam
um-balsam
spruce
seed
to
forests
Hylocomi
black
i urn-balsam
Hylocom
fir
fir
drier
on
and
difficulty
i u m-balsam
regenerate
depending
s-balsam
without
regenerate
after
wetter
variants
birch
white
forests
to
forests
logging.
after
most
white
often
birch,
of
Benton
Association
Soil
Unit
1
Landform
horizontal
Classification
bog
MesicFibrisol,
Forest
Drainage
Type
mesotrophic
bog
Comments
very poor
FibricMesisol
2
inclined
OrthicGleysol
moraine
Lycopodium-
poor with
Occurs
on well-
Dryopten's-
seepage
drained
portions
fir
balsam
of
rich loamy till over
compacted
usually
subsoil;
white
supports
birch; regenerates
to
white birch
increased
after fire and logging.
3
4
undulating
Orthic Humo-
Pleurozium-
moraine
Ferric Podzol
balsam
undulating
Gleyed
moraine
Brunisol,
Dystric
Gleyed
Humo-Ferric
fir
Hyiocomiumfir
balsam
moderately
good
imperfectly
with
some seepage
Podzol
fir
Regenerates
to balsam
after logging;
regenerates
to balsam
fir or white
birch after fire.
5
inclined
Gleyed
moraine
Brunisol
Dystric
Hylocomium-
poor to
balsamfir
imperfectly
Over compacted
with
seepage
regenerates
till;
to balsam
after logging;
fir
regenerates
to white birch after fire.
6
7
inclined
OrthicGleysol
ffu&us-balsam
poor with
Regenerates
to balsam
moraine
(peaty
fir
nutrient-rich
after logging;
regenerates
water
to white birch after fi re.
Lycopodium-
poor with
Occurs
alder
seepage
of w&us-balsam
level
phase)
OrthicGleysol
moraine
after disturbance
fir and
in wet depressions
undulating
Orthic Humo-
Hylocomium-
moderately
Regenerates
to balsam
moraine
Ferric Podzol
balsamfir
well
after logging;
regenerates
to black spruce
9
along
fir slopes.
wfius-balsam
8
level
OrthicGleysol
moraine
(peaty
wet alder
poor with
some seepage
phase)
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fir
Over compacted
after fire.
till.
fi r
association
Pogo
Description
The
Fogo
developed
association
on
soils
comprises
occur
the
on
underlying
granite,
intermixed
with
southwest
is
the
of
part
4950
and
or
the
of
These
on
derived
diorite
The
0.5%
and
South
from
bedrock
but
in
conglomerate
Island.
Fogo
ha,
Island
Fogo
and
sandstone
till.
generally
granodiorite,
some
approximately
till
soils
medium-textured
of
part
The
Island.
Twillingate
to
southern
Podzolic
dominantly
coarse-
moderately
soils
Fogo
survey
is
the
cover
area.
Landforms
The
that
soils
are
The
bogs.
and
portion
In
southwest
of
the
of
with
only
Fogo
Island
of
portion
these
soils
still
the
Fogo
half
the
They
and
landscape,
greater
a
South
on
Fogo
by
occupy
irregular,
the
peatland
occupied
remainder.
rock
sphagnum
dominantly
represent
only
are
dot
ponds
is
minor
with
patterns
part
a
veneers
and
rock,
Island
Fogo
morainal
on
hummocky
dominating
bog
shaped
southeast
part
complexed
Drainage
irregularly
occur
and
but
and
component
Island.
ridged
landscape
rock
minor
a
association
Fogo
with
bedrock,
with
area,
the
southeast
exposed
soils.
as
of
complexed
occur
Twillingate
numerous
in
especially
the
Island.
Soils
The
soils
are
well-drained
and
poorly
drained
LF
thick
into
is
a
Ae
sometimes
and
coarse
Gleyed
Orthic
overlying
horizon
changes
reddish
brown
Bf
of
of
in
the
these
except
soils
Bf
horizon
overlying
common
are
10-20
a
grades
of
because
Placic
horizons
soils.
lithic
Podzols,
that
the
horizon
bedrock.
deeper
Ferro-Humic
soil
these
which
a
(3-8
to
abruptly
BC
underlying
have
thin
Bhf,
mottled
to
Podzols
Beneath
horizon.
Fogo
Island.
relatively
dark
faintly
southwest
Ferro-Humic
a
moderately
imperfectly
Fogo
This
phases
occur
Ortstein
above
the
friable
nature
southeast
cm)
cemented,
Deeper
uneven
the
to
moderately
bedrock.
southeast
layer.
brown
slightly
a
the
(20-30
dark
in
whereas
and
Gleyed,
to
predominantly
in
of
phase
Orthic,
well-drained
Island,
occur
horizon
leached
cm)
occur
Twillingate
soils
lithic
The
thick
South
of
phases
The
Podzols.
associates
Island
cm
lithic
mainly
Ferro-Humic
Ortstein
Bhf
the
and
are
phase,
Bf
horizons
similar
are
to
cemented
platy.
Ferro-Humic
Fogo
Island
lithic
Podzols,
area,
where
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phase,
bedrock
and
are
common
the
close
in
the
proximity
of
have
a
colored,
have
distribution
of
Vegetat
forests
areas
are
of
in
soils
the
spruce-moss
soils
dull
horizons.
are
They
agriculture.
rockiness
and
relation
fire
to
a
growing
Fires
may
by
rock
a
and
rock
barrens,
to
regenerating
thick
on
humus
poor
bog.
in
layers
the
thin
over
and
northern
part
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fires
soils
Fogo
these
prevents
stands
These
glacial
change
of
forest
shallow
by
stands.
layers
sites
fir
poor-quality
source
quality
poor
well-drained
ijjm-balsam
merchantable
humus
the
as
seed
mainly
on
Pleuroz
of
combination
of
are
forests
of
destruction
destroy
areas
These
successions
However,
previous
from
soil
Pogo
types.
probably
types.
and
and
These
overlying
ion
The
are
for
stoniness
mineral
cm)
Bhfg
capability
no
excessive
by
and
Aeg
tables.
water
(30-40
layer
mottled
soils
Fogo
high
caused
humus
slightly
limited
black
have
bogs
thick
very
the
Island.
till.
forests
into
Gambo
De
association
r ipt
ion
The
Gambo
sc
on
association
consists
coarse-textured,
from
stony
medium-grained
and
This
sandstone.
soils
in
till
an
has
area
or
2.4%
of
the
the
to
the
Gambo
is
soils
and
parent
in
mapped
in
occurs
as
and
22
and
approximately
ha,
This
sheet.
map
Gander
000
extension
northerly
a
Gander-Gambo
between
line
a
where
Bay,
granitic
approximately
occur
the
describe
to
Indian
of
siltstone,
shale,
used
of
occupy
They
intergrade
an
north
soils
area.
been
developed
predominantly
plus
admixture
an
These
total
soils
association
granite
and
west
soils
derived
has
from
rocks.
of
pink
association
derived
been
sedimentary
glacial
to
gray
Podzolic
of
till
Wesleyville
those
separating
materials.
Landforms
The
by
the
landforms
hummocky
most
in
and
ridged
the
Drainage
are
Bedrock
blankets
bedrock
rolling
dominated
largely
and
the
common
are
outcrops
over
represent
region.
this
in
systems
direction,
soils
veneers
or
forms.
surface
throughout
Gambo
Morainal
sometimes
common
of
areas
bedrock.
underlying
forming
in
trend
area
irregular
an
southeasterly
a
that
network
drains
into
Indian
Bay.
Soils
The
soils
of
developed
in
most
areas
association
of
areas
that
these
of
of
because
till
deeper
phases
are
the
common
nature
of
the
have
uniform
long,
are
shallow
and
Podzols
have
soils
Orthic
mainly
Ferro-Humic
Gleyed
Podzols.
Lithic
slopes.
Gambo
the
Humo-Perric
Gieyed
throughout
till
in
They
often
this
region.
The
to
soils
sand
loamy
cemented
lower
to
mapped
The
any
Orthic
permit
the
in
texture
B
LP
horizon
(1-2
cm)
but
association
and
BC
are
extremely
generally
stony.
although
horizons,
loam
sandy
ortsteins
have
not
were
extent.
depth
adequate
thin
and
Gambo
Humo-Ferric
and
topography
of
Podzol
of
the
This
overlying
a
Bhf
where
coarse-textured
drainage.
distinct
occurs
profile
thin
Ae
horizon
material
displays
horizon
underlies
68
steeper
parent
a
of
the
3-8
relatively
cm.
leached
A
layer
thin
and
changes
The
Bf
then
into
a
The
These
soils
horizon
into
a
to
downward
description
of
a
LF
0-12
gravelly
5/6)
gradual
12-20
cm,
gravelly
mottles;
very
slightly
sticky,
20-30
cm,
many
weak,
structure;
iron,
Bfcg
30-44
many
strongly
blocky
to
firm,
very
coarse,
boundary;
by
few
very
nonpiastic
extremely
(5YR
red
and
random
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loam;
mottles;
nonsticky,
consistence;
humus-aluminum
strongly
5/8)
structure;
platy
acid.
moist)
matrix
5/6,
nonpiastic
fine,
and
and
vertical
boundary;
(10YR
hard,
platy
humus-aluminum
yellowish
to
cemented
hard,
by
medium,
brown
moist)
matrix
medium,
very
clear
wavy,
extremely
gradual
wavy,
5/8,
strong,
cemented
prominent,
moderate
firm,
5/6)
structure;
plastic
roots;
(10YR
brown
yellowish
coarse,
moist)
Y
(5
acid.
moderate
roots;
cm,
slightly
plentiful,
continuous;
horizon
subangular
strongly
strong,
very
coarse,
medium,
nonsticky,
horizontal
matrix
4/4,
olive
hard,
roots;
acid.
prominent,
extremely
continuous;
blocky
vertical
(10YR
brown
(5Y
slightly
extremely
vertical
yellowish
moist)
hard,
medium,
friable,
consistence;
size;
olive
subangular
boundary;
yellowish
loam;
gravelly
in
cm
matrix
friable,
plentiful,
boundary,
of
10%
than
1
prominent,
medium,
weak,
plentiful,
horizon
less
6/1,
medium,
sticky,
dark
west
Arm
moderately
with
(10YR
gray
horizon
loam;
located
Northwest
approximately
few
consistence;
consistence;
Bfc
to
very
wavy,
a
boundary.
slightly
plastic
is
Podzol
is
of
leaves
material
loam;
mottles;
structure;
ABg
and
gray
silt
north
a
following
415).
horizon
light
cm,
23)
(Fig.
containing
woody
abrupt
horizon.
causing
The
a
leached
Bfcg
cemented,
water.
km
Pibrimor,
hard
smooth,
overlying
This
Humo-Ferric
profile
860
horizon
mottled
a
of
feathermoss
slightly
LF
and
7
with
positions.
horizon.
Ortstein
UBK
Hypno
cm,
thick
into
Gleyed
21
ref.
decomposed
Aeg
compact
approximately
grid
8-10
then
are
This
Pond,
(Military
Bfc
compacted
by
slope
Aeg
movement
76-0024).
(Profile
Northwest
a
by
Gambo
restricted
lower
located
are
downslope,
in
gleyed
horizons
restriction
and
Ortstein
Gleyed
association
laterally
moves
prominent
leached,
C
and
BC
mottled
drained
Gambo
is
characterized
are
merges
BC
the
permeability
more
thick,
thickness.
cm
slightly
poorly
of
Groundwater
10-20-cm
The
where
becoming
gleying
10-20
of
cemented,
somewhat
members
slopes
horizon
a
horizon.
to
Podzol
till.
basal
C
compact
imperfectly
gentle
Bf
a
into
grades
Humo-Ferric
on
to
abruptly
horizon
roots;
acid.
iron,
wavy,
gradual
Ccgj
44-56 c m , l i g h t y e l l o w i s h b r o w n (2.5Y 6/4, m a t r i x m o i s t )
g r a v e l l y loam t o s a n d y loam; many c o a r s e , d i s t i n c t ,
y e l l o w i s h red ( 5 Y R 5/81 m o t t l e s ; m a s s i v e ; ç l i g h t l y
sticky, firm, extremely hard, nonplastic conçistence;
ç t r o n g l y c e m e n t e d by humus-aluminum, c o n t i n u o u s ; v e r y
few f i n e , random r o o t s ; v e r y s t r o n g l y a c i d .
Some i m p e r f e c t l y d r a i n e d a r e a s , e ç p e c i a l l y t h o s e t h a t h a v e
h e a t h v e g e t a t i o n e ç t a b l i s h e d a f t e r a f i r e , a r e c h a r a c t e r i z e d by
a g r e a t e r a c c u m u l a t i o n o f o r g a n i c matter i n t h e B h o r i z o n .
These soilç have been c l a s s i f i e d a s Gleyed Ferro-Humic
Podzols.
T h e y h a v e d e v e l o p e d b e c a u s e o f a c o m b i n a t i o n of
ç u b s o i l c e m e n t a t i o n , v e g e t a t i o n , and s o u r c e o f s e e p a g e water.
T h e y u ç u a l l y d e v e l o p u n d e r a c o m b i n a t i o n of moçç a n d b l a c k
çpruce vegetation.
Theçe soilç are o f t e n located i n a slope
p o s i t i o n ç u i t a b l e f o r r e c e i v i n g d r a i n a g e water f r o m u p ç l o p e
bogs.
T h i s ç e e p a g e water i ç h i g h l y c h a r g e d w i t h s o l u b l e
p r o d u c t s of o r g a n i c m a t t e r t h a t a r e a c c u m u l a t e d i n d o w n s l o p e
çoilç.
Theçe ç o i l s a r e s i m i l a r t o t h e S q u a r e Pond s e r i e s t h a t
was c o m p l e x e d w i t h G a m b o s e r i e ç i n t h e G a n d e r - G a m b o s u r v e y
area.
Becauçe b o t h s o i l ç h a v e ç i m i l a r p a r e n t m a t e r i a l s , t h e y
h a v e b e e n p l a c e d i n t h e çame a s s o c i a t i o n f o r t h i s r e p o r t .
These soilç t y p i c a l l y have a very t h i c k organic l a y e r derived
from ericaceouç s h r u b ç .
T h e o r g a n i c l a y e r o f 20-40 c m
t h i c k n e s s becomes more h u m i f i e d w i t h d e p t h a n d o v e r l i e ç a t h i c k
(20-30 c m ) , d u l l , g r a y i s h Aeg h o r i z o n , w h i c h i n t u r n m e r g e ç
i n t o a d a r k o r g a n i c ç t a i n e d Bhfg h o r i z o n .
The Bhfg h o r i z o n s
c o n t a i n ç u f f i c i e n t p y r o p h o s p h a t e e x t r a c t a b l e F e a n d A l t o meet
t h e c r i t e r i a f o r Bhf h o r i z o n s , a l t h o u g h t h e y a p p e a r , i n t h e
L o w e r p a r t s o f t h e Bhf h o r i z o n a r e
f i e l d , t o be Bh h o r i z o n s .
o f t e n weakly cemented and p l a t y with i n c i p i e n t o r t s t e i n
formation.
T h e u n d e r l y i n g BC a n d C h o r i z o n s a r e c o m p a c t a n d
ç l i g h t l y cemented.
T h e u p p e r h o r i z o n s of t h e s e ç o i l s ,
e ç p e c i a l l y t h e l e a c h e d l a y e r s , c o m m o n l y c o n t a i n much r e a d i l y
T h i s i s p r o b a b l y d e r i v e d f r o m t h e micaceouç
v i s i b l e mica.
s e d i m e n t a r y rock f o u n d i n t h e a r e a .
L i t h i c phases of t h i s association occur i n both
well-drained and p o o r l y d r a i n e d sites where bedrock is near t h e
surface.
These soils have a g r e a t e r ç t o n e and çand c o n t e n t
t h a n t h e deeper s o i l ç , b u t o t h e r w i s e p r o f i l e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s
a r e s i m i l a r t o t h e O r t h i c and Gleyed Humo-Ferric Podzols.
T h e w e l l - d r a i n e d Gambo s o i l s a r e l i m i t e d f o r a g r i c u l t u r e
because of excessive stonineçs.
A l s o , t e x t u r e s a r e coarse, and
The
d r o u g h t y c o n d i t i o n s c o u l d b e e x p e c t e d i n some y e a r s .
g l e y e d Gambo s o i l ç a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m a g r i c u l t u r e b e c a u s e of
t h e i r wetneçs and ç t o n i n e s s .
L i t h i c p h a s e s c o n t a i n t o o much
r o c k e x p o s u r e t o be u s e f u l f o r a g r i c u l t u r e or f o r e s t r y .
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Vegetation
Most
areas
denuded
occupied
forest
of
the
1961.
Before
sites
supported
supported
of
before
Forested
of
black
spruce,
fir
forest
been
have
invaded
Although
this
occurred
in
fires
by
is
not
the
destroying
Before
the
supported
forests
bedrock.
The
irreversibly
fires,
forest
destroyed
leaving
exposed
the
better
in
were
that
heath
and
normal
a
seed
mostly
shrubs
dwarf
Hylocomium-balsam
the
after
it
previously
Podzols
Ferro-Humic
Gleyed
on
to
fir
eventually
the
of
succession,
were
an
regenerate
areas
Some
occur
at
currently
Pleuroziurn-balsam
type
seems
have
to
with
logged,
fires.
subsequent
source.
extensive
of
soil
mapped
forests
will
original
forests.
that
areas
the
forest
fir
areas
type
those
are
They
of
some
balsam
of
some
fir
burned
were
fir
to
In
particularly
wet
present,
fires.
Hylocomium-balsam
reverting
was
forests.
regeneration.
with
well-drained
whereas
water
seepage
were
of
fires
most
sixties,
forests,
areas,
that
areas
stage
North
Pleurozium-balsam
the
Association
Gambo
Bonavista
early
fir
urn-balsam
regions,
widespread
immature
the
where
till
northern
the
of
the
spruce
those
Hylocomj,
more
off,
fires
well-drained
quality
and
during
Kaj-mia-black
especially
areas,
soils
by
cover
black
potential
because
boulders
around
areas
spruce
in
the
and
71
many
thin
bedrock.
of
Brook
Indian
shallow
on
soils
these
organic
over
areas
has
been
layer
was
burnt
Gambo
Association
Soil
Unit
1
Landform
Classification
blanket
Typic
bog
Fibrisol,
MesicFibrisol
Forest
Type
oligotrophicbog
hummocky
Typic
Folisol
bedrock
Comments
very poor
(KalmiaSphagnum
2
Drainage
fuscum}
black spruce
good
Before
fire.
on Lithosols
bedrock
After fire.
none
(nonsoil)
3
inclined
GleyedHumo-
Hylocomium-
moraine
FerricPodzol
balsam
imperfectly
fir
till and
Over compacted
some ortstein;
regene¬
rates to black spruce
after fire.
inclined
Gleyed
Ferro-
moraine
Humic
Podzol
Hylocomium-
imperfectly
balsamfir
Overgleyedtilland
some ortstein;
some¬
times reverts to
dwarf shrub
ericacious
after fire.
5
horizontal
MesicFibrisol
mesotrophicbog
8
bog
Typic Fibrisol
(Scirpus
10
Sphagnum
very poor
-
pap/l/osum)
6
morainal
veneer
Orthic
over
Orthic
morainal
blanket
black spruce
moderately
10-20
on Lithosols
good
lithic phase
(lithic phase)
bedrock
7
Humo-
Ferric Podzol
over
Humo-
Ferric Podzol
Pleuroziumbalsam
good
fir
Regenerates
to black
after fire;
spruce
very stony.
hummocky
Orthic
moraine
Ferric Podzol
Humo-
Pleurozium-
good
balsamfir
Regenerates
balsam
hummocky
Orthic
moraine
Ferric Podzol
Humo-
black spruce
on
good
reverts
to
fir.
Normally
Cladonia-
sand with iron or
Ka/mia-Uack
iron-humus
before
podzol
stony.
72
to black
after fire, then
spruce
eventually
11
near slope
bottom.
bedrock
9
cm soil; gleyed
spruce
fire; excessively
Gander
association
Description
The
Gander
soils
developed
slate,
shale,
association
siltstone,
medium-grained
They
River
in
and
dominant
20.3%
occupying
Landfo
Gander
the
are
Wing
soils
the
of
derived
minor
in
from
amounts
large
occupy
extending
region,
between
direction
coast.
with
soils
Podzolic
till
sandstone
These
the
of
part
dominantly
of
glacial
and
granites.
central
ha,
consists
medium-fcextured
on
of
a
northeasterly
Pond
and
north
the
to
186
approximately
the
in
areas
000
area.
rms
The
general
landforms
undulating,
thickness
of
with
the
bedrock
till
smoothly,
in
even
Major
with
tracts
the
Lakes
area.
drainage
are
of
swale
in
off
topography
northeasterly
providing
and
elongated
Bedrock
coast.
till.
aligned
River
northeast,
planed
and
ridge
are
Gander
the
generally
The
plains.
to
toward
is
veneer
a
are
till
southwest
areas
uniform
only
drainage
with
from
many
to
association
drumlinized
association
rise
areas
direction,
the
in
Gander
giving
Gander
somewhat
decreases
exposed
the
underlying
the
of
and
rolling,
for
drainage
occur
mainly
along
most
of
major
tracts.
Soils
The
dominant
soils
Humo-Ferric
influenced
some
by
most
occupying
Lithic
Podzols
are
uniform
common
The
as
in
of
exposes
the
The
profile.
their
overlying
Gander
association
shape
increases
in
to
lower
during
slope
73
not
as
soils
bedrock.
the
strata.
of
deposition
been
where
tops
usually
positions
very
stony.
in
horizontally
lying
orientation
and
are
ridge
are
flagstones
has
lithic
resistant
more
resistant
by
horizontal
outcrops
Orthic
Humo-Ferric
The
along
Lower
by
till
of
layer
areas,
slopes.
Gleyed
locations.
bedrock
are
to
hilly
occupied
and
thin
a
occur
more
characterized
are
to
till
usually
steep
are
Orthic
coastal
and
of
areas
outcrops
Soils
only
thickness,
bedrock
They
Stoniness
where
in
in
rock
folded
due
phases
especially
and
areas
both
of
in
occur
crests,
low-lying
and
slopes
well-drained
Moderately
Podzols
ridge
Gleyed
are
uniform
long
water.
flat
common
deposited,
are
knolls,
positions
slope
on
Huroo-Ferric
and
Gleysols.
association
occur
seepage
Orthic
well-drained
this
of
that
Podzols
is
stones
presumably
glaciation.
and
in
wetter
the
The
areas.
and
below
sometimes
of
part
content
silt
and
Bf
mottled
and
slightly
much
the
higher
in
soils.
litter
layer
wet
dark
reddish
horizons
Ae
leached
do
than
the
of
for
also
to
horizons,
and
sorting
The
less
with
pasture,
Most
considered
are
tends
horizons
lower
frost
thawing.
suitable
have
content
stoniness.
be
to
the
and
is
and
Podzols
of
these
areas
for
suitable
They
2-10-cm
overlies
and
C
horizons
the
C
horizon
soils
are
usually
usually
The
Orthic
profile
24)
5-0
cm,
0-2
cm,
located
light
grain;
gray
(10YR
nonsticky,
matrix
7/1,
extremely
soft,
roots;
acid.
74
an
a
This
Pond
750
UXE
315):
moderately
abrupt
medium
plentiful,
boundary;
21
containing
loose,
for
of
example
Jonathan's
ref.
smooth,
content.
suitable
be
part
The
76-0027).
of
south
The
upper
silt
high
is
(Profile
grid
feathermoss;
consistence;
horizon
Podzol
Fibrimor,
Ericaceo
and
single
is
stony
description
(Military
Park.
leaves
following
a
to
leaf
Bf.
cemented.
with
too
red
slightly
texture
and
Humo-Ferric
(Fig.
Provincial
in
wet
thin
the
however,
and
areas
drained
which
Ae,
yellowish
friable;
compact
loamy
too
are
agriculture.
Gander
be
to
rolling
poorly
relatively
a
leached
brown
usually
are
may
by
of
layer
strong
a
and
and
imperfectly
characterized
are
a
hilly
in
occur
with
association
over
immediately
Ae
fines
soils
wetness
Humo-Ferric
as
Gander
LF
of
20
from
usually
C
silt
the
A
varies
a
upper
and
freezing
these
too
and
high
of
drainage.
soils
combination
a
The
production.
well
They
of
predominate
that
over
BC
Many
from
to
and
stony
Orthic
of
in
only
nature
soil
These
Clay
through
due
agricultural
BC
form
uniform
impede
horizon
content
of
version
the
matter
The
results
limitations
as
are
clay
topography.
soils.
surface.
breakdown
physical
to
cemented.
probably
too
drained
higher
Podzols
with
organic
horizon.
toward
increase
are
the
usually
rolling
leached
gray
gleyed
stony
and
poorly
horizons
to
Humo-Ferric
mineral
the
light
cm
of
mantle
brown,
a
due
gently
combine
areas,
thick
which
upper
compacted
ortstein
hardpans
together
overlies
cm
have
the
and
and
probably
Gleyed
and
content,
such
in
10-15
is
soils
because
soils,
undulating
relatively
a
in
imperfectly
layers
is
drained
of
30
bleached
usually
pavement
Gander
in
rarity
Imperfectly
terrain
accumulate
are
soils.
areas
clay
most
cemented
Gander
sandy
to
in
Their
of
more
stone
especially
Strongly
common.
to
They
continuous
till
cemented,
not
tend
areas
litter.
profile.
subsoil
locations.
these
leaf
a
soil
the
The
the
form
slightly
in
in
flagstones
immediately
decomposed
horizon
moist)
boundary.
silt
loam;
nonplastic
irregular,
clear
2-15
Bf
granular
slightly
gradual
BC
horizon
15-28
cm,
loam;
massive;
brownish
pores;
28-63
wavy,
loam;
consistence;
Orthic
Gleysols
Gander
association.
materials
The
stone
free.
action
in
is
fairly
at
a
used
to
21
ref.
raw
cm,
and
wooay
clear
Ah
horizon
0-5
Aecgj
structure;
slightly
plastic
clear
wavy
cm,
strong
light
subangular
by
Beg
20-56
(7.5YR
weak,
less
in
cm
than
size;
smooth,
(7.5YR
5/6)
mottles;
structure;
plastic
reddish
cm,
loam;
5/6)
medium,
weak,
mottles;
medium,
friable,
sticky,
strongly
roots;
wavy,
cemented
gradual
acid.
brown
many
moist)
distinct,
medium,
very
fine
acid.
matrix
6/1,
few
consistence;
extremely
fine
extremely
slightly
few
moist)
weak,
friable,
sticky,
(10YR
gray
loam;
boundary;
clay;
boundary;
to
matrix
silty
plentiful,
clay
continuous;
gravelly
This
decomposed
4/4,
to
silty
slightly
horizon
(10YR
slightly
horizon
blocky
iron,
not
a
Carmanville
with
consistence;
gray
brown
hard,
has
76-0026).
of
1
loam
clay
granular
gravelly
is
moderately
brown
silty
soft,
very
of
it
southeast
approximately
fine,
5-20
result
a
fragments
yellowish
gravelly
roots;
It
layer
boundary.
dark
cm,
very
frost
700):
herbaceous
material
to
colored
(Profile
km
containing
moder,
feathermoss
soft
990
content.
following
Gleysol
6
UXE
due
moisture
however,
The
soils.
surface
nearly
probably
probably
matter;
approximately
grid
8-0
is
the
usually
brownish
a
layer
Orthic
Gander
a
have
organic
these
located
to
This
of
classify
of
is
soil
cm.
deposition
(Military
LF
50-70
of
description
profile
this
for
is
high
of
organic
horizons.
to
are
stoniness
of
BCg
limited
horizons
25)
(Fig.
layer
and
Bg
gray
continuously
a
soils
always
BCg
of
absence
with
common
depth
and
Bg
This
groundwater
been
lower
soil
a
light
nonplastic
acid.
thick
a
acid,
moist)
hard,
drained
almost
are
matrix
6/4,
strongly
possess
fine,
strongly
firm,
poorly
mottled
soils
(2.5Y
roots;
They
these
horizons.
the
are
overlying
in
Stones
fine
few
very
boundary;
nonsticky,
few
very
roots;
brown
massive;
hard,
slightly
fine
silt
moist)
matrix
6/6,
horizon
yellowish
light
cm,
gravelly
few
wavy,
acid.
friable,
gradual
pores;
strongly
(10YR
yellow
consistence;
random
the
very
nonsticky,
nonplastic
C
boundary;
weak,
fine
plentiful,
dentritic
discontinuous,
random,
loam;
friable,
sticky,
consistence;
nonplastic
fine,
moist)
matrix
5/8,
slightly
structure;
hard,
roots;
(7.SYR
brown
strong
cm,
fine,
(2.5YR
medium,
moderate,
subangular
matrix
coarse,
blocky
75
5/4,
prominent,
secondary
moist)
brown
strong
platy
structure;
structure;
10%
slightly
sticky,
plastic
consistence;
continuous;
friable,
few
very
slightly
hard,
very
cemented
strongly
fine
roots;
by
very
iron,
strongly
acid.
Lithic
the
areas.
The
bedrock.
agriculture
profile
Humo-Ferric
LF
830
lithic
located
of
immediately
excluded
and
above
from
The
stoniness.
of
example
Gander
Gander
a
Gleyed
This
76-0029).
(Military
Bay
the
the
Even
(Profile
phase
south
in
as
slaty
because
gleyed
are
an
more
same
of
mottling
soils
is
in
the
content
rockiness
severe
description
Podzol,
is
are
table.
faint
Gander
of
widespread
much
commonly
water
have
Lithic
because
following
UXE
soils
are
higher
a
are
the
up
Lithic
well-drained
for
phases
hold
to
soils
except
Lithic
The
tends
Gander
characteristics
phases,
fragments.
profile
the
Soil
nonlithic
bedrock
the
of
phases
northern
21
ref.
grid.
605):
14-0
Ericaceo
cm,
material
to
Fibrimor,
herbaceous
decomposed
containing
5
approximately
horizontal
medium,
slightly
soft
and
fragments
in
cm
roots;
size;
woody
fine
plentiful,
horizon
abrupt
wavy,
boundary.
Ae
0-1
brownish
silt
friable,
soft,
fragments;
broken,
id
1-8
light
cm,
brown
roots;
horizon
few
fine
very
rock
flaggy
extremely
boundary;
random,
8-28
slightly
sticky,
consistence;
roots;
very
flaggy
rock
fragments;
28-38
cm,
medium,
friable,
fine,
tubular
random,
irregular,
cm
5/8)
horizon
hard,
slightly
exped
roots;
horizon
boundary;
shale.
76
plastic
very
rock
flaggy
loam;
gravelly
slightly
structure;
pores;
abrupt
plus,
(7.5YR
granular
random,
abrupt
exped
pores;
acid.
brown
strong
slightly
random,
tubular
random,
irregular,
strongly
slightly
few
hard,
fine,
fine,
(10YR
brown
structure;
slightly
very
loam;
gravelly
yellowish
plentiful,
very
weak,
pores;
granular
friable,
few
boundary;
5/6)
light
medium,
weak,
plastic
and
roots;
horizon
clear
(7.SYR
brown
mottles;
exped
interstitial
exped,
distinct,
coarse,
6/4)
sticky,
acid.
strong
cm,
common,
gravelly
few
horizontal,
irregular,
extremely
moist)
slightly
consistence;
medium,
fragments;
boundary;
matrix
6/4,
structure;
plastic
and
fine,
rock
flaggy
(7.SYR
slightly
soft,
plentiful,
37
moist)
sticky,
consistence;
exped
granular
fine,
weak,
friable,
Bf
plastic
horizontal,
clear
matrix
6/2,
slightly
grain;
.
loam;
Bfgj
single
slightly
fine,
(10YR
gray
loam;
plentiful,
ac
Bf
light
cm,
gravelly
sticky,
consistence;
few
very
fine,
fragments;
very
strongly
acid
Vegetation
Soils
of
correspond
the
Gander
those
to
1964).
(Damman
In
some
till
rich
in
expected
communities
association
developed
areas
normally
most
follow
trends
till
quality
types
however,
occur;
that
types
medium
forest
instances,
successional
and
forest
support
Daininan's
on
vegetation
of
those
medium-
till.
quality
mi
Hyloco
regular
where
Rubus-balsam
where
fir
urn-balsam
slopes
fir
Lycopodium-alder
the
at
occur
same
long,
prevalent.
bottom
of
these
slopes
The
alder
vigorous
by
the
on
on
is
enriched.
dominated
occurs
maple,
predominant
water
sufficiently
type,
mountain
are
seepage
forests
been
has
water
forests
lateral
in
slopes
and
some
depressional
wet
areas.
A
drier
black
wetter
nutrient-rich
fir
Hylocomium-balsam
will
type,
The
after
the
fir
R_uj^s-balsam
fires.
invasion
the
of
otherwise
sites
this
fir
prevents
The
where
forest
is
stagnates.
preceded
by
to
muck
bands
to
logging,
It
may
absence
also
in
or
be
climax
slow
usually
also
low
This
the
is
of
occurs
resulting
spruce-moss
is
spruce.
the
zone,
Although
this
fir,
in
hummocky
important
deficiencies.
black
pure
black
slow
and
often
is
and
hampered
by
often
invasion
species.
of
common
around
that
in
ruining
where
an
type
rooting
regeneration
Swamps
soils
thus
areas
fertile
forest
fires.
balsam
in
playing
nutrient
After
ericaceous
birch
result
swamps,
from
less
the
and
after
spruce
succession
drier
or
white
to
occur
This
restrict
regenerates
type
are
and
capacity
Kalmia-black
by
water
movement.
phases
moisture-holding
wet
usually
alder
forests
drier
are
water
lithic
dense
seepage
soils
lateral
regenerates
disturbances
by
fires.
the
site.
Pleuroziurn-balsam
role.
after
of
logging.
invariably
productive
topography
after
other
or
Logging
Hylocomium-balsam
birch
whether
fir
The
fire.
the
white
forests,
balsam
to
revert
after
of
to
to
regenerates
usually
birch
variant
regenerates
usually
forest
white
to
sometimes
more
forest
Most
an
or
and
fir
fir
Hylocomiurn-balsam
spruce
black
occur.
are
spruce,
bog
borders
However,
not
significant
alder-black
where
wet
forest
these
at
mapping.
77
the
spruce,
and
seepage
conditions
types
exploratory
wet
alder
and
narrow
occupy
scale
of
Gander
Association
Soil
Unit
1
Landform
Classification
inclined
Gleyed
moraine
Ferric Podzol
Forest
Humo-
Type
Drainage
Hylocomium-ba\sam
imperfectly
fir
poor with
Comments
to
to white
Regenerates
birch forest after fire;
regenerates
seepage
to balsam
fir after logging.
2
level
OrthicGleysol
moraine
3
morainal
blanket
Gleyed
over
Humo-
Ferric Podzol
Lycopodium-
poor to very
alder
poor
Hylocomiumbalsam
fir
inclined
imperfectly
Regenerates
with some
birch or balsam
seepage
moss forest after fire;
bedrock
regenerates
to white
fir-
fir
to balsam
after logging.
4
Orthic Humo-
Pleurozium-
moderately
over ridged
morainal
Ferric Podzol
balsamfir
to well
bedrock
(lithic phase)
veneer
well
Regenerates
to black spruce
or Kaimia-Wack
spruce
forest after fire; regene¬
rates to black spruce
balsam
5
morainal
blanket
Orthic
over
Humo-
Pleurozium-
Ferric Podzol
balsam
well
fir
or
fir after logging.
Regenerates
to black spruce
after fire; regenerates
inclined
balsam
firafter
to
logging.
bedrock
6
7
8
9
domed
bog
MesicFibrisol,
oligotrophicbog
Typic Fibrisol
(Sphagnum)
alder-black
inclined
OrthicGleysol
moraine
(peaty
hummocky
Orthic Humo-
Pieurozium-
moraine
Ferric Podzol
balsam
inclined
OrthicGleysol
moraine
(sometimes
phase)
very poor
poor
spruce
Rubus-ba\sam
peaty
poor
Same
as unit 5.
fir
fir
poor
Regenerates
to white birch
after fire; regenerates
to
wet alder (2) after logging.
phase)
78
New
association
Bay
Description
The
soils
New
association
Bay
on
developed
from
mainly
soils
were
area,
located
Botwood
and
in
mapped
map
sheet.
New
Bay
from
73
in
entirely
significant
100
the
derived
of
amounts
volcanic
some
approximately
almost
till
with
granites
diovites
and
Podzolic
dominantly
coarse-textured
medium-grained
granodiorite
of
consists
moderately
These
rocks.
8%
or
ha,
southwest
of
the
the
of
corner
Landforms
The
level.
Landforms
New
and
However,
drainage
the
Lake
and
Exploits
most
River
areas
Hill
monadnock
part
of
sea
level,
300
m
This
rises
the
whereas
sea
to
in
elevation
general
southwest
are
elevation
general
and
flows
feature
an
a
North
moraines.
landform
sea
a
eastern
in
from
outcrops
blanket
by
distinct
a
area.
above
Rock
covered
the
flow
also
watersheds
Lake
system.
are
is
the
Anne
Mary
in
trend
for
patterns
irregular
above
m
and
Drainage
are
direction.
Twin
and
soils
Bay
and
125-335
drumlinized
slightly
rolling
on
of
elevation
general
are
northeasterly
South
a
direction.
of
area
predominantly
occur
at
northeasterly
to
soils
moraine
hummocky
not
common,
The
Hodges
in
the
southwest
of
570
m
the
above
is
area
around
level.
Soils
The
dominant
Podzols
hummocky
cover
slopes.
Humo-Ferric
slopes
hilltop
positions
with
red
perched
Gleyed
are
Orthic
water.
seepage
of
areas
hilly
and
Ae
water
exemplifies
20
a
(Profile
75-0006)
(Military
grid
to
somewhat
cemented
tables.
The
New
located
ref.
21
the
in
cm
following
050
thickness.
and
495):
79
ortstein
dull
a
The
thick.
till
basal
for
dull
is
Bfg
Beneath,
C
horizons
profile
Ortsfcein
approximately
UXE
The
criteria
in
relatively
overlies
cm
BC
Gleyed
Bay
is
horizon
10-20
40
form
formation.
LH
horizon
from
extends
long,
commonly
development
meets
thick
moderate
relatively
that
ortstein
rarely
of
areas
the
bogs
Soil
of
relatively
in
by
by
26).
but
compacted
and
promoted
evidence
leached
compacted
by
occur
sometimes
(Fig.
A
and
is
water
and
some
horizons.
grayish,
association
Bay
substantial
Podzols
Seepage
uniform
often
New
affected
topography.
Gleyed
deep,
the
of
slopes
occupy
Humo-Ferric
is
soils
that
Podzols
tend
to
description
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
15
km
west
of
Botwood
cause
LF
9-0
Ericaceo
cm,
abrupt
horizon
0-14
Aegj
YR
loam;
few
27-40
(5YR
red
continuous;
reddish
cm,
gravelly
(5YR
hard,
cemented
by
are
long,
horizon
of
content
into
these
than
are
of
particles
a
combination
soil
following
Eluviated
of
because
is
constant
25
km
west
(Profile
of
is
and
frost
would
be
Botwood
440):
80
or
impermeable
an
Ae
gleyed
silt
in
which
27)
Bmgj
The
and
probably
of
clay
a
fine
and
of
shattering
in
pronounced
water-saturated
(Pig.
Brunisol
Dystric
approximately
its
influences
Aegj
C
and
form
movement.
LF
cm)
mottled
BC
movement
action
description
a
(20-30
higher
on
upslope
bleached
or
highly
differential
Frost
located
thick
horizons
frost
association
from
water
a
These
area.
generally
leached
much
occurrence,
Bay
in
mottled
horizons,
of
through
New
by
a
often
underlying
a
the
by
compacted,
are
common
are
are
somewhat
water
very
weakly
acid.
fed
compacted
soils
particles.
this
They
lateral
sticky,
positions
Underneath,
cm.
dense,
in
result
The
a
promoting
coarse
coarser
15
of
drained
usually
yellowish
consistence;
characterized
are
These
horizons
are
moist)
distinct,
slightly
part
Podzols.
grades
thus
silica
boundary;
matrix
5/4,
fine,
strongly
poorly
and
to
hard,
by
horizon
Brunisols
overlying
10
horizons.
layer,
more
soils
horizon
Bfjgj
945
in
usually
horizon
(iron);
Dystric
slopes
These
bogs.
cemented
plastic
silica
Humo-Ferric
gentle
platy,
weakly
massive;
northwestern
found
fine,
friable,
(2.5YR
slightly
Eluviated
the
weak,
common,
mottles;
5/6)
friable,
in
very
yellowish
sticky,
clear
brown
loam;
sandy
Gleyed
massive;
acid.
moist)
distinct,
slightly
smooth,
strongly
matrix
5/6,
fine
few
very
id.
ac
40-62
consistence;
very
coarse,
consistence;
(iron),
strongly
with
mottles;
plastic
Gleyed
many
structure;
slightly
red
(7.5YR
brown
5/6)
slightly
plastic
boundary;
and
sandy
(5YR
red
continuous;
horizon
loam;
5/6)
gravelly
structure;
slightly
iron,
moist)
exped
moist)
platy
hard,
clear
sandy
secondary
fine
horizon
clear
yellowish
by
strong
cm
cm,
sticky,
few
2/4,
inped
medium,
very
wavy,
qravellv
gravelly
(7.5YR
5/6,
cemented
roots;
especially
brown
distinct,
firm,
strongly
soils
dark
moderate,
sticky,
slightly
to
acid.
fine,
mottles;
brown
consistence;
wavy,
(5
gray
dark
massive;
plastic
fragments;
(7.5YR
brown
moist)
distinct,
mottles;
rock
very
cm,
strong
wavy,
distinct,
coarse,
fine,
hard,
extremely
14-27
Cgj
4/2)
cobbly
boundary;
Bfgj
few
slightly
roots;
leaves;
matrix
6/2,
common,
and
(7.5
friable,
(7.SYR
gray
loam;
mottles
5/1)
moderately
and
boundary.
sandy
brown
Bfcgj
containing
fragments
pinkish
cm,
gravelly
Y
Fibrimor,
herbaceous
decomposed
condition.
of
a
New
75-0008)
located
(Military
grid.
Gleyed
Bay
ref.
21
UWE
25-5
Fibrimor,
Sphagno
cm,
decomposed
sphagnum
fragments;
irregular,
0-8
cm,
8-20
light
cm,
few
massive;
few
random
fine,
20-35
dark
cm,
gravelly
sand;
reddish
brown
sticky,
friable,
5/6)
(7.5YR
firm,
consistence;
surface
Humo-Ferric
LF
decomposed
Bf
of
10
friable
BC
and
extends
to
50-70
the
However,
the
75-0005)
of
a
21
UXE
located
ref.
is
stone
drained
Bay
approximately
is
20
is
The
81
km
colored
reddish
Bf
into
grades
and
good
usually
on
stone
not
as
following
Humo-Perric
440):
dark
nearly
segregation
sites.
with
moderately
concentrated
be
may
100-200
often
thin,
horizon
generally
Orthic
A
friable,
depth
are
hummocky
of
'shallow,
thin,
very
This
profiles
of
a
A
and
range
throw.
overlies
cm
hilly
the
generally
tree
by
Rooting
Stones
New
in
developed,
horizons.
poorly
sticky,
(iron),
in
common
thickness.
cm
cm.
extent
are
horizon.
weakly
lower
more
description
grid.
C
whereas
surface,
in
Ae
15
to
silica
by
elevations
6-10
of
a
medium,
slightly
plastic
cemented
disrupted
overlies
horizon
very
strong
moderate,
slightly
development
leached
horizon
as
Soil
horizon
moist);
distinct,
acid.
lower
often
discontinuous,
boundary;
matrix
5/6,
structure;
Podzols
at
horizons
horizon
massive;
strongly
level.
(10YR
hard,
slightly
especially
sea
slightly
consistence;
abrupt
secondary
extremely
continuous;
above
moist)
light
massive;
medium,
many
mottles;
blocky
subangular
very
matrix
3/4,
plastic
wavy,
acid.
distinct,
mottles;
brown
loam;
sandy
brown
(10YR
slightly
roots;
rock
medium
medium,
6/4)
yellowish
cm,
gravelly
brown
inped,
cobbly
id.
ac
35-42
boundary;
hard,
consistence;
random,
horizon
common,
(2.5YR
random
fine,
slightly
fine,
pores;
yellowish
loamy
few
m
clear
wavy,
mottles;
plastic
tubular
simple,
fragments;
5/1)
hard,
few
moist)
matrix
6/1,
(10YR
gray
wavy,
acid.
(10YR
very
roots;
fragments;
strongly
gray
firm,
sticky,
discontinuous,
Orthic
to
faint,
random
discontinuous,
rock
very
gray
medium,
soft,
fine,
inped,
cobbly
boundary;
sand;
loamy
friable,
very
abundant,
pores;
horizon
loam;
moist)
random,
coarse
boundary.
sticky,
fine,
tubular
simple,
terrain,
gradual
cobbly,
horizon
consistence;
common,
clear
needles;
matrix
5/1,
plastic
roots;
BCcgj
smooth,
moderately
and
clear
slightly
grain;
slightly
Bmgj
slightly
needles;
containing
mosses
(10YR
gray
single
Aegj
and
boundary.
5-0
Ahe
containing
mosses
sphagnum
horizon
F
Fibrimor,
Sphagno
cm,
decomposed
Podzol
west
of
Botwood
free.
pronounced
is
a
(Profile
(Military
the
LF
6-0
0-1
gray
1-4
loam;
common,
common,
horizon
18-40
cm,
loam;
massive;
roots;
cm,
sandy
loam;
olive
New
exceedingly
stony,
whereas
the
amounts
of
increasing
For
stone-free
is
are
outcrops
most
the
as
outcrop,
Other
area.
does
stony
to
sites
are
very
in
commonly
the
have
surface
relatively
the
whereas
horizons),
to
sites
especially
all
New
The
the
extreme
northeastern
are
morainal
moraines
Hill
Hodges
area
part
morainal
mostly
some
areas.
Bay
blanket
because
however,
areas.
with
hard
acid.
drained
poorly
B
and
gravelly
medium
very
Bay
areas
moraine,
more
throughout
rare,
New
are
stone,
(A
moist)
pavement.
common
are
of
hummocky
boundary;
slightly
pores;
Gleysols
stone
a
Boulders
Bay
horizon
well-drained
horizons
nearly
by
general,
Orthic
example,
lower
rock
fine,
very
friable,
soils
association
Bay
In
cover
sandy
hard
matrix
S/4,
cemented
weakly
stony.
Bedrock
few
abrupt
nonsticky,
excessively
surface
moist)
slightly
wavy,
(2.SY
brown
massive;
consistence;
layers.
matrix
acid.
acid.
40-S8
contain
simple
strongly
very
6/6,
very
pores;
consistence;
continuous,
friable,
fine
simple
continuous,
strongly
(10YR
yellow
few
consistence;
soft
boundary;
nonsticky,
sandy
secondary
fine,
horizon
brownish
moist)
matrix
granular
very
pores;
acid.
friable,
few
gradual
wavy,
4/6,
fine,
very
roots;
fine
abundant,
dendritic
extremely
(SYR
moist)
slightly
consistence;
weak,
nonsticky,
fine
pores;
horizon
matrix
3/4,
boundary;
very
structure;
abundant,
loose
fine,
very
structure;
continuous,
red
massive;
(2.SYR
soft
yellowish
cm,
sandy
sticky,
abrupt
granular
fine,
very
abrupt
moist)
smooth,
brown
friable,
very
roots;
The
roots;
fine,
weak,
sticky,
loam;
C
slightly
pores;
matrix
boundary.
acid.
reddish
dark
cm,
wavy,
BC
6/2,
grain;
dendritic
sandy
4-18
(7.SYR
fine
extremely
boundary;
horizon
abrupt
single
abundant,
continuous,
feathermoss;
and
smooth,
structureless,
consistence;
Bf2
roots;
pinkish
cm,
moderately
fragments
medium
loam;
Bfl
containing
herbaceous
abundant,
Ae
Fibrimor,
Ericaceo
cm,
decomposed
of
blankets,
in
veneers
has
some
the
New
or
nothern
more
areas.
Agriculture
combine
stony
to
areas
limited
is
In
stoniness.
exclude
are
some
the
suitable
New
on
areas,
land
from
for
Bay
drainage
poor
agriculture.
pasture.
82
soils
or
of
because
steep
topography
Some
of
the
less
Vegetation
The
New
dominant
type
Podzols,
groundwater
is
is
seepage
fire
and
to
described
is
are
also
nutrients
than
the
to
regenerate
birch
white
a
fir
balsam
seed
the
on
Low-lying
Kalmia-
or
forests
are
Ericaceo-Fibrimor
black
spruce,
black
spruce
by
stagnated
of
upland
are
drought
is
is
is
often
near
Cladonia-Kalmia-black
fires.
soil
These
the
soils
the
are
in
destroy
and
these
areas
done
be
can
invasion
are
are
dwarf
forests
sporadically
areas.
83
black
pure
logging
is
slow
In
shrubs.
and
some
or
established
permanently
found
cause
but
coarse-textured
exceptionally
spruce
stands
of
in
soils
fire,
after
where
sites,
located
are
productive
After
surface,
drier
on
coarse-textured
moderately
regeneration
by
where
is
to
shrubs
forests
inadequate.
develop;
hindered
occur
These
where
They
is
instances,
tend
out
along
depressional
Little
forests
occur.
areas
conditions.
bedrock
carried
on
bogs,
in
dwarf
unproductive.
fir
not
hummocky
often
of
occur
yield.
stands
spruce
Fires
poor.
not
shrubs,
peat
may
open
after
develop
throughout
repeated
New
a
of
characterized
They
and
of
Sphagnum-
are
absent,
spread
generally
does
regeneration
is
the
Logging
water
and
The
sites
spruce
stand
open
ericaceous
extensive
of
support
consist
an
fir.
dwarf
Both
water
promote
their
seepage
balsam
areas
seepage
are
with
cm),
groundwater.
in
Pleurozium-blasam
hilly
of
water
They
type.
similar
Regeneration
improve
absence
regeneration
K a 1 m i a - b 1 a c k
(20-40
dominant.
soil
stands
the
seepage
Sphagnum
nutrient-poor
mosses.
because
induces
more
dense
in
receive
stunted
mosses
and
sphagnum
to
and
contains
where
sources
the
usually
However,
forests.
the
as
forest
areas.
seed
not
layer
mineral
borders
bog
do
spruce
wet
as
and
islands
of
one
wet
in
higher
They
Logging
that
larch,
sphagnum
as
bogs
soils.
areas
thick
from
The
is
especially
source.
Sphagnum-black
not
that
fire.
develop,
wetter
positions.
rates
following
can
spruce
This
Newfoundland.
birch
white
It
type.
a
as
water
seepage
water
central
at
wetter
hilltop
seepage
drier
in
black
of
but
has
forests
productive
flat
in
fir
by
is
type,
slopes.
fed
an
fires
fir
productive,
slopes
situated
Hylocomiurn-balsam
of
on
area,
in
extensive
balsam
fir
lower
on
this
found
of
to
forests
spruce
In
logging.
frequently
because
more
a
forest
found
commonly
after
are
stage
to
fir
These
black
to
Hylocomiurn-balsam
grades
above,
The
because
upslope.
Regeneration
drier
Gleyed
on
water.
regenerate
fir
Hylocomium-
is
nutrients
distances
forest
The
Hylocomiurn-balsam
with
sites
years.
rate.
stands
seepage
balsam
spruce
100
moderate
that
commonly
some
They
fir
black
last
variant
most
have
short
Hylocomiurn-balsam
the
grow
productive.
unstable
in
areas
charged
from
usually
following
the
highly
The
classification.
type
these
which
till
medium-quality
a
forest
in
forests
not
moderately
are
termed
(1964)
growing
These
fir.
Humo-Ferric
be
can
Damman
forest
balsam
till
Bay
the
to
according
Bay
New Bay Association
1
2
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6
8
7
9
10
11
12
13
14
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Unit
1
2
3
Landform
Forest
Classification
Type
rolling
OrthicHumo-
Pleurozium-ba^sam
moraine
Ferric Podzol
fir
inclined
GleyedHumo-
Hylocomium-batearri
moraine
Ferric Podzol
fir
hummocky
rock (nonsoil)
none
OrthicRegosol
none
Comments
Drainage
good
imperfectly
Nunatak.
bedrock
4
colluvial
rapid
Insignificant
apron
5
6
7
morainal
GleyedHumo-
black spruce
over inclined
Ferric Podzol
onLithosols
bedrock
(lithic phase)
veneer
horizontal
fen
Inclined
rnesotrophicfen
Fibric Mesisol
(Carex
OrthicGleysol
very poor
livida)
Hyiocomium-balsam
poor with
Regenerates
fir
seepage
after fire, sometimes
blackspruce;
to balsam
domed
not
imperfectly
Typic Mesisol,
moraine
8
extent;
mapped.
bog
Typic
Fibrisol
oligotrophicbog
to white birch
to dense
regenerates
fir after logging.
very poor
(Kaimia
Sphagnum
9
fuscum)
inclined
GleyedHumo-
Hylocomium-ba^am
imperfectly
moraine
Ferric Podzol
fir
some seepage
with
Regenerates
afterfire;
balsam
10
blanket
bog
Typic
Fibrisol
11
12
13
14
oligotrophicbog
very poor
{Kaimia
Sphagnum
Flashets
to black spruce
regenerates
and ponds are
common.
fuscum)
hummocky
OrthicHumo-
Hyfocomium-balsam
moraine
Ferric Podzol
fir
good
Regenerates
to balsam
OrthicHumo-
Cladonia-Kalmig-
moderately
In drier areas
Ferric Podzol
black spruce
good
to P/euroz/um-balsam
bedrock
(lithic phase)
veneer
fir
after fire and logging.
over hummocky
morainal
to
fir after logging.
84
regenerates
fir.
association
Peyton
Description
The
Peyton
developed
association
Junction
Island
to
These
soils
the
area.
Land
forms
The
very
Pond
are
terrain
and
rough
hummocky
in
in
of
in
trend
general
a
characterized
high
of
percentage
in
especially
ridges,
Rock
water.
open
hillcrest
where
positions,
hummocks,
or
the
outcrops
they
and
and
ponds
and
very
is
area
shaped
ponds
ridged
to
irregular
are
The
small
of
and
strongly
patterns
of
generally
hummocky
usually
irregularly
with
beaded
often
are
is
consist
direction.
numerous
by
Brooks
and
3.5%
or
ha,
association
Drainage
northerly
boundary.
800
over
short
is
Dame
map-sheet
generally
blankets
(16-45%).
sloping
Notre
31
Peyton
morainal
relatively
are
the
to
approximately
the
from
association
of
Landforms
and
Slopes
strongly
areas
This
vicinity
south
irregular.
moraine
rock.
and
dominant
soils
predominantly
granite.
the
in
exclusively
Podzolic
mainly
derived
and
granodiorite
almost
of
till
coarse-textured
on
medium-grained
mapped
consists
lakes.
has
area
are
common,
take
the
a
form
of
pinnacles.
Soilj.
Peyton
soils
ortstein
Ortstein
are
Podzols
Ferro-Humic
Podzols
and
areas
horizons
and
tables
in
the
of
occurrences
the
at
their
Gleysolic
Gleyed
soils
because
of
in
soils
minor
only
not
have
the
water
Peyton
resulted
These
BC
compacted
perched
the
of
have
scale
low-lying
or
cause
nature
soils.
Orthic
not
drained
horizons
coarse
exploratory
with
Cemented
topography
strongly
minor
been
extent
of
occurrence.
soils
Peyton
have
Gleyed
Ortstein
horizon
of
is
sometimes
Bf
horizon
others,
5-15
cm
is
Podzols
over
cemented
lies
layer.
Bf
and
development
Humo-Ferric
the
BCc
sand
loamy
Profile
throughout.
hard
The
hilly
soils
most
are
sometimes
slopes.
ortstein
soils.
on
intermixed
imperfectly
some
by
dominant
occur
horizons
and
occasionally
these
The
are
in
of
base
generally
mapped
soils
ortstein
occur
the
at
These
where
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
continuous.
characterized
which
Podzols,
positions.
sloping
and
conditions.
droughty
Humo-Ferric
Humo-Ferric
and
coarse-textured
are
and
layers
a
and
grades
The
fine
the
between
and
directly
platy
into
surface
ped
85
of
(1-3
cm)
In
platy.
Bhf
textures
some
ortstein
a
The
deep.
consist
thin
very
loam
sandy
moderately
a
Bhf
leached
soils,
is
friable
In
extremely
platy,
stained
that
a
horizons.
coarse,
Ae
horizon
dark
brown
with
to
organic
matter.
strong
acts
as
an
impediment
of
rooting
most
horizon.
and
is
21
ref.
LF
UXE
470
335):
7-0
cm,
Ericaceo
0-9
fine
fine,
blocky
subangular
friable,
by
wavy,
clear
21-35
cm,
subangular
blocky
silica
st
cm
very
by
to
meet
Podzols,
hor
silica
the
and
6/8)
fine
few
roots;
boundary;
in
the
the
degree
i zon.
86
not
not
nonsticky,
strongly
acid.
widespread.
They
occur
enough
strongly
horizon
of
fine
common,
cemented
Ortstein
moist),
prominent,
massive;
strongly
are
to
fine,
continuous;
Their
similar
only
mottles;
are
horizons
matrix
5/6,
few
consistence;
criteria.
are
(2.5Y
fragments;
Podzols
Bhf
ortstein
differing
very
indurated
horizon
sand;
(iron),
rock
Humo-Ferric
characteristics
nonsticky,
clear
nonplastic
hard,
cobbly
pores;
Bf
reddish
fine,
weak,
very
brown
coarse
(10YR
yellow
cemented
the
moist),
distinct,
very
olive
loamy
very
Orthic
matrix
roots;
acid.
consistence;
wavy,
light
plus,
brownish
where
fragments;
gravelly
firm,
5/8,
fine
acid.
rongly
35
Ccg
rock
strongly
structure;
continuous;
(iron),
cobbly
very
nonplastic
weakly
few
medium,
secondary
very
nonsticky,
massive;
hard,
moist),
fine,
consistence;
(7.SYR
common,
mottles;
extremely
matrix
weak,
continuous;
brown
sand;
6/8)
(5YR
5/8,
structure;
boundary;
strong
clear
wavy,
very
nonplastic
(iron),
loamy
yellow
(7.SYR
hard,
horizon
gravelly
roots;
massive;
silica
plastic
acid.
secondary
slightly
cemented
by
fine
brown
structure;
humus-aluminum,
by
strongly
loam;
structure;
slightly
cemented
strong
moist),
platy
secondary
soft,
very
sandy
firm
weak,
plentiful,
cm,
loam;
boundary;
matrix
fine,
blocky
boundary;
14-21
sandy
consistence;
horizon
4/4,
friable,
discontinuous;
BCcgj
very
weakly
gravelly
moist)
abrupt
(5YR
brown
consistence;
Bfc2
smooth,
nonplastic
wavy,
loam;
sticky,
horizon
leaves;
matrix
loose,
subangular
slightly
grid
moderately
and
7/2,
roots;
sandy
weak,
located
(Military
containing
(10YR
reddish
gravelly
Lake
id.
ac
cm,
the
Gleyed
75-0003)
(Profile
fragments
nonsticky,
plentiful,
9-14
28)
Peyton
a
layer
shallow
above
layer
O'Brien
near
gray
grain;
extremely
in
resulting
of
(Fig.
yellow
This
present.
boundary.
light
cm,
single
Bfcl
slightly
description
Fibrimor,
horizon
be
mottled
a
herbaceous
abrupt
reddish
usually
water,
a
Highway,
decomposed
Ae
and
Podzol
Trans-Canada
are
may
roots
following
Humo-Ferric
the
colors
mottling
to
plants
The
Ortstein
by
Inped
faint
and
brown,
sequence
and
Humo-Ferric
cementation
of
the
Bf
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
(10-20
10-20
been
horizon
sometimes
The
following
Gleyed
Humo-Ferric
5
approximately
Trans-Canada
LF
km
of
Highway
11-0
(Military
decomposed
fine
and
of
by
425
the
405)
:
slightly
herbaceous
horizontal
medium,
located
Junction
UXE
C
example
an
containing
and
these
and
76-0028)
21
ref.
Fibrimor,
needles
is
Bay
grid
Conifero
cm,
Dame
that
BC
compact
(Profile
Notre
the
Beneath
horizon
Underlying
and
description
Podzol
east
of
that
boulders
Bfg
platy.
mottled
profile
horizon
action.
brown
and
cemented
and
frost
reddish
cemented
slightly
Ae
stones
by
dull
thick
moderately
a
leached
many
surface
moderately
are
horizons.
Peyton
the
mottled
a
of
thick
a
contains
to
is
layer
consist
overlying
brought
leached
horizons
Podzols
horizon
This
cm.
have
is
LF
cm)
fragments;
roots;
plentiful,
horizon
abrupt
wavy,
boundary.
Ae
0-5
light
cm,
single
nonplastic
roots;
horizon
5-30
3/2)
(2.5Y
mottles;
single-grain
secondary
random,
exped
BCgj
rock
cm,
loamy
sand;
common,
mottles;
very
5/8)
medium,
random,
exped,
tubular
and
clear
wavy,
brownish
structure;
pores;
strongly
boundary;
(10YR
yellow
slightly
cemented
by
weak,
films
in
vertical
and
pores;
few
wavy,
thin
very
and
faces;
ped
weakly
few
channels
discontinuous,
exped,
tubular
and
(7.5YR
platy
nonsticky,
continuous;
horizontal
horizontal,
fine,
consistence;
nonplastic
voids
many
and
structure;
secondary
(iron),
moist)
brown
strong
fine
very
hard,
silica
matrix
6/6,
distinct,
fine,
single-grain
friable,
clay
Cg
friable,
and
id.
30-43
ac
fine,
very
brown
structure;
fine
interstitial,
fragments;
sandy
grayish
nonsticky,
few,
few
closed,
cobbly
ac
structure;
roots;
moist)
granular
fine,
consistence;
discontinuous,
clear
dark
very
weak,
nonplastic
soft,
soft,
random,
wavy,
matrix
5/4,
distinct,
coarse,
medium,
fragments;
(5YR
brown
common,
and
acid.
extremely
reddish
cm,
moist)
loose,
sticky,
fine
coarse
cobbly,
matrix
6/1,
slightly
few
boundary;
loam;
(10YR
gray
grain;
consis.tence;
exped
Bfgj
to
gray
loam;
sandy
on
some
fine,
very
and
interstitial,
horizon
gradual
boundary;
strongly
id.
43-61
cm,
loamy
sand;
(10YR
6/8)
piaty
structure;
light
vertical
in
and
very
hard,
silica
by
films
(2.5Y
many
fine
and
horizontal
ped
87
fine,
structure;
consistence;
channels
faces;
weakly
few
continuous;
voids
yellow
and
secondary
nonplastic
(iron),
moist)
brownish
very
weak,
matrix
5/4,
prominent,
single-grain
firm,
cemented
brown
fine,
mottles;
nonsticky,
clay
olive
common,
and
strongly
thin
very
on
some
acid.
a
The
soils
Peyton
resistant
till
was
These
soils
common,
especially
the
which
Bedrock
the
where
are
exposures
from
agriculture
of
because
and
droughtiness,
formation,
pan
slopes.
ion
The
do
as
they
for
are
better
than
sand.
on
coarse-textured
deep
This
described
forests
usually
retarded
of
seed
The
slope
not
and
conditions
such
prevalent
the
fairly
following
fire
increased
birch
and
a
areas
wet
minor
These
than
and
shrubs.
occur
ortstein
This
this
in
after
to
localized
in
of
characteristic
in
by
forms
of
in
extent
which
nutrient-poor
relatively
is
of
shrubs.
inadequate
seepage.
regenerate
to
fir
because
dwarf
types
fir
tills
balsam
achieved
combination
tills
the
explains
sandy
layers
forest
short,
steep
area.
These
areas
However,
logging.
black
type
slopes
spruce
with
stands.
to
low-lying
dwarf
balsam
often
they
of
water
the
to
well
swamps
occur
of
nature
porous
Alder
of
generally
a
caused
because
is
forest
as
have
position
regenerate
only
fir
Hylocomium-balsam
where
and
invasion
by
be
to
sandy
regenerate
to
from
logging
hampered
and
often
never
may
tend
very
the
on
sites
Ortstein
soils
otherwise
an
succession
competition
following
sometimes
areas
or
and
source
Regeneration
these
and
the
on
those
These
Normal
fires.
severely
lack
(1964).
after
spruce
stands
productivity
with
compared
Damman
by
black
increases
probably
type,
fir
in
in
water
found
region
forest
widespread
layers
of
movement
quality
is
Ortstein
Podzols.
better
fir
yet
and
those
western
balsam
sites,
till
with
the
of
are
types
till,
sandy
better
productive
spruce
downward
deposit.
types
Pleurozium-balsam
black
restrict
for
till
by
forest
medium-quality
correlate
types
moderately
transitional
Humo-Ferric
forest
the
The
of
the
for
Peyton
described
The
glacial
1967).
(Damman
consisting
described
the
those
Newfoundland.
Forest
outwash
in
with
well
central
those
as
good
materials
parent
correlate
not
(1964)
mm an
not
and
vegetation
association
rather
from
thin.
excluded
are
steep
Vegetat
water.
relatively
rockiness,
sometimes
is
very
bedrock
ead.
stoniness,
Da
is
are
of
because
stony
granodiorite
Boulders
overburden
widespr
exceedingly
the
derived.
till
the
are
of
nature
these
are
wet
alder
the
occupied
black
spruce
88
forests
The
areas.
occur
usually
of
usually
or
soil
forests
because
areas
black-spruce-moss
Peyton
of
absence
by
nutrient-poor
swamps.
are
seepage
bogs
Peyton
1
3
2
/y^T?^-—r^"
^'
/^^
Association
5
4
6
T^i
^
^i^
' >"
''
"
'« '.'.
9
7
,
» ^x ??Si
^r%
^^^^ff
......«,>.,
Soil
Unit
1
Classification
Landform
morainal
Ortstein
blanketover
Ferric Podzol
Humo-
ForestType
Hylocomium-ba
Comments
Drainage
ilsam
fir
inclined
fir
moderately
Regenerates
to balsam
good with
after logging;
regenerates
some seepage
to black spruce
after fire.
bedrock
2
hummocky
Ortstein
moraine
Ferric Podzol
over
Humo-
Pleuroziumfir
balsam
good to
Regenerates
to Kalmia-
rapid
black spruce
after fire;
regeneration
retarded
bedrock
after
logging:
fir on iro n
balsam
Forms after repeated
humus podzol,
3
4
none-black
hummocky
Bedrock
bedrock
soil),Typic
spruce
Folisol
lithosot
(non-
Ortstein
inclined
Gleyed
moraine
Humo-Ferric
fire
where
Ortstein is extreme.
Same
as unit 1.
as unit 2.
good
on
Hylocomium-ba
alsam
imperfectly
fir
with seepage
oligotrophicbog
very poor
Podzol
5
blanket
bog
Typic F brisol,
Mesic
Fibrisol
(KalmiaSphagnum
6
horizontal
fen
Typic
Mesisol,
Fybric Mesisol
mesotrophicfen
hummocky
Ortstein
moraine
Ferric PCadzol,
Humo-
very poor
(ScirpusSphagnum
7
tuscum)
pap/tiosum)
Pieurozium-bsd
sam
good
Same
sam
good to
After repeated
rapid
bedrock
fir
Orthic HumoFerric Podzol
8
Orthic Humo-
Pieurozium-ba\
overhummocky
Ferric Podzol
fir
bedrock
(lithic phase)
morainal
veneer
89
fire where
is near the surface.
Twiliingate
association
Description
The
soils
Twiliingate
association
developed
from
graywacke,
slate,
significant
soils
the
northern
Harbour
part
map-sheet
Landfo
North
and
of
New
and
tuff,
rocks.
ha,
Island,
Change
and
Island,
mainly
with
sandstone,
Island,
3900
occupy
derived
pyroclastic
Twiliingate
World
Podzolic
mostly
till
in
the
or
approximately
to
steeply
Moreton's
0.4%
of
area.
rms
Twiliingate
soils
in
complexed
roc
lava,
on
They
area.
the
of
occur
of
glacial
conglomerate,
amounts
These
consists
medium-textured
on
occur
of
areas
as
sporadically
very
strongly
morainal
veneers
ridged
sloping
k .
Soils
These
soils
materials
and
the
in
soils
Northeast
Podzols.
have
these
staining,
matter
for
Twiliingate
of
rock
horizon
do
cover
consists
forest
type,
which
meet
further
the
depth
a
for
potential
and
of
of
higher
slightly
colors
are
matter
organic
and
of
the
in
Although
because
not
no
have
is
a
those
occur
organic
Podzols.
stoniness,
Forest
coastal
Bf
have
and
parent
to
they
horizons.
Ferro-Humic
soils
outcrop,
B
the
horizons
criteria
and
zone
the
in
similar
However,
in
Orthic
similar
on
characteristics
pedoclimatic
of
phases
formed
are
association.
content
darker
somewhat
They
profile
Gander
Coast
matter
organic
lithic
predominantly
are
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
ridged
steeply
black
poor-quality
limited
locations.
90
by
climatic
agriculture
because
topography.
spruce-1ithosol
exposure
in
Wesleyville
association
iption
Descr
The
Wesleyville
developed
is
association
derived
mainly
soils
These
the
along
and
inland
600
ha,
from
occur
coarse-grained
porphyritic
6.1%
or
a
of
the
in
areas
till
The
granite.
of
land
to
Mile
Ten
soils
till.
Wesleyville
of
vicinity
block
large
from
coast
the
Podzolic
of
glacial
over
northeast
to
consists
coarse-textured
bouldery,
on
extending
Harbour
Musgrave
They
Pond.
55
occupy
area.
map
Landforms
The
of
terrain
moraine
hummocky
are
exposures
most
they
however,
Blanket
of
part
In
these
bogs
and
water
(1968)
as
Drainage
small
into
joining
are
channels
that
landscape.
The
and
contain
usually
The
most
bouldery
stone
been
similar
coast,
these
rocks
in
outcrop
have
only
diameter
are
transported
porphyritic
in
lakes
and
been
thinly
is
not
granite
that
91
near
from
deposited
been
common
In
Harbour.
Lumsden
Jenness
extremely
ranging
bedrock
distance
boulders
the
particularly
yet
the
shallow,
are
Musgrave
glaciated,
certain.
channels
rocks.
have
barren
The
bogs.
The
common.
on
general,
dot
often
area
are
to
perched
small
that
Erratics,
they
Wesleyville
are
the
diameter,
but
surfaces
from
These
ponds
protruding
erratics.
metres
till
of
numerous
several
all
the
areas,
in
and
to
nearly
features
conspicuous
size
and
as
without
coast
shaped,
islands
in
and,
the
irregularly
many
terrain
of
land
barren
the
tracts.
taken
area
ponds.
toward
many
layer.
considerable
a
and
small
radiate
are
ponds
was
fires,
tree
this
orientated
randomly
with
interconnect
the
of
of
forest
by
outcrop
number
of
combination
temperatures.
of
there
rock
drainage
major
any
brooks
and
the
patterns
cool
slopes
spread
favorable
photographs
of
by
gentle
The
a
an
lower
most
occupied
devastated
that
form
in
up
destruction
areas
in
to
areas
after
not
and
in
concluded
to
bogs
expanded
due
aerial
and
are
have
humidity,
rise
reduction
a
follow
they
area;
entire
sphagnum,
positions.
is
examined
of
well
areas
the
formed
that
outcrop
high
earlier
years
rock
evident
tables
expansion
bogs
paludification
especially
of
have
They
the
surplus,
is
Pollett
along
the
of
part
throughout
predominantly
landscape.
areas,
by
moisture
where
on
mainly
Bedrock
bedrock.
southeastern
uncommon
positions
many
hillcrest
cover
This
the
inter-knoll
and
slope
water.
20
the
means
composed
bogs,
integral
of
no
by
consists
soils
hummocky
or
in
common
are
Wesleyville
ridged
ion.
reg
to
of
over
and
to
(1960)
Eastport
many
others,
Wesleyville
erratics
the
in
up
6
to
have
erratics
reported
were
that
located
m
40
to
up
that
km
granite
known
the
many
The
which
area
contains
may
be
that
are
patterns
glacial
are
cirque-like
Pond
to
Pond
along
the
features
indeed
are
from
mountain
explains
the
why
is
have
formed
again
in
eskers
in
the
Fourth
areas
Great
Pond
east
that
Pond
and
area
of
Fragments
River
Pond
lateral
moraines
thick
relatively
and
Wesleyville
in
situated
are
the
Third
the
in
area,
between
and
area,
(1974)
Canada
was
area
Pleistocene
Mile
Harbour
of
mass
toward
area
moraines
area.
Eastern
this
in
the
to
the
Ten
Ragged
glacial
a
Glaciation
above.
with
to
Survey
and
for
area
The
which
lateral
Pond
the
in
these
derived
era.
during
Shoal
Geological
Pond,
outwash
to
terraces
the
by
Pond
If
probably
obliterated.
trending
Ridge
Rocky
Island
kame
or
reported
Pond,
the
were
times,
probably
northwest
by
flooded
Pond.
Pleistocene
not
a
Northwest
resemble
Pleistocene
were
giaciation,
indicated
the
in
features
Continental
era,
before
glaciated
the
Mile
they
that
include
in
Ten
cirques,
glaciation
slightly
only
an
remnant
beds
features
that
of
inactive
boulder
bedrock
extensions
drainage
These
area.
lanforms
and
area
west
of
of
drainage
remnant
out
carved
Remnant
sinuous
Other
vegetation.
North
the
of
some
present-day
of
consist
used
movement.
features,
bedrock.
to
throughout
landform
cirques
of
be
nature
of
glacial
of
by
not
angular
distances
remnant
out
channels
of
short
margins
underlain
could
The
connected
scattered
stream
devoid
not
is
area
found
also
the
beyond
indicators
transport.
scoured
are
km
Wesleyville
of
indicates
3
trace
distance
to
appear
channels
entire
rocks
Jenness
However,
than
more
source
these
of
no
The
therefore,
estimate
was
outcrops.
were
outcrops.
granites;
to
from
boulders
most
compared
Freels.
Cape
Soils
The
soils
of
and
Ortstein
not
are
and
common
areas,
temperatures
Bhf
coastal
in
the
2
are
usually
follow
in
it
because
of
below
of
stones
to
impossible
the
in
form
rock
fragments
and
boulders.
observe
profile
present.
92
single
not
also
not
to
line
They
to
appear
frequently
deposits.
for
and
do
horizons
soil
peat
any
often
and
a
soils
to
development.
profile
Placic
soils
only
horizons
from
the
in
these
discontinuous
soil
cooler
the
are
placic
characteristics
content
nearly
in
abundant
more
in
common
thickness
textures
matter
soils
usually
below
pattern.
are
organic
are
contain
convoluted
soils
overriding
high
is
or
logical
mineral
The
their
range
occur
wavy
any
form
are
They
normally
also
Wesleyville
that
horizons
developed.
and
sheet
soil
and
of
soils
drained
coarse
Podzols
accumulation
The
dominantly
precipitation
horizons
map
These
mm
the
Placic
extent.
well
of
increased
locations.
Botwood
combination
a
Ferro-Humic
promote
horizons.
in
of
where
are
Poorly
Podzols.
topography.
coastal
association
Wesleyville
Humo-Ferric
because
hummocky
in
the
Orthic
all
Wesleyville
In
many
characteristics
soils
locations,
is
Ortstein
Gleyed
in
soils
the
horizons
as
is
destroyed
partly
and
Bf
Bfc
horizon
Beneath
lies
a
Bfc
horizon
that
is
(Military
grid
ref.
cm;
material
0-9
secondary
9-19
loam;
sticky,
consistence;
pores;
clear
horizon
19-38
cm,
loamy
coarse
strong
nonplastic
humus-aluminum;
very
few
very
fine,
very
fragments;
wavy,
stony
few
very
iron;
nonplastic
few
very
very
random
fine,
very
rock
(bouldery)
hard,
very
by
gravelly
platy
coarse,
firm,
cemented
moist)
matrix
5/6,
fragments;
wavy,
pores;
clear
boundary.
yellowish
cm,
loamy
yellowish
very
iron;
few
voids
stony
(5YR
hard,
very
or
sand;
5/8)
thin,
matrix
5/6,
many
mottles;
nonplastic
channels
(bouldery)
(10YR
brown
coarse
red
firm,
horizon
structure;
very
very
roots;
and
gravelly
and
and
sandy
hard,
rock
(7.5YR
strongly
horizontal
38-58
in
moist)
gravelly
roots;
moderate,
nonsticky,
horizon
BCcg
brown
sand;
consistence;
gravelly
boundary.
platy
by
(bouldery)
stony
stony
horizon
exped
very
exped
soft,
roots;
boundary.
structure;
fine,
coarse,
cemented
horizontal,
fine,
2/2,
firm,
strongly
random
Bfc2
and
very
sandy
friable,
moist)
inped
5/6,
medium
strong,
slightly
(2.5YR
red
(7.5YR
boundary.
single-grain
abrupt
wavy,
size;
moist)
random
fine,
in
cm
horizon
matrix
10%
and
moss
very
few
dusky
brown
below
(Profile
structure;
fragments;
very
cm,
strong
and
compact
Wesleyville
1
7/2,
nonsticky,
rock
of
feather
granular
structure;
(bouldery)
very
described
abrupt
(7.5YR
fine,
consistence;
a
Podzol
90%
smooth
nonplastic
and
approximately
gray
into
cemented.
profile
west
darker
a
grades
475):
composition
weak,
very
few
915
fragments
pinkish
cm,
cm,
Ae
stones
by
which
Humo-Ferric
km
been
to
strongly
BCcg
21
UBK
10
The
decomposition;
loam;
Bfcl
21
wood;
moderate
abruptly
mottled
Ortstein
underlying
usually
material.
approximately
soft
very
Ae
and
often
the
changes
such
a
has
disrupted
and
platy
soils
and
than
less
coarse
Gleyed
located
7-0
of
parent
Wesleyville
are
ortstein
contain
which
cm),
cm
common
of
soils
horizon
horizon
cemented
a
77-0001)
LF
10
leached
cemented
slightly
is
or
(5-10
This
about
The
boulders.
colored
a
of
most
coarse-textured
These
fire.
by
horizon
Aegj
in
prevalent
horizon
the
are
Formation
association.
LF
thin
relatively
or
more
this
in
Podzols
association.
always
found
are
Humo-Ferric
Wesleyville
fine,
prominent,
massive;
nonsticky,
brown
strong
fine,
rock
fragments;
boundary.
93
very
indurated
consistence;
only;
moist)
5/6)
(7.5YR
random
clay
gravelly
pores;
wavy,
by
gradual
films
58
Cg
cm
brownish
plus,
light
brownish
coarse,
(SYR
S/8)
nonplastic
Ortstein
Bhf
is
at
Podzols
the
LF
leached
Bhf
is
stony
hard,
(bouldery)
BC
horizon
(10-20
grades
and
horizon
have
by
a
horizons
reddish
of
part
into
merges
a
dull
a
dull
a
lower
Bhf
the
cemented,
coarse
overlie
coarse-textured
a
horizons
placic
soils
into
The
These
horizon.
take
underlain
cm)
thick.
sometimes
are
layers
the
coastal
matter
organic
horizons
These
and
toward
of
ortstein
horizon
cm
cemented
Bfc
common
and
section.
This
slightly
more
classication,
10-iS
ortstein,
cemented
but
control
Ae.
horizon
horizon
soils
soil
the
thick
grayish
are
Placic
these
below
relatively
platy
and
and
yellowish
firm,
accumulation
pronounced.
in
in
often
brown
gravelly,
nonsticky,
gravelly
additional
not
depth
precedence
are
moist)
moist)
prominent,
massive;
Ferro-Humic
however,
the
fine,
matrix
fragments.
locations;
found
common,
mottles;
6/6,
matrix
6/2,
consistence;
rock
in
sand;
loamy
red
(10YR
yellow
(2.SYR
gray
slightly
a
bouldery
parent
material.
The
Orthic
horizon
reddish
Bf
content
and
Bf
darker
horizon
horizon
and
C
upper
in
have
thinner
slightly
not
are
soils
a
stone
usually
soils
with
conjunction
on
to
are
These
compacted.
occur
tend
horizons
Ae
overlies
cm
depending
soils
stony
leached
cm)
1-3
of
LF
thin
(10-IS
thickness,
Steeper,
somewhat
and
widespread
ortstein
variable
BC
The
and
Bf
fairly
a
thick
colored
of
slope.
horizons.
cemented
that
have
horizons.
The
of
thin
contain
relatively
a
over
cm)
A
horizon.
Podzols
Humo-Ferric
(S-10
soils
Wesleyville
limitations
to
forest
destruction
of
the
excluded
are
and
stoniness
severe
from
productivity,
humus
agriculture
These
rockiness.
major
where
especially
left
has
layer
because
also
are
boulders
and
outcrops
exposed.
ion
Vegetat
the
Nearly
devastated
by
forest
damaged
where
were
shrubs
have
have
subsequent
by
sites
blanket
fire,
of
water
fire
(Folisol)
In
with
areas.
are
in
changes
some
tables.
94
stable
in
these
areas,
abundant
dwarf
lands
blueberry
In
encroaching
water
the
of
resulted
Productive
these
of
however,
alteration
have
wastelands
most
state,
forests;
and
was
especially
area,
natural
forests
bogs
of
because
raising
their
spruce.
of
number
the
layer
forests.
to
a
of
mor
by
vast
soils
irreversibly
have
fir
spruce
black
in
devastated
forested
of
degenerated
scattered
developed
much
thin
In
layer
moss
removal
black
and
a
boulders.
the
by
poor-quality
forests
fires
over
on
Wesleyville
by
These
Pleurozium-balsam
of
microclimate
but
and
supported
destruction
occupied
1961.
growing
rocks
sites
area
in
productivity
trees
overlying
the
entire
fire
other
on
regimes
areas
previously
and
Wesleyville
Association
Soil
Unit
1
Landform
bed¬
morainal
rock over
Classification
Forest
OrthicHumo-
Pleurozium
Ferric
balsam
Podzol
Type
-
Drainage
Comments
good
fir
horizontal
bedrock
2
hummocky
Ortstein
moraine
Ferric Podzol
Humo-
black spruce
on
good
Erratics
common.
sand with iron
podzol
and some
Ortstein
3
4
OrthicHumo-
black spruce
over ridged
Ferric Podzol,
sand with iron
bedrock
Ortstein
morainal
blanket
veneer
bog
Humo-
on
podzol,
black
Ferric Podzol,
spruce
on
Typic Folisol
lithic soils
Typic Fibrisol
oligotrophic
bog
good
very poor
(KalmiaSphagnum
5
blanket
bog
Typic
Fibrisol
fuscum)
oligotrophic
bog
very poor
(Vaccinium-
6
7
morainal
blanket
Ortstein
Ferro-
Ctadonia
boryi)
exposed
black spruce
over hummocky
HumicPodzol,
on sand with iron-
bedrock
Orthic Ferro-
humus
Humic
some Ortstein
bedrock
Typic
Podzol
Folisol
and
podzol
black spruce
on
good to
moderately
good
rapid
lithosols
8
morainal
blanket
bedrock
Orstein
over
Ferro-
black
exposed
Hun-lic Podzol,
spruce
Placic
Ferro-
with iron-humus
Humic
Podzol
podzol
on sand
and some
Ortstein.
9
beach
95
good
Large erratics
common.
association
Westport
Description
The
soils
association
Westport
on
developed
till
glacial
derived
association
map
in
between
Brook
in
Pond
Westport
soils
s u r veyed
area.
Land
from
occurs
sheet,
consists
moderately
a
micaceous
the
in
the
Harbour
La
and
the
The
gneiss.
of
corner
the
in
the
South
southwest.
Scie
9300
approximately
brown
olive
northeast
in
and
northwest,
cover
Podzolic
dominantly
schist
area
Nippers
the
of
coarse-textured,
The
northeast.
1%
or
hectares,
the
of
forms
The
association
Westport
inclined
has
linear
thin
features
of
cover
The
bedrock.
usually
glacial
till
of
some
the
the
of
northeastern
few
hilltops
have
and
depressions
tracts
on
in
aligned
are
is
veneer
the
the
of
in
high
a
till
indicating
Most
drainage
Major
ridged
with
The
found
are
A
and
stony
boulders.
glacier.
landform
direction.
hummocky
slopes,
soils
slopes.
slopes.
the
and
ridged,
The
northeasterly
a
east-facing
Peat
bedrock.
hummocky,
exceedingly
but
the
on
movement
exposed
is
a
strong
overlies
flagstones,
thicker
east-west
in
trending
glacial
on
to
moderate
till
of
proportion
occurs
with
landform
a
direction.
Soils
The
dominant
Humo-Ferric
and
hummocky
the
that
The
is
grades
into
the
Gleyed
on
drained
(Fig.
29).
to
development
for
a
the
thicker
Gleyed
layer
sandy
leaves.
sandy
Bfg
loam,
loam
horizon,
Bedrock
material.
cover
are
seepage
Humo-Ferric
of
a
and
slopes,
They
and
fine
gray,
layer
lies
surface.
Podzols
inclined
occur
red,
parent
the
leaf
cm)
needles
reddish
a
common
are
outcrops
(10-15
ridged
to
imperfectly
undecomposed
brown
below
Humo-Ferric
usually
thick
a
dusky
olive
cm
are
Gleyed
are
the
on
occur
bedrock
by
mottled,
20-50
generally
of
underlain
The
Ae.
soils
has
profile
association
which
Exposed
mixture
a
layer
Westport
phase,
These
The
contains
leaf
the
drained.
area.
leached
except
of
lithic
landform.
well
moderately
in
soils
Podzols,
large
are
soils
Podzol,
till
96
overlying
They
area.
to
imperfectly
and
are
similar
lithic
the
phase,
bedrock.
poorly
in
Orthic
Humo-Ferric
nature
of
the
(5-10
layer
and
A
loam
sandy
The
fine
Bf.
The
The
drained.
soils
needles
undecomposed
light
brownish
layer
loam
sand
loamy
brown,
The
of
layer.
relatively
is
horizon
overlying
the
and
well
ortstein
discontinuous
into
grades
a
reddish
a
the
olive
material.
soils
Westport
brown,
hummocky
ortstein
surface
horizon
parent
limitations
major
the
Aeg
contains
olive
moderately
cm)
The
subsurface
on
occur
loam
yellowish
a
mottled.
by
sandy
that
Bfg
The
(Bfc).
often
(10-20
leaves.
fine
organic
needles
the
into
to
layer
and
gray,
sandy
brown,
is
restricted
thick
a
thin
overlies
Podzols
is
drainage
possess
Ae
grades
imperfectly
are
and
permeable
relatively
a
loam
which
and
the
of
undecomposed
horizon
Humo-Ferric
landforms
These
has
terrain
hummocky
relatively
sandy
B
material,
Ortstein
Gleyed
on
because
profile
of
gray,
parent
inclined
occur
drained
well
consisting
loam
sandy
to
soil.
cm)
leaves.
red,
Podzols
well
moderately
are
for
unsuitable
are
are
The
agriculture.
rockiness,
stoniness,
and
topography,
wetness.
ion
Vegetat
Black
Closeness
to
trees
and
white
birch
site
has
of
moderate
are
birch
white
birch
ium.
The
Pleuroz
profile
Pleuroz
capable
some
show
and
the
lower
balsam
prevalent,
a
tamarack.
poor
to
good
of
supporting
and
sites
with
fir
the
is
a
growth
of
They
have
black
97
cover
fir
of
seepage
This
species.
drained
better
of
deeper
balsam
has
a
fir,
ground
cover
in
occurring
layers
with
cover
the
balsam
lateral
spruce,
ground
a
ground
It
ortstein
ium.
with
stand
good
spruce.
growth.
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dominant
The
black
tree
spruce
where
slopes
growth.
with
a
a
soils.
pulpwood.
black
but
and
shallow
to
for
Podzols,
dominant,
On
moss.
is
soils
with
are
suitable
birch
the
on
limitation
major
only
Humo-Ferric
Hylocomium
water
and
white
and
dominant
are
the
is
small
Gleyed
deeper
ium
bedrock
are
fir
balsam
some
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of
groundcover
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spruce
some
of
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white
and
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Unit
Landform
Classification
bedrock
rock(nonsoil)
1
steep
2
ridged bedrock
3
morainal
veneer
over inclined
5
6
hummocky
bedrock
9
10
11
black spruce
lithosols
Hylocomium-
Ferric Podzol
balsam
bedrock
(lithic phase)
morainal
veneer
veneer
fir
Orthic Humo-
Pleurozium-
Ferric Podzol
balsam
fir
Ka/m/a-black
overinclined
Humo-Ferric
spruce
bedrock
Podzol
hummocky
OrthicHumo-
Pleurozium-
moraine
Ferric Podzol
balsam
veneer
fir
GleyedHumo-
Hylocomium-
overinclined
Ferric Podzol
balsam
bedrock
(lithic phase)
hummocky
OrthicHumo-
Pleurozium-
moraine
Ferric Podzol
balsam
TypicMesisol
Caray-black
morainal
horizontal
imperfectly
imperfectly
to poor
moderately
good
(lithic phase)
GleyedOrtstein
morainal
on
rock (nonsoil)
GleyedHumo-
morainal
bedrock
8
GleyedHumoFerric Podzol
over inclined
overhummocky
7
rock(nonsoil)
(lithic phase)
bedrock
4
Drainage
ForestType
veneer
fen
mperfectly
moderately
good
imperfectly
fir
fir
moderately
good
very poor
spruce
12
inclined
GleyedHumo-
Hylocomium-
moraine
Ferric Podzol
balsam
fir
imperfectly
to poor
(seepage)
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SOILS
ON
GLACIOFLUVIAL
Soils
less
DEPOSITS
developed
than
1%
scattered
Pond
Peter's
deposits
These
area.
the
throughout
Pitt's
glaciofluvial
on
the
of
soils
map-sheet
associations
small
Peter's
area.
these
comprise
slightly
occupy
in
occur
tracts
Arm
and
soils.
association
Arm
iption
Dji£>cr
The
Peter's
moderately
Arm
soils
sands
reddish
and
sandstones
well-drained
and
some
Peter's
River
flank
and
4000
approximately
the
of
Bay
0.4%
or
ha,
occur
are
the
of
predominantly
terraces
as
along
They
Exploits.
of
mixture
a
They
that
brown
from
granites.
soils
podzolic
to
yellowish
derived
gravels
coarse-textured
on
stratified,
coarse-textured,
glaciofluvial
developed
are
map-sheet
cover
area.
Landforms
Peter's
The
terraces
These
level.
Peter's
the
Arm
Brown's
ridges
are
ridges
where
also
that
be
that
indicating
In
many
dissected
or
peaked,
and
the
both
Arm
are
be
of
remnants
the
of
crests
arete-like
forming
Pond,
Burnt
tops
may
the
from
slump
of
deposits
locations,
Peter's
the
past
summits
sea
extension
from
and
of
above
m
sinuous
a
traced
The
ridges.
terrace.
as
side
30-45
of
Botwood,
Wooddale.
near
either
on
occur
can
in
Ridge
erosion
glaciofluvial
River
elevations
fluvial
flat,
previous
Peter's
remnants
deposits
Kings
Arm
sometimes
with
terraces
The
deltaic-shaped
on
of
corresponding
Wooddale
to
and
a
at
occur
reaches
paired
are
River
through
soils
upper
terraces
Peter's
to
Arm
the
on
serrated
sides
have
coalesced.
Soils
The
are
soils
lack
Brown's
usually
massive
km
ref.
a
Podzol
of
northwest
21
UXE
070
often
BC
75-0004),
Palls
near
325):
99
are
horizon
C
a
into
horizons
silica
Peter's
located
Peter's
the
30).
(Fig.
and
by
usually
discontinuous
grades
of
and
usually
toward
but
cemented
description
(Profile
Bishop's
B
cm)
weakly
profile
textures
often
friable
underlying
they
coarser
thin,
very
usually
The
and
is
Humo-Ferric
is
horizon.
following
The
(15-30
thick
a
horizon
a
that
except
becoming
have
They
Podzols
Humo-Ferric
soils
southwest,
overlying
Bfj
Pond
horizons.
the
area.
Bf
upper
massive
Pitt's
ortstein
in
Arm
horizon
The
The
and
finer
Orthic
predominantly
to
cemented
somewhat
Ae
are
similar
quite
a
are
and
iron.
Arm
Orthic
5
approximately
Arm
(Military
grid.
LF
6-0
Ericaceo
cm,
decomposed
abrupt
0-1
Ae
horizon
sandy
weak,
C
slightly
very
slightly
hard,
by
light
cm,
slightly
hard,
cemented
by
wavy,
clear
39-50
cm,
cm,
very
gravelly,
fragments;
Arm
(Fig.
be
The
Mooddale
these
removed
(iron),
smooth,
abrupt
for
farms
(2.5Y
agriculture
tend
weakly
consistence;
be
boundary;
small
without
forest
100
nursery
acid
strongly
and
stony
loam
sandy
(less
too
tree
soils.
rock
gravelly
where
to
moist)
massive;
sand;
moderately
generally
the
(iron),
clear
matrix
4/2,
to
sand
horizon
for
cultivation
and
silica
by
continuous;
are
Stones
31).
moist)
hard,
smooth,
nonplastic
hard,
soils
firm,
cemented
coarse
silica
potential
matrix
6/4,
fragments;
brown
grayish
firm,
by
(2.5Y
acid.
loamy,
nonsticky,
roots;
acid.
nonsticky,
weakly
medium
dark
weakly
fine
few
brown
massive;
gravelly
50-59
consistence;
medium
rock
moist),
friable,
continuous;
yellowish
acid.
matrix
5/4,
nonsticky,
boundary;
loam;
fine
medium
plastic
horizon
weakly
plentiful,
(2.5Y
brown
massive;
(iron),
boundary;
cemented
occur
boundary;
consistence;
horizon
can
horizon
slightly
moist),
friable,
consistence;
continuous;
olive
light
horizon
clear
matrix
5/8,
(iron),
loam;
sandy
plastic
wavy,
nonsticky,
plastic
silica
moist)
slightly
slightly
massive;
clear
sandy
high
boundary;
matrix
6/4,
roots;
(7.SYR
brown
slightly
wavy,
nonplastic
a
loam;
acid.
loam;
silica
gravelly
Peter's
moist)
consistence;
structure?
hard,
strongly
sandy
continuous;
have
smooth,
horizon
( 5YR
fine
strong,
cm,
gravelly
IIC
matrix
granular
plentiful,
cemented
29-39
6/1,
abrupt
brown
fine,
friable,
gravelly
BC
smooth,
reddish
loam;
boundary;
roots;
needles;
nonplastic
loose,
roots;
light
cm,
sticky,
11-29
and
acid.
consistence;
Bfj
moderately
(SYR
gray
nonsticky,
fine
extremely
to
gray
grain;
plentiful,
1-11
containing
fragments
boundary.
light
cm,
single
Bf
Fibrimor,
herbaceous
much
15
than
they
textures
and
cm)
difficulty.
are
located
on
Pitt's
Pond
association
iption
Descr
Pitt's
Pond
developed
on
The
soils
glaciofluvial
sands
occur
raised
on
coastal
over
of
approximately
dominantly
Podzolic
origin.
These
kame
areas
the
Botwood
ha,
map
sheet.
0.5%
of
or
located
are
the
throughout
5000
on
outwash
The
deposition.
soils
and
terraces,
glacial
by
especially
of
part
mixed
eskers,
deposition
tracts,
central
occupy
of
well-stratified
gravels
marine
scattered
consists
terraces,
where
predominates
small
and
river
terraces
east
association
coarse-textured,
They
the
in
central
and
collectively
mapped
area.
Landforms
The
Pitt's
Pond
landforms.
They
that
terraces
Bay
is
of
the
of
Pond
position
and
Point
stratified
too
much
The
esker
segments
of
1000
metres
origin
cannot
The
They
major
kame
many
with
long
and
be
Botwood
are
glacial
the
Brown's
of
segments
outwash
Arm
collapse
valley
formed
visible
101
also
that
of
area
the
erosion
the
approximately
fluvial
formed
iandforms.
highly
were
Bay
landforms.
it
which
present-day
features
they
example,
ridge
in
are
a
not
only
For
surrounding
are
postglacial
connecting
fluvials
between
deposits
represent
and
isolated
an
may
deposits
terraces.
segments.
of
they
however;
kame
environment
from
ascertained
to
no
glacial
These
The
the
in
that
been
Point
The
especially
Late
adjoining
the
in
indicate
fluvials,
form.
integral
areas.
landforms
terrace
is
positions.
an
eskers
have
typical
deposition
deposits
areas.
wall.
Botwood
consists
deposit
could
for
original
obliterated
Wesleyville
Its
and
their
form
eskers.
valley
the
as
upland
areas,
the
lamination
from
bogs
deposits,
and
and
of
sometimes
are
remnant
actual
Gander
lower
these
Wesleyville
these
than
glacier
highly
on
and
trains
valley
major
valley
of
depressional
Carmanville
and
rather
terraces
border
large
areas,
occur
of
morphology
Leamington
kame
have
also
have
mode
form
flowing
Harbour,
to
often
They
occupying
soils
raised
Exploits
predominant
drained
Musgrave
of
water
level.
glaciofluvial
undulating
Bay
surface
streams
by
poorly
landscape,
Leamington,
has
nearly
laterally
Pitt's
as
to
more
the
the
The
of
variety
salt
but
origin,
a
on
in
bays
outwash.
flatter,
on
commonly
bordering
undulating
part
be
most
marine
glacial
dissected
occur
most
Terraces
from
gently
In
flank
region.
strata
soils
occur
of
dissected.
formed
Exploits.
in
the
Soils
The
soils
Ortstein
of
Ortstein
Gleyed
The
their
in
content
of
till
glacial
microorganism
that
uniform
from
result
textures
are
slightly
located
often
Although
in
lower
conditions
have
Pitt's
Pond
history
heath-like
of
conditions
fluctuation
cycle;
the
B
lower
moisture
tend
BC
and
in
The
such
The
cm.
cm
Bf
upper
B
horizon
extends
from
a
stratified
soils
act
These
potential.
that
30
horizon
horizon
cm
and
high
incidence
have
a
in
depressional
of
ortstein
are
areas
but
thin
LF
thickness
in
is
grades
most
friable
usually
into
a
102
slightly
into
in
agriculture
pasture.
in
frequently
can
2
then
permanent
a
8
to
and
in
occur
overlying
from
a
root
for
layer
cemented
BC
their
they
into
The
horizons
cultivation,
occur
10
to
grades
cemented
a
ortstein
suited
best
horizon
but
restricting
Podzols
a
into
to
thus
Ae
LP
thick
moderately
horizon.
The
impediment
an
have
varies
Bf
This
slope
Bfc
horizon.
positions,
They
underlying
wet-day
fluctuating
friable
usually
to
drainage,
hillcrest
positions.
cm.
15
Humo-Ferric
and
the
cementation
grayish
platy
C
as
and
penetration,
horizon
is
slightly
uncemented
dull
a
horizon
to
Orthic
a
and
open
Rhodora
and
in
of
Podzols
overlying
massive
slope
for
an
heath-Cladonia
Conditions
Humo-Ferric
cemented,
these
ia
the
fire
of
extremes
lower
in
the
locations.
10-15
of
to
iron-aluminum
in
They
landform
and
Kalm
as
cause
accounting
Ortstein
horizon
to
where
depressions.
ortstein
The
promotes
prevalent
probably
soils
such
horizons.
also
are
positions,
in
related
formation.
this
or
Establishment
area.
ortstein
moderate.
The
be
community
favor
vegetative
15
the
vegetative
to
appears
to
areas
is
soil
amounts.
seems
throughout
in
ortstein
similar
limited
only
association
vegetative
extensive
with
areas
deposition.
occur
positions
contain
other
development,
to
drainage
slope
localities
some
and
from
the
horizons
upper
sporadically
tend
fact
in
only
the
than
occur
They
coarser
The
that
rather
areas.
churning,
occur
indicates
Podzols
soil
by
frost
profile
activities
Pond
caused
throw,
of
layer
weathering.
soil
soil
Humo-Ferric
Pitt's
are
the
pedogenic
Ortstein
the
of
zone
the
and
till
These
thin
a
probably
pedogenic
than
glacial
uniformity.
of
tree
of
features
weathering
are
and
activity,
and
result
ice-rafting,
mixing,
periglacial
resemble
stones,
silt
coarse-textured
often
fluvials,
little
and
clay
generally
the
than
the
over
are
angular
rather
characteristics,
and
areas
show
more
horizons
Upper
soils
contain
which
materials,
fabric,
Pond
and
stratified.
highly
Orthic
low-lying
occupy
Pitt's
of
stratification
parent
dominantly
are
Gleyed
slow.
horizons
of
association
Podzols.
Podzols
is
runoff
surface
evidence
Pond
Humo-Ferric
Humo-Ferric
surface
where
Pitt's
the
Orthic
and
cm.
extends
cemented
all
upper
slope
Ae
leached
The
10
from
BC
and
to
then
into
high
a
in
central
and
drought.
However,
in
yields
profile
km
soils
years
of
is
Podzol
southwest
740)
They
an
of
example
to
and
The
sustain
following
Orthic
Pond
located
Harbour
in
manage
Pitt's
a
not
for
susceptible
rainfall.
normal
76-0025)
Musgrave
to
do
used
low
are
them
easy
soils
commonly
leaves
are
(Profile
of
are
10
approximately
(Military
grid
21
ref.
130
UYE
:
LF
1-0
cm,
0-4
Ae
Fibrimor,
Hypno
herbaceous
white
cm,
(10YR
few
horizon
abrupt
4-37
Bf
37-66
cm,
firm,
olive
hard,
Gleyed
Humo-Ferric
LF
mottled
color
and
common.
Root
low
restricted,
of
the
soils
gleyed
but
fertility
and
and
drainage
than
gray,
dull
also
are
in
do
Ortstein
Gleyed
with
inped
organic
is
mottling
distribution
and
are
Pitt's
cultivation
wet
for
conditions.
not
Pond
of
association
cash
organic
restricted
of
is
matter
be
can
is
crops
Reclamation
of
incorporation
layers
dull
exped.
pasture,
ortstein
is
a
platy
Incipient
plates.
penetration
wet,
for
by
the
the
often
are
These
impeded.
overlying
matter
In
horizons
Humo-Ferric
is
horizons
soils.
B
predominantly
The
B
organic
well-drained
between
cm)
The
more
Podzols,
staining
used
cemented
very
Ortstein
runoff
(10-30
layer.
contain
corresponding
is
very
fragments;
Gleyed
surface
horizons
Aeg
often
Humo-Ferric
roots
very
strongly
rock
and
where
areas
thick
have
slightly
consistence;
Podzols
in
occur
soils
moist)
nonsticky,
acid.
strongly
Podzols
iron,
wavy,
acid.
massive;
gravelly
by
pores;
matrix
4/4,
nonplastic
continuous;
iron,
fine
strongly
sand;
slightly
cemented
few
roots;
(2.5Y
to
very
firm,
weakly
brown
moist)
nonsticky,
very
sand
matrix
5/8,.
fine
smooth,
pores;
acid.
massive;
boundary;
very
by
(7.SYR
loam;
sandy
nonplastic
fine
extremely
few
loamy
gravelly
gravelly
soft,
few
and
boundary.
dry)
roots;
brown
very
horizon
friable,
consistence;
continuous;
clear
matrix
fine
nonplastic
hard,
8/1,
loam;
sandy
abrupt
very
boundary;
strong
cm,
gravelly
Cc
smooth,
nonsticky,
consistence;
feathermoss
containing
fragments;
massive;
by
these
description
Humo-Perric
They
texture
sandy
These
32).
(Fig.
stones.
Newfoundland.
their
fertility,
horizon
of
portion
agriculture
moderate
C
stratified
a
contain
such
possible
areas
if
present.
Vegetation
The
K a 1m
i a -b1
forests
fir,
a c k
are
where
forest
major
spruce
a
fire
repeated
on
types
and
black
spruce-moss
to
succession
fires
well-drained
have
sites
undisturbed
destroyed
103
are
These
forests.
Pieuroziurn-balsam
the
seed
source.
The
repeated
fires,
spruce
It
Very
sandy
fires
droughty
conditions,
will
fires
of
that
layer
The
terraces
ever
ortstein
these
forests
is
type
fire
a
succession
stands.
conditions,
Occasionally
development
causing
black
These
forests.
spruce
usually
of
because
not
well-stocked
stands
forests.
spruce
develop
thick
a
humus
with
areas
runoff
from
runoff
surface
poor
This
soils.
is
often
true
especially
upland
areas
ponds
develop
on
coastal
the
on
flat
s.
Wet
that
areas
num-Kalm
jjphag
stands
in
drier
bordering
areas.
of
content
a
where
dense,
vigorous
the
alder
with
stagnated,
tend
towards
alder
soil
layer.
104
Soils
nutrient-poor
are
k
a-blac
not
occur
areas
spruce
common
as
in
areas
contributes
These
water.
shrub
black
open
shrubs.
Kalmi
They
water
of
dwarf
swamps
seepage
spruce
consist
and
forests.
spruce
uplands,
nutrient
The
contain
bogs
alder-black
sites
Sphagnum
muck
forests
Sphagnum-black
the
into
and
forests
by
and
These
groundwater.
developed
spruce
dominated
gleysols
peaty
not
spruce
Sphagnum-black
stands
spruce
are
have
ia-black
The
swamps.
by
will
forests
moisture.
bog
where
terrace
well-developed
growing,
stocked
flatter
or
with
in
growing
conserves
muck
into
these
forest
slow
better
slightly
areas
into
the
although
dense,
that
repeatedly
develop
dwarf
black
poor-quality
Cladonia-Kalmia-black
this
improve
from
competition
stands.
and
occur
never
may
unlikely
support
Although
strong
open-growing,
quality
areas
normally
and
is
better
into
layers
these
caused
stands.
develop
with
together
have
shrubs,
to
are
the
dominated
as
Pitt's
2
glaciofluvial
Ortstein
ridge
Ferric
Humo-
Podzol
Pond-Peter's
Arm
- Kalmia
Cladonia
Associations
-
moderately
black spruce
good
to good
Crest ofesker
or kame terrace;
stands sometimes
after fire.
improved
3
4
Orthic Humo-
Pleurozium
ridge
Ferric Podzol
fir
glaciofluvial
Orthic Humo-
black spruce
terrace
Ferric Podzol,
sand with iron
Ortstein
podzolswith
Humo-
Ferric Podzol
5
- balsam
glaciofluvial
level glacio¬
Gleyed
Ortstein
fluvial
Humo-Ferric
Podzol
of esker
Sideslopes
rapid
or kame terrace.
on
Can form from Cladonia
good to
moderately
good
black spruce
because
Ortstein
after fire
of improved
growth.
black spruce
on
imperfectly
sand with iron
podzolswith
Ortstein
6
horizontal
TerricMesisol
7
- Kalmia
Sphagnum
-
very poor
black spruce
bog
Ortstein
level glacio¬
Gleyed
fluvial
Ferro-Humic
Kalmia
- black
imperfectly
spruce
Podzol
8
inclined
fluvial
glacio¬
Orthic
Humo-
Ferric Podzol
Pleurozium
balsam
fir
-
good to rapid
Regenerates
spruce
to black
after fire;
regenerates
to
poor-quality
balsam
fir after logging.
105
SOILS
ON
MARINE
Soils
0.2%
developed
the
of
coast
DEPOSITS
between
locations
and
Aspen
Cove
deposits
soils
Freels
Cape
on
Hole,
marine
on
These
area.
and
Island.
Fogo
Indian
Musgrave
They
Island
approximately
occupy
in
occur
small
tracts
Harbour
and
the
comprise
the
along
in
Aspen
few
a
Muddy
Cove,
associations.
association
Description
The
soils
Aspen
association
Cove
developed
deposited
predominantly
of
series
Musgrave
follow
of
0.05%
beach
These
coastline
Cove.
the
Podzolic
marine
action.
the
Ladle
and
Harbour
about
or
ha,
that
mainly
cobbly
sandy
wave
by
ridges
of
consists
and
sandy
on
from
They
ridges
soils
cover
occur
on
Freels
Cape
a
to
450
approximately
area.
Landforms
The
and
Aspen
formed
as
bedrock
soils
marine
postglacial
early
be
association
Cove
independent
or
ridges
till
glacial
formed
are
beach
or
as
bordering
on
periglacial
These
ridges.
deposits
over
veneers
may
shoreline
beaches.
present-day
Soils
These
soils
Although
a
definite
Backshore
Podzols.
Ferro-Humic
Podzols
Orthic
Ah
Ferro-Humic
horizon
thick.
sites.
these
soils
They
have
strongly
are
the
same
cemented.
occur
in
black
C
and
characteristics,
Placic
soils.
106
fringes
Podzols.
thin,
dark
brown
leached
gray
a
15-25
beneath
Ferro-Humic
are
common
cm
Bhf
the
well-drained
to
that
Ap
Ae
gravelly,
horizon
drained
Ortstein
of
Gieyed
by
lie
except
horizons
lower
into
Bhf
horizons
rapidly
with
interspersed
a
dark
merges
to
BC
cemented
of
to
gray
horizon
brown
grayish
These
a
which
Ferro-Humic
consist
This
thick.
Slightly
horizon.
is
cm
and
Ortstein
into
grades
dark
very
Gieyed
sands.
Podzols,
characterized
are
Podzols
that
5-10
horizon
sandy,
and
beach
Ferro-Humic
drainage
poor
show
usually
eolian
fine
Ortstein
peatlands
content.
they
Ferro-Humic
with
of
border
cobble
action,
by
extent
areas
that
ridges
wave
Orthic
are
some
to
by
infilling
soils
dominant
intermixed
beach
that
of
their
by
primarily
influence
The
are
or
characterized
are
deposited
Podzols
Bhf
the
at
depth
horizon
in
Ferro-Humic
Gleyed
drained
sites.
overlies
a
but
mottled
mottles
Aeg
are
colors
of
the
common
in
these
The
Aspen
Cove
is
natural
sheep
under
a
shifting
are
or
diffused
because
Ortstein
Ferro-Humic
not
generally
Their
grazing.
usually
limited
by
droughtiness
and
rockiness
are
deposits
occur
Cove
Aspen
and
has
areas
and
horses,
of
a
possess
grass
These
type
as
soils
because
sites.
grazing
to
poorly
that
horizon
cm)
is
horizon
Bhfgj
Stoniness
grazing
well-drained
and
soils
ridge
The
bedrock.
The
Gleyed
imperfectly
(15-30
gleyed,
the
of
dark
Podzols
are
because
of
areas.
potential
beach
on
LFH
horizon.
faint
very
cultivation,
fertility.
occur
thick
a
horizon.
exposure,
where
Podzols
have
They
to
agriculture.
107
been
forested
agricultural
and
also
poor
limiting
factors
till
over
veneer
for
established
have
been
some
extent
or
potential
some
on
in
used
for
the
garden
most
past
plots
for
Aspen
Hole Associations
Cove-Muddy
Soil
Unit
1
Landform
hummocky
bedrock
Classification
Forest
Type
rock (nonsoil)
none; black
TypicFolisol
spruce
Comments
Drainage
good
on
lithosols
2
blanket
bog
TypicFibrisol
oligotrophicbog
Paludification
very poor
common.
{VacciniumCladonia
3
marine
ridge
OrthicFerro-
boryi)
grasses
moderately
well
Muddy
Hole association.
grass species
HumicPodzol
on grazing
dependent
and cultural
practices.
4
eolian
ridge
OrthicFerro-
grasses
good to rapid
Muddy
Hole association,
grass species
HumicPodzol
on grazing
dependent
and cultural
practices.
5
deflated
eolian
Orthic
Regosol
rapid
none
sloping
Hole association,
active process.
ridge
6
Muddy
bog
TypicMesisol,
oligotrophicbog
TerricMesisol
(Kaimia-Sphagnum
very poor
fuscum)
7
washed
marine
OrthicRegosol
none (beach)
ridge
108
rapid
Active process
Indian
Island
iption
Descr
The
Indian
Podzolic
Island
soils
deposited
of
association
by
the
Aspen
pedoclimatic
on
action.
Cove
association
They
0.05%
of
the
of
similar
250
mainly
which
ha,
the
to
soils
different
under
found
are
material
beach
are
occur
approximately
dominantly
cobbly
soils
but
They
cover
and
sandy
These
wave
conditions.
Island.
consists
association
developed
on
Fogo
is
less
than
area.
Landforms
The
Indian
and
early
the
deposits
Eastern
bed
soils
marine
the
in
are
Indian
roc
association
Island
postglacial
beach
form
the
Island
of
occur
deposits.
marine
deposits
as
periglacial
On
Fogo
occur
Island
whereas
terraces,
as
on
over
veneers
k.
Soils
The
dominant
Podzols
profile
Ferro-Humic
Humo-Ferric
these
Podzols
border
soils
peatlands.
similar
is
development
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
Podzols.
to
that
of
the
Aspen
association.
The
Indian
These
Island
soils
cultivation
excessive
of
Orthic
are
Orthic
where
occur
Soil
Cove
soils
with
intermixed
soils
limited
have
droughtiness,
Because
grass
possess
potential
poor
has
been
for
not
are
and
forested
and
grazing
potential
for
fertility,
of
established
on
109
overexposure.
agriculture
as
and
stoniness,
grazing.
most
of
because
because
of
a
result
rockiness.
these
soils,
they
Hole
Muddy
association
iption
Descr
The
Muddy
Hole
Regosolic
soils
deposited
primarily
and
in
ridges
Freels
and
of
the
association
consists
developed
on
wind
by
Cove.
map-sheet
of
to
These
beach
soils
the
sands
occur
dunes
on
between
coast
1200
represent
and
marine
along
They
Podzolic
medium
action.
localities
scattered
Ladle
fine
Cape
about
or
ha,
0.1%
area.
Landforms
These
of
areas
dunes,
The
deposits
disturbance
southeast
with
ridge
which
to
of
they
Windmill
These
from
the
an
still
land
beach
remain
far
North
as
the
above
Bill.
They
surface
such
raised,
area
eolian
traced
to
the
when
level
sea
level
be
can
to
an
raised
a
sea
Bight
era
In
of
or
of
degree
subjected.
above
Windmill
from
and
depressed
m
beachlines
raised
derived
been
form
bedrock
postglacial
the
and
remnants
45
to
beachline
probably
have
Bight,
elevations
intact.
present
stability
the
in
coastal
immediate
from
age
their
on
deposited
over
veneers
in
vary
depending
present,
sands
marine
sometimes
or
ridges,
till.
eolian
are
are
was
after
shortly
deglaciation.
Soils
The
soils
have
and
The
Orthic
similar
of
and
cementation
low
are
horizon
The
horizon.
C
horizon.
and
these
areas
for
of
the
northwest
Bf
and
reddish
Bfc
soils
very
low
following
Humo-Ferric
Hole
in
Cape
Bight
into
sandy,
leading
Bf
buried
then
to
Provincial
is
The
Park,
grid
110
an
exa
21
UCK
mp1e
horizons
of
is
profile
5
approximately
ref.
of
potential
some
upper
the
into
low
Many
have
77-0002).
(Military
through
Bfc
or
BC
a
description
with
thick
a
grades
capacity.
and
grass
(Profile
Freels
upper
is
This
merges
profile
degree
layer
Buried
layers
moisture-holding
Podzol
association
Windmill
of
very
the
nongrassed
massive
brown,
horizon
are
very
for
moder
horizon.
poor-quality
The
Ortstein
Muddy
located
a
support
grazing.
an
dark
to
are
thick
organic
Ae
materials.
blackberries,
junipers.
the
leached
gray
These
fertility
Beneath
light
natural,
of
and
yew,
Under
moderately
vegetation
common.
cm),
Podzols
horizon.
a
these
except
Hole
Muddy
Cross
sand.
other
and
erosion
of
in
common
each
have
Canada
horizons
AB
Bf
ground
patridgeberries,
an
the
wind
fine
loamy
Humo-Ferric
to
soils
these
from
(15-30
Ortstein
in
conditions
or
Ortstein
Cumulic
materials
parent
are
characteristics
in
derived
sand
laminations
and
and
where
areas
The
medium
to
ripple
Orthic
are
Orthic
disturbed
in
occurred.
fine
are
state
Podzols.
formed
have
redeposition
bedding
natural
Ferro-Humic
and
Regosols
soils
their
in
Humo-Ferric
150
615):
km
15-9
LF
moderately
cm,
smooth,
H
9-7
cm,
7-0
F
0-4
highly
decomposed
fragments;
herbaceous
decomposed
horizon
light
cm,
herbaceous
smooth,
boundary.
abrupt
single
fragments;
boundary.
moderately
cm,
smooth,
Ae
horizon
horizon
abrupt
herbaceous
decomposed
abrupt
(10YR
gray
plentiful,
fine
dry)
nonplastic
loose,
random
fine,
matrix
7/2,
nonsticky,
grain;
fragments;
boundary.
roots;
sand;
consistence;
smooth,
horizon
abrupt
boundary.
Hb
4-6
black
cm,
yellowish
(10YR
decomposed
matrix
2/1,
(10
brown
YR
herbaceous
and
moist)
light
moist)
matrix
6/4,
highly
smooth,
fragments;
horizon
abrupt
boundary.
6-21
Aeb
light
cm,
single
(10YR
gray
plentiful,
fine,
matrix
7/2,
nonsticky,
grain;
random
fine
dry)
roots;
sand;
consistence;
nonplastic
loose,
horizon
clear
smooth,
boundary.
21-37
ABb
brown
cm,
massive;
consistence;
roots;
39-64
cemented
indurated
nonplastic
few
very
fine,
boundary.
matrix
fine
dry)
sand;
consistence;
nonplastic
humus-aluminum;
by
iron;
horizon
2/2,
hard,
very
sand;
hard,
by
abrupt
brown(5YR
firm,
nonsticky,
fine
dry)
slightly
irregular,
reddish
cm,
matrix
5/2,
friable,
weakly
random
Bfjc
(7.5Y
nonsticky,
clear
irregular,
horizon
boundary.
Bfc
64-89
cm,
sand;
massive;
dark
89-109
cm,
sand;
massive;
cm
In
disturbed
or
Soils
Cumulic
organic
underlying
parent
material
matrix
7/6,
unstable
soils
with
areas
a
111
fine
wind
erosion
Orthic
have
Regosols
stable
The
grasses.
to
sand;
consistence.
are
sometimes
established
is
fine
dry)
nonplastic
locations,
dune
sand
These
horizons
nonplastic
humus-aluminum;
by
loose,
these
Regosols.
surface
(10YR
exposed
in
fine
dry)
hard,
boundary.
nonsticky,
grain;
prevalent.
and
horizon
yellow
plus,
single
matrix
5/8,
friable,
cemented
weakly
abrupt
fine
humus-aluminum;
by
(5YR
red
nonsticky,
irregular,
dry)
nonplastic
boundary.
yellowish
consistence;
109
cemented
horizon
clear
matrix
3/4,
hard,
firm,
strongly
irregular,
C
brown(2.5YR
nonsticky,
consistence;
BC
reddish
medium
light-gray
is
sand.
These
because
of
areas
their
droughtiness.
Some
natural
likely
the
area
have
soil
is
for
potential
low
nature,
sites
but
grazing,
if
little
have
unstable
a
degradation
limited
and
carrying
through
overgrazed.
112
agriculture
fertility,
capacity
wind
erosion
for
is
SOILS
ON
ORGANIC
Organic
land
MATERIALS
constitute
deposits
within
area
the
distributed
widely
have
of
and
Wolf
Dead
Pond
The
undecomposed
of
The
basis
of
of
depth
organic
and
residues,
Mint
Pond,
are
soil
Michael's
Pond,
Cove.
Wolf
Pond
peat
derived
association
identifiable
at
shades
The
minor
usually
occur.
humified
and
light
usually
reddish
light
as
well
is
deep,
but
sedge
slightly
peat
mainly
mosses,
and
grass
generally
depth.
as
sphagnum
from
are
species
of
consists
from
derived
peat
sphagnum
darker
organic
total
They
association
Dead
amounts
Wolf
the
of
ha.
Four
the
of
origin
Dead
Seldom
the
on
floristic
decomposition:
Harbour,
area.
identified
been
material,
degree
the
000
180
or
area,
throughout
associations
organic
20%
approximately
map-sheet
brown
often
but
brown,
colors
be
can
observed.
These
or
13%
of
sizes
collectively
the
Wolf
Horizontal
flat
drained
the
the
than
and
or
raised
Blanket
of
this
bogs
Musgrave
bogs
east
occur
the
water
its
with
moisture
the
or
higher
from
the
The
develops.
peat
transitional
a
from
with
in
level
sphagnum
often
poorly
fills
derives
the
is
bog
from
depression
types
domed.
ridge
becomes
it
four
on
and
mineral
by
surface
and
the
of
toward
stage
Two
studied
been
potential
(Pollet
developed
from
of
are
between
these,
the
The
expanding
a
Tempelman
blanket
113
bogs
in
blanket
Large
for
largest
Trans-Canada
Wesleyville
between
bogs
The
area.
the
Carmanville.
to
coast
situated
map
of
extensively
1968).
small
the
north
highway
the
which
in
common
occurs
along
bog,
have
quite
are
deposit
Harbour.
Brookfield
Freels,
of
and
also
ha,
various
bog.
kind
Highway
fed
area,
sphagnum
domed
its
rainwater,
horizontal
900
of
mainly
formed
generally
When
surrounding
mineral-poor
tracts
33),
(Fig.
ponds,
area.
material
organic
are
or
surrounding
occurs
blanket
bogs
depressions
occur
association
sloping,
or
in
area.
Pond
flat,
123
approximately
They
area.
the
Dead
bogs:
occupy
surveyed
throughout
The
of
soils
and
bog
and
Wesleyville
their
usually
the
and
economic
have
Cape
depressional
of
by
3.5
number
have
the
of
or
raised
than
depths
called
locally
concentric
circles
The
and
consists
bogs
Pond
Mesic
sedges
(C
a r e x
shrubs
(Kalmia
species,
is
This
6
approximately
265
species)
;Lj^djJ_m
Fibrisol.
of
Domed
an
Soils:
0-350
Of
(*Source:
Michael's
Harbour
and
larch.
Wolf
Dead
a
grid.
21
ref.
id
The
Michael's
2700
area,
Center)
consists
the
map
than
less
of
which
area,
of
the
of
east
very
of
deposits
1%
shallow,
overlying
peat
Few
located
are
the
Michael's
Harbour
horizontal
and
significant
covers
surveyed
Gander
Bay
they
from
derive
association
area.
and
the
largest
from
percolating
amounts
surface
groundwater,
114
occur
with
Compared
fens.
the
contain
they
which
2/2),
extremely
peat;
Research
in
sloping
soils,
(5YR
Arm.
of
as
3/3),
moderately
sedge-fen
bedrock.
or
ha,
Brown's
soils
brown
(H6),
sedge-fen
or
deposits
of
(5YR
acid.
reddish
association
identified
been
largest
of
coarse-fibered,
extremely
Forest
soil
cobbly
have
form
.
Harbour
approximately
the
(2-5%).
brown
decomposed
dark-colored
and
in
association
well-decomposed
surrounding
peat
S.
located
(H2),
dark
cm,
Newfoundland
nutrients,
Typic
grasses
sloping
reddish
dark
peat;
350-410
ac
organic
icatum,
water
coarse-fibered,
The
umbr
of
gently
undecomposed
strongly
generally
sphagnum
(Military
very
cm,
sphagnum
Om
vicinity
as
the
and
is
open-surface
pools;
almost
The
bog.
occasionally
example
deposit
Alderburn
10%
bog;
concentric
size
in
460):
Landform:
stony
grouped
the
spruce,
,
organic
north
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smaller
on
species;
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deposits
classified
generally
Sphagnum
species,
Typic
center
are
r ubellum,
S_^
of
Vegetation
of
mainly
magellanicum,
The
soils
Fibrisols.
the
pool
which
high
bogs
in
of
usually
flashets,
the
around
Wolf
Dead
Fibrisols
are
in
these
resulting
Some
They
land.
of
characteristic
have
are
depth
identified
area,
deposits.
m.
often
that
average
underlying
surfaces
surrounding
10
than
an
been
The
deep
and
bogs
the
have
bogs
area.
the
greater
blanket
developments,
UXE
domed
land
with
of
contours
generally
of
tracts
material,
map
and
vast
organic
following
higher
grown
have
Pond
in
of
Botwood-Wesleyvilie
dome-shaped
the
blanket
a
and
m
A
the
resulting
sites,
covered
of
runoff
the
from
or
other
available
from
streams.
often
They
dispersion
of
and
Humisols.
Terric
ericaceous
Pond
Mint
Pond
ha,
of
the
the
along
southeast
Highway
derived
from
in
occurring
River
and
Dame
Junction.
and
stony
The
soil
Pond
and
sloping
that
bogs
sedge
been
sphagnum
peat
of
moderately
decomposed
of
Car
Erlophorum,
often
by
ex,
very
of
and
and
grass
this
in
moderately
landforms
fen
sedge
of
bogs
undecomposed
of
layer
and
form
landforms
bog
The
peat.
the
blanket
decomposed
layer
thicker
grass
few
moderately
The
sedge
in
occurs
surface
a
a
and
grass
of
amounts
Commonly
only
identified.
overlying
decomposed
Pond
undecomposed
underlain
usually
have
Trans-Canada
Mint
minor
species
whereas
fens,
usually
the
The
bedrock.
by
consist
have
peat
association
with
found
are
concentrations
appearance.
are
association
sloping
approximately
moderately
sedges
are
or
along
stringy
deposits
peat
cobbly
Mint
a
deposits
The
horizontal
and
peat
of
soils
largest
shallow,
mainly
grasses
these
i rpus.
the
Notre
the
giving
sphagnum,
area.
with
area,
of
total
a
These
Gander
of
consists
association
Sc
Typic
dense
alders.
occupies
mapped
the
throughout
occurring
and
as
of
mainly
and
a
classified
are
consists
sedges,
association
5%
or
scattered
peat
soils
Vegetation
grasses,
and
features
drainage
These
association
The
000
linear
pools.
shrubs,
Mint
47
have
small
often
have
their
throughout
peat
profile.
The
soils
nutrients
They
derive
from
seepage
through
30
the
Terric,
deposits
Cove
Seldom
The
The
ha
on
Fogo
than
1%
of
the
Seldom
of
surface
from
to
shallow
peat
soils
widely,
less
than
deposits
classified
are
as
occurring
on
black
scattered
sedge,
running
varies
Vegetation
grass,
runoff,
streams
landforms
but
These
i a.
association
peat
Seldom
occur
from
and
total
surveyed
Cove
association
Indian
areas
sedges,
approximately
occupies
which
Islands,
by
amount
to
less
area.
mainly
occurs
sloping
in
moderately
mosses,
underlain
usually
association
Cove
mainly
sphagnum
is
material
Island
of
consists
derived
minerotrophic
and
bog
Mesisols.
peat
The
grasses.
The
the
from
deposits
landforms,
dominant.
K aim
Cove
6500
small
Fibric
of
association.
or
peat
available
more
Pond
association
Seldom
bedrock.
weakly
are
and
undecomposed
deep,
fen
cm)
and
supply
area,
these
some
the
consists
larch,
spruce,
and
160
Typic,
these
of
have
Wolf
Dead
nutrient
for
of
association
the
surrounding
Thickness
some
than
(less
their
metres
for
Pond
of
the
from
several
cm
Mint
soils
of
some
them.
from
the
of
than
These
bogs.
dominated
by
115
heath
as
basin
are
deposits
and
rock
bogs
usually
barrens.
and
The
Dead
basin
Wolf
are
association
sphagnum-dominated
that
surface
they
to
some
that
have
vegetation.
are
of
similar
bogs
Pond
the
smaller
generally
bog
is
fiat,
and
116
the
raised
differ
and
shallower
(or
of
bogs
the
and
sedge-
a
They
pools
absent.
of
from
raised
(2-3
flashets)
bogs
m).
are
The
usually
in
ROCK
Rock
and
land
consists
exposed
area.
of
the
exist
in
the
coastline
total
World
Island,
JFogo
The
the
along
hummocky
The
rock
consist
intrusions
of
the
of
The
related
and
biotite
Bay
extensive
rocks,
of
mainly
granite.
date
areas
Dame
shallow
granites,
consist
two
latter
slopes,
Notre
age.
mainly
Wesleyville
are
strong
and
Ordovician
are
situated
areas
very
along
of
part
is
porphyries,
and
Island
porphyritic
formations
coastline
rocks,
quartzdiorite,
around
coarse-grained
the
Silurian
Fogo
northern
to
strong
or
ha,
the
area
These
with
the
Twillingate
the
and
outcrop
cm)
in
areas
covering
South
10
500
outcrop
area,
as
Wesleyville.
on
syenite,
those
whereas
map
well
rock
ridged
soils
190
rock
Island,
volcanic
the
on
granodiorites,
from
The
rock
the
Devonian
age
earlier.
Rock
soil
is
outcrop
associations
Dame
Wesleyville
some
Wesleyville
association.
Rock
land
of
pockets
be
till
glacial
has
deeper
no
soils
is
rock
land
agricultural
that
a
is
associated
found.
117
good
the
agricultural
Gander,
near
with
although
capability,
have
deposits.
with
whereas
the
of
number
organic
associated
associations,
the
of
with
and
land
rock
Bay,
Twillingate
and
Westport,
with
associated
usually
on
Notre
Along
may
of
or
of
outcrops
the
larger
formations
mainly
rock
and
next
south
coast
generally
Bay
than
the
approximately
as
Change
(less
over
Extensive
of
Dame
Island,
Island.
occupies
part
Notre
soil
dominant
area.
map
eastern
of
be
to
land
outcrop
20.8%
shallow
very
enough
rock,
Rock
of
LAND
the
small
potential
CAPABILITY
SOIL
65%
Approximately
suitable
not
for
too
stony,
have
factors
shallow,
that
low
grouped
suitability
seven
3
Class
to
amounting
be
or
grown,
The
both.
soils
the
capacity,
of
occurs
the
growing
scattered
the
over
north
and
43
approximately
largest
150
of
area
associations
Bay
extending
with
areas
Class
till
well
as
Peter's
soils
Arm
that
forage
crops,
feasible.
The
dominantly
are
combination
a
of
These
fertility.
of
production
feasible
only
only
improvement
have
but
some
their
improvement
water,
and
perennial
limitations
practices
are
sustained
for
using
producing
are
field
such
Soils
are
farm
machinery
118
soils
in
for
Class
farm
severe
so
are
are
and
crops,
capacity
is
crops
as
6
Class
cultivation
low
sustained
annual
feasible.
soils
these
on
forage
grazing
and
severe
very
and
drainage.
not
Pond
have
that
on
area
practices
of
smaller
Pitt's
of
New
associations,
the
practices
fertilizing,
of
map
class
such
species
and
and
Gander
stoniness,
are
tame
occupy
The
number
limitations
improvement
practices
Botwood
capability
of
natural
Alderburn
and
occur
located
soils
the
as
improvement
excess
producing
area.
this
occurring
through
cultivation,
capable
their
but
or
total
the
in
limitations
native
5
and
such
soils
areas
A
Benton
that
4
Class
throughout
the
Soils
perennial
on
Falls
soils,
restrict
the
during
Class
Leamington,
as
associations.
limitations
largest
occurs
glaciofluvia1
on
the
of
occur
such
soils,
with
on
limitation
a
areas
Bishop's
Point
towards
5
4.7%
soils
of
east
north
glacial
5
Class
conditions
Falls.
or
ha,
production
crop
is
with
Bishop's
of
moisture-holding
drought
small
area,
map
east
low
the
on
Arm
for
in
of
number
practices,
Peter's
Stoniness
soils
than
crops
invariably
and
and
season.
These
of
occur
limitations
total
mapped,
area.
range
area
Pond
fertility
been
conservation
the
resulting
A
land
the
in
dominant
latter
often.
total
areas
A
area.
have
soils
limitations
large
the
soils
special
soils
or
The
severe
in
4
the
Pitt's
low
are
of
limitations
significantly
Class
require
4
The
these
as
they
soils:
associations.
just
1%
no
Newfoundland.
restricting
Class
glaciofluvial
part
than
less
for
moderately
no
of
limitations,
severe
can
ha
have
identified
been
6425
approximately
have
or
have
classes
limitations
in
have
However,
soils
their
of
These
of
found
soils
system,
basis
which
2,
not
land
agricultural
production.
crop
with
of
3
the
and
structure,
agriculture.
kinds
and
are
capacity,
soil
Inventory
on
or
limiting
water-holding
Land
the
1
limitations,
Class
Canada
on
low
too
cultivation,
Other
are
for
based
for
wet
either
are
undesirable
classes
Classes
moderate
area
the
limitations
too
limitations.
hazard,
into
subclasses
for
the
and
cultivation.
of
in
In
climate.
have
these
soils
is
area
map
the
or
steep,
of
erosion
adverse
Botwood-Wesleyville
because
too
occur
fertility,
are
the
agriculture
combination
a
of
AGRICULTURE
FOR
considered
6
animals,
that
may
A
impractical.
Cape
Freels
Class
6
of
These
soils
and
is
limitation
occupy
moisture-holding
capacity,
the
For
the
and
and
the
to
the
a
also
help
Canadian
system
of
soil
to
of
is
as
well
soil
as
Table
precision
greater
to
expression
in
presented
such
properties
analyses
sections,
are
the
and
reaction
nutrient
classify
status
soils
the
classification.
REACTION
SOIL
The
reaction
determined
^
Cad-soil
on
3.3
in
general,
Ae
an
The
extensive
best
soils
of
the
acid
need
to
Domed
bogs
have
a
have
the
than
greater
the
is
the
generally
of
from
acidic
most
more
that
are
addition
ranges
of
horizon.
crops
area
pH
low
a
indicating
through
the
soils,
from
agricultural
5.8-6.1,
is
M
O.O.I
leaching
Most
amended
be
pH
a
because
of
which
pH,
a
subsurface
map-sheet
usually
about
3.0
Pen
peat.
to
peats
4.2.
CARBON
Organic-matter
C
Org.
content
x
1.724).
various
of
stages
complex,
the
soil.
the
horizon,
or
parent
content
in
be
site
is
the
considered
horizon
soils
of
as
the
is
the
site
usually
Botwood-Wesleyville
relatively
low.
119
the
%
materials
organic
the
forms
clay
in
reactivity
for
microbial
highest
and
general
=
matter
well-decomposed,
chemical
illuviation,
In
material.
of
with
most
to
(Organic
The
also
of
related
consists
for
matter
Organic
or
is
1.724
combined
matter
horzion,
soil
decomposition.
colloidal
Organic
a
factor
matter
Organic
material
the
a
by
organic
soil.
of
content
colloidal
in
depth
range
pH
in
5.8
horizons.
organic
organic-carbon
in
a
as
in
as
range
of
with
the
For
ORGANIC
high
Botwood-Wesleyville
and
generally
expressed
measurements
pH
surface
within
the
limestone.
4.5.
to
increases
pH
usually
paste
horizon
in
grow
too
soils
soil-water
a
mixture.
In
can
previous
ensure
quantitative
The
soil.
according
soil
of
give
main
ANALYSIS
analyses
analyses
Hole
Their
rockiness.
SOIL
the
having
and
low
and
in
physical
chemical
description
texture
of
and
Physical
9.
in
described
chemical
as
Muddy
ha.
fertility,
PHYSICAL
AND
profiles
low
stoniness,
CHEMICAL
certain
and
900
of
between
marine
remnant
Cove
Aspen
approximately
combination
a
the
on
coast
identified
been
have
the
the
along
areas
occur
of
deposits
associations
small
Harbour
Musgrave
soils.
marine
recent
number
and
the
in
lowest
the
activity
the
in
B
the
C
matter
organic
map-sheet
area
CATION
EXCHANGE
The
CAPACITY
cation
storage
exchange
cations,
to
or,
content
cation
the
In
exchange
content.
exchange
capacity.
buffered)
over
as
meq
high
the
whereas
cation
in
present
smaller
the
top
and
status,
avoid
A
of
cm
the
the
therefore
reduced
soil
exchange
capacity
at
the
the
cation
exchange
capacity
at
pH
the
effects
the
that
With
the
important
such
processes
possible
a
a
and
indicates
nutrient-holding
capacity
the
extractable
soils
finer
in
0.5
than
pH.
is
plants
Botwood-Wesleyville
ranging
from
For
vegetable
ppm.
is
content
the
by
to
the
content,
IRON
considered
to
ALUMINUM
AND
A
aluminum
sand
iron
B
podzolic
properly.
and
seed
The
phosphorus
Soils
extractable
iron
fruiting,
determined
is
phosphorus
of
presence
and
the
regulates
development.
plants
about
is
phosphorus
Phosphorus
ppm.
phyrophosphate
the
root
6.
EXTRACTABLE
PYROPHOSPHATE
The
75
flowering
of
of
optimum
to
as
phosphorus
maximum
a
50
from
range
textures
between
permanent)
buffered)
nitrogen,
and
to
around
low
the
production
of
pH
very
to
negligible
classify
(CEC
supplemented
values
(CEC
pH
growth.
availability
the
at
have
plant
phosphorus
soils,
greatest
plant
maturation,
of
most
for
the
in
crop
availability
of
exception
element
formation,
confirm
be
in
soil
the
on
to
PHOSPHORUS
most
area
has
pH
nutrient
soil.
AVAILABLE
For
low
a
capacity
low
a
the
are
exchange
has
7
is
magnesium
difference
cation
the
Calcium
fertility
The
the
of
values,
values.
cation
and
have
and
indicates
yields.
crop
(CEC
high
as
horizons
and
low
soil
and
capacity
capacity
low
organic
cation
regarded
horizons
Potassium
amounts.
30
B
Ae
base.
and
soils
lowest
be
exchange
have
exchangeable
within
the
of
(CEC
cation
textured
the
at
7
pH
the
can
leached-out
materials
measured
at
exchange
soil
pH.
content
coarser
cation
Many
high
been
as
clay
have
of
g
low.
to
parent
dominant
buffered
overlying,
underlying
with
matter
meq/100
has
well
The
the
pH-dependent,
the
organic
A
25
12
moderately
to
in
low
than
being
increase
Consequently,
horizons
less
to
values
with
capacity
as
nutrient
growth.
plant
varies
permanent)
addition
capacity
matter
the
exchange
(CEC
soil
buffered).
soil
a
the
exchangeable
much
how
for
storage
of
measure
a
for
of
simply,
of
cation
the
of
pH
is
complex
in
capacity
Therefore,
the
more
hold
can
exchange
colloidal
it
put
soil
the
CATIONS
(CEC)
capacity
the
of
capacity
EXCHANGEABLE
AND
podzolic
0.4%
120
B
of
value
and
and
horizons
for
0.6%
sands.
aluminum
is
in
to
order
horizon
or
must
more
for
used
to
have
an
PARTICLE-SIZE
DISTRIBUTION
Mechanical
horizons
the
these
soil
of
soils
from
TOTAL
to
tends
organic
combinations
the
available
is
expressed
uti
this
nitrogen
o f
growth
of
the
potassium,
in
nitrogen
with
total
the
breakdown
the
to
plants.
in
available
not
of
immobilized
is
microorganisms
each
yea
r
to
used
by
plants
soils
soils
organic
refore,
,
is
such
vegetative
lization
content
increasing
be
as
SOILS
The
the
can
a
classes
content
Most
nitrogen
that
have
generally
round
the
as
from
association,
textural
mineralization,
this
of
nitrogen
change
inorganic,
of
higher
a
r.
TOTAL
CATIONS
Total
tend
the
AND
with
increase
with
total
the
manganese
and
potassium,
nutrient
peat
soils
and
magnesium
soils,
organic
soil
nutrient
it
are
the
to
is
soils
organic
decomposition
water
deposit
Since
material
should
the
and
from
related
mode
of
decomposed
accumulates
is
of
deposition
mineral
soils
an
indicator
of
than
dissolved
calcium
peat
is
adsorptive,
highly
large
nutrients
amount
121
the
of
of
Seepage
the
does
in
calcium
peat.
the
calcium.
the
the
as
of
entering
more
a
expressed
is
and
of
whereas
measure
pH
the
nutrients
concentration
the
to
surrounding
contains
a
Total
plant.)
the
the
(When
with
nutrients,
soils
are
trends
magnesium
phosphorus,
compared
that
mineral
which
of
reversed
soils.
is
total
aluminum
and
and
with
noted
as
iron
the
by
available
solubility
mineral
soil
be
to
apply
cause
in
matter.
indicated
potassium,
organic
expressed
organic
by
compared
content
cations,
available
low
the
of
content
exchangeable
to
phosphorus
trends
increased
Phosphorus,
is
of
to
phosphorus
thought
1961).
the
seem
and
peats
of
calcium,
not
and
calcium,
breakdown
of
are
pH
content
mineral
manganese,
of
fen
Davis
in
content
of
Fixation
low
SOILS
increasing
decomposed
at
ORGANIC
do
content.
more
IN
exception
concentrations
nutrient
(Lucas
ANIONS
concentrations
to
However,
in
of
process
amounts
orde
and
area
above-g
matter.
of
map
ORGANIC
nitrogen
Pig.
weight.
elements.
Most
matter.
Benton
Gravel
IN
organic
with
the
dominant
by
encourage
high
organic
small
soil
(see
determined
accurately
of
governs
increasing
Through
loam.
whole
other
with
relatively
a
sandy
to
and
nitrogen
soils
as
equivalent
triangle
be
The
degree,
associated
have
the
NITROGEN
large
a
phosphorus,
is
the
AVAILABLE
Nitrogen
and,
textural
can
content.
to
of
AND
the
of
expressed
are
in
mm
the
in
data
2
Botwood-Wesleyville
clay
loamy
percentage
The
than
the
quantitatively
fraction
mineral
(less
class
for
the
low
range
use
Except
relatively
a
the
determine
the
profile.
earth
textural
data.
the
soil
a
fine
With
diameter).
to
of
in
of
percentage
22),
used
distribution
various
a
is
analysis
particle-size
organic
rainwater.
organic
the
METHODS
The
ANALYSIS
SOIL
OF
methods
following
Texture:
used
and
silt,
sand,
to
clay
the
analyze
hydrometer
by
soil
samples:
method
1934).
(Bouyoucos
pH
were
(water):
pH
of
saturated
pH
in
0.01
soil
paste
of
Department
(U.S.
Agriculture).
pH
(CaCI^):
Organic
Ivefc
carbon:
Institute
Research
Extractable
CaCI^
titration
combustion,
and
aluminum,
extractable
pyrophosphate
exchange
sodium
acetate
Cation
exchange
CEC
Sodium
and
aluminum,
buffered:
capacity,
manganese
CEC
dependent
pH
by
1965).
permanent
capacity,
sodium
by
Institute
(Soil
1976).
(Chapman
charge
method
manganese:
iron,
Institute
Research
Cation
1965).
(Peech
1976).
iron,
(Soil
M
chloride
Permanent
charge:
extraction
(Soil
Research
1976).
Exchangeable
cations,
aluminum:
By
method
(Bower
Sodium
bicarbonate
potassium,
N
1.0
sodium
calcium,
acetate
and
magnesium,
centrifuge
extraction,
1952).
soluble
phosphorus:
and
(Olsen
Dean
1965).
Total
in
nitrogen
Available
nitrogen
in
ammonium,
nitrate,
and
(Bremner
Total
in
phosphorus
nitrite
by
method
Exchangeable
steam-distillation
soils:
color
calcium,
in
Determination
an
organic
method
atomic
6N
by
hydrochloric
of
Chlorostanous
method
dry
and
anion
with
absorption
and
spectrophotometer.
122
in
magnesium
490°C
at
ashing
acid
total
reduced
1958).
(Jackson
potassium,
Extracted
soils:
dissolving
using
soils:
organic
blue
manganese,
organic
mL.
Kjeldahl
1965).
molybdophosphoric
Total
Modified
soils:
organic
1958).
(Jackson
and
dilution
cations
100
to
was
made
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COMMON
Common
names
alder,
green
led
speck
AND
BOTANICAL
names
Ainus
c r i s p a
(Ait.)
i^IL"..3
g U9osa
(Du
trembling
Populus
birch,
paper
Betula
tufted
fern,
spinulose
wood
balsam
fir,
cotton-
wooljun
iper
laurel,
iophor
um
Sc
i rpus
atroc
us
i a
angust
a
feather
Pj-euroz
ium
r e indeer-
Cladonia
idgeber
wild
raspberry,
sedge
red
black
wh
i te
L.
spp.
SPP.
L.
spp.
,
mar
Lar
yew,
L.
ix
lar
Sc
iana
ic
canadensis
126
is-idaea
v i t
3_?_a.^c_a
Taxus
L.
spp.
Pj_c_e_a_
ack
Mey.
W a n g.
i folia
P i c e a
Canada
C.A.
Oedr.
idaeus
J^^li^
tamar
i s
spp.
inium
C^ar^e_x
spruce,
Fuchs
H.P.
Fern.
folia
•obus
strobus
P inus
Vacc
ry
.)
spp.
Sphagnum
white
B i g e1.
callosus
cja
Mill.
. )
inctus
rubrum
ium
.
i11.)
(V
spp.
Cladoni
eastern
(L
chamisson
poli
Lycopod
v a r
iana
groenlandicum
um
Acjs^
L .
thus
Ait.
urn
itosus
balsamea
Er
Kalmia
club-
foli
car
sheep-
sphagnum
partr
caesp
irpus
Dryopteris
K a 1m
r ed
maple,
pine,
Sc
bog-
lichens
moss,
spp.
Led
Marsh.
angusti
S^c_i_r_p_u_s
Juniper
Labrador-tea
Spreng.
K.
M i c h x.
papyrifera
^.i.®.3.
russet
grass,
Pursh
Roi)
spp.
Vaccinium
ry
bulrush
PLANTS
ides
tremulo
Rubus
blueber
OF
Latin
aspen,
blackberry
NAMES
L.
var
irpus
s t r
.
spp.
,
Er
iophor
B S P
(Mill.)
Voss
(Moench)
ina
i g g s u s
Roi;
(Du
Mar
sh
K.
.
Koch
(Michx.)
um
Maxim,
spp.
APPENDIX
EXTENDED
SOIL
LEGEND
LANDFORM
Map
Unit
Approx.
Component
%
Materials
Dominant
Soil
Association
Slope %
&
Soil
Parent
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
Rockiness %
SOILS DEVELOPED ON MORAIMAL DEPOSITS
M 1-1
100
M 1-2
60
M 1-3
M 1-4
Aider-burn
Morainal blankdt
over rolling
1
bedrock
10-15
3-15
2-10
Moderately
light
coarse to .coarse textured
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Alderburn
Morainal blanket '
over ridged
bedrock
6-9
15-50
10-25
till
olive brown qlacial
derived from red
; sandstone with minor medium grained granite
' Dominantiv fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Deadwolf
Pond
Domed bog
••0
Alderburn
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
50
Deadwolf
Pond
Blanket
60
Alderburn
Hummockv morain .
6-9
3-15
; Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Gleyed
jPodzol
Humo-Ferric
40
Mint
Blanket
0-0.5
Dominantiv mesic peat with significant
amounts
peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
; of fibric
grasses, and sedges
.Fibric
:
;
Mesisol
Pond
6-9
15-50
10-25
"boq
0.5-2.5
boq
Typic
Fibrisol
40
0.5-2.5
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Gleyed
Podzol
: Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from red
\ olive brown glacial
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived
from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Gleyed
Podzol
'Typic
Humo-Ferric
Fibrisol
M 1-5
100
Alderburn
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
M 1-6
100
Alderburn
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Moderately coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
i Orthic
i Podzol
' Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
M 1-7
100
Alderburn
fMorainal veneer
over inclined
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
1 Orthic
': Podzol
i
Humo-Perric
M 1-8
100
Alderburn
Morainal veneer
over inclined
bedrock
6-9
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
i Orthic
Podzol
',
Humo-Ferric
^0:25
'; Orthic
'
Fodzol
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 1-9
100
Alderburn
Morainal blankel
3ver inclined
oedrock
2-5
3-15
25-50
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
olive brown glacial
till
derived
from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
M 1-10
80
Alderburn
Morainal veneer
>ver ridged
tiedrock
6-9
3-15
25-50
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
20
;' l-ll
M 1-12
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
;
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts Mesic
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
i
'
grasses, and sedges
Fibrisol
100
Alderburn
Morainal veneel
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
> 50
25-50
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured,
till
olive brown glacial
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
•Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
70
Alderburn
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
2-5
3-15
10-25
textured
light
Moderately
coarse to'coarse
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Gleyed
!Podzol
i
Humo-Ferric
30
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
M 1-13
100
Alderburn
Inclined
moraine
;9
3-15
M 1-14
100
Alderburn
Deflated
inclined
moraine
10-15
3:15
Dominantly
amounts
fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses,and
sedges
Mesic Fibrisol
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
till
olive brown glacial
derived
from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
M 1-15
100
Alderburn
Deflated
inclined
moraine
16-30
15:50
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red sand¬
stone. with minor medium grained granite
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 1-16
100
Alderburn
Morainal veneer
over hummockv
bedrock
16-30
1S-50
25-50
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
till
olive 'brown glacial
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
K 1-17
100
Alderburn
Morainal
2-5
3-15
2-10
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
.Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 1-18
80
Alderburn
Hummocky morain •e
2-5
3-15
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from red
olive brown glacial
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Orthic Hujno-Ferric
Podzol Gleyed
Huroo-Ferric Podzol
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
apron 1
0.5-2.5
peat with significant
. "Dominantly fibric
i amounts of mesic peat derived
from sphagnum
mosses, grasses^ and sedges
]
127
Mesic Fibrisol
LANDFORM
Map
Unit
Approx.
Component
Z
Dominant
Soil
Association
70
Alderburn
Deflated
inclined
moraine
30
Mint
Slope
K 1-19
Pond
M 1-20
100
Alderburn
M 1-21
100
Alderburn
Materials
&
Slope '/.
Rockiness
fen
Undulating
moraine
Morainal veneer
'over inclined
bedrock
°'-
Soil
Parent
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
Gleyed Humo-Perric
•Podzol
2-5
3-15
' Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from red
olive brown glacial
sandstone with minor medium qrained granite
2-5
Donunantly mesic peat derived from grasses
amour-ts of
and sedges with significant
sphagnum mosses
"Terric
i
\
Mesisol
2-5
3-15
2-10
light
coarse to coarse textured
, Moderately
till
derived from red
olive brown glacial
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
'Gleyed
'Podzol
'
Humo-Ferric
16-30
15-50
25-50
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse fcextured
till
derived from red
| olive brown glacial
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Orthic Humo-Ferric
^Podzol
i
M 1-2?
100
Alderburn
•lorainal
veneer
aver inclined
sedrock
6-9
15-50
10-25
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Orthic
Podzol
.Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
M 1-23
80
Alderburn
'lorainal
veneer
3ver hummocky
bedrock
16-30
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
'Orthic
'Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
70
Rock Outcrops -lummocky bedrock
31-45
SO
Alderburn
2-5
3-15
10-25
' olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
:Podzol
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
; and sedges
'Typic
:
;
M 1-24
20
M 1-25
Deadwolf
Pond
Flat
100
Alderburn
lorainal
veneer
iver hummocky
bedrock
10-15
3-15
25-50
\ Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
olive brown glacial
till
derived
from red
. sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
60
Alderburn
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
40
Mint
Horizontal
Terric
Mesisol
M 1-26
V 1-27
BO
20
M 1-2"
100
M 1-29
M 1-30
M 1-31
M 1-32
Morainal veneer
over undulating
bedrock
;
Pond
Alderburn
Mint
Alderburn
Alderburn
30
Mint
0-0.5
fen
Horizontal
3-15
fen
Morainal
veneer
over undulating
bedrock
Hummocky
moraine
Pond
Horizontal
0-0.5
2'5
Undulating
moraine
Pond
70
boo
fen
0-0.5
2-5
15-50
25-50
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
i Orthic Humo-Ferric
'Podzol/
Gleyed
'Humo-Ferric
Podzol
0-0.5
Dominantly mesic peat derived from grasses
and sedges with significant
amounts of
sphagnum mosses
6-9
3-15
10-25
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
till
olive
derived from red
brown glacial
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Mint
Horizontal
-
Alderburn
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
40
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
10-15
20
Deadwolf
60
Alderburn
40
Peter's
Arm
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
iQrthic
Humo-Ferric
;Podzoli Gleyed HumoPodzol
.Ferric
1
;Terric
Mesisol
i
1
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
40
bog
Moderately
coarse to coarse te?;tured
light
till
olive brown glacial
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
6-9
3-15
Hummocky
moraine
Pond Slope
,
Podzol
.Phase
Alderburn
fen
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Fibrisol
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
60
Pond
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
derived from sphagnum
amounts ofgr asses
0-0.5
0.5-2.5
Inclined
moraine
2-5
3-15
Glaciofluvial
terrace
2-5
3-15
128
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Moderately
coarse to coarse fcextured, light
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
\Terric
.
\
\
,Gleyed
Podzol
•
Terric
•Orthic
'Podzol
' Phase
- Lithic
Mesisol
Humo-Ferric
Mesisol
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
''
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts 'Mesic
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
|
sedges
grasses/and
;
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
till
olive brown glacial
decived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Fibrisol
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
iPodzol
;
1
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
stratified^Ortstein
Humoyellowish
brown glaciofluvial
sands and gravels
ferric
Podzol
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
LAMDFORM
Map
TJnit
Approx.
Component
Z
Materials
&
Sur face Form
Dominant
Soil
Slope •/.
Stoniness Z
Rockiness '/.
Soil
Parent
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
2-5
3-15
2-10
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from red
olive brown glacial
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Orthic Humo-Ferric
Podzol, Gleyed
Huroo-Ferric Podzol
6-9
15-50
25-50
light
coarse to coarse textured
Moderately
till
derived
from red
olive brown glacial
sandstone -with minor medium grained granite
Orthic Humo-Ferric
Podzol-Lithic
Phase
^
M 1-33
100
Alderburn
Morainal blanke t
over inclined
bedrock
M 1-34
80
Alderburn
Morainal veneer
over humroocky
bedrock
20
Deadwolf
i Pond
80
Alderburn
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
100
Alderburn
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
3-15
light
coarse to coarse textured
Moderately
till
derived from red
olive brown glacial
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
40
Alderburn
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
3-15
10-25
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
'Gleyed
iPodzol
Humo-Ferric
40
Peyton
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
3-15
10-25
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
Gleyed ortstein
Humo-Ferric
podzol
20
Deadwolf
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
M 1-35
M 1-36
M 1-37
0.5-2.5
Slope bog
Pond
M 1-38
100
Alderburn
Undulating
moraine
M 1-39
80
Alderburn
Ridged moraine
?0
Deadwolf
80
\lderburn
M 1-40
20
M 1-41
M 1-42
Mint
Pond
pond
10-15
15-50
25-50
2-5
3-15
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived
from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
!
:Orthic
Podzol
iPhase
light
coarse to coarse textured
Moderately
till
derived from red
olive brown glacial
sandstone •with minor medium grained granite
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges.
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
textured
from
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
and
sedges
grasses^
!
i
Moderately
to coarse textured
coarse
light.
till
derived
1olive brown glacial
from red
! sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Mesic
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses, and sedges
Mesic
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
3-15
0.5-2.5
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Fibrisol
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
Podzol
fen
Fibrisol
Humo-Ferric
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red sand¬
stone with minor medium grained granite
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
'Gleyed
Podzol
6-9
3-15
10-25
Horizontal
Fibrisol
Fibrisol
^Orthic
iPodzol
Huroo-Ferric
^Terric
Mesisol
|
-10
Alderburn
30
Deadwolf
40
Alderburn
Undulating
moraine
2-5
3-15
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured.
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Orthic
Podzol
30
Pitt's
Undulating
glaciofluvial
materials
2:5
3-15
Coarse textuT-^d
well stratified
light
brownish gray glaciofluvial
sands and gravels
of mixed origin
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
90
Mint
0-0.5
Dominantly mesic peat
of humic peat derived
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
3-15
2-10
Pond Slope bog
0.5-2.S
Pond
pond
Horizontal
fen
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured,
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts j Mesic
'
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
'
grasses/ and sedges
with significant
amounts
from grasses and sedges.
Humo-Ferric
Fibrisol
Humo-Ferric
Terric
iMesisol
Humic
M 1-43
100
Alderburn
Morainal blanke t
over rolling
bedrock
10-15
15-50
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Orthic
Podzol
M 1-44
70
Alderburn
Morainal veneer
over undulatinq
bedrock
2-5
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol - Lithic
Phase
30
Deadwolf
Pond Slope bog
0.5-2.5
.
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
M 1-45
100
Alderburn
Inclined
moraine
6-9
15-SO
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
M 1-46
100
Alderburn
Morainal blanke t
over huminocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
oliv^
'
brown glacial
till
derived from red sandstone
with minor medium grained granite
60
Alderhurn
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
1S-50
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured,
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
40
Mint
Horizontal
pond
fen
0-0.5
129
Humo-Ferric
Dominantly
sedges
mesic peat
derived
from grasses
Icleyed
tpodzol
i
Fibrisol
Humo-Ferric
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
iGleyed Humo-Perric
Spodzol
.
and
i
Terric
Mesisol
L A K D F 0 R M
Approx.
Component
7,
Map
Unit
M 1-4R
M 1-49
|
Materials
Ooaiinan t
Soil
Associac ion
Soil
M 2-6
•
10-15
3-"! 5
10-25
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived from red
sandstone with minor medium 9r a ined grant te
'Orthic- Humo-Ferric
'Podzol, Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
50
Alderburn
jMorainal
veneer
over ridged
|
bedrock
(
10-15
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
from red
sandstone with minor medium grained grani te
'Orthic
ipodzol
| Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
'Terric
Meat sol
100
Alderburn
bedrock [
fen !
'Horizontal
Pond
: Inciined
moraine
inclined
bedrock
over
16-30
0. 5-?. 5
i Dominantly
1 sedges
:
•
16-30
15-30
25-50
light
; Moderately coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from red
; olive brown glacial
i sandstone with minor medium grained grani te
mesic peat
derived
from grasses
and
' Orthic' Podzol
Humo-Ferric
}
Benton
; Undulating
' moraine
,
2-5
3-15
.Medium to moderately
'glacial
till
derived
'and slate
olive gray
fine textured
from gray to black shale
[ Orthic
;
'
Gleysol
Benton
' Deflated
|
I morainal blanket
over inciined
,' bedrock
6-9
3-15
'Medium to moderately
till
derived
glacial
.and slate
fine textured
o1ive gray
from gray to black shale
, Orthic
I
;
Gleysol
Den ton
. Rol 1-inq' moraine
i
,
6-9
3-15
Medium to moderately
'glacial
till
derived
and slate
fine textured
olive gray
from gray to black shale
' Gleyed Dystric
Gleyed
; Brunisol,
Podzol
• Humo-Ferric
'Dominantly
fibric
peat
mosses with significant
\sedges
Slope bocf
]
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
,' Typic
\
:
Fibrisoi
Benton
i Horainal
blanket
over undulating
bedrock
i
,
2-5
15-50
10-25
';Medium to moderately
till
derived
\glacial
"and slate
fine textured
olive gray
from gray to black shale
Gleyed Dystric
Gleyed
Brunisol,
, Humo-Ferric Podzol
100
Benton
. Morainal blanket
over undulating
bedrock
2-5
3-15
^Medium to moderately
till
•glacial
derived
',and slate
olive gray
fine textured
from gray to black shale
': Orthic
' Podzol
I
100
Benton
'
' Rollinq
6-9
3-15
Medium to moderately
;glaci al ti1-1 derived
;and slate
olive gray
fine textured
from gray to black shale
! Gleyed Dystric
Gleyed
. Brunisol,
; Humo-Ferric Podzol
Benton
• Hummocky
. moraine
:
'
6-9
3-15
; Medium to moderately
'glacial
till
derived
and slate
olive gray
fine textured
from gray to black shale
1 Gleyed Dystric
Gleyed
;• Brunisol,
'• Humo-Ferric
Podzol
Gander
' 'dummocky
: moraine
•
'
6-9
3-15
' Moderately
olive
^Orthic
coarse to medium textured
derived from gray to black
Podzol
till
colored glacial
siltstone
and
minorgranite
shale,
slate,
^0
moraine
0.5-2.5
Slope bog
(
;
Dominantly fibric
peat
f mosses with significant
. sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Humo-Ferric
Mumo-Ferric
' Typi c Fibrisoi
i
j
'
Dystric
' Gleyed
Gleyed
Brunisol,
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
6-9
3-15
Medium to moderately
till
•glacial
derived
1 and slate
olive gray
fine textured
from gray tc black shale
' Morainal blanket
over rolling
'
bedrock
10-15
3-15
; Medium to moderately
till
derived
!glacial
• and slate
olive gray
fine textured
from gray to black shale
Benton
Inclined
i moraine
Medium to moderately
• glacial
till
derived
' and slate
olive gray
fine toctured
from gray to black shale
' Orthic
\
(
Gleysol
]
10-15
15-50
10-75
Gambo
\ Morainal veneer
'
\ over inclined
; bedrock
31-45
15-50
25-50
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
• till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
siltstone^and
sandstone
'granite,
shale,
, Orthic
! Podzol
{ Phase
numo-Ferric
~ Lithic
Gambo
Inclined
• Moraine
.
16-30
15-50
gravish brown glacial
Medium to coarse textured
• till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
siltstone,and
sandstone
shale,
igranite,
Orthic
, Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Gambo
; Morainal veneei'over
rolling
bedrock
10-15
15-50
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
• til 1 derived from medium grained gray to pink
'grani te, shale, siltstone,
and sandstone
\ Gleyed Humo-Ferric
'. Podzol
'
' Morainal
veneer
.'
: over rol1 ing
;
; bedrock
16-30
15-50
25-50
Morainal blanket
' over rolling
• bedrock
10-15
> 50
25-50
; Orthic
,' Podzol
I
i
! Gleyed
, Podzol
i
Humo-Ferric
Gambo
:Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown
'till
derived from mediuro grained gray to
sandstone
shale^ siltstone,and
granite,
!
'Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown
derived
from medium grained gray to
:till
and
sandstone
igranite,
shale, siltstone^
Gambo
, Morainal veneer
'over
inclined
bedrock
.
31-45
> 50
50-90
• Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
"till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
sandstone
siltstone,and
shale,
granite,
' Orthic
' Podzol
; Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Benton
; Hummocky
moraine
Benton
Gambo
,
Doninant
Soil
Subgroup
Material'
1Morainal blanket
[ over rolling
[
'
bedrock
Deadwolf
Pond
M 3-6
Parent
Alder^urn
Deadvolf
Pond
M 2-5
;;
100
Mint
•
Slope
Roc'Klr.css 7.
Rock Outcrops)Ridged
M 1-50
&
Rock Outcrops
'
Inclined
bedrock
,
31-45
130
glacial
pinic
glacial
pink
'
Gleyed Dystric
i Brunisol,
Gleyed
; Humo-Ferric Podzol
Humo-Ferric
FORM
LAND
M 3-7
70
;
30
;
M 3-8
H 3-9
Hint
!
Undulating
' moraine
i
Pond
Horizontal
\
Slope 7.
^
Stoniness
Rockiness 7,
l
fen'
:
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
sandstone
shale, siltstone,and
• granite,
0-0.5
"
Dominantly mesic peat
, sedges with significant
mosses
10-15
15-50
10-25
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
granite,
and sandstone
shale, siltstone^
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
-
Garabo
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
16.-30
15-60
25-50
Dominantly fibric
peat derived from sphagnum
mosses with significant
amounts of grasses
and sedges
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial'
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
and sandstone
granite,
siltstone,
shale,
Rock
Outcrops
Hummocky
Bedrock
31-45
-
100
Gambo
Rolling
moraine
10-15
15-50
25-50
50
Gambo
10-15
15-50
!
30
^
100
Eastporfc
'1
Mint
Pond
Gambo
•.
;
!
60
i
]
i
40
M 3-15
;
Gambo
;
Rock
Outcrops
i
Hummocky
Moraine
Typic
Fibrisol
;
'Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
'.granite,
sandstone
shale, siltstone,and
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
'Coarse textured
•gray glaciofluvial
.origin
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
!
light
brownish
well stratified
sands and gravels of mixed
Dominantly raesic peat
sedges with significant
jmosses
Te r r i c Mes i so 1
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
i Morainal blanket
! over rolling
; bedrock
i
Morainal veneer
( over ridged
:
•
, bedrock
10-15
15-50
10-25
Medium to coarse textured.
grayish brown glacial
^till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
granite,
shale, silts tone, and sandstone
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
10-15
> 50
50-90
Medium to coarse texturedgrayish brown glacial
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
sandstone
granite,
shale, siltstone,and
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
i Ridged bedrock !
!
i
16-30
Medium to coarse texfcured
grayish brown glacial
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
granite,
shale, siltstone,
and sandstone
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Humroocky
bedrock
31-45
Gambo
Morainal blanket
over rolling
bedrock
10-15
15-50
10-25
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
and sandstone.
granite,
shale, siltstone,
Gambo
Deflated
inclined
moraine
6-9
15-50
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
and sandstone
granite,
shale,
siltstone,
Gambo
Inclined
moraine
6-9
15-50
'-1
Morainal blankbt
over rolling
bedrock
6-9
15-50
2-10
M 3-19
100
Gambo
M 3-20
100
Gambo
Deflated
undulating
moraine
BO
Gambo
Hummocky
moraine
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
Gambo
Inclined
moraine
100
Humo-Ferric
Humo-Ferric
Rock
Outcrops
\
Orthic
Podzol
Gleyed
Podzol
40
100
M 3-22
0-S-2.5
;
•
Mesisol
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
and sandstone
granite,•shale,
siltstone,
16-30
15-50
25-50
;
M 3-21
fen
Terric
i
'
Morainal
blanket over
hummocky bedro :k
100
H 3-18
i Horizontal
1
1
6-9
3-15
i
:
Humo-Perric
Huroo-Ferric
Gambo
100
M 3-17
' Eroded alaciofluvial
terrace
Gleyed
Podzol
Orthic
Podzol
60
!
M 3-16
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Hummocky
moraine
70
M 3-13
inane
DOIT.
Soil
Subgroup
Material
Gambo
!
M 3-12
Parent
2-5
3-15
~
.'
:
Soil
80
30
M 3-11
Gambo
;
70
M 3-10
Materials
&
Surface Form
Dominant
Soil
Association
Approx.
Component
7.
Map
Unit
^
:
glacial
pink
;
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
glacial
pink
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
2-5
15-50
-
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
granite,
shale, siltstone,
and sandstone
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
6-9
> 50
25-50
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
and sandstone
granite,
siltstone,
shale,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
0.5-2.5
-
1
! Medium to coarse textured.
grayish brown
till
derived from medium grained gray to
granite,
and sandstone.
shale, siltstone,
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown
till
derived from medium grained gray to
granite,
shale, siltstone^
and sandstone
;
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges;
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
10-15
15-50
-
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial;
till
derived
from medium grained gray to pink
' granite,
and sandstone
shale, siltstone,
Typic
Fibrisol
•
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
N 3-23
100
Garnbo
Inclined
moraine
10-15
15-50
2-10
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
siltstone,
and sandstone
granite,
shale,
Gleyed
! Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 3-24
100
Gambo
Inclined
moraine
10-15
15-50
10-25
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial,
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
and
sandstone.
granite,
siltstone,
shale,
Gleyed
; Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 3-25
100
Gambo
Deflated
undulating
moraine
2-5
15-50
10-25
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial;
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
and
sandstone,
granite,
shale, siltstone,
Gleyed
' Podzol
I
Humo-Ferric
131
LASDFORM
'
M 3-26
'
FQ
100
M 3-28
M 3-29 '
Materials
&
Surface Form
Dominant
Soil
Association
Approx.
Component
'/.
Map
Unit
70
Gambo
[ Slope
.
Gambo
; Rolling
moraine
Deadwolf
Pond
i Blanket
i
bog
Gambo
' Morainal
'
blanket over '
1 rolling
bedrock
100
M 4-10
,
100
grayish brown glacial.
J Medium to coarse textured
derived from medium grained gray to pink
1 till
and sandstone
shale, siltstone,
, granite,
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
^ Podzol
Humo-Ferric
?
Typic
Fibrisol
6-9
3-15
2-10
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
'Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale, siltstone,
and minor granite
{ Orthic
i Podzol
i Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
' Dominantly fibric
peat derived from sphagnum
^mosses with signi fie ant amounts of grasses and
sedges
;
' Typic
[
;
10-15
15-50
25-50
coarse to medium textured
olive
; Moderately
i colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black
slate,
shale,
siltstone,
and minor granite
:
; Gleyed
.' Podzol
Humo-Ferric
moraine
6-9
3-15
i Moderately
coarse to medium texfured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived
from gray to
; black slate,
shale,
siltstone,
and minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
[ Morainal blanket
'over hummocky !
'•
ibedrock
1
:
Horizontal
fen
10-15
15-50
25-50
coarse to medium textured
olive
: Moderately
till
derived from gray to
; colored glacial
: black slate,
shale,
siltstone,
and minor granite
I Orthic
, Podzol
Humo-Ferric
. Dominantly mesic peat
' sedges wi tb significant
j mosses,
i Terric
Mesisol
Gander
Morainal blanket
iover hummocky \
'bedrock
;
6-9
15-50
25-50
coarse to medium textured
olive
; Moderately
till
derived from gray to
| colored glacial
i black slate,
shale, siltstone;
and minor granite
Orthic
Gleysol
Gander
'Morainal
veneer
' over rolling
'
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
olive
. Moderately coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
; colored glacial
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
I slate,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Mint
Horizontal
fen'
1 Dorninantly mesic peat
\ sedges with significant
i mosses
Terric
Mesisol
Inclined
morain'e
'
|'
Slope boq
; Gander
.Rolling
'
:Morainal
veneer
'over ridged
;
•bedrock
;
Gander
Gander
'
6-9
> 50
10-25
Fibrisol
Typic
Mint
!
! Medium to coarse featured
grayish brown glacial
' till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
and sandstone
i granite,
siltstone,
shale,
Typic
' Dominantly fibric
peat derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
imosses with significant
;sedges
;Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
,colored
glacial
derived from gray to
|black slate,
shale,
siltstone,
and minor granite
Gander
M 4-9
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
10-15
15-50
25-50
Fibrisol
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
grayish brown glacial
; Medium to coarse textured
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
! granite,
sandstone
shale, siltstone,and
• Dominantly fibric
peat
• mosses with significant
i sedges
: Morainal
blanket over
: rolling
; bedrock
; Rock Outcrops
;
Typic
'; Gleyed
' Podzol
:
Gander
100
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
\Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
' till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
siltstone,and
sandstone.
:granite,
shale,
Rock
Outcrops
;
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
;
10-15
15-50
10-25
Deadwolf
M 4-8
6-9
> 50
2-10
Slope bog
Deadwolf
Pond
60
grayish brown glacial
Medium to co arse textured
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
';
and sandstone
sha Ie, siltstone,
granite,
peat
i Dominantly fibric
;' mosses with significant
sedges.
!
;
DOT.inane
Soil
Subgroup
Material
Parent
)
10-15
15-50
10-25
hog
i Rolling
! moraine
Gambo
;
Soil
peat
Dominantly fibric
• mosses with significant
: sedges
DeadwolC
Pond
Deadwolf
Pond
M 4-3
'
Hummocky
moraine
Gambo
30
Slope 7.
2
Stoniness
Rockiness 7.
Pond
Pond
Gander
moraine]
10-15
15-20
25-50
Humo-Ferric
Fibrisol
Ridged bedrock'
Pond Slope boq
Morainal veneer,
•over rolling
:
;bedrock
:
!
.
•Rolling
bedrock'
'Inclined
0.5-2.5
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
6-9
15-50
2-10
coarse to medium textured
olive
. Moderately
till
derived from gray to black
i colored glacial
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Gander
;Morainal
blanket
"over hummocky
!bedrock
10-15
15-50
10-25
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived frora gray to
; black slate,
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
Gander
;Tnc1ined
2-5
15-50
10-25
'Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
'colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
^slate,
shale,
siltstone,anc3
minor granite
moraine
132
Fibrisol
j Gleyed Humo-Ferric
: Podzol
Orthic
Podzol
l Orthic
Humo-Ferric
Gleysol
LAUD
Map
Unit
M 4-11
Materials
&
Surface Form
Slope 2
Stoniness 1
Rockiness %
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Dominant
Soil
Association
Approx.
Component
7.
SO
Gander
30
j Rock
i Outcrops
ridged
!
; Deadwolf
\ Pond
"Slope bog
\
\
20
bedrock
;
Parent
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
olive
coarse to medium textured
Moderately
to black
till
derived from gray
colored glacial
and
granite
minor
slate,
shale, silts-tone,
[ Orthic
.' Podzol
, Phase
Dominantly fibric
peat with signi fie ant amounts
from sphagnum mosses,
lot mesic peat derived
|grasses and sedges
, Mesic
[
j
i
j
\ Gander
'
1
'Morainal veneer j
;
over inclined
jbedrock
j
6-9
15-50
10-25
100
\ Gander
t
;
Undulating
'moraine
i
*•
;
2-S
15-50
10-25
100
'' Gander
; Inclined
morainjs
1
10-15
15-'i0
10-25
SO
.• Gander
',
!
'.
i
Morainal veneer!over hummocky ;
;bedrock
;
20
; Rock
' Outcrops
I
inclined
Gander
moraine
;
BO
i Gander
':
j
20
'
i
Michael's
Harbour
80
\
;
'
Gander
20
: Michael's
: Harbour
i'
i Gander
,
[
40
Mint
Pond
;Huromocky bedrock
•
|
t
I
[
Morainal veneer.
over ridged
;
'
[bedrock
Slope
fen
|
,
veneer[
|Morainal
'over inclined
j
i bedrock
i
[slope
'.
*
;
;
fen
i'
100
!
Inclined
Gander
Rolling
; Gander
40
i
i
Gander
; Mint
I
Pond
i Dominantly humic peat
of mesic peat derived
Mesic
Terric
Humisol
2-5
6-9
3-15
25-50
2-5
-
Undulating .
moraine
0-0.5
-
Dominantly humic peat
of mesic peat derived
Mesic
Terric
Humisol
amounts
with significant
from grasses and sedges
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
; colored glacial
and minor granite
black slate,
shale, siltstone,
Dominantly mesic peat derived
mosses, grasses, and sedges
Humo-Ferric
i Orthic
| Podzol
', Phase
from sphagnum
Typic
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Mesisol
Dominantly
sedges
mesic peat
derived
from grasses
and
Orthic
Gleysol
, Terric
I
Mesisol
;
olive
coarse to medium textured
Moderately
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
"black slate,
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
j Orthic
,
Gleysol
;
i
2-5
15-50
Orthic
olive
Moderately coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
i
and minor granite:
shale, siltstone,
black slate,
Gleysol
16-30
> 50
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
and minor granite
black slate,
shale, siltstone,
' Orthic
; Podzol
[ Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
and minor granite
black slate,
shale, siltstone,
: Orthic
,
Gleysol
amounts
Dominantly mesic peat with significant
of fibric
peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses, and sedges
;
j
j
Fibric
Mesisol
31-45
-
!
Undulating
t moraine
f
'
2-5
15-50
25-50
Hummocky
moraine
.|
i
6-9
-
bog
Gleyed
Podzol
olive
coarse to medium textured
Moderately
derived from gray to
till
colored glacial
granite
minor
and
siltstone,
shale,
black slate,
2-5
3-15
10-25
'
i Blanket
amounts
with significant
from grasses and sedges
',
:
I
! Morainal veneer
S
\ over ridged
!
;bedrock
i
Ridged bedrock •
Mint
Humo-Ferric
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
and minor granite
siltstone,
black slate,
shale,
Gander
'
Gleyed
Podzol
6-9
15-50
10-25
'
;
'
20
olive
coarse to medium textured
Moderately
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
minor
granite
siltstone,
and
black
shale,
slate,
i
'
70
! Rock
1 Outcrops
6-9
15-50
25-50
'
S
;
Inclined
' moraine
30
i
Humo-Ferric
Gander
Gander
10-15
-
j Gleyed
j Podzol
{
;
;
50
Humo-Ferric
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
from gray to
derived
colored glacial
and minor granite
; black slate,
shale, siltstone,
fen f
Horizontal
i
Rock
Outcrops
Gleyed
Podzol
10-15
15-50
25-50
100
:
i
;
i
)
'
Humo-Ferric
Humo-Ferric
• Gander
i
;
I Gleyed
'
Podzol
10-15
15-50
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
siltstone,
and minor granite
shale,
! black slate,
olive
coarse to medium textured
\i Moderately
i;colored
till
derived from gray to
glacial
minor granite
black slate,
shale, siltstone/and
j Gleyed
,' Podzol
100
30
Gleysol
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
derived from gray to
till
colored glacial
and minor granite
black slate,
shale, siltstone/
moraine!
'Hummocky
moraine
Pond
i
Orthic
16-30
15-50
10-25
moraine
l
i
!
60
i Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
i
till
derived from gray ^'
icolored
glacial
and minor granite
black slate,
shale, siltstone,
2-5
-
i
i
Humo-Ferric
Gleysol
fen
^Slope
Gleyed
Podzol
Fibrisol
. Orthic
•
I
6-9
15-50
25-50
i
100
6-9
15-50
Morainal veneer
i over ringed
i
bedrock
;
;
Huno-Ferric
- Lithic
:
100
60
M 4-26
16-30
Or5-2.5
-
I
M 4-23
"
Soil
olive
'Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
{colored
glacial
i
[black slate,
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
I colored glacial
till
derived
from gray to
shale, silfcstone, and minor granite
! black slate,
100
M 4-21
r o R M
i
133
I. A S D F 0 R M
Map
Unit
Approx.
Component
2
M 4-27
100
M 4-28
.
80
•' Gander
Gander
i Morainal veneer
; over ridged
bedrock
\
Mint
; Horizontal
1
Pond
'
100
M 4-31
' Gander
;'
i
• Gander
;
!
t
\
;
Deadwolf
Pond
'
Gander
'
Mint
f
''
Pond
Gander
;
Mint
!
:
Pond
Gander
Deadwolf
Pond
f
Gander
'
'
i
16-30
15-50
25-50
fen
0.5-2.5
'Morainal
veneer
over ridged
bedrock
16-30
15-50
25-50
'Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
Flat
!
0-0.5
bog
i
fen i
^ Horizontal
bog
',
M 4-38 •
10-16
15-50
25-50
0-0.5
~
M 4-41
100
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Orthic
Podzol
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
. sedges
!
Typic
. Terric
|
I
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
oUve
coarse to medium fcextured
; Moderately
till
derived from gray to black
. colored glacial
minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone/and
j Dominantly humic peat
of mesic peat derived
olive
; Moderately coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
and minor granite
siltstone,
slate,
shale,
0.5-2.5
i
olive gray
fine textured
from gray to black shale
16-30
3-15
10-35
Moderately
coarse to medium textured .olive
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
'
Gander
l Hummocky
moraine
2-5
15-50
10-25
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
slate,
j
i
Mint
; Horizontal
Gander
'1
Pond
fen
Dominantly mesic peat
of humic peat derived
0-0.5
amounts
with significant
from grasses and sedges
Gleysol
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Terric
Hufnic
Mesisol
amounts
Dominantly mesic peat wifch significant
of humic peat derived from grasses and sedges.
i
1 Morainal
veneer
over ridged
,
) bedrock
|
;
;
Humo-Ferric
Terric
Mesic
Humisol
amounts
with significant
from grasses and sedges
2-5
3-15
10-25
-
Orthic
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
minor granite
black slate,
shale, siltstone.and
' Medium to moderately
till
derived
glacial
and slate
fen
Gleyed
Podzol
Mesisol
Mesic
amounts ' Terric
peat with significant
Dominantly fibric
Fibrisol
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
'• grasses,and
sedges
2-5
3-15
10-25
Horizontal
Humo-Ferric
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Morainal blanket
over undulating
bedrock
.
Pond
Fibrisol
] Orthic Humo-Ferric
i Pocizol - Lithic
, Phase
Benton
Mint
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
!
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
i colored glacial
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
|
Mesisol
Humic
Terric
Mes i so 1
with signi ficant
amounts
from grasses and sedges
2-5
3-15
10-25
{ Undulating
! moraine
Orthic
Podzol
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to
and minor grainte
black slate,
siltstone,
shale,
Dominantly mesic peat
of humic peat derived
Gleysol
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
i Morainal blanks t
over undulatinc
'
bedrock
Slope
Typic
; Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
and minor granite
: black slate,
shale, siltstone,
: Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
': black slate,
and minor granite
siltstone,
shale,
0-5-2.5
i
M d-39
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
• mosses
2-5
15-50
\Inclined
moraine
)
'
!
100
Or th ic Hurao-Ferri c
Podzol - Lithic
Phase
Gander
j Gander
1
M 4-37 !
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived
from gray to
; black slate/
and minor granite
shale,
siltstone,
0-0.5
fen
' Morainal veneeri
; over hummocky
', bedrock
;
Flat
Orthic
16-30
15-50
25-50
Morainal veneerj
over hummocky
', bedrock
Dorainant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
.' Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
r colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
6-9
15-50
1Hummocky
;moraine
Horizontal
.
Parent
2-5
-
;
'
.'
2-5
3-15
Soil
fen
Michael•s
Harbour
i
'.
!
:
Slope X
Stoniness 2
Rockir.ess X
^
'
Inclined
moraine
.
i
;
|
M 4-29
&
Materials
Surface Form
Dominant
Soil
Orthic
Podzol
Rumo-Ferric
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Terric
Humic
Mesisol
;
Gander
;
i
;
: Gander
^
:
'
'
!
Gander
Mint
Pond
Morainal veneer'
over hummocky
bedrock
;
,
Morainal
veneer
;
over ridged
bedrock
1
Morainal veneer
i
over ridged
i
'bedrock
:Horizontal
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
minor granite
siltsfcone/and
slate,
shale,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
6-9
15-50
10-25
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
slate,
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
10-15
15-50
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
siltstone,
and minor granite.
shale,
slate,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Terric
Mesisol
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
' Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
I mosses
fen
veneerIMorainal
;
'over ridged
1bedrock
;
'Horizontal
10-15
15-50
25-50
fen1
10-15
15-SO
25-50
0-0.5
134
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
olive
coarse to medium textured
j Moderately
! colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
' slate,
siltstone,
and minor granite
shale,
' Dominantly mesic
peat derived from sphagnum
. mosses, grasses, and sedges
Typic
Humo-Ferric
-- Lithic
Mesisol
LANDFORM
Map
Unit
M 4-43
Approx.
Component
•/.
Dominant
Soil
Association
60
Gander
40
Mint
100
Gander
M 4-45
60
Gander
40
Mint
SO
Gander
20
Mint
M 4-46
lummocky moral n •
Pond
M 4-44
Materials
&
Surface Form
iorizontal
fen
Morainal veneer
over inclined
bedrock
lorainal
veneer
over inclined
aedrock
Pond
Horizontal
fen
lorainal
veneer
over ridged
bedrock
Pond
Horizontal
fen
Slope '/•
Stoniness %
Rockiness ?•
6-9
15-50
0.5-2.5
10-15
15-20
10-25
2-5
15-50
10-25
Soil
Parent
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium featured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
slate,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Dominantly mesic peat derived
sedges
mosses, grasses/and
Terric
Mesisol
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Moderately
coarse to medium
till
derived
colored glacial
slate,
shale, siltstone/and
Moderately
coarse to medium
till
derived
colored glacial
and
shale, siltstone,
slate,
Dominantly mesic peat
of humic peat derived
0.5-2.5
10-15
15-20
25-50
from sphagnum
olive
textured
black
from gray to
minor granite
olive
textured
black
from gray to
minor granite
amounts
with significant
from grasses and sedges
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
siltstone,
and minor granite
shale,
slate,
Dorninantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
0.5-2.5
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Humic Mesisol
Gieyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Terric
Mesisol
M 4-47
100
Gander
Morainal blanke :
over inclined
sedrock
6-9
15-20
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
N 4-4S
80
Gander
lorainal
veneer
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-20
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
amounts
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses, and sedges.
Mesic
80
Gander
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium texfcured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
20
Rock
Outcrops
Humroocky moral n •
M 4-49
0.5-2.5
6-9
15-20
25-50
Fibrisol
6-9
M 4-50
100
Gander
Morainal veneer
over inclined
bedrock
10-15
15-20
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
slate,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferr i c
- Lithic
M 4-51
50
Gander
lorainal
veneer
over undulating
bedrock
2-5
15-20
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
50
Mint
Slope
fen
2-5
Terric
Mesisol
M 4-57
M 4-53
M 4-54
Pond
60
Gander
40
Deadwolf
Morainal veneer
over ridqed
bedrock
10-15
15-20
25-50
Pond Slope bog
0.5-2.5
Gander
Tummocky
moraine
10-15
15-50
10-25
BO
Gander
Hummocky
moraine
20
Mint
Horizontal
100
Pond
fen
Dominantly mesic peat derived
mosses, grasses, and sedges
from sphagnum
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived
colored glacial
from gray to black
minor
siltstone,
and
granite
slate,
shale,
Dominantly
mosses
fibric
peat
derived
from sphagnum
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Fypic Fibrisol
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
siltstone,
and minor granite
black, slate,
shale,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
6-9
3-15
olive
Moderately coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
and minor granite.
slate,
shale, siltstone,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
0-0.5
Dominantly
sedqes
2-5
3-15
'erric
Mesisol
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
and minor granite
black slate,
shale, siltstone,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
16-30
15-50
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to
and minor granite
slate-, shale, siltstone^
black,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
mesic peat
derived
from grasses
a^d
M 4-5ii
100
Gander
Inclined
moraine
M 4-56
100
Gander
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
M 4-57
70
Gander
Hummocky rooraint
6-9
3-15
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
minor granite
siltstone,and
shale,
slate,
30
Mint
Slope
fen
2-5
Dominantly mesic peat
sedqes with significant
mosses
Pond
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Sleyed Humo-Ferric
'odzol
Ferric
Mesisol
H 4-58
100
Gander
Undulating
moraine
6-9
15-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived frora gray to hiack
colored glacial
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
slate,
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
'odzol
M 4-59
100
Gander
Morainal blanke
over ridged
sedrock
6-9
15-50
10-25
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray -to. black
colored glacial
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
slate,
31eyed Humo-Ferric
^odzol
135
L A N D F 0 R M
Map
Unit
M 4-60
M 4-61
M 4-6?
Approx.
Component
•/.
Don-inanc
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Surface Form
Slope 7.
Stonlness 7.
Rockincss X
Morainal veneer
aver ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
derived from gray to black
till
colored glacial
silts tone,and minor granite
slate,
shale,
Drthic Humo-Ferric
Podzol
0.5-2.5
amounts
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
and
sedges
grasses,
Mesic Fibrisol
10-15
15-50
75-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siItatone,
Orthic Humo-Ferric
Podzol
Dominantly fibric
peat derived from sphagnum
mosses with signi fleant
amounts of grasses
and sedges
Typic
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium featured
till
derived
colored glacial
from gray to black
and minor granite
siItstone,
slate,
shale,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
6-9
15-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
shale, silts tone, and minor granite
slate,
Orthic
Gleysol
Humo-Ferric
GO
Gander
40
Deadwolf
fl0
Gander
70
Deadwolf
60
Gander
Morainal veneer
over ridaed
bedrock
16-30
15-50
50-90
40
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky
bedrock
46-70
Pond Slope boa
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
Pond Slope bog
0.5-2.5
morain •
Soil
Parent
Material
Dor.inane
Soil
Subgroup
Fibrisol
H 4-63
100
Gander
Inclined
M 4-64
100
Gander
Morainal veneer
over rol1 ing
bedrock
16-30
15-50
50-90
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived
from gray to black
and minor granite
siltstone,
slate,
shale,
Orthic
Podzol
M 4-65
70
Gander
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
31-45
15-SO
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
and minor granite
shale-, siItstone,
slate,
Orthic Humo-Ferric
Podzol - Lithic
Phase
30
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky bedroci
46-70
M 4-66
M 4-67
100
Gander
Undulating
moraine
SO
Gander
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
20
Rock Outcrop;
Hummocky
bedrock
2-5
3-15
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
shale, siltstone/and
minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
10-15
15-50
50-90
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
black slate,
si1tstone^and
shale,
minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
16-30
M 4-6"
100
Gander
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray and
colored glacial
black slate,
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
M 4-69
100
Gander
Morainal blanks
3ver hummockv
bedrock
10-15
15-50
10-25
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
derived
colored glacial
from gray to black
siItstone,
and minor granite
slate,
shale,
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 4-70
80
Gander
^ummockv
noraine
6-9
3-15
10-25
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
slate,
shale, si Itstone,, and minor grant te
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
20
Deadwolf
Pond
51ope bog
0.5-2.S
Dominantly fibric
amounts
peat wi th significant
of mesic peat derived
from sphagnum mosses,
grasses, and,sedges
Mesic Fibrisol
M 4-71
100
Gander
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
2-10
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
shale, silts tone, and minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
y. 4-7?
40
Gander
'Jndulatinq
moraine
2-5
3-15
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived
from gray to
black slate,
shale, siltstone,
and minor granite
Gleved
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
30
Alderburn
Undulating
moraine
2-5
3-15
Moderately coarse to coarse textured
light
till
olive brown glacial
derived
from red
sandstone wi th minor medium grained granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
30
Deadwo1f
Pond
Slope boo
Dominantly fibric
peat derived from sphagnum
mosses with signi ficant
amounts of grasses
and sedges
Typic
31-45
15-50
2S-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale, silts tone, and minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
2-5
3-15
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale, silts tone, and minor granite
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
31-45
15-50
50-90
Moderately coarse to medium fceytured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to
black slate., shale,
si Itstone, and minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
M 4-73
100
Gander
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
M 4-74
100
Gander
Undulatina
moraine
V. 4-75
100
Gander
Morainal
veneer
over sloping
oedrock
80
Ganger
Inclined
20
Michael's
Harbour
Slooe
Gander
Undulatino
moralne
M 4-76
M 4-77
100
fen
morain •
0.5-2.5
Pibrisol
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
2-5
3-15
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textOred
till
derived from qray to '-lack
colored glacial
shale, silts tone, and minor granite
slate,
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
2-5
Dominantly humic peat derived from grasses and
sedqes with significant
amounts of mesic peat
dpri ved from ericaceous
shrubs
Terric
Mesic
Humisol
?-5
3-15
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored qlacial
till
derived from qray to
black
slat-e, shale, si1tstone,and
minor granite
Orthic
136
Gleysol
LANDFORM
Dominant
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Surface Form
Map
Unit
Approx.
Component
I
M 4-7 B
60
Gander
-luKiraocky
moraine
40
Deadwol f
Pond
Slope
Slope •/.
Stoniness %
Rockiness X
6-9
3-15
25-50
0.5-2.5
-
boq
Soil
Parent
Material
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
olive
Moderate!y coarse to medium textured
to black
till
derived from gray
colored Glacial
minor granite
slate,
shale, siItstone,and
Gleyed
Podzol
Dominantly fibric
peat derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
mosses with signi ficant
sedges
Typic
Humo-Ferric
Fibrisol
M 4-79
100
Ganger
Inclined
morain
6-9
3-15
-
olive
Moderately coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored qlacial
and minor granite
slate,
shale, si1tstone,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 4-80
100
Ganger
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from qray to black
colored qlacial
and minor granite
shale, siltstone
slate,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo~Ferric
M 4-81
100
Gandpr
'indul a1-i ng
moraine
?-5
15-50
25-50
Moderate! y coar.sp to medi urn textured
o] ive
colored alacial
ti 11 derived from qray to black
slate,
shale, si1tstone,and
minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 4-82
60
Gander
Morainal veneer
over ri d9ed
3edrock
10-15
> 50
25-50
Moderate!y coarse to medium textured
olive
colored alacial
till
derived
from qray to black
si 1tstone, and mi nor qrani te
slate,
shale,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
HUCTO-Ferric
- Lithic
40
Rock Outcrop;
"0
Ganger
Hummockv
moraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
olive
Moderate!y coarse to medium textured
till
derived from a ray to black
colored alacial
and minor grani te
shale, siltstone,
slate,
Orthic Humo-Ferric
Podzo 1
30
Deadwol f
Pond
Slope boo
0.5-2.5
-
amounts
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses
cirasses, and sedqes
Mesic
fn
Gander
•lorainal veneer
:>ver ridged
bedrock
16-30
15-50
50-90
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
Colored qlacial
till
derived from gray to black
and minor granite
slate,
shale, si1tstone.
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
10
Rock OufrrroDS Ridcred bedrock
31-45
211
Oeariwo11
Pond
slope
M 4-83
M 4-84
Ridged bedrock
16-30
0.5-2.5
-
bog
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with signiflcam;
sedges
derived -troiTt sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Fibrisol
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Mes'LauL
M 4-85
100
Gandpr
Morainal veneer
over inclined
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived
from qray to
and minor qranite
black slate,
shale, siltstone,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
H 4-86
60
Gander
Morainal veneer
over ridaed
bedrock
31-45
15-50
50-90
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
colored alacial
and minor qrani te
black slate,
siltstone,
shale,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
AO
Rock
Outcrous
Ridaed bedrock
31-45
-
50
Gander
Inclined
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
derived from qray to black
colored qlacial
till
slate
shale
slItstone,and
minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
50
Pitt's
Coarse textured
qray alaciofluvial
oriai n
Ortstein
Podsol
M 4-87
Pond
morain •
Glaciofluvial
terrace
6-9
15-50
2-5
3-15
-
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and qravels of mixed
Humo-Ferric
M 4-88
100
Gander
Undulatino
moraine
2-5
15-50
-
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored alacial
till
derived from gray to black
and minor granite.
slate,
shale, siltstone
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 4-89
100
Gander
Deflated
inclined
moraine
10-15
15-50
-
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black sla.te,. shale, siltstone^
and minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 4-90
100
Gander
Incii
10-15
15-50
10-25
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored qlacial
till
derived from qray
ta black
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
M 4-91
•30
Gander
lorainal
veneer
over ridaed
bedrock
10-15
15-50
-
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored qlacial
till
derived from gray
to black
slare
shale, siltstone,
and minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
20
Rock
Outcroos
Ridqed bedrock
31-45
-
M 4-92
60
Gander
Morainal veneer
over inclined
ledrock
10-15
15-50
10-25
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived
from gray to
black slate,
shale, siltstone,
and minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 4-93
100
Gander
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
> 50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale,
siltstone,
and minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
M 4-94
100
Gander
Undulatinq
moraine
2-5
15-50
-
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored qlacial
till
derived from gray to
black
slate.
shale. siltstone,
and minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 4-95
100
Gander
Undulating
moraine
2-5
15-50
-
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate.-shale.
siltstone,
and minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
ned morain •
137
L A N D F 0 R >1
Hap
Unit
M 4-96
Approx.
Component
•i
Dominant
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Surface Form
•)0
Gander
Undulating
moraine
W
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope
Slope 7.
Stoniness %
Rockiness 7,
2-5
15-50
0.5-2.5
bog
Soil
Parent
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
Moderately coarse to medium textured.
olive
till
colored glacial
derived froir gray to black
siltstone,
and minor granite
slate,
shale,
Orthic
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Gleysol
Fibrisol
M 4-97
100
Gander
Undulatina
moraine
2-5
15-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 4-S8
100
Gander
Morainal veneer
over hummockv
bedrock
10-15
15-50
50-90
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 4-99
70
Gander
Hummockv
moraine
6-9
3-15
Orfchic Gleysol
30
Deadwolf
Pon^
Slope boa
0.5-2.5
Moderately
coarse to medium texti,red
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
slate,
shale^ siIts tone,and minor granite
Dominantly fibric
peat derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
mosses with significant
sedges
50
Gander
Morainal veneer
over humrnockv
bedrock
30
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope boo
20
Rock
Outcrops
Hummocky bedroc
10-15
M 4-100
6-9
15-50
25-<0
Typic
Fibrisol
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived
from gray to black
and minor grani te
siltstone,
slate,
shale,
Orthic
Doroinantly fibric
peat with-significant
amounts
of roesic peat derived
from sphagnum mosses,
and
sedges
grasses;
Mesic Fibrisol
10-15
15-60
Moderately
coarse to medium featured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Humo-Ferric
0.5-2
.5
Gleysol
M 4-101
100
Gander
Morainal veneer
over inclined
bedrock
M 4-102
60
Gander
Undulating
moraine
2-5
3-15
Moderately
coarse to medium featured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived
from gray to black
siltstone,
and minor granite
slate,
shale,
Orthic
Podzol
'10
Pitt's
Glaciofluvial
terrace
2-5
3-15
Coarse texfcured well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
gray glaciofluvial
origin
Ortstein
Podzol
60
Gander
Morainal veneei
over ridged
bed-rock
6-9
> 50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium tortured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
silts
minor
slate,
shale,
tone,and
granite
Orfchic Humo-Ferric
Podzol - Lithic
Phase
20
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
6-9
20
Mint
Horizontal
fen
0-0.5
Dominantly mesic peat derived
sedges
mosses, grasses,and
Terric
Mesisol
M 4-103
Pond
Pond
from sphagnum
Humo-Ferric
M 4-104
100
Gander
Morainal veneei
over inclined
bedrock
6-9
3-15
25-50
Moderately coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
and minor granite
siltstone,
slate,
shale,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
H 4-105
50
Gander
Morainal veneei
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone^
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
30
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
Doroinantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
20
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
16-30
80
Gander
Morainal veneei
over hummocky
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium texfcured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived fron gray to black
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
20
Hint
2-5
Terric
60
Gander
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
16-30
15-50
50-90
Dominantly mesic peat derived from grasses and
sedges with significant
amounts of sphagnum
mosses
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
40
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky bedroc ;
31-45
80
Gander
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
20
Deadwolf
60
Gander
Morainal blanke ;
over ridged
bedrock
40
Mint
Horizontal
H 4-106
M 4-107
M 4-108
M 4-109
Pond
Slope
0.5-2.5
fen
Pond Slope boa
Pond
0.5-2.5
fen
6-9
3-15
0.5-2.5
138
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Fibrisol
Mesisol
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
siltstone,
and minor granite
shale,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Dominantiv fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Fibrisol
Moderately
coarse to medium fcextured
olive
colored glacial
till
to black
derived from gray
slate,
and minor granite
shale,
siltstone,
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
Dominantly mesic peat derived
mosses,, grasses, and sedges
Terric
from sphagnum
Mesisol
LAHDTORM
Map
Unit
M 4-110
H 4-111
M 4-112
M 4-113
K 4-114
H 4-115
Approx.
Component
2
Dominant
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Surface Form
Slope Z
Stoniness %
Rockiness %
70
Gander
30
Deadwolf
70
Gander
30
Deadvolf
80
Gander
20
Deadwolf
60
Gander
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
40
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
70
Gander
Morainal veneer
over undulating
bedrock
2-5
15-50
10-25
30
Deadwolf
60
Gander
Morainal veneer
over ridged
aedrock
16-30
15-50
25-50
40
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
16-30
Undulating
moraine
2-5
15-50
Pond Slope bog
0.5-2.5
Morainal
veneer
over ridged
bedrock
Pond Slope bog
6-9
15-SO
25-50
O.S-2.5
Morainal veneer
over ridaed
bedrock
Pond Slope bog
6-9
15-50
10-25
0.5-2.5
Pond Slope boq
0.5-2.5
Soil
Parent
Material
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale, silts tone,and minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
to black
till
colored glacial
derived from gray
and minor granite
slate,
shale,
siltstone,.
Gleyed
Podzol
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses wi th significant
sedges
Typic
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
Gleyed
Podzol
Doroinantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Humo-Perric
Fibrisol
Humo-Ferric
Fibrisol
Humo-Ferric
Fibrisol
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
minor granite
shale, siltstone,and
slate,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
slate,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses wi th significant
and sedges
Typic
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses
Fibrisol
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to
black slate.
shale. siltstone,
and minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
H 4-116
100
Gander
Morainal veneer
over ridged
oedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived
from gray to
black slate,
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
M 4-117
60
Gander
Undulating
moraine
2-5
3-15
10-25
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium texfcured
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
black slate,
shale, siltstone.
and minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Huroo-Ferric
40
Pitt's
60
Gander
20
Deadwolf
20
Pitt's
M 4-118
Pond
Glaciofluvial
terrace
2-5
3-15
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
Pond Domed. bog
Pond
6-9
15-50
25-50
0.5-2.5
Glaciofluvial
terrace
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured,
gray glaciofluvial
origin.
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
black slate,
shale, siltstone,
and minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
Coarse textured
aray glaciofluvial
origin
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Humo-Ferric
Fibrisol
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
M 4-119
100
Gander
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
50-90
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from qray to
colored glacial
and minor granite
black slate,
shale, siltstone,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
M 4-120
60
Gander
Morainal veneer
over rolling
aedrock.
6-9
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
and minor granite
slate.
shale. siltstone/
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
20
Mint
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Terric
Mesisol
20
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived
colored glacial
from gray to
and minor granite
black slate,
shale, siltstone,
olive
coarse to medium textured
Moderately
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
and minor granite
siltstone,
slate,
shale,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Gleyed
Podzol
Hucno-Ferric
amounts
peat with significant
Dominantly fibric
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses, and sedges
Mesic
Pond
Horizontal
fen
0.5-2.5
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
10-15
M 4-121
100
Gander
Rolling
moraine
6-9
3-15
K 4-122
70
Gander
Hummockv
moraine over
bedrock
rolling
6-9
3-15
10-25
30
Deadwolf
Pond Slope bog
0.5-2.5
139
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Fibrisol
L A N D F 0 R H
Map
Unit
M 4-123
M 4-124
Approx.
Component
2
Dominant
Soil
Associat ion
Materials
&
Slope 7.
Rockiness
60
Gander
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
10-25
40
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky bed roc :
31-45
70
Gander
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
16-30
15-50
50-90
30
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
Soil
Parent
Kate rial
%
Dominant
Soil
Sub group
oli ve
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to ' black
colored glacial
shale,
siltstone^
and minor granite
slate,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Moderately coarse to medium textured
olive
till
derived from gray to . black
colored glacial
silts tone, and minor granite
shale,
slate,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
M 4-125
100
Gander
Morainal blanke ;
over u ^dulatinq
bedrock
2-5
15-50
2-10
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to
black
and minor grant te
shale, siltstone^
slate,
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
M 4-126
100
Gander
Morainal veneer
over undulatinq
bedrock
2-5
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
derive^
colored glacial
from gray to black
shale,
silts tone, and minor granite
slate,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
M 4-127
40
Gander
Morainal veneer
over rolling
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
Moderately coarse to medium textured.
olive
ti11 derived from gray to
colored glacial
black
and minor granite
shale, siItstone^
slate,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
30
Rock Outcrops
Rolling
30
Deadwolf
Dominantly fibric
peat derived from sphagnum
mosses wi th signi fie ant amounts of grasses and
sedges
Typic
60
Gander
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
sedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
black slate,
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
40
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky bedroc ;
16-30
SO
Gander
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to
black slate,
and minor grani fce
shale, siItstone,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
30
Deadwolf
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedqes
Typic
20
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky bedroc t
10-15
M 4-12S
M 4-129
bedrock
Pond Slope boq
6-9
0.5-2.5
Pond Slope boq
0.5-2.5
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Fibrisol
Fibrisol
M 4-130
100
Gander
Morainal veneer
over inclined
sedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived
black
colored glacial
from gray to
silts
and
minor
shale,
tone,
grani te
slate,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
M 4-131
60
Gander
'•lorainal veneer
over undulatina
bedrock
2-5
3-15
10-25
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived
colored glacial
from gray to
black
siIts
and
shale,
minor granite
slate,
tone,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
40
Mint
Horizontal
Terric
Mesisol
Pond
fen
M 4-132
100
Gander
Morainal veneer
over undulating
bedrock
M 4-133
60
Gander
Inclined
40
Mint
Horizontal
M 4-134
Pond
moraini •
fen
0 5-2 5
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
2-5
3-15
10-25
olive
Moderately coarse to medium text-jred
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
black
siltstone,and
minor
granite
shale,
slate,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
2-5
15-50
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
black slate.
and minor granite
shale. siltstone,
Orthic
Gleysol
Dominantly mesic peat
of humic peat derived
Humic
Terric
Mesisol
0-0.5
40
Gander
Morainal veneez
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
30
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky bedroc k
16-30
30
Deadwolf
Pond Slope bog
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
0.5-2.5
with significant
amounts
from grasses and sedges
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
to black
till
derived from gray
colored glacial
and minor granite
shale, siltstone.
slate,
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges.
derived
from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
rypic
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Fibrisol
H 4-135
100
Gander
Morainal blanke t
over inclined
bedrock
10-15
15-50
10-25
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
minor granite
shale, siltstone,and
slate,
Gleyed
Podzol
M 4-136
100
Gander
Undulating
moraine
2-5
15-50
10-25
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
shale,
siltstone,
and
minor
granite
slate,
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
140
Humo-Ferric
L A K D F 0 R M
Dominant
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Surface Form
50
Gander
Morainal
venee
over ridged
bedrock
30
Mint
Horizontal
20
80
Map
Unit
Approx •
Component
•I.
M 4-137
M 4-138
20
M 4-139
100
H 4-140
50
30
20
M 4-141
60
40
M 4-142
50
M 4-143
'
M 4-144
Pond
Slope 7,
Stoninees 7.
Rockiness 7.
10-15
15-50
25-50
fen
0-0.5
-
Rock Outcrop
Ridged bedrock
10-15
Gander
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
Mint
Pond
Gander
Slope
fen
2-5
Morainal venee
over rolling
bedrock
Gander
Undulating
moraine
Michael's
Harbour
Horizontal
Pi-tt's
Glaciofluvial
terrace
Pond
Gander
Hint
fen
Morainal
veneez
over ridged
bedrock
Pond
Gander
Horizontal
fen
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges -with significant
mosses
Terric
Mesisol
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray
to
black slate,
shale, siltstone
and minor granite
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Terric
Mesisol
Humo-Perric
2-5
3-15
2-10
Moderately
coarse to tiedium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale, siltstone,
and minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
0-0.5
nominantly humic peat
of mesic peat derived
Terric
Mesic
Humisol
2-5
3-15
~
Coarse textured
well stratified
light
brownish gray glaciofluvial
sands and gravels
of mixed origin
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray
to black
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Orthic Humo-Ferric
Podzol - Lithic
Phase
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses.
Terric
Mesisol
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
shale,
siltstone,and
minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to . black
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite'-
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
6-9
15-50
50-90
0.5-2.5
6-9
> 50
50-90
Hummocky bedroc ;
80
Gander
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
50-90
with significant
amounts
from grasses and sedges
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
6-9
20
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock .
16-30
20
Gander
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Ridged glaciofluvial
mate¬
rials
over
ridged bedrock
Ridged bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Coarse textured,
well
ish gray glaciofluvial
mixed origin
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
Pi-tt's
Pond
30
Rock Outcrops
30
Deadwolf
40
30
M 4-148
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Gleyed
Podzol
Rock Outcrops
30
M 4-147
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray
to
black slate,
shale, si.ltstone.and.
minor granite
Pond Slope bog
100
100
60
40
Gander
0.5-2.5
Undulating
moraine
Michael's
Harbour
Horizontal
Pitt's
Inclined
glaciofluvial
materials
Pond
Gander
Gander
Gander
flint
Pond
fen
stratified
light
brown¬
sands and gravels of
16-30
-
M 4-146
Don-'nanE
Soil
Subgroup
Material
Parent
10-15
15-50
25-50
50
20
M 4-145
Soil
Bominantly
fibric
peal
derived
from sphagnum
Typic
Fibrisol
HumoPodsol
and sedges
2-5
3-15
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived
from gray to
black slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Orthic
Ferric
0-0.5
Dominantly humic peat
of mesic peat derived
with significant
amounts
from grasses and sedges
rerric
Mesic
Humisol
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured
well
ish gray glaciofluvial
mixed origin
stratified,
light
brown¬
sands and gravels of
Ortstein
Hurno"erric
Podzol
lorainal
veneej
csver rolling
fc
oedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Moderately coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale,
siltstone,and
minor granite
orthic
podzol
pbase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
ytorainal
veneel
0 ver rolling
b edrock
16-30
> 50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
shale, siltstone,
and minor granite
0 rthic
podzol
phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
| ummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Gleyed
podzoi
Humo-Ferric
rDominantly mesic peat derived
rr
nesses, grasses, and sedges
Terric
Mesisol
Horizontal
fen
0-0.5
-
141
from sphagnum
L A N D F 0 K M
Dominant
Soil
Associac ion
Materials
&
Surface form
100
Gander
Morainal venee
over inclined
bedrock
100
Gander
Morainal blank
over rolling
bedrock
M 4-151
100
Gander
Rolling
M 4-152
40
Map
Unit
Approx.
Component
•/,
M 4-149
M 4-150
M 4-153
'
Slope ;;
Stoniness T.
Rockiness 7,
Soil
Parent
Material
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
10-15
15-50
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived
from gray to black
colored glacial
minor
granite
shale, siltstone,and
slate,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
10-15
15-50
2-10
olive
coarse to medium textured
Moderately
derived from gray to
till
colored glacial
minor
granite
siltstone,and
black slate,
shale,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
morain
6-9
15-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to
colored glacial
granite
siltstone,and
minor
black slate,
shale,
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
Gander
Morainal
veneei
over inclined
bedrock
6-9
15-50
10-25
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
40
Mint
Slope
fen
2-5
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Terric
20
Pi It's
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured,
well
ish gray glaciofluvial
mixed origin
stratified,
light
brown¬
sands and gravels of
Ortstein
HumoPodzol
Ferric
60
Gander
40
Deadwolf
Pond
Pond
t
Inclined
glaciofluvial
materials
10-15
> 50
10-25
Hummocky
moraine
0.5-2.5
Pond Slope bog
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
shale,
siltstone,and
minor granite
slate,
Gleyed
Ferric
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
and sedges
Typic
deri ved from sphagnum
amounts of grasses '
Mesisol
HumoPodzol
Fibrisol
M 4-154
100
Gander
Inclined
moraine
10-15
> 50
10-25
Moderately
coarse to medium textured,
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite.
Gleyed Hurao-Ferric
Podzol
M <-155
100
Gander
Morainal
veneer
over ridged
bedrock
16-30
> 50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Gleyed
Ferric
Humo-¬
Podzol
M '1-156
100
Gander
Morainal
blanke t
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived
from gray to ' black
slate,
shale,
siltstone,and
minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo~Ferric
M 4-157
60
Gander
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
16-30
> 50
50-90
Moderately
coarse to medium texfcured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived
from gray to
black slate,
shale,
siltstone,and
minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
40
Rock Outc rops Hummocky bedroc te
31-45
M 4-158
100
Gander
Morainal blanke t
over inclined
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale,
siltstone,and
minor'granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
H 4-1:59
80
Gander
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale,
siltstone/and
minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
20
Mint
Horizontal
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Terric
Mesisol
60
Gander
Morainal
veneel
over ridged
bedrock
31-45
> 50
50-90
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate,shale,
and minor granite
siltstone,
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
HumoPodzol Phase
40
Rock Outcrop;
Ridged bedrock
31-45
70
Gander
Morainal venee:
over ridged
bedrock
16-30
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate,
and minor'granite
shale, siltstone,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
30
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
16-30
50
Gander
Morainal veneei
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
10-25
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to
black slate,
siltstone,and
shale,
minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
50
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
70
Gander
Morainal
veneei
over hummocky
bedrock
6-9
15-50
50-90
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to
black slate,
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
30
Mint
Slope
fen
2-5
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Terric
Mesisol
50
Gander
Morainal veneei
over hummocky
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium text-jred
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to"
black slate,
shale, siltstone^
and minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
50
Mint
Horizontal
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Terric
Mesisol
M 4-160
M 4-161
M 4-162
M 4-163
M 4-164
Pond
Pond
Pond
fen
fen
0.5-2.5
0.5-2.5
142
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
LANDFORM
&
Hacerials
Surface Form
70
Gander
Morainal
veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
30
Mint
Horizontal
80
Gander
20
Deadwolf
70
Gander
Morainal
veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
2-5
15-50
50-90
30
Mint
Slope
fen
2-5
-
Approx,
Component
•/.
M 4-165
H 4-166
M 4-167
Slope °/»
%
Stoniness
Rockiness 7.
Doninant
Soil
Association
Map
Unit
Pond
fen
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
Pond Slope bog
Pond
10-15
15-50
25-50
0.5-2.5
10-15
15-50
10-25
0.5-2.5
-
Soil
Parent
DoTsinant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to.
black slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Terric
Mesisol
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale, siltsfcone,and
minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Fibrisol
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
shale,
siltstone,
and minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Dorainantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Terric
Mesisol
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
M 4-168
100
Gander
Rolling
moraine
6-9
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to "
black slats,
shale, silts tone, and minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 4-169
100
Gander
Morainal veneer
over rolling
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 4-170
60
Gander
Morainal
veneer
over humroocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
40
Rock Outcrops
Huminocky bedroc c
16-30
70
Gander
Moralnal
veneel
over hummocky
bedrock.
16-30
> 50
50-90
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
30
Rock Outcrops
Humroocky bedroc k
16-30
80
Gander
Morainal veneel
over huromocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
20
Deadwolf
Dominantly
mosses
Typic
M 4-171
M 4-172
Pone Slope bog
0.5-2.5
;
M 4-173
M 4-174
M 5-1
M 5-2
•M 5-3
M 5-4
80
Gander
Morainal
veneet
over ridged
bedrock
20
Mint
Horizontal
60
Gander
Morainal
veneer
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
3-15
25-50
20
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
16-30
20
Mint
Slope
Pond
Pond
fen
fen
New Bay
20
Deadwolf
Pon<3
Slope bog
60
New Bay
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
40
Rock Outcrop;
80
New Bay
Undulating
moraine
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
100
New Bay
tolling
morain •
Inclined
0.5-2.5
~
0.5-2.5
-
80
inclined
16-30
15-50
25-50
10-15
3-15
10-25
0.5-2.5
-
bedro :k
moraine
16-30
15-50
25-50
fibric
peat
derived
from sphagnum
Fibrisol
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to
black slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Terric
Mesisol
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived
from gray to
black slate,
shale, siltstone,
and minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Terric
Mesisol
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
tUl
derived from granite
with significant
amounts of granodiorite
and
dior'ite..
Orthic
,Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
of rnesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses, and sedges
Mesic
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive
brown glacial
till
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured,
light
olive
brown glacial
till
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses, and 'sedges
Mesic Fibrisol
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive
brown glacial
till
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
Orthic Humo-Ferric
Podzo1
Gleysol
Fibrisol
16-30
2-5
15-50
10-25
0.5-2.5
10-15
3-15
10-25
143
L A K D F 0 R
Map
Unit
App r o-x.
Component
7.
M 5-5
100
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
25-50
Moderately
light
olive
coarse to coarse fcextured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
M 5-6
60
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
derived from granite
till
with
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Gleyed Huroo-Ferric
Podzol
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
Dominantly fibric
amounts
peat wi th significant
'of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses, and sedges
Mesic Fibrisol
New Bay
Huromocky
moraine
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Gieyed
Ferric
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
amounts
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Mesic Fibrisol
New Bay
Undulating
moraine
olive
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
Dorainantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Mesic Fibrisol
20
Dominant
Soil
Associat ion
Materials
&
Surface Form
Slope 7.
Stoniness '/<.
Rockiness X
6-9
15-50
2-5
15-50
Soil
Parent
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
Gleysol
HumoPodzol
Gleysol
M 5-9
100
New Bav
Inclined
morain
10-15
1^-50
10-25
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive
brown glacial
till
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorifce-
Orthic
Ferric
H'lmoPodzol
M 5-10
60
New Bay
Inclined
morain
6-9
15-50
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive
brown glacial
till
derived from granite . with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
Orthic
Gleysol
20
Rock Outcropa
20
Mint
2-5
Dominantly
humic peat
Terric
Humic
Mesisol
Pond
Hummocky
bedrock
Slope
fen
mesic peat with signi ficant
amounts of
derived from grasses and sedges
M 5-11
100
New Bay
Inclined
moraine
6-9
3-15
-
Moderately
light
olive
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
with
significant
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
Gleyed HumoFerric
Podzol
M 5-12
60
New Bay
Huromocky moraine
6-9
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured,
light
olive
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
Orthic
Gleysol
40
Mint
[Slope fen
2-5
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Terric
Mesisol
2-5
3-15
-
Moderately coarse to coarse textured
light
oliv<;
till
derived from granite • with
brown glacial
significant
of
granodiorite
and
diorite
amounts
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
moraine
6-9
3-15
-
light
oliv"
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and
diori
te
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
|
0,5-2.5
Dominantly fibric
amounts
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived
from sphagnum mosses,
and
sedges
grasses
Mesic Fibrisol
light
Moderately
oliv^
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from grant te with
brown glacial
significant
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
Gleyed HumoFerric
Podzol
Gleyed HumoFerric
Podzol
Pond
I
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
M 5-13
100
New Bay
Undulating
moraine
M 5-14
80
New Bay
Inclined
Deadwo1f
Pond
Slope bog
New Bay
Morainal veneer
over rolling
bedrock
10-15
15-50
10-25
Rock Outcrops
Inclined
16-30
New Bay
Undulating
moraine
2-5
15-50
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
oliv^
brown glacial
till
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite1
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
10-15
15-50
10-25
Moderately
light
oliv
coarse to coarse textured
brown glacial
till
derived
with
from granite
significant
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
New Bay
Inclined
moraine
6-9
15-50
New Bay
Undulating
moraine
New Bay
20
bedrocjk
•
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive
brown glacial
till
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiori te
and diorite
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
2-5
15-50
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive
brown glacial
till
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
Orthic
Gleysol
Inclined
moraine
2-5
15-50
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
oli^e
brown glacial
till
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
Orthic
Gleysol
New Bay
Morainal
venee
over humrnocky
bedrock
6-9
15-50
50-90
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive
brown glacial
till
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiori te
and diorite
Orthic
Gleysol
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses,and
sedges
Mesic Fibrisol
bog
144
LANDFORH
Map
Unic
M 5-22
M 5-23
M 5-24
M 5-25
M 5-26
Approx.
Component
!;
Soil
Association,
Materials
&
Surface Form
Slope Z
Stoniness 7.
Rockiness %
Soil
Parent
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
70
New Bay
Morainal
venee:
over hummocky
bedrock
30
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
80
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
31-45
15-50
25-50
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
80
Mew Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
20
Mint
Slope
60
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
light
oli\
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
40
Deadwo1f
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
amounts
Doroinantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum roosses,
sedges
grasses,and
80
New Bay
Morainal
venee
over hummocky
bedrock
6-9
15-50
10-25
light
oli\
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
till
brown glacial
derived from granite
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
20
Mint
Slope
fen
2-5
Pond
Pond
6-9
15-50
50-90
2-5
fen
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
oli\. e
till
brown glacial
derived from granite
with
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Dominantly fibric
amounts
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Mesic Fibrisol
light
oliv e
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
from granite,
with
derived
brown glacial
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Orthic
amounts
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Mesic
light
oli\. e
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
till
brown glacial
derived from granite
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Orthic
Gleysol
Terric
Mesisol
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses.
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Dominantly mesic peat derived
sedges
mosses, grasses,and
e
Mesic
e
from sphagnum
Gleyso.1
Gleysol
Fibrisol
Fibrisol
Gleyed HumoFerric
Podzol,
Orthic Gleysol
Terric
Mesisol
Orthic
Gleysol
Orthic
Gleysol
Orthic
Gleysol
•M 5-27
100
New Bay
Huromocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
M 5-28
100
New Bay
Inclined
2-5
15-50
60
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
oliv
till
brown glacial
derived from granite
with
significant
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
40
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
Dominantly fibric
amounts
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses and sedges
M 5-30
100
New Bay
undulating
moraine
2-5
3-15
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
oliv
till
brown glacial
derived from granite
with
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
1
Gleyed
Perric
M 5-31
100
New Bay
Inclined
6-9
15-50
light
oliv
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
brown glacial
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
i
Orthi c Gleysol
M 5-32
100
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
light
Moderately
oliv s
coarse to coarse textured
till
with
brown glacial
derived from granite
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Gleysol
M 5-33
60
New Bay
Morainal venee:
over inclined
bedrock
16-30
15-50
light
oliv 3
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
with
brown glacial
derived from granite
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Perric
40
Rock Outcrop;
Hummocky
bedrock
31-45
50
New Bay
Morainal venee:
over hummocky
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
oliv s
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
and
diorite
granodiorite
amounts
of
significant
Orthic
Gleysol
50
Mint
Horizontal
0-0.5
Dominantly mesic peat derived
sedges
mosses, grasses,and
Terric
Mesisol
2-5
3-15
oliv e
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
diorite
and
granodiorite
of
amounts
significant
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
light
oliv e
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
and
diorite
granodiorite
amounts
of
significant
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
M 5-29
H 5-34
Pond
morair e
moraii e
fen
M 5-35
100
New Bay
Undulating
moraine
M 5-36
70
New Bay
Inclined
moraine
10-15
15-50
25-50
30
Rock
Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
M 5-37
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
oliv
till
brown glacial
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
with
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
3
Mesic Pibrisoi
from sphagnum
80
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
light
oliv
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
with
brown glacial
derived from granite
and
diorite
amounts
of
granodiorite
significant
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
amounts
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
145
•
•
Orthic
Mesic
HumoPodzol
Gleysol
Pibrisoi
LANDFORM
Dominant
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Surface Form
80
New Bay
Morainal
veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
20
Deadwolf
Pond
50
Map
Unit
Approx.
Component
'/.
M 5-38
Slope •/.
Stoniness t
Rockiness 7.
Soil
Parent
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
•
light
oliv
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived
with
from granite
brown glacial
granodiorite
and
diorite
of
significant
amounts
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
amounts
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived
from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
oliv
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
with
derived from granite
brown glacial
and
diorite
of
granodiorite
significant
amounts
50
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
amounts
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
of raesic peat derived
from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Mesic Fibrisol
M 5-40
100
New Bay
Inclined
6-9
15-50
10-25
oliv
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
till
derived
from granite
brown glacial
and
diorite
of
granodiorite
amounts
significant
> Gleyed HumoPodzol
Ferric
M 5-41
70
Hew Bay
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
6-9
> 50
50-90
oliv(
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
30
Deadwoif
Pond
Slope bog
amounts
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Mesic Fibrisol
M 5-42
100
New Bay
Norainal
veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
> 50
50-90
light
olivt
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured,
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite.
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Gleyed HumoFerric
Podzol
M 5-43
80
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
10-50
light
oliv<
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite.
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Gleyed HumoFerric
Podzol
20
Deadwo1f
Pond
Slope bog
0-5-2.5
amounts
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Mesic Fibrisol
M 5-39
morair e
0.5-2.5
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
6-9
15-50
25-50
Mesic Fibrisol
> Orthic
Gleysol
Gleysol
M 5-44
100
New Bay
Undulating
moraine
2-5
15-50
light
oliv<
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived
with
fron granite
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiori te
Gleyed HumoFerric
Podzol
M 5-45
100
New Bay
Hummocky morain '
69
15-50
2-10
light
oliv<
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
with
derived
from granite
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Gleyed HumoFerric
Podzol
M 5-46
100
New Bay
Inclined
morain •
6-9
3-15
2-10
olive
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Orthic
Gleysol
M 5-47
100
New Bay
Inclined
morain .
6-9
3-15
2-10
olive
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse texfcured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
M 5-48
100
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
10-15
15-50
10-25
light
olive
Moderately coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodic rite
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
M 5-49
100
New Bay
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
6-9
15-50
10-25
light
oliv<
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
M 5-50
60
[lew Bay
Morainal
veneer
over inclined
bedrock
16-30
> 50
50-90
light
oliv<
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
40
Rock
Outcrops
Inclined
31-45
-
60
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
light
olive
Ioderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
srown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
40
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
amounts
>3minantly fibric
peat with significant
3f mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses,and sedges
Mesic Fibrisol
M 5-52
100
New Bay
Ridged moraine
10-15
15-50
light
olive
•ioderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
M 5-53
100
New Bay
Eroded
moraine
6-9
15-50
light
olive
Ioderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
arown glacial
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
M 5-54
100
New Bay
Hurnmocky
moraine
10-15
3-15
olive
light
Ioderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite..
and
brown glacial
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Gleyed HumoFerric
Podzol
M 5-56
60
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
loderateiy
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive
>rown glacial
till
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite.
Gleyed HumoPerric Podzol
40
Deadwolf
Pond Slope bog
0.5-2.5
tominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
)f mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses,and sedges
•Ioderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive
brown glacial
till
derived from granite,
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
Mesic Fibrisol
M 5-51
M 5-57
100
New Bay
Deflated
inclined
moraine
bedroc i;
incline
i
6-9
15-50
146
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
LANDFORM
Map
Unit
Approx. •
Component
•I.
Dominant
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Surface Form
Slope •/.
Stoniness ?,
Rockiness %
Soil
Parent
Material
Don'.i.nant
Soil
Subgroup
10-15
15-50
-
olive
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
6-9
15-50
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
with
derived from granite
>rown glacial
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
amounts
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses;and
Mesic Fibrisol
olive
light
loderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
till
derived from granite
irown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
amounts
>ominantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Mesic Fibrisol
olive
light
coarse to coarse textured
Moderately
with
till
derived from granite
orown glacial
and
diorite
of
granodic
rite
amounts
significant
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
amounts
peat with significant
Dominantly fibric
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Mesic
Fibrisol
2-5
3-15
light
olive
coarse to coarse textured
Moderately
with
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
diorite
and
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Gleyed
Ferric
Orthic
HumoPodzol,
Gleysol
Inclined
moraine
2-5
>50
2-10
light
olive
coarse to coarse textured
Moderately
with
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
,
significant
Orthic
Gleysol
Kew Bay
Undulating
moraine
6—9
3-15
-
olive
light
coarse to coarse textured
Moderately
with
till
derived
from granite
brown glacial
and
diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
70
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
2-10
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
with
derived from granite
brown glacial
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Gleyed
Ferric
HurooPodzol
30
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
-
amounts
peat with significant
Dominantly fibric
sf mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Mesic
H 5-66
100
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
10-15
15-50
2-10
olive
light
coarse to coarse textured
loderately
till
with
derived from granite
^rown glacial
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
M 5-67
100
New Bay
Inclined
moraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
olive
light
coarse to coarse textured
•loderately
with
till
derived from granite
srown glacial
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Gleyed
Ferric
Orthic
HumoPodzol,
Gleysol
M 5-68
50
New Bay
Humraocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
-
olive
light
coarse to coarse textured
Moderately
with
till
derived from granite
3rown glacial
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
30
Deadwolf
Pond Slope bog
0.5-2.5
-
20
Rock, Outcrops
Hummocky bedroc k
M 5-58
100
New Bay
Inclined
M 5-59
70
New Bay
-kimmo
cky
moraine
30
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
60
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
2-5
15-50
-
40
Deadwolf
-Pond Slope bog
0.5-2.5
-
60
New Bay
Morainal
veneei
over ridged
bedrock
16-30
15-50
25-50
20
Rock
Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
16-30
~
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
M 5-62
100
New Bay
Undulating
moraine
M 5-63
100
New Bay
M 5-64
100
M 5-65
M 5-60
M 5-61
morair e
peat
Doroinantly fibric
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Gleysol
Fibrisol
Fibrisol
6-9
olive
light
Moderately coarse to coarse textured
with
till
derived from granite,
brown glacial
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Gleyed HumoFerric
Podzol
amounts
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses and sedges
Mesic
Fibrisol
6-9
15-50
-
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
amounts of granodiorite.
and diorite.
significant
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzoi
Deflated
inclined
moraine
10-15
15-50
-
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
HumoPodzol
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
significant
olive
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
till
derived
from granite
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Ferric
80
6-9
15-50
10-25
10-15
15-50
25-50
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
20
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky
bedrock
6-9
15-50
2-5
15-50
-
M 5-69
100
Mew Bay
Hummocky
moraine
M 5-70
50
New Bay
Inclined
moraine
50
Deadwolf
Pon< Slope bog
0.5-2.5
-
M 5-71
100
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
M 5-72
100
New Bay
M 5-73
100
M 5-74
16-30
-
147
Gleyed HumoFerric
Podzol
LAMDFORM
Eorr.insnt:
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Sur face Porn
60
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
40
Deadwolf
Pone Slope bog
0.5-2.5
N 5-76
100
New Bay
Morainal
veneel
over inclined
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Gleyed HumoPodzol
Ferric
M 5-77
.100
Sew Bay
Inclined
moraine
10-.15
15-50
light
oli ve
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived
with
brown glacial
£rom granite
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Gleyed HumoFerric
Podzoi,
Orthic Gleysol
M 5-78
60
New Bay
Morainal veneer
over inclined
nedrock
olive
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse texfcured
derived from granite
with
till
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Ferric
40
Rock Outcrops
Inclined
70
New Bay
Morainal
veneer
over inclined
bedrock
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
derived
with
brown glacial
till
from granite
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiori te
Gleyed HumoPodzol
Ferric
30
Rock. Outcrops
Inclined
Gleyed HumoPodzol
Ferric
Map
Unit
M 5-75
M 5-79
Approx.
Cofiponcnl:
•/.
bedroc]
bedroc'
Slope 7.
Stoniness 7.
Rockiness X
16-30
15-50
50-90
Soil
Parent
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
peat
Dominantly fibric
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
16 30
15-50
New Bay
Deflated
inclined
moraine
10-15
15-50
10-25
olive
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
derived from granite
with
till
brown glacial
significant
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
M 5-81
50
New Bay
Morainal
veneer
aver hummocky
bedrock
10 15
15-50
25-50
derived
wi th
till
brown glacial
from granite
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
30
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky bedroc)
10-15
20
Deadwolf
Pond Slope bog
0.5-2.5
80
New Bay
-kimmocky
noraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
20
Deadwo1f Pond blanket
80
New Bay
20
Mint
M 5-83
M 5-84
M 5-85
M 5-86
Pond
0.5-2.5
derived
from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textursd
with
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Dominantly
mosses
fibric
peat
derived
from sphagnum
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
till
derived
brown glacial
from granite
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
0-0.5
Dominantly rnesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
•himmockymoraim
6-9
3-15
olive
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
derived from granite
with
till
brown glacial
significant
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
Horizontal
0-0.5
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
-iorizontal
fen
70
New Bay
30
Mint
50
yew Bay
30
Rock Outcrops -lumrnockybedroc]
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
40
New Bay
Morainal
veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
30
Rock
Outcrops
Hummocky
bedrock
30
Deadwo1f
Pond
Slope bog
Pond
Dominantiy fibric
peat
mosses wi fch sign!ficant
sedges
6-9
3-15
Undulating
noraine
fen
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
Fibrisol
HumoPodzol
31-45
100
bog
Typic
HumoPodzol,
Gleysol
31-45
M 5-80
M 5-82
Gleyed
Ferric
Orthic
10-15
15-50
50-90
Orthic
Ferrxc
Typic
Gleyed
Ferric
Typic
HumoPodzol
Fibrisol
HumoPodzol
Fibrisol
Gleyed HumoPodzol
Ferric
Terric
Mesisol
Gleyed
Ferric
HurnoPodzol
Terric
Mesisol
olive
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
derived from granite,
till
brown glacial
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
significant
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
HumoPodzolPhase
peat derived from sphagnum
Dominantly fibric
amounts of grasses and
mosses with significant
sedges
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
brown glacial
till
derived from granite
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Typic
Dominantly fibric
from sphagnum
peat derived
mosses with significant
amounts of grasses and
sedges
Typic
derived
from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
16-30
0.5-2.5
6-9
15-50
50-90
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
Fibrisol
HumoPodzol
Phase
6-9
0.5-2.5
148
Fibrisol
-
LANDFORM
Materials
&
Surface Form
Dominant
Soil
Association
Slope 7.
Stoniness SI
Rockiness K
Map
Bait
Approx.
Component
1.
M 5-87
40
New Bay
40
Deadwolf
20
Rock
Outcrops
Hummocky bedroc c
10-15
70
New Bay
•lorainal blanke
over huroinocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
10-25
30
Rock Outcrops
60
New Bay
M 5-88
M 5-39
Morainal blanke :
over hummocky
bedrock
Pom Domed bog
Hummocky bedroc k
6-9
15-50
25-50
0.5-2.5
Soil
Parent
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
light
olivt
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
with
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Gleyed
Ferric
Typic
HumoPodzol
Fibrisol
light
Moderately
olive
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite,
with
brown glacial
significant
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
Gleyed HurnoFerric
podzol
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
HunioPodzol
phase
light
Moderately
olive
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
significant
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Ferric
Humopodzol
Dominanfcly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
31-45
•lorainal veneer
over hummocky
sedrock
16-30
15-50
25-50
40
Rock
Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
16-30
50
New Bay
Morainal blanke
aver ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
30
Rock
Outcrops
ridged
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Plat
M 5-91
100
New Bay
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
16-30
> 50
25-50
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
of
and
diorite
significant
amounts
granodiorite
Orthic
Ferric
M 5-92
80
New Bay
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
50-90
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
•with
till
derived from granitebro-wn glacial
and
diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orfchic HumoFecric Podzol
20
Mint
fen
2-5
80
New Bay
Morainal blanke .
over iand"ulating
bedrock
20
Rock
Outcrops
Rolling
M 5-94
100
New Bay
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
M 6-1
100
Peyton
Morainal blank at
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
till
light
olive brown glacial
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
textured
from
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
M 6-2
80
Peyton
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-SO
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
light
till
olive brown glacial
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
textured
from
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Pod-zol
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
M 5-90
M 5-93
Pond
bedrock
Slope
46-70
0-0.5
bog
bedrock
6-9
15-50
10-25
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Fibrisol
HumoPodzol
Terric
Mesisol
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
diorite
and
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from granite
with
brown glacial
and diorifce
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
6-9
6-9
2-15
10-25
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
and
sedges
grasses,
Mesic
M 6-3
100
Peyton
Undulating
moraine
2-5
15-50
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
till
light
olive brown glacial
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
textured
from
M 6-4
40
Peyton
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
till
light
derived
olive brown glacial
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
textured
from'
40
Gander
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray and
black slate,
silfcstone,
minor
and
shale,
granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
20
Deadwolf
Pom [ Slope bog
0.5-2.5
Dominantly mesic peat derived
mosses, grasses, and sedges
Mesic
70
Peyton
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
30
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
M 6-5
-
149
from sphagnum
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
till
light
olive brown glacial
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
textured
from
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Ortstein
Podzol
Fibrisol
Humo-Ferric
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Fibrisol
Gleyed Ortstein
Humo-Perric
Podzol
Mesic
Fibrisol
LANDFORH
Map
Unit
M 6-6
M 6-7
H 6-8
Approx,
Component
7.
80
Dominant
Soil
Association
Peyton
&
Materials
Surface Form
Slope 7.
Stoniness X
Rockiness '/,
10-15
15-50
10-25
Hummocky
moraine
20
De adwo1 £
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
80
Peyton.
Hummocky
moraine
10-15
3-15
10-25
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Flat
80
Peyton
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
0-0.5
bog
Soil
Parent
Dominant:
Soil
Subgroup
Material
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
till
textured
light
olive brown glacial
derived from medium grained granodiorite
diorite
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podaol
and
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses^ and sedges
Mesic Fibrisol
Compacted moderately coarse to coarse
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
fcextured
from
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
texturec
from
Typic
Fibrisol
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
Dominantly fibric
amounts
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses/ and sedges
Mesic Fibrisol
M 6-9
100
Peyton
blan
Morainal
over inclined
bedrock
et
10-15
> 50
50-90
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
texturec
from
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
M 6-10
60
Peyton
Morainal
blanket over
bed re ck
inclined
16-30
> 50
25-50
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
texturec
from
Ortstein
HurooFerric
Podzol
40
Rock Outcrop ; Inclined
bedrock
31-45
M 6-11
100
Peyton
Morainal blani et
over hummocky
bedrock
31-45
15-50
25-50
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
till
light
olive brown glacial
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
textured
from
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
M 6-1;
100
Peyton
blani et
Morainal
over ridged
bedrock
31-45
15-50
25-50
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
olive brown glacial
till
derived
light
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
texturec
from
Ortstein
HumoForric Podzol
M 6-13
70
Peyton
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
30
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived from
medium grained granodiorite
and diori fce
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
Dominantly fibric
amounts
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived
from sphagnum mosses,
grasses^and sedges
Mesic Fibrisol
M 6-1'
100
Peyton
blant et
Morainai
over rolling
bedrock
16-30
15-50
10-25
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
textured
from
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
M 6-1;
80
Peyton
Morainal blani et
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
10-25
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
textured
from
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
80
Peytcn
Morainal blani et
over hummocky
bedrock
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
50
Peyton
Morainal
veneer
over inclined
bedrock
50
Gander
80
20
M 6-16
M 6-17
M 6-18
0.5-2.5
6-9
15-50
10-25
Dominantly fibric
from sphagnum
peat derived
mosses with signi fie ant amounts of grasses
and sedges
coarse to coarse
Compacted moderately
till
derived
olive brown glacial
light
and diorite
medium grained granodiorite
textured
from
Typic
Fibrisol
GLeyed Ortstein
Huroo-Ferric
Podzol
Fibrisol
Typic
16-30
15-50
25-50
from sphagnum
peat derived
Dominantly fibric
amounts of grasses and
mosses with significant
sedges
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived from
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
Morainal veneer
over inclined
bedrock
16-30
15-50
25-50
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to
black slate,
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
Orthic
Podzol
Peyton
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
Compacted moderately coarse to coarse
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
0.5-2.5
textured
from
Ortstein
HurooFerric
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Mesic Fibrisol
M 6-19
100
Peyton
Morainal
veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
31-45
> 50
50-90
Compacted moderately coarse to coarse
till
derived
light
olive brown glacial
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
textured
from
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
M 6-20
80
Peyton
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
50-90
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
textured
from
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
20
Mint
Horizontal
Terric
Mesisol
Pond
fen
0.5-2.5
150
Eominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
L A K D F 0 R M
Kap
Unit
Approx.
Coffipon&i\t
7.
Dominant
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Surface Form
Slope 7.
Stoniiiess 7,
Eockiness %
Soil
Parent
Do[".inant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
» 7-1
100
Wesleyville
Morainal blanke ;
over ridged
bedrock.
6-9
15-50
till
derived
Coarse textured
glacial
granite
coarse grained porphyritic
from
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
M 7-2
70
Wesleyville
Morainal blanke :
over hummocky
bedrock
16-30
> 50
50-90
till
glacial
Coarse textured
grained porphyritic
granite
derived
from coarse
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
30
RocK
Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
70
Wesleyville
Hummocky morain •
10-15
> 50
25-50
till
Coarse textured
glacial
grained porphyritic
granite
derived
from coarse
Ortstein
FerroHumic Podzol
30
Deadwolf
Pond
Blanket
M 7-3
bog
0.5-2.5
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Fibrisol
M 7-4
100
Wesleyville
Morainal
blanke :
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
till
Coarse textured
glacial
grained porphyritic
granite
derived
from coarse
Orthic
Perric
HumoPodzol
M 7-5
100
Wesleyville
Morainal
veneer
over ridged
bedrock
16-30
> 50
25-50
till
Coarse textured
glacial
grained porphyritic
granite
derived
from coarse
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
M 7-6
40
Wesleyville
Morainal blanke
over rolling
bedrock
10-15
> 50
25-50
till
Coarse textured
glacial
grained porphyritic
granite
derived
from coarse
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
40
Deadwo1f
Pond
Blanket
Typic
Fibrisol
20
Rock Outcrop; Rolling
80
Wesleyville"'
Hummocky moraine
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Blanket
M 7-7
bog
bedrock
bog
0.5-2.5
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
10-15
10-15
> 50
25-50
till
glacial
Coarse textured
grained porphyritic
granite
0.5-2.5
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived
from coarse
derived
from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Or-thic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
Typic
Fibrisol
HumoPodzol
M 7-8
100
Wesleyville
lummocky moraint
6-9
15-50
25-50
till
Coarse textured
glacial
grained porphyritic
granite
derived
from coarse
Orthic
Ferric
M 7-9
60
Wesleyville
•iuromockymoraine
10-15
> 50
25-50
till
Coarse textured
glacial
grained porphyritic
granite
derived
from coarse
FerroOrtstein
Humic Podzol
40
Deadwolf
Pond
Blanket
70
Wesleyville
30
Deadwolf
80
Wesieyville
M 7-10
M 7-11
M 7-12
M 7-13
bog
Hummocky
moraine
Pond Blanket
bog
Hummocky
moraine
0.5-2.5
10-15
> 50
25-50
Deadwolf
70
Wesleyville
30
Deadvolf
80
Wesleyville
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
16-30
> 50
25-50
20
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
bog
Undulating
moraine
Pond Blanket
bog
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
10-15
> 50
20-50
derived
from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
till
Coarse textured
glacial
grained porphyritic
granite
0.5-2.5
20
Pond Blanket
Doroinantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
.
0.5-2.5
2-5
> 50
0.5-2.5
derived
from coarse
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Coarse textured
glacial.till
grained porphyritic
granite
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
from coarse
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
till
Coarse textured
glacial
grained porphyritic
granite
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived
derived
from coarse
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
till
Coarse textured
glacial
grained porphyritic
granite
derived
from coarse
Typic
Fibrisol
Ortstein
FerroHumic Podzol
Typic
Fibrisol
Ortstein
FerroHumic Podzol
Typic
Fibrisol
Ortstein
FerroHumic Podzol
Typic
Fibrisol
Ortstein
FerroHumic Podzol
M 7-14
100
Wesleyville
Morainal veneer
over ridged
nedrock
16-30
> 50
25-SO
till
Coarse textured
glacial
grained porphyritic
granite
derived
from coarse
Ortstein
FerroHumic Fodzol
M 7-15
100
Wesleyville
torainal
veneer
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
> 50
50-90
till
Coarse textured
glacial
grained porphyritic
granite
derived
from coarse
Ortstein
FerroHumic Podzol
151
L A N D F 0 R M
Map
Unit
App r o >;.
Component
M 7-16
Materials
&
Sur face Form
Dominant
Soil
Slope %
Stoniness %
Rockiness %
Soil
Parent
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
9-6
> 50
till
glacial
Coarse textured
grained porphyritic
granite
0-0.5
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
60
Wesleyville
40
Deadwolf
60
Hesleyville
Hummocky morain •
40
Deadwolf
Pond
Flat
Wesleyville
Rolling
moraine
10-15
> 50
10-25
till
glacial
Coarse textured
granite
grained porphyritic
derived
from coarse
Ortstein
FerroHumic Podzol
W.esleyvi lie
Moralnal
veneer
over rolling
bedrock
10-15
> 50
50-90
till
Coarse textured
glacial
grained porphyritic
granite
derived
from coarse
Ortstein
FerroHumic Podzol
M 7-17
M 7-18
100
M 7-19
60
40
Deadwolf
Hummocky
moraine
Pon . Flat
bog
10-15
> 50
10-25
0-0.5
bog
Pond Slope bog
0.5-2.5
Doroinantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
from coarse
derived
from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
till
Coarse textured
glacial
grained porphyritic
granite
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived
derived
from coarse
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
derived
from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Ortstein
FerroHumic Podzol
Typic
Fibrisol
Ortstein
FerroHumic Podzol
Typic
Typic
Fibrisol
Fibrisol
M 7-20
100
Wesleyville
Rolling
M 8-1
100
Westport
Morainal
veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
16-30
15-50
10-25
Moderately
coarse textured
till
derived from micaceous
olive brown glacial
schist and gneiss
Orthic Huroo-Ferric
Podzol - Lithic
Phase
M 8-2
100
Westport
Morainal
veneez
over humrnocky
bedrock
10-15
> 50
25-50
Moderately
coarse textured
till
derived from micaceous
olive brown glacial
schist and gneiss
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 8-3
100
Westport
Morainal
veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
> 50
50-90
Moderately
coarse textured
till
derived from micaceous
olive brown glacial
schist and gneiss
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
M 8-4
100
Westport
Morainal veneel
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Moderately
coarse textured
till
derived from micaceous
olive brown glacial
schist and gneiss
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
M 8-5
100
Westport
Morainal veneez
over hummocky
bedrock
6-9
15-50
10-25
Moderately
coarse textured
till
derived from micaceous
olive brown glacial
schist and gneiss
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
M 8-6
60
Westport
Morainal veneer
over nuinmocky
bedrock
16-30
> 50
25-50
Moderately
coarse textured
till
derived from micaceous
olive brown glacial
schist and gneiss
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
40
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky bedroc k
16-30
70
Westport
forainal
veneer
over ridged
bedrock
Moderately
coarse textured,
till
derived
from micaceous
olive brown glacial
schist and gneiss
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
30
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
80
Westport
Morainal veneer
over rolling
bedrock
20
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
60
Twillingate
Morainal
veneel
over ridged
bedrock
M 8-7
M 8-8
H 22-1
H 22-2
moraine
10-15
> 50
6-9
15-50
10-25
0.5-2.5
10-15
> 50
25-50
0.5-2.5
6-9
15-50
10-25
40
Seldom Cove
Slope bog
40
Twillingate
Morainal
veneeri
over ridged
bedrock
16-30
> 50
50-90
31-45
40
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock.
20
Seldom Cove
Basin bog
2-5
0.5-2.5
152
till
Coarse textured
glacial
grained porphyritic
granite
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
from coarse
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Moderately
coarse textured,
till
derived from micaceous
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived
olive brown glacial
schist and gneiss
Typic
Fibrisol
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
Typic
Fibrisol
Medium textured,
olive colored glacial
till
1derived from greywacke, slate,
conglomerate,and
sandstone with significant
amounts of lava and
Dyroclastic
rock
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
HumoFodzol
Phase
]Dominantly fibric
sphagnum mosses
from sedges and
Typic
Fibrisol
Medium textured,
olive colored glacial
till
derived from greywacke, slate,
conglomerate,and
sandstone with significant
amounts of lava and
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
HumoPodzol
Phase
'Dominantly
fibric
'sphagnum mosses
peat
peat
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Ortstein
FerroHumic Podzol
derived
derived
from sedges and
Typic
Fibrisol
-
-
L A N D F 0 R M
Dominant
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Surface Form
Map
Unit
Approx.
Component
•/.
M 23-1
50
Pogo
30
Rock Outcrops
20
Seldom Cove
Slope bog
40
Fogo
Morainal veneer
over rolling
bedrock
40
Seldom Cove
Basin bog
20
Indian
M 23-2
Islam
Slope '/.
Sconiness X
Rockiness %
Morainal
veneer
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
Ridged bedrock
16-30
Marine
2-5
terrace
6-9
15-50
10-25
Soil
Parent
Doninanc
Soil
Subgroup
Material
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
light
till
olive brown glacial
derived from granite,
granodiorite^i and diorite
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol Lithic
Phase
Dominantly fibric
sphagnum mosses
Typic
peat
derived
from sedges and
Fibrisol
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
light
till
derived
olive brown glacial
from granite,
granodiorite»and
diorite
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol Lithic
Phase
0.5-2.5
Dominantly fibric
sphagnum mosses
Typic
2-5
3-15
Sandy and cobbly
wave action
peat
derived
beach material
from sedges and
deposited
by
Fibrisol
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
SOILS DEVELOPEDON GLACrOFLUVIAL MATERIALS
F 1-1
100
Pitt's
Pond
Glaciofluvial
terrace
F 1-2
100
Pitt's
Pond
Glaciofluvial
terrace
P 1-3
100
Mitt's
Pond
Glaciofluvial
terrace
F 1-4
100
Pitt's
Pond
F 1-S
40
Pitt's
Pond
30
Gander
Undulating
moraine
2-5
15-50
10-25
30
Mint
Slope
fen
Pond
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluviai
origin
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluviai
origin
well stratified
brownish
light
sands and gravels of mixed
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Glaciofluvial
terrace
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels' of mixed
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Undulating
glaciofluvial
materials
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
oliv^
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
siltstone
and minor granite
shale,
slate,
Gleyed
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
0.5-2.5
Dominantly mesic peat
of humic peat derived
Terric
Mesisol
Humo-Ferric
2-5
0.1-3
with significant
amounts
from grasses and sedges
F 1-6
100
Pitt's
Pond
Glaciofluvial
terrace
0.5-2.5
0.1-3
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Orthic
Podzol
F 1-7
100
Pitt's
Pond
Hummocky
glaciofluvial
materials
6-9
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Ortstein
HumoPerric
Podzol
P 1-8
100
Pitt's
Pond
Glaciofluvial
terrace
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
F 1-9
50
Pitt's
Pond
Undulating
glaciofluvial
materials
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
well stratified
brownish
light
sands and gravels
of mixed
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
50
Gander
Undulating
moraine
2-5
15-50
F 1-10
100
Pitt's
Pond
Ridged glacio¬
fluvial
materials
6-9
3-15
F 1-11
60
Pitt's
Pond
Undulating
glaciofluvial
materials
2-5
3-15
40
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
Moderately coarse to medium textured
olive,
colored glacial
till
derived from gray
to black
slate,
shale, silts tone and minor granite
Gleyed
Podzol
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
Ortstein
Podzol
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Humo-Ferric
Humo-Ferric-
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
10-15
F 1-12
100
Fitt's
Pond
Undulating
glaciofiuvial
materials
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Orthic
Perric
HumoPodzol
F 1-13
60
Pitt's
Pond
Undulating
glaciofluvial
materials
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofiuvial
origin
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
40
Mint
fen
0-0.5
Dominantly
lUmic peat
100
Pitt's
Rolling
glaciolacustrine
materials
6-9
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
F 1-14
Pond
Pond
Horizontal
153
mesic peat with significant
amounts of Terric
Humic
derived from grasses and sedges
Mesisol
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
L A N D T- 0 X M
Map
Unit
Aporox.
Co-r.ponent
•/.
Dominant
Soil
Association
'-Sa-.orials
&
Sur face Form
Slope 7:
Stoniness %
Rocltiness X
Soil
Parent
DG:?.
i na nr
Soil
Subgroup
Material
F 1-15
100
Pitt's
Pond
Undulating
glaciofluvial
materials
over
marine deposit;
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
brownish
well stratified
light
sands and gravels of mixed
Gleyed
Podzol
F 1-16
50
Pitt's
Pond
Rolling
fluvial
6-9
3-15
coarse textured
3'ray glaciofluvial
origin
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Ortstein
HumoPodzol
Ferric
50
Aspen Cove
6-9
3-15
Sandy and cobbly
action
beach material
glacio¬
materic Is
Rolling
glaciomarine materia-
s
deposited
Humo-Perric
by wave Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Perric
F 1-17
100
Pitt's
Pond
Ridged glacio¬
fluvial
materials
6-9
15-50
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
F 1-18
100
Pifct's
Pond
Eroded glacio¬
fluvial
terrace
6-9
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
well stratified
brownish
light
sands and gravels of mixed
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
F 1-19
100
Pitt's
Pond.
Ridged glacio¬
fluvial
mater is Is
10-15
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
well strati fied
brownish
light
sands and gravels of mixed
Ortstein
HurooFerric
Podzol
F 1-20
100
Pitt's
Pond
Rolling
glacio¬
fluvial
materials
6-9
3-15
well stratified
light
brownish
Coarse textured
gray gl ado. flu vial sands and gravels of mixed
origin
F 1-21
100
Pitt's
Pond
Deflated
fluvial
2-5
3-15
Coarse texfcured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
brownish
well stratified
light
sands and gravels of mixed
HumoOrtstein
Podzol
Ferric
F 1-22
50
Pitt's
Pond
Glaciofluvial
terrace
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
well"stratified
brownish
light
sands and gravels of mixed
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
50
Peyton
glacic
terrace
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
coarse to coarse
Compacted moderately
till
derived
light
olive brown glacial
and diorite
medium grained granodiorite
textured
from
Orthic
Podzol
Humo-Ferric
Ortstein
HumoPodzol
Ferric
HumoPodzol
F 1-23
100
Pitt's
Pond
Inclined
morain e
over level
aedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
well stratified
light brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Gleyed
Ferric
F 1-24
40
Pitt's
Pond
Glaciofluvial
veneer over
hummocky bedroc k
6-9
3-15
25-50
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
brownish
well stratified
light
sands and gravels of mixed
Ortstein
FerroHUTnic Podzol
40
Deadwolf
Pond
Blanket
20
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky bedroc k
bog
0.5-2.5
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Fibrisol
10-15
HumoPodzol
10-15
3-15
stratifiec
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
sands and gravels
yellowish
brown glaciofluvial
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
Orthic
Ferric
Arm Glaciofluvial
terrace
2-5
3-15
stratified
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
brown glaciofluvial
sands and gravels
yellowish
derived from red sandstone and minor grani te
Ortiitein
HumoFerric
Podzol
Peter's
Arm Glaciofluvial
terrace
2-5
15-50
stratified
Moderately
coarse to coarse text-jred
sands and gravels
brown glaciofluvial
yellowish
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
70
Peter's
Arm Glacioflu
terrace
vial
2-5
3-15
stratifiec
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
sands and gravels
yellowish
brown glaciofluvial
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
30
Alderburn
morain'
6-9
3-15
light.
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
derived from red
olive brown glacial
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Orthic
Ferric
F 2-1
100
Peter's
Arm ridged glacio¬
fluvial
materia
F 2-2
100
Peter's
F 2-3
100
F 2-4
Inclined
HumoPodzol
F 2-5
100
Peter's
Arm
Glaciofluvial
terrace
6-9
3-15
stratified
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
sands and gravels
yellowish
brown glaciofluvial
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
F 2-6
100
Peter's
Arm
Glaciofluvial
terrace
2-5
3-15
stratified
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
sands and gravels
yellowish
brown glaciofluvial
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
F 2-7
100
Peter's
Arm
Glaciofluvial
ridged
16-30
15-50
stratified
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
sands and gravels
yellowish
brown glaciofluvial
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
F 2-8
100
Peter's
Arm
Glaciofluvial
terrace
2-5
3-15
stratified
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
sands and gravels
yellowish
brown glaciofluvial
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
Gleyed HurooFerric
Podzol
F 2-9
100
Peter's
Arm
Glaciofluvial
ridged
10-15
0.1-3
stratified
coarse to coarse textured
Moderately
sands and gravels
yellowish
brown glaciofluvial
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
F 2-10
100
Peter's
Arm
Deflated
fluvial
6-9
3-15
stratified
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
sands and gravels
yellowish
brown glaciofluvial
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
F 2-11
100
Peter's
Arm
Undulating
glaciofluvial
materials
strati fied
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
brown glaciofluvial
sands and gravels
yellowish
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
glacio
terrace
2-5
0.1-3
154
LANOFORM
Map
Unit
F 2-12
F 2-13
F 2-14
Dominant
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Surface Form
50
Peter's
Undulating
glaciofluvial
materials
50
Alderburn
60
Peter's
40
Deadwolf
Pond
Approx.
Component
1.
100
Peter's
Arm
Arm
2-5
0.1-3
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
stratified
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
sands and gravels
yellowish
brown glaciofluvial
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
Orthic
Ferric
Humo- Podzol
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
3-15
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
derived from red
till
olive brown glacial
sandstone with minor medium grained granite
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
Hummocky
glaciofluvial
materials
6-9
3-15
stratified
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
sands and gravels
brown glaciofluvial
yellowish
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
amounts
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Mesic Fibrisol
10-15
3-15
stratified
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
sands and gravels
brown glaciofluvial
yellowish
derived from red sandstone and. minor granite
Orthic
Ferric
0.5-2.5
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Fibrisol
Ridged glacio¬
mater is is
fluvial
Arm
Slope Z
Stoniness 7,
Rockiness %
HumoPodzol
SOILS DEVELOPEB OK ORGANIC MATERIAL
0 1-1
100
Deadwolf
Pone Blanket
0 1-2
100
Deadwolf
Pond Domed bog
0.5-2.5
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
from sphagnum
derived
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Fibrisol
0 1-3
50
Deadwolf
Pond Blanket
0.5-2.5
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Fibrisol
50
'Wesleyville
80
Deadvolf
20
Wesleyville
80
Deadwolf
20
Muddy Hole
0 1-4
0 1-S
0 1-6
0 1-7
0 1-8
0 1-9
0 1-10
0 1-11
bog
bog
Hummocky morain e
over ridged
bedrock
Pond Blanket
bog
Hummocky morain e
Pond Slope bog
Ridged eolian
materials
Pond Blanket
10-15
> 50
25-50
0.5-.;.5
10-,-i •
> 50
10-;i5
derived
from sphagnum
amounts o£ grasses and
Typic
Fibrisol
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with. significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and.
Typic
Fibrisol
Wesleyville
70
Deadwolf
30
Wesleyville
50
Deadwolf
50
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
50
Deadwolf
Blanket
30
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
10-15
20
Gander
Morainal venee
over ridged
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
50
Deadwolf
50
Gander
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
Pond
Pond
Pond
Blanket
bog
bog
Domed bog
Morainal veneetvenee
over undulating
bedrock
;
Ortstein
FerroHumic Podzol
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
20
bog
from coarse
0.5-2.5
Deadwolf
Pond Blanket
derived
Fibrisol
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
80
Hummocky morain '
till
glacial
Coarse textured
granite
grained porphyritic
Typic
Ferro-Humic
Pine to medium marine
wave and wind action
Rock Outcrops
bog
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Ortstein
Podsol
2-5
20
Pond Blanket
from coar^0
Mesic Fibrisol
Fibrisol
Deadwolf
Ridged bedrock
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
from sphagnum mosses,
of mesic peat derived
sedges
grasses,and
0.5-2.5
80
bog
till
Coarse textured
glacial
granite
grained porphyritic
beach sand deposited
by
10-15
0.5-2.5
6-9
15-50
till
glacial
Coarse textured
granite
grained porphyritic
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
0.5-2.5
10-15
> 50
50-90
0.5-2.5
derived
from coarse
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
till
Coarse texturedglacial
granite
grained porphyritic
derived
from coarse
Ortstein
FerroHuroic Podzol
Typic
Fibrisol
Orthic
Ferric
HumoPodzol
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Fibrisol
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Fibrisol
10-15
0.5-2.5
0.5-2.5
?-5
2-5
15-50
10-25
155
'
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived
from gray
colored glacial
to black
silts tone, and minor granite
shale,
slate,
Gleyed
Ferric
Dominanfcly fibr-ic peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
HumoPodzol
Fibrisol
G1eved Humoi Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
j Gleyed
till
derived from gray to blacky Ferric
Podzol
, colored glacial
! slate,
i
and minor granite
shale,
siltstone,
LAKDFOSM
0 1-12
0 1-13
0 1-14
0 1-15
i
70
Deadwolf
30
Gander
60
Deadwolf
40
Ben ton
80
I Deadwolf
20
JMesleyville
60
j Deadwolf
60
40
; Deadwolf
30
Deadwolf
Pond
Pond
Pond
; Eolian veneer
'• over inclined
) bedrock
bog
Pond
30
Rock Outcrops
Blanket
Pond
0 1-20
Rock OutcropsJ
60
•Deadwolf
40
Gander
60
Deadwolf
Pond
Gander
Deadwolf
Gander
40
Slope bog
i
peat
j Dominantly fibric
mosses with significant
sedges
derived
derived
beach material
! Typic
j
(
. Orthic
|
1
i Typic
(
j
from sphagnum
Typic
Fibrisol
Gleysol
Fibrisol
Fibrisol
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
by
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Gleysol
FerroOrtstein
Humic Podzol
from coarse:
deposited
Fibrisol
Typic
Fibrisol
[
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
to black
till
derived
from gray
I colored glacial
I slate,
minor granite
siltstone,and
shale,
Gleyed HumoPodzol
Ferric
derived
from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Fibrisoi
Fibrisol
0.5-2.5
-
amounts
fibric
]Dominantly
peat with signi ficant
'of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
(grasses, and sedges
| Mesic
10-15
15-50
25-50
olive
'Moderately
coarse to medium textured
'-colored glacial
till
derived from gray -to black
minor granite
'slate,
shale, siltstone,and
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
0.5-2.5
amounts
fibric
.Dominantly
peat with significant
jot mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
'grasses,and
sedges
i
Mesic Fibrisol
Ridged bedrock
Slope bog
Ridged bedrock^
Domed bog
Blanket
16-30
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
0.5-2.5
6-9
15-50
25-50
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
10-15
15-50
25-50
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured,
till
derived from gray "to black
colored glacial
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
|
0.5-2.5
Dominantly fibric
amounts
peat with significant
of roesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses and sedges
j Morainal veneet! over hummocky [
( bedrock
i
6-9
15-50
25-50
Slope bog
Pond
Slope bog
iDeadwolf
Pond
Domed bog
Ridged bedrock!
)
t Typic
|
:
HurooPodzol Phase
Fibrisol
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
, Gleyed HumoPodzol
Ferric
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
0.5-2-5
bog
Deadwolf
|Rock Outcrops
! Typic
|
|
10-15
Hummocky
bedrock
| Morainal veneer
J over hummocky
bedrock
j
Pond
peat
peat
1 Dominantly fibric
1 mosses with significant
: sedges
Morainal venee 1:
over rolling
j
bedrock
Pond
fibric
0-0-5
40
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
till
| Coarse textured
glacial
granite
; grained porphyritic
' Sandy and cobbly
! wave action
bog
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
olive gray
fine textured,
from gray to black shale
2-5
3-15
6-9
> 50
Morainal venee.
over -ridged
! bedrock
Gander
Medium to moderately
till
derived
j glacial
and slate
Dominantly
mosses
Undulating
moraine
Deadwolf
[Deadwolf
6-9
> 50
10-25
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
f Moderately
coarse to medium texfcured, olive
| Orthic
'colored
till
from gray to black [
derived
glacial
and minor granite
siltstone,
i
slate,
shale,
1 Dominantly fibric
peat
, mosses with significant
I sedges
bog
Domed bog
Pond; Flat
40
60
Blanket
6-9
15-50
10-25
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
Parent
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
bog
i Hummocky
moraine
I
0 1-19
6-9
15-50
10-25
' Huromocky
| moraine
'Rock Outcrops
30
Blanket
Pond
Soil
Dominantly fibric
peat
!mosses with significant
!sedges
0.5-2.5
bog
Hummocky
moraine
|Gander
70
Blanket
Pond
Aspen Cove
20
Slope %
Stoniness %
Rockiness %
Materials
&
Surface Forn
Dominant:
Soil
Association
Approx.
Component
7.
Map
Unit
i
j
Typic
Fibrisol
', Orthic HumoPodzol
Ferric
Phase
Lithic
s
' Mesic Fibrisol
[
I Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
\ Orthic
'colored
till
glacial
derived from gray to. black'
Ferric
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
| Lithic
HumoPodzol
Phase
0.5-2.5
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
'; Typic
.
Fibrisol
0.5-2.5.
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Fibrisol
16-30
156
-
-
LAKDFORH
Map
Unit
0 1-25
0 1-28
Approx.
Component
•I.
Dominant
Soil
Association
60
DeadwoIf
40
Gander
Pond
Materials
&
Surface Form
Blanket
bog
Morainal venee
over hummocky
bedrock
Slope 7.
Stoniness %
Rockiness 7,
0.5-2.5
6-9
15-50
50-90
Soil
Parent
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
slate,
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
Fibrisol
HumoPodzol
Phase
60
Deadwolf
40
Alderburn
50
DeadwoIf
50
Alderburn
60
Deadwolf
40
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
0 1-31
100
Deadwo1f Pond
Domed bog
0.5-2.5
Dominantly
mosses
fibric
peat
derived
0 1-32
60
Deadwo1f Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
Dominantly
mosses
fibric
peat
derived
40
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
80
Deadwo1f Pond
Blanket
20
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
3-15
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive
till
brown glacial
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
Orthic
70
DeadwoIf
Slope bog
2-5
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses and sedges
Mesic Fibrisol
30
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
olive brown glacial
derived
from granite
with significant
amounts of granodiorite
and
diorite
Orthic
60
Deadwoif
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
40
New Bay
0 1-29
0 1-30
0 1-33
0 1-34
0 1-35
0 1-36
0 1-37
0 1-38
60
DeadwoIf
40
New Bay
70
Deadwolf
30
70
Pond
Blanket
bog
Hummocky
moraine
Pond
Blanket
bog
Morainal venee
over hummocky
bedrock
Pond
Pond
Pond
Blanket
Blanket
bog
bog
bog
Hummocky
moraine
Pond
Blanket
bog
0.5-2.5
6-9
15-50
10-2S
0.5-2.5
6-9
15-50
10-25
0.5-2.5
0.5-2.5
0.5-2.5
6-9
15-50
25-50
0.5-2.5
6-9
15-50
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
New Bay
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
Deadwo1f Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
-
0 1-39
30
Hew Bay
80
Deadwolf
20
'Tew Bay
Hummocky
moraine
Pond
Blanket
bog
Hununocky
moraine
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
till
olive brown glacial
derived from red sand¬
stone with minor medium grained granite
Gleyed
Ferric
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive
till
brown glacial
derived
from red sandstone
with minor medium grained granite
Dominantly fibric
peat derived
from sphagnum
mosses with significant
amounts of grasses and
sedges
Orthic
Ferric
Fibrisol
HumoPodzol
Fibrisol
HumoPodzol
Typic
Fibrisol
from sphagnum
Typic
Fibrisol
from sphagnum
Typic
Pibrisol
6-9
Hummocky
moraine
Pond
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
6-9
15-50
0.5-2.5
6-9
3:15
157
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
till
brown glacial
derived from granite
with
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Orthic
brown glacial
till
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedge s
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
light
olive
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
brown glacial
till
derived from granite
with
significant
and diorite
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses, and sedges
Mesic
light
Moderately
olive
coarse to coarse textured
brown glacial
till
derived from granite
with
and diorite
significant
amounts of granodiorite
Orthic
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
amounts
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Mesic
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
olive
till
brown glacial
derived from gr'anite
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
Orthic
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive
till
brown glacial
derived from granite
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
Orthic
Gleysol
Fibrisol
Gleysol
Gleysol
Fibrisol
Gleysol
Fibrisol
Gleysol
Fibrisol
Gleysol
Fibrisol
Gleysol
Fibrisol
Gleysol
-
LAKDFORM
Map
Unit
0 1-40
0 1-41
0 1-42
0 2-1
0 2-2
0 2-3
0 2-4
Approx.
Component
t
Dominant
Soil
Association
80
Deadwolf
20
Hew Bay
70
Deadwolf
30
Pond
Materials
&
Surface Form
Blanket
bog
0 2-6
0 2-7
0 2-8
0 2-9
0 2-10
0.5-2.5
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
3-15
Domed bog
0.5-2.S
Gander
Huramocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
60
Deadwo1f Pond
Blanket
40
Gambo
Hummocky
moraine
60
Mint
40
Pitt's
60
Mint
40
Gander
Morainal veneer
over huromocky
3edrock
60
Mint
Horizontal
40
Gander
Pond
Pond
Pond
Pond
Pond
60
Mint
40
Gander
bog
Horizontal
fen
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived
from gray to black
Orthic
Doroinantiy fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
derived
from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
siltstone,and
granite,
shale,
sandstone
Gleyed
Ferric
Gleysol
Fibrisol
Gleysol
Fibrisol
HumoPodzol
Doroinantiy mesic peat with significant
amounts
of fibric
peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses and sedges
Fibric
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived
from gray to' black
slate,
siltstone,and
shale,
minor granite
Orthic'HumoFerric
Podzol Lithic
Phase
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Terric
Mesisol
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
siitstone,and
shale,
minor granite
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
HumoPodzol
Phase
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Terric
Mesisol
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray
to black
and minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
HumoPodzol Phase
Dominantly mesic peat derived
mosses, grassesiand
sedges
Terric
Mesisol
HumoPodzol
bog
fen
Horizontal
Mint
Slope
40
Rock Outcrops
50
Mint
50
Gander
fen
Horizontal
fen
moraim •
fen
6-9
15-50
50-90
0.5-2.5
;9
15-50
25-50
0-0.5
6-9
15-50
25-50
0-0.5
40
Peyton
•iummocky
noraine
50
Mint
Blanket
50
Peyton
80
Mint
20
Pitt's
Blanket
bog
bog
•himmocky
noraine
Slope
fen
Glaciofluvial
terrace
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
from sphagnum
Gleyed Humo-Ferric
Podzol
Mesisol
0.5-2.5
Dominantly mesic peat
of humic peat derived
Terric
Humic
Mesisol
0-0.5
Mint
derived
from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Mesisol
Gleyed
Ferric
Horizontal
60
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
\ Terric
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
and mi nor granite
slate,
shale,siltstone,
6-9
fen
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
0.5-2.5
3-15
Ridged bedrock
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
Pond
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Orthic
Fibrisol
0.5-2.5
60
Pond
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
olive
till
derived from granite
brown glacial
with
significant
amounts of granodiorite
and diorite
Typic
Blanket
Inclined
Pond
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
Gander
Pond
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
0.5-2.5
3-15
50
Pond
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
Glaciofluvial
terrace
Mint
Pond
Parent
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
50
Pond
Soil
0.5-2.5
Morainal veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
Pond
0.5-2.5
10-15
15-50
10-25
over humnocky
bedrock
0 2-5
Slope 1
Sconiness X
Rockineas X
10-15
15-50
25-50
0.5-2.5
6-9
15-50
0.5-2.5
6-9
15-50
0.5-2.5
0.5-2.5
3-15
158
with significant
amounts
from grasses and sedges
Dominantly roesic peat derived
mosses, grasses,and
sedges
from sphagnum
Terric
Mesiso.1
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
and minor granite
slate,
shale,
siltstone,
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
HumoPodzol
Phase
Dominantly mesic peat with significant
amounts
of fibric
peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses, and sedges
Terric
Fibric
Mesisol
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
light
till
olive brown glacial
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
Gleyed Ortstein
Humo-Ferric
Podzol
textured
from
Dominantly mesic peat with significant
amounts
of fibric
peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses,and
sedges
Terric
Fibric
Mesisol
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
light
till
olive brown glacial
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
Gleyed Ortstein
Huroo-Ferric
Podzol
Dominantly mesic peat
of humic peat derived
Coarse textured
'gray glaciofluvial
origin
well
textured
from
with significant
amounts
from grasses and sedges
stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
Terric
Humic
Mesisol
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
-
-
LANDFORM
Dominant
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Surface Forn
Map
Unit
Approx.
Component
2
0 2-11
70
Mint
30
Peyton
Hummocky
moraine
80
Mint
Blanket
20
Peyton
Hummocky
moraine
70
Mint
Blanket
30
Gander
50
Mint
50
Peter's
0 2-12
0 2-13
0 2-14
Pond
Pond
Pond
Pond
Arm
Blanket
0.5-2.5
bog
6-9
15-50
0.5-2.5
bog
6-9
15-50
Slope bog
0 2-16
100
Mint
Pond
Horizontal
0 2-17
70
Mint
Pond
30
Pitt's
Horizontal
fen
fen
Level glacio"
fluvial
materic Is
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
0.5-2.5
amounts
Dominantly mesic peat with significant
of fibric
peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses^ and sedges
Fibric,Mesisol
0.5-2.5
Dominantly mesic peat derived
sedges
mosses, grasses/and
Terric
0-0.5
Mesisol
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Terric
Mesisol
Dominantly roesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Terric
Mesisol
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray
to black
colored glacial
shale, siltstone^and
minor granite
slate,
Orthic
Ferric
Lifchic
HumoPodzol
Phase
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Terric
Mesisol
fen
0 2-20
50
Mint
Pond
Horizontal
fen
0.5-2.5
30
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
10-15
20
Gander
Morainal veneel
over ridged
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
0 2-23
0 3-1
Mint
Horizontal
30
Muddy Hole
Ridged eolian
materials
70
Mint
Slope
30
New Bay
70
30
Pond
Pond
0-0.5
0.5-2.5
6-9
> 50
25-50
fen
Morainal
veneer
over level
bedrock
from coarse
Mesisol
2-5
3-15
Fine to medium marine
wave and wind action
beach sand deposited
Orthic
Regosol
Dominantly mesic peat with significant
amounts
of fibric
peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses and sedges
Fibric
Mesisol
Moderately
light
coarse to coarse textured
till
olive brown glacial
derived from granite.
with significant
amounts of granodiorite
and
diorite
Orthic
Gleysol
Dominantly humic peat derived
from grasses and
sedges with significant
amounts of mesic peat
derived from ericaceous
shrubs
Terric
Mesic
Humisol
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
light
till
olive brown glacial
derived from red sand¬
stone with minor medium grained granite
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
0.5-2.5
:
0.5-2.5
15-50
25-50
159
by
-
Ortstein
FerroHumic Podzol
Terric
6-9
15:50
Alderburn
derived
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Hummocky
moraine
fen
till
Coarse textured
glacial
granite
grained porphyritic
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
0.5-2.5
Horizontal
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
0-0.5
fen
Michael's
Harbour
HumoPodsol
Terric
Horizontal
70
Gleyed
Ferric
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Pond
0 2-22
Mesisol
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
Mint
Undulating
moraine
brownish
well stratified
light
sands and gravels of mixed
Terric
0.5-2.5
100
Wesleyville
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Mesisol
Coarse textured,
gray glaciofluvial
origin
0 2-19
40
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
from sphagnum
0.5-2.5
3-15
fen
fen
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
stratified,
Moderately
coarse to coarse textured
brown glaciofluvial
sands and gravels
yellowish
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
Horizontal
Slope
textured
from
2-5
3-15
10-25
Pond
Pond
Compacted moderately coarse to coarse
till
olive brown glacial
derived
light
and diorite
medium grained granodiorite
Terric
Fibric
Mesisol
Mesisol
Mint
Mint
amounts
Dominantly roesic peat with significant
of fibric
peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
sedges
grasses,and
Gleyed Ortstein
Humo-Ferric
Podzol
Fibric
100
60
textured
from
amounts oi
Dominantly mesic peat with significant
fibric
peat derived from sphagnum mosses, grasses
and sedges
0 2-18
0 2-21
Compacted moderately coarse to coarse
till
derived
light
olive brown glacial
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
Terric
Fibric
Mesisol
HumoPodzol
0.5-2.5
Pond
amounts
Dominantly mesic peat with significant
of fibric
peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses and sedges
Gleyed
Ferric
Slope bog
Mint
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
to black
till
derived from gray
colored glacial
siltstone,and
minor granite
slate,
shale,
6-9
15-50
10-25
100
Parent
Fibric
Terric
Mesisol
Hummocky
moraine
Glaciofluvial
terrace
Soil
amounts
Dominantly mesic peat with significant
of fibric
peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses, and sedges
0.5-2.5
bog
0 2-15
Pond
Slope 7,
X
Stoniness
Rockiness %
HumoPodzol
Phase
-
L A M D FORM
Map
Unit
0 3-2
Approx.
Cocponent
•/.
Soil
Association
50
Michael's
Harbour
50
Peter's
Horizontal
Arm
fen
Glaciofluvial
terrace
0 3-3
100
Michael's
Harbour
Horizontal
0 3-4
40
Michael's
Harbour
Slope
40
Gander
20
Pitt's
Pond
Slope 'i
Stoniness £
Rockiness %
Materials
&
Surface Form
fen
Soil
Parent
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
0.5-2.5
Dominantly humic peat derived
from grasses and
sedges with significant
amounts of mesic peat
derived from ericaceous
shrubs
2-5
3-15
coarse to coarse textured,
stratified
, Moderately
yellowish
brown glaciofluvial
sands and gravels
derived from red sandstone and minor granite
Terric
Mesic
Humisol
Gleyed HumoFerric
Podzol
0-0.5
Dorainantly huraic peat
of mesic peat derived
with significant
amounts
from grasses and sedges
Ternc
Mesic
Humi sol
fen
2-5
Dominantly humic peat
of mesic peat derived
with significant
amounts
from grasses and sedges
Terric
Mesic
Humisol
Undulating
moraine
3:L
Level glacio¬
fluvial
materials
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
colored glacial
till
derived
from gray to black
slate,
shale, silts tone and minor granite
Gleyed HurooFerric
Podzol
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
Ortstein
HumoFerric
Podzol
well stratified
light
brownish
sands and gravels of mixed
0 3-5
100
Michael's
Harbour
Slope
fen
2-5
Doroinantly humic peat
of mesic peat derived
with significant
amounts
from grasses and sedges
Terric
Mesic
Humisol
0 3-6
70
Michael's
Harbour
Slope
fen
2-5
Dominantly humic peat
of mesic peat derived
with significant
amounts
from grasses and sedges
Terric
Mesic
Humisol
30
Pitt's
Undulating
glaciofluvial
materials
2-5
3-15
Coarse textured
gray glaciofluvial
origin
70
Michael's
Harbour
Slope
fen
2-5
Dominantly humic peat
of roesic peat derived
30
Alderburn
Morainal
venee:
over ridged
bedrock
6-9
15-50
0 3-7
Pond
0.5-2.5
09-1
100
Seldom Cove
Basin bog
09-2
40
Seldom Cove
Slope bog
2:5
30
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky
bedrock
10-15
-
20
Fogo
Morainal venee]
over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
60
Seldom Cove
Slope bog
40
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
09-3
2-5
well stratified
light
brownis^
sands and gravels of mixed
with significant
amounts
from grasses and sedges
light
Moderately
coarse to coarse fcextured
olive brown glacial
till
derived
from red sand¬
stone with minor medium grained granite
Orthic HumoFerric-Podzol
Terric
Mesic
Humisol
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
HumoPodzol Phase
Dominantly fibric
sphagnum mosses
peat
derived
from sedges and
Typic
Fibriso-1
Dominantiy fibric
sphagnum mosses
peat
derived
from sedges and
Typic
Fibrisol
light
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from granite,
olive brown glacial
granodiorite,and
diorite
Dominantly fibric
sphagnum mosses
peat
derived
Gieyed FerroHumic Podzol Lithic
Phase
from sedges and
Typic
Fibrisol
10-15
-
SOILS DEVELOPEDOB MARINE DEPOSITS
marine
W 1-1
100
Aspen Cove
Inclined
materials
W 1-2
60
Aspen Cove
Marine veneer
over undulating
moraine & bedro :k
40
Deadwolf
Pond
Blanket bog
over bedrock
Aspen Cove
Ridged glaciomarine material
W 1-5
100
2-5
3-15
Sandy and cobbly
wave action
beach material
deposited
by
Orthic FerroHurni0 Podzol
2-5
15-50
Sandy and cobbly
wave action
beach material
deposited
by
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
0.5-2.5
:
amounts
Dominantiy fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses, and sedges
Mesic FibrisolLithic
Phase
2-5
3-15
Sandy and cobbly
wave action
beach material
deposited
by
Orthic
Ferric
HurnoPodzol
W 1-6
100
Aspen Cove
Marine veneer
over bedrock
2-5
3-15
10-25
Sandy and cobbly
wave action
beach material
deposited
by
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
W 1-7
70
Aspen Cove
Marine veneer
over undulating
bedrock
2-5
3-15
10-25
Sandy and cobbly
wave action
beach material
deposited
by
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
30
Deadwolf
Pond
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
Muddy Hole
Ridged eolian
materials
0.5-2.5
W 2-1
100
Dominantly fibric
peat derived from sphagnum
mosses with significant
amounts of grasses and
sedges
Fine to medium marine beach sand deposited by
wave and wind action
160
Typic
Orthic
Fibrisol
Regosol
LANDFORM
Approx.
Component
t
Dominant
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Surface Form
Slope 7.
Stonlness %
Rockiness %
W 2-2
100
Muddy Hole
Ridged eolian
materials
10-15
Fine to medium marine
wave and wind action
beach sand deposited
by
Orthic
W 2-3
60
Muddy Hole
Eolian veneer
over undulatin'
bedrock
2-5
3-15
25-50
Fine to medium marine
wave and wind action
beach sand deposited
by
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
beach sand deposited
by
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
Map
Untt
W 2-4
t
Soil
Parent
40
Rock Outcrop;
Undulating
bedrock
70
Muddy Hole
Marine veneer t
eolian veneer
over hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
10-25
Fine to medium marine
wave and wind action
30
Mesleyville
Hummocky
moraine
6-9
15-50
till
Coarse textured
glacial
derived
coarse grained porphyritic
granite
100
Muddy Hole
Level eolian
materials
0.5-2.5
W 2-6
60
Muddy Hole
Ridged eolian
materials
2-5
0.1-3
Fine to medium marine
wave and wind action
40
Deadwolf
Pond
Blanket
0.5-2.5
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
30
Muddy Hole
Eo1i an vene er
over inclined
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
Fine to medium marine
wave and wind action
30
Aspen Cove
Marine veneer
over inclined
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
Sandy and cobbly
wave action
40
Deadwolf
Pond
Blanket
50
Muddy Hole
Ridged eolian
materials
50
Mint
Horizontal
60
Muddy Hole
Ridged eolian
materials
40
Mint
Horizontal
W 2-8
W 2-9
Pond
Pond
bog
bog
.
fen
fen
Fine to medium marine
wave and wind action
by
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
beach sand deposited
by
deposited
HumoPodzol
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
Orthic
Typic
Regosol
Fibrisol
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
Orthic FerroHumic Pod2ol
by
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Fibrisol
2-5
Fine to medium marine
wave and wind action
beach sand deposited
0.5-2.5
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with. significant
mosses
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Terric
Fine to medium marine
wave and wind action
beach sand deposited
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
Dominantly mesic peat
sedges with significant
mosses
derived from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
Terric
Mesisol
6-9
Fine to medium marine
wave and wind action
beach sand deposited
Orthic
Regosol
6-9
0.1-3
Fine to medium marine
wave and wind action
beach
2-5
0.5-2.5
100
Muddy Hole
Eolian veneer
3ver ridged
aedrock
B 2-11
40
Muddy Hole
Eoli an veneer
aver hummocky
aedrock
40
Deadwolf
Pond
Blanket
bog
2-5
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
20
Wesleyville
rolling
moraine
6-9
> 90
glaci al ti11
Coarse textured
grained porphyritic
granite
Muddy Hole
Ridged eolian
naterials
100
by
beach sand deposited
beach material
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
0.5-2.5
Orthic
Ferric
from
beach sand deposited
W 2-10
W 2-12
Regospl
2-5
W 2-5
W 2-7
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
2-5
0.01-0.1
Fine to medium marine
wave and wind action
by
by
by
sand deposited
by
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
derived
from coarse
beach sand deposited
by
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
Mesisol
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
Typi c Fi bri so 1
FerroOrtstein
Humic Podzol
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
W 3-1
100
Indian
Island
Marine
terrace
6-9
3-15
Sandy and cobbly
wave action
beach material
deposited
by
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
W 3-2
60
Indian
Island
Marine veneer
over ridged
bedrock
6-9
15-50
25-50
Sandy and cobbly
wave action
beach material
deposited
by
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
40
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
10-15
161
LANDFORM
Map
unit
Approx.
Component
7.
Dominant
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Surface Form
Slope 7.
Stoniness X
Rockiness 7,
Soil
Parent
Dominant
Soil
Subg1'0"?
Material
ROCK LAUD
R -
1
100
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky bedroc ;
31-45
R -
2
100
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
R -
3
70
Rock Outcrops
Inclined
bedrock
16-30
30
Gander
Morainal
veneer
over ridged
bedrock
16-30
15-50
50-90
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky
bedrock
16-30
Sheffield
Morainal
veneer
over hummocky
bedrock
10-16
> 50
25-50
40
R - 4
30
R - 5
R -6
R - 7
R - 8
R - 9
R - 10
R - 11
R - 12
R -
13
30
Deadwo1f Pond Slope bog
80
Rock Outcrops
Ridged
bedrock
31-45
20
Westport
Morainal venee
over ridged
bedrock
16-30
> 50
50-90
60
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
40
Westport
Morainal venee
over hummocky
bedrock
16-30
> 50
25-50
80
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
20
DeadwoIf
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
60
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky
bedrock
10-15
40
Deadwolf
Slope bog
0.5-2.5
Pond
Pond
0.5-2.5
100
Rock Outcrops
Ridged
bedrock
16-30
60
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
20
Gander
Morainal venee
over ridged
bedrock
16-30
> 50
20
Deadwolf
80
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
20
Gander
Morainal venee
over ridged
bedrock
31-45
> 50
50-90
31-45
Fond
Slope bog
70
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
30
Deadwolf
Slope
Pond
bog
0.5-2.5
0.5-2.5
60
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky bedrodk
31-45
40
Gander
Morainal
veneer
over hummockv '
15-30
^ 50
162
Moderately
olive
Orthic
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray
to blacl< Ferric
siltstone,
and minor granite
Lithic
slate,
shale,
HumoPodzol
Phase
Moderately
coarse textured
from rhyolite,
trachyte/and
HumoPodzol
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
till
glacial
pyroclastic
derived
rock
derived
from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Orthic
Ferric
Typic
-
Fibrisol
Moderately
coarse textured
till
derived from micaceous
olive brown glacial
schist and gneiss
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
Humo'Podzol Phase
Moderately
coarse textured
till
derived from micaceous
olive brown glacial
schist and gneiss
Gleyed
Ferric
HumoPodzol
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Fibrisol
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Fibrisol
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
Orthic
Ferric
Lithic
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
Pibrisol
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
Orthic
till
derived from gray to blact< Ferric
colored glacial
minor granite
Lithic
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
HumoPodzol
Phase
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Moderately
olive
coarse to medium textured
colored alacial
till
derived from arav to black
Typic
HumoPodzol
Phase
-
-
Pibrisol
Orthic Huroo-Ferric
Pod7-nl - T.I thi c
LANDFORM
Map
Unit
R - 14
Dominant
Soil
Association
Approx.
Component
7.
70
Materials
&
Surface Form
[ Rock Outcrops'Hummocky
Slope 2
Sconiness Z
Rockiness X
olive
coarse to medium textured,
: Moderately
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
siltstone,and
minor granite
shale,
slate,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Gander
Morainal veneer
|
over ridged
bedrock
j
31-45
> 50
50-90
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone/and
!Orthic
!Podzol
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock '
I
Deadwolf
Pond'Slope
bog
i
Pond • Slope bog
peat
iDominantly fibric
[mosses with significant
;sedges
Rock Outcrops
) Gander
20
•Deadwolf
Fibrisol
6-9
15-50
25-50
olive
coarse to medium textured
[Moderately
till
derived from gray to black
'colored glacial
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
slate,
\ Orthic
! Podzol
[ Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
31-45
> 90
olive
coarse to medium textured
[Moderately
till
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icolored glacial
and minor granite
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Islate,
i Orthic
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' Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
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coarse to medium textured
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till
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colored glacial
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slate,
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i
over ridged
10-15
15-50
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till
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shale, siltstone,and
j Orthic
j! Podzol
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!
0.5-2.5
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i mosses with significant
; sedges
\ Typic
,
r
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16-30
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'
over ridged
•
bedrock
16-30
> 50
50-90
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0.5-2.5
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veneer
•
over ridged
bedrock
J
10-15
15-50
50-90
Deadwolf
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16-30
> 50
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40
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amounts of grasses and
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[Deadwolf
Fibrisol
31-45
j Ridged bedrock,
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veneer\
over ridged
bedrock
;
20
j Typic
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,
bedrock
;
i Gander
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i
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30
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i
[ Ridged bedrock,
I Gander
i
40
Dominant
Soil
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31-45
> SO
50-90
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40
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: Morainal veneer
over hummocky
'
• bedrock
'
Rock Outcrops! Ridged bedrock
Deadwolf
60
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bedrodk
Gander
R - 18
Soil
pond! Slope bog
olive
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coarse to medium textured
till
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minor granite
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shale,
j Orthic
. Podzol
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amounts
peat with significant
I Dominantly fibric
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sedges
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olive,
coarse to medium textured
.
till
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granite
minor
siltstone,and
shale,
slate,
i
Orthic
podzol
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I Dominantly fibric
peat
(mosses with significant
1sedges
0.5-2.5
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
from sphagnum
derived
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| Typic
i
i
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Humo-Perric
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31-45
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f
over ridged
bedrock
i
16-30
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coarse to medium textured
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glacial
minor
granite
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; Phase
shale,
islate,
fibric
peat
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mosses with significant
'sedges
0.5-2.5
-
163
derived from sphagnum
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J Typic
[
J
Humo-Ferric
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LANDFORM
Map
Unit
R - 24
R -
25
R - 26 '
Dominant
Soil
Association
Materials
&
Surface Form
Slope 7.
Stoniness ?.
Rockiness %
60
Rock Outcrops
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31-45
40
Gander
over ridged
bedrock
31-45
> 50
50-90
Approx.
Component
70
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Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
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olive
coarse to medium textured
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
siltstone/and
minor granite
shale,
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Humo-Ferric
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Orthic
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Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Orthic
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olive
coarse to medium texfcured
, Moderately
till
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10-15
16-50
olivet Gleyed
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'
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till
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\ Orthic
; Podzol
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coarse to medium textured
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till
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| Orthic
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15-50
25-50
80
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31-45
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olive
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30
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31-45
i
20
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bedrock
60
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till
derived from gray to black
. colored glacial
minor granite
shale, siltstone.and
;slate,
\
•
40
Gander
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over ridged
bedrock
16-30
15-50
50-90
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till
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colored glacial
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slate,
shale, siltstone
60
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bedrock
16-30
40
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over hummocky
bedrock
16-30
15-50
-
60
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31-45
40
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over inclined
bedrock
31-45
> 50
50-90
i
R -
R -
27
28
R - 29
o
in
bedroc ;
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I bedrock
j
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moraine
!
i
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i bedrock
i
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,
' bedrock
';
iNew Bay
i
!
16-30
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;
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'
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;
''
veneer
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;' over ridged
.
'
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Deadwolf
10-15
15-50
25-50
31-45
10-15
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25-50
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i sedges
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; Typic
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!bedrock
|
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31-45
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coarse to medium textured
till
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colored glacial
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slate,
shale, siltstone,
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peat
mosses with significant
sedges
0.5-2.5
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Orthic
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; Rock Outcrops' Ridged bedrock I
Gander
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veneeri
iover ridged
j
'bedrock
16-30
15-50
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164
olive
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till
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slate,
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; Podzol - Lithic
j Phase
LANDFORH
Map
Unit
R - 36
R - 37
R - 38
R -
39
Approx.
Component
S
Materials
&
Surface Form
Dominant
Soil
Association
Slope 7.
Stoniness Ti
Roominess X
40
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16-30
30
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Morainal veneer [i
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
30
Deadwolf
70
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30
Gander
60
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0.5-2.5
-
Ridged bedrock
31-45
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veneer
!over ridged
'bedrock
16-30
15-50
25-50
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46-70
40
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veneer*
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!
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50-90
60
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| rock
40
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veneer
over in.cLin.ed i
'
bedrock
16-30
15-50
-
60
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16-30
20
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over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
20
Deadwolf
bed-
Soil
Parent
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
to black
till
derived
from gray
colored glacial
! slate,
minor granite
siltstone,and
shale,
Orfhic
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Phase
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peat
; mosses with significant
sedges
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derived
from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Humo-Ferric
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Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
.' Moderately
Orthic
olive
coarse to medium textured
till
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? colored glacial
: slate,
• Phase
minor granite
shale, siltstone,and
Humo-Ferric
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coarse to medium textured
olive
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
' slate,
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
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Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
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coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray
to black
slate,
ahale,
and minor granite
siltstone,
Orthic
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Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Typic
olive
coarse to medium textured
Moderately
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
: slate,
31-45
-
R - 40
Pond Slope bog
R - 41
100
Rock Outcrops
R - 42
100
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bedrock
R - 43
R - 44 !
R - 45
R - 46
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rock
bed¬
j
Ridged bedrock
31-45
40
Gander
Morainal veneel
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
60
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Hummocky bedrock
40
Gander
Morainal veneel
over hummocky
bedrock
31-45
•> 50
50-90
70
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
30
Gander
Morainal
veneer
over ridged
bedrock
31-45
> 50
50-90
70
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;
!
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived
from gray ±o black
slate,
shale,
siltstone,
and minor granite
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Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Moderately coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray
to. black
slate,
shale, siltstone,
and minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
minor granite
Orthic
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Humo-Ferric
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textured
Orthic
from mediu n Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
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31-45
-
i
31-45
j
30
Peyton
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16-30
15-50
50-90
60
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16-30
40
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^
Morainal
veneer
over ridged
bedrock
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31-45
-
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bedrock
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amounts of grasses and
16-30
60
i
R - 47
0.5-2.5
Compacted, moderately
coarse to coarse
light
olive brown glacial
till
derived
grained granodiorite
and diorite
1
16-30
15-50
50-90
165
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
olive
colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
slate,
shale,
siltstone,
and minor granite
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
LARDFORM
Map
Unit
Dominant
Soil
Association
Approx.
Component
X
60
(Rock Outcrops [Ridged bedrock
20
Gander
1
20
Deadwolf
80
Slope X
Stoniness 7.
Rockiness X
Materials
E.
Surface Form
iMorainal veneer!
|over ridged
|
'
.bedrock
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'Rock Outcrops
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over ridged
bedrock
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|Roc
ick Outcrops
[
[New Bay
iMorainal
veneer
i
{ over ridged
'bedrock
20
'Deadwolf
{Gander
30
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fibric
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peat
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amounts of grasses and
olive
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coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray ^° black
minor granite
slate,
shale, siltstone,and
10-15
15-50
25-50
30
30
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Podzol
Phase
16-30
15-50
50-90
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veneer
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;
bedrock
j
! Ridged bedrock !
10-15
> 50
25-50
'
Pond l Slope bog
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olive
coarse to medium textured
'colored glacial
till
derived from gray to black
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shale, silts tone,and minor granite
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olive
coarse to medium textured
till
colored glacial
derived from gray to black
slate,
shale,
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10-15
;Rock Outcrops
40
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soil
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10-15
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50-90
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{Deadwolf Pond \ Slope bog
S3 ,
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Humo-Ferric
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[over ridged
!
bedrock
R -
10-15
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j
16-30
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50-90
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j Phase
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'
|
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:
I
j
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| bedrock
50
New Bay
Morainal veneei"
over hummocky
bedrock
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Gander
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over ridged
!
bedrock
80
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20
;Deadwolf
100
16-30
15-50
25-50
light
coarse to coarse textured
olive Orthic Humo-Ferric
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I Podzol - Lithic
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derived from granite,
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I Phase
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10-15
15-50
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till
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;
!
10-15
15-50
25-50
2-5
3-15
-
166
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iOrthic
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jFerric
'
well stratified
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LASDFORM
M»p
Unit
R - 59
Soil
Component
?
Surface
60
lock Outcrops
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31-45
20
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over rolling
bedrock
[
i
10-15
15-50
25-50
'
6-9
3-15
-
20
'ndian
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"i
R - 61
Slope Z
Stoniness X
Rockiness Z
Form
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over rolling
!bedrock
80
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20
Fogo
60
Rock Outcrops
20
Twillingate
20
Seldom Cove
Basin bog
50
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
50
Seldom Cove
Slope bog
40
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Ridged bedrock
40
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20
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40
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;
! Morainal veneetf
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10-15
15-50
25-50
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31-45
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; over ridged
! bedrock
31-45
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50-90
R - 68
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20
Deadwolf
;
0.5-2.5
0.5-2.S
deposited
Orthic FerroHumic Podzol
by
!
light
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coarse to medium textured
till
derived from granite,
pro'own glacial
diorite
!granodiorite,and
olive,Orthic
Podzol
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till
Medium textured
colored glacial
olive
conglomerate
and
derived from greywacke, slate,
sandstone with significant
amounts of lava and
rock
pyroclastic
I Orthic
| Podzol
;Phase
i
Ferro-Huraic
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peat
derived
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iDominantly
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31-45
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veneer
i
over ridged
bedrock
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i
;
10-15
15-50
25-50
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peat
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amounts of grasses and
!
j
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
minor
granite
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slate,
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Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
olive
coarse to medium textured
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till
derived from gray to black
[ colored glacial
minor
granite
and
siltstone,
shale,
slate,
Orthic
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Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
!
16-30
15-50
25-50
0.5-2.5
100
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
10-15
100
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
46-70
50
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
16-30
50
Seldom Cove
Slope bog
80
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
20
Seldom Cove
Slope bog
60
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
20
Twillingate
; Morainal venee
over ridged
bedrock
,l
16-30
15-50
50-90
20
SeIdom Cove
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beach material
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31-45
' Morainal
veneeM
! over ridged
bedrock
!
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wave action
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Podzol
Phase
16-30
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Pond
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
till
olive colored glacial
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and
conglomerate
derived from greywacke, slate,
lava
and
of
amounts
with
significant
jsandstone
rock
pyroclastic
0.5-2.5
z
40
Parent
31-45
-
Hummocky
bedrock
Pond
Soil
2-5
Dominantly Cibric peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Fibrisol
Dominantly fibric
sphagnum mosses
derived
from sedges and
I Typic
[
Fibrisol
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
1 Typic
j
Fibrisol
peat
16-30
0.5-2.5
0.5-2.5
:
167
peat
i Dominantly fibric
mosses with significant
sedges
till
olive colored glacial
Medium textured
j Orthic
conglomerate
andj Podzol
derived from greywacke, slate,
Phase
amounts of lava and
sandstone with significant
pyroclas tic rock
Dominantly fibric
sphagnum mosses
peat
derived
from sedges and
Typic
'
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Fibrisol
LAHDFORM
Approx.
Component
%
Map
Unit
Dominant
Soil
Association
Ipock Outcrops
(Rock Outcrops
R - 72
!
&
Materials
Surface Form
Slope 7.
Stoniness 7.
Rockiness 7.
[Gander
30
|Deadwolf
40
'Rock Outcrops
40
1Gander
20
'Mint
' Morainal
veneeri
over ridged
i
' bedrock
10-15
'> 50
25-50
'; Ridged bedrocki
16-30
0.5-2.5
'. Ridged bedrock i
31-45
bog
Morainal blanket
\
over ridged
;
bedrock
: Horizontal
16-30
> 50
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
j Orthic
till
derived from gray to black' Podzol
colored glacial
'Phase
minor granite
shale, siltstone,and
slate,
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
80
Rock Outc rops
Ridged bedrock?
16-30
20
Gainbo
Morainal venee over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
25-50
60
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky
bedrock
..
Gambo
60
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Typic
Orthic
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray -to black Podzol
colored glacial
I Phase
minor granite
siltstone,and
shale,
\ slate,
' Dominantly mesic peat
' sedges with significant
I mosses
fen'
from grasses and
amounts of sphagnum
derived
Typic
HumoPodzol
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Fibrisol
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Mesisol
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
31-45
i
Morainal
venee over hummocky
bedrock
10-15
15-50
10-25
Orthic
Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial
derived from medium grained gray to pink
j Podzol
; till
shale, silts tone/and sandstone
granite,
Humo-Ferric
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrockl
16-30
20
Wesleyville
Morainal
veneejr
.
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
> 50
50-90
20
Deadwolf
70
Rock Outcrops
Pond
Pond
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
Deadwolf
60
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
16-30
40
Wesleyville
Morainal veneel
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
•> 50
50-90
40
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
16-30
40
Deadwolf
Blanket
20
Wesleyville
Morainal veneeif
over ridged
bedrock
J
10-15
^ 50
50-90
70
Rock Outcrops
Rolling
10-15
bog
bedroc^
Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
0.5-2.5
bog
30
Pond
till
derived
Coarse textured
glacial
granite
coarse grained porphyritic
from
derived
from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Orthic
Podzol
Typic
Humo-Ferric
Fibrisol
10-15
Ridged
bedrock
Blanket
grayish brown glacial!
Medium to coarse textured
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
sandstone
shale, siltstone,and
granite,
0.5-2.5
Slope bog
-
R - 79
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Material
!' Medium to coarse textured
grayish brown glacial'Gleyed
!Ferric
till
derived from medium grained gray to pink
! granite,
)
silts tone,and sandstone
shale,
10-15
> 50
25-50
:
Pond i Blanket
Pond
Parent
] Ridged bedrock •
veneel'
Morainal
'
over ridged
t
bedrock
30
Soil
\
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
! Coarse textured
till
glacial
granite
grained porphyritic
derived
!Typic
i
)
from coarselOrthic
Fibrisol
Humo-Ferric
l
0.5-2.5
''' Dominantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
till
glacial
Coarse textured
granite
grained porphyritic
derived
\ Typic
,
!
from coarse] Orthic
Fibrisol
Humo-Ferric
:
30
60
40
'
0.5-2.5
Deadwo1f Pond
Blanket
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
Peyton
Morainal venee:
over ridged
bedrock
10-15
15-50
50-90
bog
168
peat
Dominantly fibric
mosses with significant
sedges
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and
Compacted moderately
coarse to coarse
till
light
olive brown glacial
derived
medium grained granodiorite
and diorite
textured
from
| Typic
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Fibrisol
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
LAKDFORM
Map
Dnic
R - 81
Approx.
Component
Z
Dominant
Soli
Association
Materials
&
Surface Form
60
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
40
Twillingate
Morainal venee
over ridged
bedrock
16-30
> 50
50-90
Slope 7.
Stoninees X
Rockioess S
R - 82
100
Rock Outcrops
Hummocky
bedrock
16-30
R - 83
50
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
16-30
R - 84
R - 85
R - 86
till
Medium textured
olive colored glacial
conglomerate
and
derived from greywacke, slate,
amounts of lava and
sandstone with significant
rock
pyroclastic
Dominant
Soil
Subgroup
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium fcextured
till
derived from gray to.' black
colored glacial
and minor granite
shale, siltstone,
slate,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
10-15
15-50
25-50
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived from gray to black
colored glacial
shale, siltsfcone, and minor granite
slate,
Orthic
Podzol
Phase.
Humo-Ferric
- Lithic
0.5-2.5
amounts
Dominantly fibric
peat with significant
of mesic peat derived from sphagnum mosses,
grasses, and sedges
Typic
Fibrisol
derived from sphagnum
amounts of grasses and.
Typic
Fibrisol
Morainal
veneel
over ridged
bedrock
31-45
15-50
25-50
60
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
31-45
40
Gander
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
31-45
15-50
50-90
40
Rock Outcrops
Ridged bedrock
16-30
40
Gander
Morainal veneer
over ridged
bedrock
20
Deadwolf
80
Rock Outcrops
20
Deadwolf
Pone Slope bog
Material
Orthic
podzol
Phase.
Gander
Ridged bedrock
Parent
olive
Moderately
coarse to medium textured
till
derived
from gray to ."black
colored glacial
siltstone,
and minor granite
shale,
slate,
50
Pond Slope bog
Soil
16-30
0.5-2.5
169
Doroinantly fibric
peat
mosses with significant
sedges
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