04 PROVINCE: ALBERTA 05 PROJECT: WARNER REPORT NUMBER: 46 REPORT NAME : SOIL SURVEY OF THE COUNTY OF WARNER MAP TITLE : SOILS OF WARNER COUNTY LRRC CONTRIBUTION #: 06 MAP/REPORT PRINTED PUBLICATION DATE: 1986 07 AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS: NAME AFFILIATION ------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- A.Kjearsgaard Agriculture Canada,LRRC,Alberta Soil Survey Unit J.Tajek Agriculture Canada,LRRC,Alberta Soil Survey Unit W.W.Pettapiece Agriculture Canada,LRRC,Alberta Soil Survey Unit R.L.McNeil Agriculture Canada,LRRC,Alberta Soil Survey Unit 08 CONTACT PERSON AT LRRC OTTAWA: 09 PHOTOGRAPHY SCALE: 1:30,000 10 SIL: 3 11 OBSERVATION STRATEGY AND SUPPORTING DATA FOR: - 100 to 120 observation per township, mainly along road allowances - sites were sampled with detailed CanSIS descriptions - transects were used as a checking tool (data stored by Agriculture Canada Soil Survey in Edmonton) - soil, air temperature and precipitation were monitored on 3 stations for duration of 3 years (data stored by Agriculture Soil Survey in Edmonton). 12 SYMBOL CONFIGURATION INCLUDING CONCEPT OF SOIL MAP UNIT: phase | Soil unit | \ | numeric suffix \ | / KS:G1 2-3:R / \ Slope class/ \modifier R - bedrock <5m; D - dissected 13 ANALYTICAL METHODS LIST [refer to McKeague if possible]: (Methods listed below are for the analytical data of the modal soil profiles used in the Soil Layer File. It should be noted that analytical data in the published report could represent a different soil profile and could be based on different analytical methods than those used in the ArcInfo Soil Layer File. Numbers in square brackets refer to procedures in CSSC 1978). Sampling site type - representative site. Sample type - bulk samples for chemical and physical analyses, the bulk sample of a C horizon for engineering analysis, cores for bulk density. Sample preparation - air dry, ground to pass through a 2 mm sieve for all but engineering analysis, air dry samples for engineering analysis. Field moist cores for bulk density. pH - water 1:1, 0.01 m calcium chloride [3.13, 3.11]; missing data estimates for pH (CaCl2) based on pH (H2O) or vice versa or when neither value was available estimates were based values for closest comparable sample. Organic Carbon - dry combustion in induction furnace [3.611] (total carbon minus inorganic carbon). Missing values were estimated from values for most similar samples. CaCO3 equivalent - HCl dissolution with manometric detection (Bascomb 1961). Missing values were estimated from values for most similar samples. CEC - buffered NH4OAC at pH 7.0 [3.32] and ammonium ion electrode. Missing values estimated from particle size and organic carbon using regressions by St.Arnaud and Sephton (1972). EC - Paste (saturated and mixed) [3.21]. Missing values estimated from values for most similar samples. Particle size - pipette (dispersion with sodium hexamataphosphate) [2.11]. Missing values estimated from values for the most similar samples. Coarse Fragments - field estimates of the percent coarse fragments by volume. Missing data estimates were based on field descriptions. VF Sand - dry sieving using ultrasonic sifter. Missing data estimated from particle size using an unpublished regression developed for Alberta soil data file. Bulk Density - core [2.211]. Missing data estimated from a table of average bulk densities for Alberta soils. Water content - no determined Kp0 data are available, thus all values were estimated as total porosity (assumed all pores filed with water). Kp10, Kp33 and Kp1500 were determined using the pressure plate method on ground samples [2.431]). Missing Kp33 and Kp1500 values were estimated using regression equations developed by comparing measured Kp values against measured Tsilt, Tclay and Org Carbon for Alberta soils. Ksat - all values estimated. Estimates were based on the McKeague, Wang, and Coen (1986) procedures. 14 ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY: 15 LIST OF ORIGINAL CATEGORIES AND CONVERSIONS (OPTIONAL): Soils - Up to 3 soils represent map unit; the total extent = 100. Miscellaneous map units are treated in accordance with the procedures for this project. Slope - 1 slope per unit. classes % slope ------- ------- 2 0-2% 3 2-5% 4 5-9% 5 9-15% 6 15-30% 7 30-45% 8 45-70% Stoniness: stones1 for soil_code1; stones2 for soil_code2; stones3 for soil_code3. phase numeric suffix --------------------- -------------------------------------- E - eroded 1 - pure unit G - gravely 2 - signif. proportion of gleysols L - lithic 3 - signif. proportion of saline soils P - stony 4 - sig. proportion of Rego or Cal- S - saline careous Chernozemic soils 5 - sig. proportion of finer texture soils 6 - sig. proportion of coarser text. soils 7 - sig. proportion of Solonetzic soils 16 OTHER PROVINCIAL INTERPRETATIONS: Land use (irrigation, dryland farming, grazing,) tables and maps are in the report. Degradation (water erosion, salinity) tables and maps are in the report. Aridity index (water holding capacity, aridity index) tables and maps are in the report. Depth to Bedrock (map included in the report). 17 OTHER PROVINCIAL COMMENTS: MU_GROUP: Warner SN_GROUP: Alberta All values for individual soil series in the SLF are represented by one modal profile. All measured values (determined from a sampled pedon) have 1 in the extent column (e.g.value in VFS_E column = 1). The O in the extent column means that value was estimated. All estimated values are class centroids. References: Bascomb, C.L. 1961. A calcimeter for routine use on soil samples. Chemistry and Industry. Nov.11,1961:1826-27. CSSC. 1978. Manual on soil sampling and methods of analysis. Canadian Society of Soil Science,151 Slater St.,Ottawa. 212. pp. McKeague, J.A., Wang, C. and Coen, G.M. 1986. Describing and interpreting the macrostructure of mineral soils - a preliminary report. Land Resource Research Institute Contribution No.84-50, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, 47 pp. St.Arnaud, R.J. and Sephton, G.A. 1972. Contribution of clay and organic matter to cation exchange capacity of Chernozemic soils. Can J. Soil Sci. 52:124-126.