Site WW67

Position In Landscape: Swamp.

General Landscape Description:

This unit forms the intermittent swamps that typically dry out in summer, to varying degrees. Some swamps dry out totally while others still have signs of a perched watertable close to the surface, which is represented in this description. The soil developed on the swamp bed is variable, depending on how and when the lake was formed. This description has deeper sand accumulation on top of the clay, as compared to Site WW66 which only has a shallow sand deposit. No chemical analysis was conducted on this soil type.

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A11

0-40 cm

Brown (10YR4/3) to dark greyish brown (10YR5/6); structureless sand.

A12

40-70 cm

Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) sand.

A13

70-105 cm

Sand. Perched watertable is evident.

Subsoil

B21

105 cm+

Grey (10YR4/1) clay.

Key Profile Features:

Deep sand deposit over clay.

Perched watertable still evident in the summer months.

Profile Described By:

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