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Soil survey of the Whitecourt and Barrhead area

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This report describes the soils of the Whitecourt and Barrhead areas in central Alberta including the cultural and physical features of the area, the morphological and chemical characteristics of... More ≫

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This report describes the soils of the Whitecourt and Barrhead areas in central Alberta including the cultural and physical features of the area, the morphological and chemical characteristics of the soil series, and certain land use aspects. The soil map shows the location and extent of the different soil areas and indicates the main topographical features. The soil rating map shows a suggested productivity grouping based on a rating of the soils.

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Reconnaissance soil survey of the Hotchkiss and Keg River area

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This report describes the soils of the Hotchkiss and Keg River areas, which lie in the northern portion of the Peace River District, including the cultural and physical features of the area, the... More ≫

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This report describes the soils of the Hotchkiss and Keg River areas, which lie in the northern portion of the Peace River District, including the cultural and physical features of the area, the morphological and chemical characteristics of the soil series, and certain land use aspects. The soil map shows the location and extent of the different soil areas and indicates the main topographical features. The soil rating map distinguishes the better land from the poorer land and serves as a guide to future agricultural development.

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Reconnaissance soil survey of the Buck Lake (NE83B) and Wabamun Lake (E 1/2 83G) areas

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This report describes the soils of the Buck Lake and the Wabamun Lake areas, which lie geographically adjacent in the west central portion of Alberta and are characterized by somewhat similar... More ≫

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This report describes the soils of the Buck Lake and the Wabamun Lake areas, which lie geographically adjacent in the west central portion of Alberta and are characterized by somewhat similar soils. The publication includes colored soil maps and soil rating maps. The soil maps show the location and distribution of the various soil areas and the associated topographical features. The soil rating maps are interpretive maps in which the main landscape features, soils and topography, are evaluated and given a relative productivity rating.

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Reconnaissance soil survey of the Grimshaw and Notikewin area

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This report describes the soils of the Grimshaw and Notikewin areas, which lie in the northern portion of the Peace River District, including the cultural and physical features of the area, the... More ≫

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This report describes the soils of the Grimshaw and Notikewin areas, which lie in the northern portion of the Peace River District, including the cultural and physical features of the area, the morphological and chemical characteristics of the soil series, and certain land use aspects. The soil map shows the location and extent of the different soil areas and indicates the main topographical features. The soil rating map distinguishes the better land from the poorer land and serves as a guide to future agricultural development.

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Reconnaissance soil survey of the Cherry Point and Hines Creek area

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The report describes the cultural and physical features of the Cherry Point and Hines Creek areas, and the chemical, physical and morphological characteristics of the soil series. The soil map... More ≫

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The report describes the cultural and physical features of the Cherry Point and Hines Creek areas, and the chemical, physical and morphological characteristics of the soil series. The soil map shows the location and extent of the different soil areas and indicates the main topographical features. The soil rating map distinguishes the better land from the poorer land and serves as a guide to future agricultural development. The appendices provide information on methods used in chemical and physical analyses, definitions of terms describing significant features of the mapped area and of the field classification, physical analyses that may be helpful in engineering studies, and a classification of the soils of the Cherry Point and Hines Creek area.

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Reconnaissance soil survey of the Beaverlodge and Blueberry Mountain sheets

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Describes the characteristics and agricultural adaptations of the various soil series shown on the accompanying soil map. Included in the report is a general description of the mapped area dealing... More ≫

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Describes the characteristics and agricultural adaptations of the various soil series shown on the accompanying soil map. Included in the report is a general description of the mapped area dealing with the topography, drainage, climate, vegetation and other factors that have a bearing on soil development, settlement and crop production.

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Reconnaissance soil survey of the Grande Prairie and Sturgeon Lake sheets

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Describes the characteristics and agricultural adaptations of the various soil series shown on the accompanying soil map of the Grande Prairie and Sturgeon Lake areas. Included in the report is a... More ≫

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Describes the characteristics and agricultural adaptations of the various soil series shown on the accompanying soil map of the Grande Prairie and Sturgeon Lake areas. Included in the report is a general description of the mapped area dealing with the topography, drainage, climate, vegetation and other factors that have a bearing on soil development, settlement and crop production.

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Reconnaissance soil survey of the High Prairie and McLennan sheets

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Describes the characteristics and agricultural adaptations of the various soil series shown on the accompanying soil map. Included in the report is a general description of the mapped area dealing... More ≫

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Describes the characteristics and agricultural adaptations of the various soil series shown on the accompanying soil map. Included in the report is a general description of the mapped area dealing with the topography, drainage, climate, vegetation and other factors that have a bearing on soil development, settlement and crop production.

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Soil survey of the Rycroft and Watino sheets

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Provides an inventory of the soil resources in the Rycroft and Watino regions of the Peace River area of Alberta. The properties of the surface and subsoil of the various soil series are... More ≫

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Provides an inventory of the soil resources in the Rycroft and Watino regions of the Peace River area of Alberta. The properties of the surface and subsoil of the various soil series are described. The first part of each description deals with the characteristics by which the soil may be recognized, while the second part discusses the soil in relation to agriculture. The report also gives a general description of the mapped area and deals with the topography, drainage, climate, vegetation and other factors which have a bearing on soil development, settlement and crop production.

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