Greenwater Provincial Park

Location:Ontario, Canada
IUCN Category:II
Area:11,019 acres (4,459 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
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Climate:View Climate Data
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Köppen climate classification:Dfb (Climate: snow; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

Central Canadian Shield forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share70 %30 %
Soil TypeEutric GleysolsDystric Histosols
Topsoil TextureFineMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm
DrainageVery poorVery poor
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel7 %1 %
Sand17 %26 %
Silt31 %33 %
Clay52 %41 %
USDA TextureClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.22 g/cm³1.27 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.25 g/cm³0.15 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.25 %30.73 %
PH5.84.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity38 cmol kg⁻¹46 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity26 cmol kg⁻¹77 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation78 %58 %
Total Exchangeable Bases19.7 cmol kg⁻¹24.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel1 %5 %
Sand19 %41 %
Silt29 %30 %
Clay52 %29 %
USDA TextureClayClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.23 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³0.11 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.45 %34.81 %
PH5.94.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity39 cmol kg⁻¹84 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity23 cmol kg⁻¹79 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation84 %56 %
Total Exchangeable Bases17.1 cmol kg⁻¹28.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Soil data provided by FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC, 2012. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.2). FAO, Rome, Italy and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.
Köppen climate classification provided by Kottek, M., J. Grieser, C. Beck, B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel, 2006: World Map of Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification updated. Meteorol. Z., 15, 259-263