General Soil Type:

O5

Region:

O

Map Unit Description:

Soils derived from glacial outwash on river terraces; most soils are strongly loess-influenced in the upper part, gravelly or sandy in the  lower part, and have low water-holding capacity; some are influenced by volcanic ash in the upper part

Moisture Regime:

Xeric

Temperature Regime:

Mesic

Taxonomic Classification:

Vitrandic Xerochrepts, Vitrandic Haploxerolls, Typic

Xerorthents, Typic Xeropsamments

Major Soil Series:

Springdale-Garrison-Spens-Bisbee