TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 



FOREWORD ii 



SUMMARY iii 



TABLE OF CONTENTS v 



1. PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT 1 



2. HOW SIGNIFICANT IS SOILS INFORMATION IN COMPREHENSIVE I 



PLANNING? 



3. l^^HAT SOIL PATTERNS ARE FOUND IN THE REGION? 3 



Geology and soil parent materials 3 



Subregional descriptions 3 



4. HOW CAN ONE OBTAIN MORE DETAILED INFORMATION? 6 



Soil maps 6 



Soil associations 7 



Soil properties 9 



5 . WHAT ARE THE MAJOR SOIL USE LIMITATIONS ? 11 



Interpretations of soils for various uses 11 



Significant soil use problems by subregion 12 



6. WHAT WILL THE STUDY DO NEXT? 12 



Appendices 



A - Selected References A-1 



B - Glossary , B-1 



C - Significant Engineering Soil Properties C-1 



D - Interpretations of Soils for Various Uses D-1 



