Soil: Eena Sandy Loam (2) 

Parent Material:
Glacio-fluvial; sand and stratified silt over till.
Classification:    Gray Wooded and Podzol; Degraded Dystric Brunisol, 1970.
Profile Description:
Horizon Depth (cm.)  Description 
Ao (0-2.5) Dark brown well decomposed moss, twigs, wood, etc. pH 5.2. 
A2 (2.5-12.5) Whitish brown ash-like and platy sandy loam. Finger-like pockets extend downward for several inches around roots. pH 5.8. 
A3 (12.5-35) Brown sandy loam, firm and single-grained. pH 6.2. 
B1 (35-57.5) Light brown medium to coarse loamy sand, with scattered small gravel. Firm and structureless. pH 6.5. 
B2 (57.5-97.5) Grayish brown structureless loamy sand. Small amounts of silt due to thin silty bands in the parent material. pH 6.4. 
C    Gray stratified sand with brownish colour inclusions. pH 6.8. 

Reference: B.C. Soil Survey, Report No. 2. 1946. 
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