Hydrology of Soil Types
Introduction
HOST Classification
HOST Class 10
- Geology:
- alluvial deposits and saltings.
- Landforms:
- found in low lying areas around lochs, between fluvioglacial mounds, along rivers and on raised beaches. Also saltings and dune slacks.
- Soils:
- poorly drained alluvial soils and mineral ground water gleys (wetness class IV). Saline alluvial soils below the high-water mark which are periodically inundated by the sea.
- Vegetation:
- varies from the halophytic marsh species of the saltings, rush pastures, and sedge mires to permanent pasture and intensive agriculture where the level of the water table can be controlled.