TURTLE LAKE SHORELAND: Site Portfolio

626B: Suomi silt loam (1-8% slope)

This nearly level to rolling, moderately well drained soil is on complex and smooth slopes on glacial moraines and till plains. A few stones typically are on the surface in the soil.

Suomi soils typically have a thin layer of organic forest litter at the surface. The surface layer is black silt loam over dark gray silt loam and a mixture of grayish brown silt loam and dark brown clay. Permeability is slow in the Suomi soil and available water capacity is moderate or high. Surface runoff is medium or rapid.

Most areas are forested. This soil is well suited to many upland tree species. Areas that are farmed are used primarily for hay and pasture. This soil is well suited to cultivated crops and forage crops, but erosion is a management concern. Deferment of heavy equipment use during wet periods helps to prevent compaction and maintains the potential for seedling regeneration.