Mosquito soil series
Depth class: very shallow to moderately deep over permafrost
Drainage class: very poorly drained
Parent material: silty alluvium or organic matter over alluvium in regions of groundwater discharge
Landform: alluvial plains in broad valleys and flats
Slope: 0 to 3 percent
Mean annual temperature: 21 to 28 degrees F.
Mean annual precipitation: 9 to 14 inches
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, subgelic Ruptic Histoturbels
USE AND VEGETATION: Mosquito soils are used for wildlife habitat and watershed protection. Soil drainage is not improved sufficiently by clearing to allow agricultural use. The soils support forest of tamarack and black spruce, with shrub birch and cottonsedge in the understory.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRA 229, Interior Alaska Lowlands. The series is of moderate extent. Groundwater discharge neutralizes organic acids in the organic horizon, and results in a higher pH of these horizons than in most other Ruptic Histoturbels in this region. Because permafrost is relatively impermeable, groundwater must be discharged through associated unfrozen soils.
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Mosquito soil series
Depth class: very shallow to moderately deep over permafrost
Drainage class: very poorly drained
Parent material: silty alluvium or organic matter over alluvium in regions of groundwater discharge
Landform: alluvial plains in broad valleys and flats
Slope: 0 to 3 percent
Mean annual temperature: 21 to 28 degrees F.
Mean annual precipitation: 9 to 14 inches
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, subgelic Ruptic Histoturbels
USE AND VEGETATION: Mosquito soils are used for wildlife habitat and watershed protection. Soil drainage is not improved sufficiently by clearing to allow agricultural use. The soils support forest of tamarack and black spruce, with shrub birch and cottonsedge in the understory.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRA 229, Interior Alaska Lowlands. The series is of moderate extent. Groundwater discharge neutralizes organic acids in the organic horizon, and results in a higher pH of these horizons than in most other Ruptic Histoturbels in this region. Because permafrost is relatively impermeable, groundwater must be discharged through associated unfrozen soils.
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/M/MOSQUITO.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit: