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Tonka soil series

The Tonka series consists of very deep, poorly drained, slowly permeable soils that formed in local alluvium over till or glaciolacustrine deposits. These soils are in closed basins and depressions on till and glacial lake plains and have slopes of 0 to 1 percent.

 

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, smectitic, frigid Argiaquic Argialbolls

 

Tonka soils are widely distributed on the glaciated plains of North Dakota, northeastern South Dakota, and western Minnesota. The series is extensive and is used mainly for small grains, hay and pasture. Native vegetation is tall grasses, sedges and rushes.

 

For a detailed description, please visit:

soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/T/TONKA.html

 

For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:

casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#tonka

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Uploaded on January 2, 2011
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