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Eutrocryept-glacial till
landscape - Valley Co., ID


This landscape resulted from the activity of localized glaciers at higher elevations in central Idaho. The large boulders in the foreground were deposited by these glaciers. The soils formed in this glacial till landscape have a low water holding capacity due to the large percentage of rock fragments in the subsoil. This limits the use of these landscapes for timber or crop production. As a result, the primary uses are pasture and grazing land.
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  Examples:
1. Dystrudept landscape
Appalachian Mountains, NC
2. Typic Dystrudept West Virginia
3. Lithic Eutrudept northern Michigan
4. Dystrocryept landscape
central Idaho
5. Xeric Dystrocryept
central Idaho
6. Eutrocryept
glacial till landscape
central Idaho
7. Humic Eutrocryept
central Idaho
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please contact Dr. Paul McDaniel at the Soil Science Division,
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2339.