hardpan

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noun

A former lake, especially a lake that has dried and habitually remains dry, opposed to playas.

noun

A distinct layer of soil that is largely impervious to water.

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hardpan pan caliche clay duripan hardground claypan hardrock ortstein stonelayer inceptisol aquand aquifer baserock hardwater entisol hardveld hardcoat

Associated

subsoil loam joaquin soil bees horizon mound drainage prairie layer crops salt

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