SLOPE 
Slope Steepness

Description

Predominant slope of the landscape.

Units

Percent (%)
 

Discussion

 

Slope (%)	Approximate degrees	Terminology
0 - 0.5	0	Level
0.5 - 2	0.3 - 1.1	Nearly level
2 - 5	1.1 - 3	Very gentle slopes
5 - 9	3 - 5	Gentle slopes
9 - 15	5 - 8.5	Moderate slopes
15 - 30	8.5 - 16.5	Strong slopes
30 - 45	16.5 - 24	Very strong slopes
45 - 70	24 - 35	Extreme slopes
70 - 100	35 - 45	Steep slopes
> 100	> 45	Very steep slopes

 

Validation

Soil Type	Province	Allowable values
mineral	all	0 - 150
organic	NF and NB	0 - 150
	all others	0 - 10
nonsoil or unclassified (KIND = N or U)	all	-9

Effective version 1.0  Source: Wally Fraser and Gary Patterson and Peter Schut
Contact: Head, CanSIS