WSP00945

• File Number: 8442.400
• Description: Missouri Basin - Pick Sloan Project - Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 2/28/1985
• Author: DoI, BoR
• Title: Lake Andes - Wagner Unit Planning Report / draft Enviromental Statement
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Table 1

UNITED STATES
DBPAR'mENT OF THE UlTERIOR
BUREAUOFRECl.AKo\TION
Ul'PER MISSOURI REGION

SPRINKLER lRJl.tGATlON LAIlD CLASSIFICATION St'ECIFICATIONS
LAKE ANDES-WAGNER PROJECT
MIIy1983

December 1959 (Gravlry)
September 1972 (Sprinkler)
RevIsed May 1983 (Sprinkler)

LAND CIWL\CtBRISTICS

CLASS3-ARABLE

5)'110018

CLASS I-ARABLE

CLASS 2 - ARABLE

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Texture (S...rface)

Coaue!.!

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Fine

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Depthtocoueeund. gravel
or cobble material l'
SQc!leltyatequUibrlU11
wIth lrrigat10n water

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SeUnltyat equlUbrl\111

TOPOGRAPHY

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Gradient

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Irrigation pattern

Grading and Sh.ping

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Coval:" (Br...eh or Tra..)

Cobble & Stone (boulder)l:/

DRAINAGE

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Surhca(onfarll)

BarrIer (aoUend/or
drabqafactor)

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SUd"ell-Subsurface

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Pel'lll18B1ble Devdoplllent eoat 1/

bord

Sandy loam throughattuctured clay
loam.

LOl1llly sand to permeable clay.

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Sandpentllrredbelow361nches
with availabh water holding
caf>8cityof6lnrhesormore
In the upper 48 Inches.

Loamy cosrse ssndor ssnd per-
mitrsd below 24 indIes w1th
available wster holding capa-
<:1ty of greater than 4.5 inches
In the upper 481nchea.

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110 clay, eiltyclay, or sandy clay
In upper 36 Inchea.

Permeable clay permitted below
12 Inches.

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Greater than 36 Inchee.

Greater than 24 inches,

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SAlt_hould be len than 10 in fine
(clay) te"tuusoUsbutmsyunge
to 20 In cOarse (sandy) textured
eoila with adequate drainage,

S8lIIe as Class 1.

Leu than 4 mUliIDhos per centi-
_ter with adequate drainage.

Lees than 6 mill1rohos per cen~
timer with adequate drainage.

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General gradient not to exceed 6 SllIIIe aa Class 1.
parcentbutlllllyincludaamall
ellcarpllenteorothartopo&raphic
features which exceed thia elope
liIDitetionwhen land use conaider-
ationawoulddicratetheirincluston.

HiniIDUIIIshe of 40acua. Same aaC1sss1.

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Can be accOlllpl1shad with $150 or Clln be accompl1shedwHh $300
le8eperacra. or lesa per acre.

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Can be removlld with $150 or leu Can be removed w1th $300 or
per acre. lase per acre.

Can be rflllloved with $150 or lees Cen be removed wHh $300 or
per acre. lese per sere.

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Csnbe provided with $50 or less
per acre. SurEaceoutletexeava-
tion.

Can be provided with $75 or
leas per acre. Surface outlet
excavation.

Loamy san.<! through permeable clay.

l.oamy coarse sand or sand perm1tted
below 12 inches w1th avsilable water
holding capac1ty of graat"r than
3 inches in the upper 48 inches.

Entire profUe may be peneaHe clay
if infiltration rate is adequate for
plant moieture requirements.

Greaterthan121nches.

SlUlle as Class L

Lesa than 8millimhos per centimetar
w1th adequate drainage.

Same as Claes L

Same asClasa 1.

Can be accomplished "ith $1,50 or
less per aCre.

Can be removed wlth $1,50 or less
per acre.

Can be removedwHh $450 or less
par acre.

Can be provided with $100 or leas
per acre. Surfaceoutletexcava-
tion.

The general depth to very alowly permeable or impermeable"lIllIterial that ia a barrier to subsurface "ater
mOVelllent shall be 7 feet or greater. Thia inc1udes denae cLay and ssndstone, siltstone, or shaLe bedroc k.
Major 8urfaee outlets for each farm over $100 per acre cost and all aubsurface drainag~ wilL he provided
all a project expenae. Landa potentially arsble. but nondrainabla within cost limitations, "ilL be desig-
natedbya6Dprecedil\&thes~bol.

$150 or less per acre. 1/

$300 or leas per acre.

1! May not b..a defideney in project area.
I/ B..ed on Clue 1 productivity.
3/Coat of aprinkler equipment not considered as a development CoSt.
- Clau 6 - Nonarehla - Lands which do nOt meet the minimum requirementa for arable land.

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$1,50 or less per acre,