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Map Unit Description: Julesburg loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes —Yuma County, Colorado <br />Yuma County, Colorado <br />22— Julesburg loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol: 35xm <br />Elevation: 4,100 to 4,800 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 48 to 52 degrees F <br />Frost -free period.• 145 to 155 days <br />Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Julesburg and similar soils: 75 percent <br />Minor components. 25 percent <br />Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transacts of the <br />mapunit. <br />Description of Julesburg <br />Setting <br />Landform: Plains <br />Down -slope shape: Linear <br />Across -slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Eolian sands <br />Typical profile <br />H1- 0 to 11 inches: loamy sand <br />H2 -11 to 34 inches. sandy loam <br />H3 - 34 to 60 inches: sand <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 0 to 3 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Natural drainage class: Well drained <br />Runoff class. Very low <br />Capacity of the most limiting /ayerto transmit water(Ksat): High(2.00 <br />to 6.00 in/hr) <br />Depth to water table: More than 80 inches <br />Frequency of flooding. None <br />Frequency of ponding. None <br />Available water storage in profile. Moderate (about 6.4 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 3e <br />Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4e <br />Hydrologic Soil Group: A <br />Ecological site: Deep sands (R072XY016CO) <br />Minor Components <br />Haxtun <br />Percent of map unit. 13 percent <br />Natural Resources Web Sol] Survey 2118/2015 <br />Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 2 <br />