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Map Unit Description: Bresser sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes --El Paso County Area, <br />Colorado <br />El Paso County Area, Colorado <br />12—Bresser sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol: 367g <br />Elevation: 6,000 to 6,800 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 14 to 16 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 46 to 50 degrees F <br />Frost -free period: 125 to 145 days <br />Farmland classification: Prime farmland if irrigated and the product of I <br />(soil erodibility) x C (climate factor) does not exceed 60 <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Bresser and similar soils: 85 percent <br />Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the <br />mapunit. <br />Description of Bresser <br />Setting <br />Landform: Terraces <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across -slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Alluvium derived from arkose and/or residuum <br />Typical profile <br />A - 0 to 8 inches: sandy loam <br />Bt - 8 to 27 inches: sandy clay loam <br />BC - 27 to 36 inches: sandy loam <br />C - 36 to 60 inches: loamy coarse sand <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 3 to 5 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Natural drainage class: Well drained <br />Runoff class: Low <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): <br />Moderately high (0.20 to 0.60 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 6.5 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 3e <br />Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4e <br />Hydrologic Soil Group: C <br />Ecological site: Sandy Foothill (R049BY21000) <br />USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10/21/2015 <br />aim Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 2 <br />