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Map Unit Description' Nederland cobbly sandy loam, 9 to 25 percent slopes ---El Paso County <br />Area, Colorado <br />El Paso County Area, Colorado <br />55—Nederland cobbly sandy loam, 9 to 25 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol: 368z <br />Elevation: 6,000 to 7,000 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: Not prime farmland <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Nederland and similar soils: 85 percent <br />Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the <br />mapunit. <br />Description of Nederland <br />Setting <br />Landform: Terraces, fans <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across -slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Alluvium <br />Typical profile <br />A - 0 to 5 inches: cobbly sandy loam <br />Bw - 5 to 11 inches: very cobbly loam <br />Bt - 11 to 28 inches: very cobbly clay loam <br />C - 28 to 60 inches: very cobbly sandy loam <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 9 to 25 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Natural drainage class: Well drained <br />Runoff class: Medium <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: Low (about 4.5 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified <br />Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 7s <br />Hydrologic Soil Group: B <br />Ecological site: Gravelly Foothill (R049BY214C0) <br />USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10/21/2015 <br />211. Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 2 <br />