2016-04-06_PERMIT FILE - M2015049

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Properties and qualities • Slope: 3 to 9 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches • Natural drainage class: Excessively drained • Runoff class: Low • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High to very high (5.95 to 19.98 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 15 percent • Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) • Available water storage in profile: Low (about 4.6 inches) Properties and qualities • Slope: 3 to 5 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches • Natural drainage class: Well drained • Runoff class: Very low • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High (2.00 to 6.00 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 12 percent • Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) • Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 6.7 inches) Yuma County, Colorado 41—Stoneham loam Map Unit Setting • National map unit symbol: 35y9 • Elevation: 4,000 to 6,500 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 12 to 16 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 48 to 52 degrees F • Frost-free period: 130 to 170 days • Farmland classification: Prime farmland if irrigated Map Unit Composition • Stoneham and similar soils: 80 percent • Minor components: 20 percent • Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Stoneham Setting • Landform: Plains, terraces • Down-slope shape: Linear • Across-slope shape: Linear • Parent material: Wind-reworked, old alluvium