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Map Unit Description—Larimer County Area, Colorado; and Weld County, Colorado, Southern <br />Part <br />Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6w <br />Hydrologic Soil Group_ D <br />Ecological site: Salt Meadow (R067BY035CO) <br />Hydric soil rating, Yes <br />Minor Components <br />Bankard <br />Percent of map unit_, 10 percent <br />Hydric sol! rating: No <br />Ustic torrifluvents <br />Percent of map unit_ 5 percent <br />Hydric soil rating: No <br />10—Bankard sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, frequently <br />flooded <br />U5pq Natural Resources <br />•moi■ Conservation Service <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol, 2s51 n <br />Elevation: 4,090 to 5,410 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 12 to 17 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature - 48 to 52 degrees F <br />Frost -free period: 130 to 160 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 />Bankard, frequently flooded, and similar soils: 80 percent <br />Minor components., 25 percent <br />Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the <br />mapunit. <br />Description of Bankard, Frequently Flooded <br />Setting <br />Landform: Flood plains. ephemeral streams <br />Down-slope shape. Linear <br />Across -slope shape. Linear <br />Parent material., Sandy alluvium <br />Typical profile <br />A - 0 to 2 inches: sandy loam <br />AC - 2 to 9 inches: sandy loam <br />C9 - 9 to 17 inches' loamy sand <br />C2 - 17 to 80 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. Somewhat excessively drained <br />Runoff class, Very low <br />Web Soil Survey <br />National Cooperative Soil Survey <br />11/912016 <br />Page 13 of 22 <br />