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Map Unit Description—Larimer County Area, Colorado; and Weld County, Colorado, Southern <br />Part <br />Across -slope shape: Linear, concave <br />Ecological site: Salt Meadow (R072XY035CO) <br />Hydric soil rating: No <br />31 --Kim loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol: 3629 <br />Elevation: 4,900 to 5,250 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation, 13 to 17 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature_ 46 to 52 degrees F <br />Frost -free period, 125 to 150 days <br />Farmland classification-, Prime farmland if irrigated <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Kim and similar soils: 90 percent <br />Minor components: 10 percent <br />Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the <br />mapunit. <br />Description of Kim <br />Setting <br />Landform Alluvial fans, plains <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across -slope shape.- Linear <br />Parent material Mixed eolian deposits derived from sedimentary <br />rock <br />Typical profile <br />Hi - 0 to 12 inches: loam <br />H2 - 12 to 42 inches: loam <br />H3 - 42 to 60 inches: fine sandy loam <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope, 0 to 1 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 layer to transmit water (Ksat): <br />Moderately high to high (0.57 to 5.95 in/hr) <br />Depth to water table: More than 80 inches <br />Frequency of flooding None <br />Frequency of ponding None <br />Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile_ 15 percent <br />Available water storage in profile: High (about 9.0 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated)., 3e <br />Hydrologic Soil Group. A <br />Ecological site- Loamy Plains (R067BY002CO) <br />Hydric soil rating: No <br />........... _._.., <br />USDA Natural Resources Web Sall Survey 11/9/2016 <br />21111111 Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 15 of 22 <br />