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Map Unit Description—Larimer County Area, Colorado and Weld County, Colorado, Southern <br />Part <br />Minor Components <br />Otero <br />Percent of map unit: 10 percent <br />Hydric soil rating' No <br />32—Kim loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol: 362b <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 />mapunii <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 />H1 - 0 to 12 inches_ loam <br />H2 -12 to 40 inches: loam <br />H3 - 40 to 60 inches: fine sandy loam <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 1 to 3 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 prorrle, 15 percent <br />Available waterstorage in profile: Moderate (about 9.0 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classirication (irrigated)_ 3e <br />Land capability classircation (nonirrigated): 4e <br />LISDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey <br />91111111111 Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey <br />