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Map Unit Description --- Larimer County Area, Colorado, and Weld County, Colorado, Southern <br />Part <br />Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the <br />mapunit. <br />Description of Otero <br />Setting <br />Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across -slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Alluvium and/or eolian deposits <br />Typical profile <br />H1 - 0 to 15 inches: sandy loam <br />H2 - 15 to 60 inches: sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loamy very fine <br />sand <br />H2 - 15 to 60 inches: <br />H2 - 15 to 60 inches: <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 3 to 15 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Natural drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained <br />Runoff class: Low <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High(2.00 <br />to 6.00 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: 5 percent <br />Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 <br />mmhos/cm) <br />Available water storage in profile: Very high (about 15.3 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 6e <br />Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6e <br />Hydrologic Soil Group: A <br />Ecological site. Sandy Plains (R067BY024CO) <br />Hydric soil rating: No <br />Description of Nelson <br />Setting <br />Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across -slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Residuum weathered from sandstone <br />Typical profile <br />H1 - 0 to 5 inches: sandy loam <br />H2 - 5 to 22 inches: fine sandy loam, sandy loam <br />H2 - 5 to 22 inches: weathered bedrock <br />H3 - 22 to 26 inches: <br />t_sDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 11/9/2016 <br />�� Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 7 of 22 <br />