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Map Unit Description--Larimer County Area, Colorado; and Weld County, Colorado, Southern <br />Part <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 3e <br />Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4e <br />Hydrologic Soil Group: A <br />Ecological site. Loamy Plains (R067BY002CO) <br />Hydric soil rating: No <br />Minor Components <br />Otero <br />Percent of map unit: 10 percent <br />Hydric soil rating: No <br />51—Otero sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol: 3630 <br />Elevation: 4,700 to 5,250 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 12 to 15 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature. 48 to 52 degrees F <br />Frost -free period: 130 to 180 days <br />Farmland classification: Prime farmland if irrigated and the product of <br />(soil erodibility) x C (climate factor) does not exceed 60 <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Otero and similar soils: 85 percent <br />Minor components: 15 percent <br />Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the <br />mapunit. <br />Description of Otero <br />Setting <br />Landform: Plains <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across -slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Eolian deposits and/or mixed outwash <br />Typical profile <br />H1 - 0 to 12 inches: sandy loam <br />H2 - 12 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 />USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 11/9/2016 <br />�i Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 18 of 22 <br />