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Map Unit Description--Larimer County Area, Colorado; and Weld County, Colorado, Southern <br />Part <br />Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 10 percent <br />Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 <br />mmhos/cm) <br />Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.7 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 3e <br />Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4e <br />Hydrologic Soil Group: A <br />Ecological site. Sandy Plains (R067BY024CO) <br />Hydric soil rating: No <br />Minor Components <br />Kim <br />Vona <br />Percent of map unit: 10 percent <br />Hydric soil rating: No <br />Percent of map unit: 5 percent <br />Hydric soil rating: No <br />52—Otero sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol: 3631 <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: Farmland of statewide importance <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: 3 to 5 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Natural drainage class: Well drained <br />USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 11/9/2016 <br />Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 19 of 22 <br />