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Map Unit Description:Kim loam,0 to 1 percent slopes—Weld County,Colorado,Southern Part <br /> Weld County, Colorado, Southern Part <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 <br /> the 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 /> H1 -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 /> usDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 7/28/2017 <br /> Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 2 <br />