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Custom Soil Resource Report <br />Huerfano County Area, Colorado <br />22—Glenberg sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol: 2w4pc <br />Elevation: 5,400 to 6,400 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 14 to 16 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 48 to 52 degrees F <br />Frost-free period: 120 to 140 days <br />Farmland classification: Prime farmland if irrigated <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Glenberg, rarely flooded, and similar soils: 90 percent <br />Minor components: 10 percent <br />Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. <br />Description of Glenberg, Rarely Flooded <br />Setting <br />Landform: Flood plains, flood-plain steps <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across-slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Alluvium <br />Typical profile <br />A -0 to 8 inches: sandy loam <br />Cl -8 to 40 inches: sandy loam <br />C2-40 to 79 inches: fine sandy loam <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 0 to 2 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Natural drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained <br />Runoff class: Very low <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): High (2.00 to 6.00 <br />in/hr) <br />Depth to water table: More than 80 inches <br />Frequency of flooding: Rare <br />Frequency of ponding: None <br />Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 2 percent <br />Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline(0.0 to 1.9 mmhos/cm) <br />Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 6.8 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 3e <br />Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4c <br />Hydrologic Soil Group: A <br />Ecological site: Sandy Bottomland LRU's A& B (R069XY031 CO) <br />Hydric soil rating: No <br />Minor Components <br />Haverson, rarely flooded <br />Percent of map unit: 10 percent <br />Landform: Flood plains, flood-plain steps <br />13