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This soil constitutes the major portion of the upper hay meadow on the <br />Crystal River Ranch property across which the haul road to the truck <br />dump site was constructed. <br />The surface layer of this soil is typically a dark brown silt loam <br />about 14 inches thick. The soil in the pasture is not as deeply deve- <br />loped as this, and the profile description shown in this report is <br />specific to the actual site sampled. It is theorized that some of the <br />A horizon is lost due to erosion. It has also been suggested by the <br />S.C.S. that an irrigated phase of this soil may be separately mapped <br />(including all of the area disturbed by the loadout construction) <br />which would be characterized by the occurrence of free lime higher in <br />the profile than would typically be expected. The subsoil is brown <br />clay loam or silty clay loam about 26 inches thick. The substratum is <br />typically brown clay loam extending below 60 inches. <br />This soil is moderately permeable. Effective rooting depth is 30 to <br />• 40 inches. Available water capacity is 0,16 to 0.21 inches per inch. <br />Surface runoff is slow and erosion hazard is slight. <br />Almy Loam, 1 to 6 Percent Slopes <br />(d71 Al my Loam - bully-Dissected) <br />This is a deep, well-drained soil on upland mesas, benches, and valley <br />sideslopes at elevations of 5,000 to 7,500 feet. It formed in loess- <br />influenced alluvium from mixed mineralogy parent materials. Included <br />in this unit are small areas of the unit 70C soil. <br />The surface layer is dark brown loam about 7 inches thick. The sub- <br />soil is a reddish brown silt loam or silty clay loam that extends <br />below 40 inches. In some areas gravel and cobble underlie the soil <br />material at depths between 40 and 60 inches. <br /> <br />3-119 <br />