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9 06—Tassel sandy loam, 3 to 26 percent slopes <br /> Map Unit Setting <br /> (National map unit symbol jptz <br /> Elevation: 4,800 to 5,800 feet <br /> Mean annual precipitation: 13 to 15 inches <br /> Mean annual air temperature: 48 to 50 degrees F <br /> Frost-free period. 135 to 150 days <br /> Farmland classification: Not prime farmland <br /> Map Unit Composition <br /> Tassel and similar soils: 90 percent <br /> Minor components: 10 percent <br /> Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapund. <br /> Description of Tassel <br /> Setting <br /> Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope <br /> Dawn-slope shape: Linear <br /> Across-slope shape: Linear <br /> Parent material: Material weathered from sandstone <br /> Typical profile <br /> H1 -0 to 3 inches: sandy loam <br /> H2-3 to 12 inches: sandy loam, loamy very fine sand,fine sandy loam <br /> H2-3 to 12 inches: weathered bedrock <br /> H2-3 to 12 inches: <br /> H3- 12 to 16 inches. <br /> Properties and qualities <br /> Slope: 3 to 25 percent <br /> Depth to restnctrve feature. 10 to 20 inches to paralithic bedrock <br /> Natural drainage class: Well drained <br /> Runoff`class: Very high <br /> Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): Moderately low to <br /> moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 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: Low(about 3.8 inches) <br /> Interpretive groups <br /> Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified <br /> Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6s <br /> Hydrologic Soil Group: D <br /> Hydnc soil rating: No <br /> Note: Map Unit 102 is not included. It is 0.1% of the soils for the site. <br /> 28 <br />