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Map Unit Description.Ascalon fine sandy loam,0 to 6 percent slopes---Weld County, <br /> Colorado, Northern Part <br /> Weld County, Colorado, Northern Part <br /> 4—Ascalon fine sandy loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes <br /> Map Unit Setting <br /> National map unit symbol: 2tlp5 <br /> Elevation: 4,550 to 6,050 feet <br /> Mean annual precipitation: 12 to 17 inches <br /> Mean annual air temperature: 46 to 54 degrees F <br /> Frost-free period: 135 to 160 days <br /> Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance <br /> Map Unit Composition <br /> Ascalon and similar soils: 85 percent <br /> Minor components: 15 percent <br /> Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of <br /> the mapunit. <br /> Description of Ascalon <br /> Setting <br /> Landform: I nterfluves <br /> Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope, summit <br /> Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve <br /> Down-slope shape: Linear <br /> Across-slope shape: Linear <br /> Parent material: Wind-reworked alluvium and/or calcareous sandy <br /> eolian deposits <br /> Typical profile <br /> Ap-0 to 7 inches: fine sandy loam <br /> Bt1 - 7 to 13 inches: sandy clay loam <br /> Bt2- 13 to 18 inches: sandy clay loam <br /> Bk- 18 to 48 inches: sandy loam <br /> C-48 to 80 inches: sandy loam <br /> Properties and qualities <br /> Slope: 0 to 6 percent <br /> Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br /> Natural drainage class: Well drained <br /> Runoff class: Low <br /> Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): <br /> Moderately high to high (0.60 to 6.00 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: 10 percent <br /> Salinity, maximum in profile. Nonsaline (0.1 to 1.9 mmhos/cm) <br /> Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 1.0 <br /> Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 6.8 inches) <br /> usDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 12/3/2018 <br /> Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 2 <br />