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Map Unit Description---Elbert County,Colorado,Western Part Elbert County Pit <br /> Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): <br /> Moderately high(0.20 to 0.60 in/hr) <br /> Depth to water table: About 12 to 36 inches <br /> Frequency of flooding: Occasional <br /> Frequency of ponding: None <br /> Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 5 percent <br /> Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent <br /> Salinity, maximum in profile: Very slightly saline to moderately <br /> saline (2.0 to 8.0 mmhos/cm) <br /> Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 2.0 <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): 7w <br /> Hydrologic Soil Group: D <br /> Hydric soil rating: No <br /> Minor Components <br /> Nunn <br /> Percent of map unit: 11 percent <br /> Hydric soil rating: No <br /> Fluvaquent <br /> Percent of map unit: 9 percent <br /> Landform: Terraces <br /> Hydric soil rating: Yes <br /> Bresser <br /> Percent of map unit: 5 percent <br /> Hydric soil rating: No <br /> 34—Peyton sandy loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes <br /> Map Unit Setting <br /> National map unit symbol: jnkq <br /> Elevation: 6,400 to 7,300 feet <br /> Mean annual precipitation: 17 to 19 inches <br /> Farmland classification: Not prime farmland <br /> Map Unit Composition <br /> Peyton and similar soils: 80 percent <br /> Minor components: 20 percent <br /> Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transacts of <br /> the mapunit. <br /> Description of Peyton <br /> Setting <br /> Landform: Alluvial fans, valley sides, hills <br /> Landform position(two-dimensional): Toeslope <br /> Landform position(three-dimensional): Side slope <br /> i sm Natural Resources Web Soll Survey 4/13/2018 <br /> all" Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 5 of 8 <br />