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Map Unit Description: Ellicott-Glenberg complex,0 to 3 percent slopes,occasionally flooded-- Tucson South Resource <br /> Adams County Area,Parts of Adams and Denver Counties,Colorado <br /> Adams County Area, Parts of Adams and Denver <br /> Counties, Colorado <br /> EgA—Ellicott-Glenberg complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes, <br /> occasionally flooded <br /> Map Unit Setting <br /> National map unit symbol: 2xOj6 <br /> Elevation: 3,950 to 5,960 feet <br /> Mean annual precipitation: 13 to 17 inches <br /> Mean annual air temperature: 50 to 54 degrees F <br /> Frost-free period: 135 to 165 days <br /> Farmland classification: Not prime farmland <br /> Map Unit Composition <br /> Ellicott, occasionally flooded, and similar soils: 65 percent <br /> Glenberg, rarely flooded, and similar soils: 20 percent <br /> Minor components: 15 percent <br /> Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of <br /> the mapunit. <br /> Description of Ellicott, Occasionally Flooded <br /> Setting <br /> Landform: Flood plains <br /> Down-slope shape: Linear <br /> Across-slope shape. Linear <br /> Parent material: Noncalcareous, stratified sandy alluvium <br /> Typical profile <br /> A- 0 to 4 inches: sand <br /> AC-4 to 13 inches: sand <br /> C1 - 13 to 30 inches: sand <br /> C2-30 to 44 inches: sand <br /> C3-44 to 80 inches: coarse sand <br /> Properties and qualities <br /> Slope: 0 to 3 percent <br /> Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br /> Natural drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained <br /> Runoff class: Negligible <br /> Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): High to <br /> very high (6.00 to 39.96 in/hr) <br /> Depth to water table: More than 80 inches <br /> Frequency of flooding. Occasional <br /> Frequency of ponding: None <br /> Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.1 <br /> to 2.0 mmhos/cm) <br /> Available water storage in profile: Very low(about 2.1 inches) <br /> Interpretive groups <br /> Land capability classification (irrigated): 4e <br /> usDA Natural Resources Aggregate Industries Tucson South Permit Amendment 10/18/2018 <br /> Conservation Service Page 1-17 Page 1 of 3 <br />