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Map Unit Description—Weld County,Colorado,Northern Part Koskie Pit 2020 Amendment Mean annual precipitation: 11 to 13 inches Mean annual air temperature: 52 to 54 degrees F Frost-free period: 120 to 160 days Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Map Unit Composition Cascajo and similar soils: 85 percent Minor components: 15 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Cascajo Setting Landform: Breaks, ridges Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Calcareous gravelly alluvium Typical profile H1 - 0 to 3 inches: gravelly sandy loam H2-3 to 24 inches: very gravelly loamy sand H3- 24 to 60 inches: very gravelly sand Properties and qualities Slope: 5 to 20 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Excessively drained Runoff class: Low Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): High (2.00 to 6.00 in/hr) Depth to water table. More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 25 percent Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Available water storage in profile: Low(about 3.9 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated). 7s Hydrologic Soil Group: A Ecological site: Gravel Breaks (R067BY063CO) Hydric soil rating. No Minor Components Stoneham Percent of map unit: 14 percent Hydric soil rating: No Otero Percent of map unit. 1 percent USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 3/24/2020 Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 3 of 8