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Map Unit Description:Torrifluvents,very gravelly,0 to 3 percent slope--Golden Area, Golden Mine <br /> Colorado,Parts of Denver,Douglas,Jefferson,and Park Counties <br /> Golden Area, Colorado, Parts of Denver, Douglas, <br /> Jefferson, and Park Counties <br /> 151—Torrifluvents, very gravelly, 0 to 3 percent slope <br /> Map Unit Setting <br /> National map unit symbol: jpm5 <br /> Elevation: 5,200 to 6,500 feet <br /> Mean annual precipitation: 13 to 17 inches <br /> Frost-free period. 126 to 142 days <br /> Farmland classification: Not prime farmland <br /> Map Unit Composition <br /> Torrifluvents, occasionally flooded, 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 Torrifluvents, Occasionally Flooded <br /> Setting <br /> Landform:Terraces, flood plains <br /> Landform position (three-dimensional):Tread <br /> Down-slope shape: Linear <br /> Across-slope shape: Linear <br /> Parent material: Stratified sandy and gravelly alluvium <br /> Typical profile <br /> H1 - 0 to 6 inches: variable <br /> H2- 6 to 60 inches: stratified very gravelly sand to sandy loam <br /> Properties and qualities <br /> Slope: 0 to 3 percent <br /> Depth to restrictive feature:More than 80 inches <br /> Drainage class:Somewhat excessively drained <br /> Runoff class: Negligible <br /> Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water <br /> (Ksat): Moderately high to very high (0.20 to 20.00 in/hr) <br /> Depth to water table: More than 80 inches <br /> Frequency of flooding: Occasional <br /> Frequency of ponding: None <br /> Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 5 percent <br /> Available water capacity:Very low(about 2.7 inches) <br /> Interpretive groups <br /> Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified <br /> Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6w <br /> Hydrologic Soil Group: A <br /> Ecological site: R049XY036CO-Overflow <br /> Hydric soil rating: No <br /> usDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 2/17/2021 <br /> Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 2 <br />