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Map Unit Description:Peetz gravelly sandy loam,5 to 20 percent slopes---Weld County, <br /> Colorado,Northern Part <br /> Weld County, Colorado, Northern Part <br /> 51—Peetz gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 20 percent slopes <br /> Map Unit Setting <br /> Elevation: 3,500 to 6,500 feet <br /> Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches <br /> Mean annual air temperature:48 to 50 degrees F <br /> Frost-free period: 120 to 150 days <br /> Map Unit Composition <br /> Peetz and similar soils: 80 percent <br /> Minor components: 20 percent <br /> Description of Peetz <br /> Setting <br /> Landform: Breaks, ridges <br /> Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope, shoulder <br /> Down-slope shape: Linear <br /> Across-slope shape: Linear <br /> Parent material: Calcareous gravelly alluvium <br /> Properties and qualities <br /> Slope: 5 to 20 percent <br /> Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br /> Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained <br /> Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): High(2.00 <br /> 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 content. 20 percent <br /> Available water capacity. Low(about 3.1 inches) <br /> Interpretive groups <br /> Farmland classification: Not prime farmland <br /> Land capability classification (irrigated):6e <br /> Land capability(nonirrigated): 6e <br /> Hydrologic Soil Group:A <br /> Ecological site: Gravel Breaks (R067BY063CO) <br /> Typical profile <br /> 0 to 4 inches: Gravelly sandy loam <br /> 4 to 60 inches:Very gravelly sand <br /> Minor Components <br /> Wages <br /> Percent of map unit. 10 percent <br /> Altvan <br /> Percent of map unit. 5 percent <br /> USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 11/20/2013 <br /> Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 2 <br />