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• Frequency of flooding: None <br /> • Frequency of ponding: None <br /> • Available water capacity: Moderate (about 6.3 inches) <br /> Interpretive groups <br /> • Land capability classification (irrigated): 6c <br /> • Land capability classification (nonirrigated):6c <br /> • Hydrologic Soil Group:A <br /> • Ecological site: R048AY222CO <br /> • Hydric soil rating: No <br /> Minor Components <br /> Venable <br /> • Percent of map unit: 5 percent <br /> • Landform:Stream terraces,flood-plain steps <br /> • Ecological site: R048AY241CO <br /> • Hydric soil rating:Yes <br /> 9—Coutis sandy loam,5 to 15 percent slopes <br /> Map Unit Setting <br /> • National map unit symbol:jgn3 <br /> • Elevation:7,700 to 9,000 feet <br /> • Mean annual precipitation: 14 to 23 inches <br /> • Mean annual air temperature:38 to 44 degrees F <br /> • Frost free period:40 to 75 days <br /> • Farmland classification: Not prime farmland <br /> Map Unit Composition <br /> • Coutis and similar soils:80 percent <br /> • Minor components:20 percent <br /> • Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the map unit. <br /> Description of Coutis <br /> Setting <br /> • Landform:Stream terraces, hills <br /> • Landform position (two-dimensional):Toeslope,footslope <br /> • Landform position (three-dimensional): Base slope, side slope <br /> • Down-slope shape: Linear <br /> • Across-slope shape: Linear <br /> • Parent material: Mixed alluvium <br /> Typical profile <br /> • H1 -0 to 11 inches:sandy loam <br /> • H2-11 to 48 inches:sandy loam <br /> • H3-48 to 60 inches:gravelly sandy loam <br /> Properties and qualities <br />