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Landform position(two-dimensional):Backslope <br /> Landform position(three-dimensional):Side slope <br /> Down-slope shape: Linear <br /> Across-slope shape: Linear <br /> Ecological site:R048AY247CO-Deep Clay Loam <br /> Hydric soil rating: No <br /> 9C—Shermap loam, 3 to 12 percent slopes <br /> Map Unit Setting <br /> National map unit symbol: kOf5 <br /> Elevation:6,400 to 7,310 feet <br /> Mean annual precipitation: 16 to 20 inches <br /> Mean annual air temperature:41 to 45 degrees F <br /> Frost-free period.70 to 110 days <br /> Farmland classification:Not prime farmland <br /> Map Unit Composition <br /> Shermap and similar soils:90 percent <br /> Minor components:10 percent <br /> Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. <br /> Description of Shermap <br /> Setting <br /> Landform: Hills <br /> Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope <br /> Landform position(three-dimensional): Side slope <br /> Down-slope shape: Linear <br /> Across-slope shape: Linear <br /> Parent material: Slope alluvium derived from sandstone and shale <br /> Typical profile <br /> Ap-0 to 10 inches:loam <br /> BAt- 10 to 18 inches:clay loam <br /> Bt1- 18 to 30 inches:clay loam <br /> Bt2-30 to 46 inches:clay loam <br /> Bt3-46 to 49 inches:clay loam <br /> BC-49 to 65 inches:sandy clay loam <br /> Properties and qualities <br /> Slope:3 to 12 percent <br /> Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br /> Drainage class:Well drained <br /> Runoff class: Medium <br /> Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): Moderately high (0.21 to 0.71 in/hr) <br /> Depth to water table: More than 80 inches <br /> Frequency of flooding: None <br /> Frequency of ponding: None <br /> Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline(0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) <br /> Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: High (about 11.0 inches) <br /> Interpretive groups <br /> Land capability classification(irrigated):4e <br /> Land capability classification(nonirrigated):4e <br /> Hydrologic Soil Group:C <br /> Ecological site: R048AY228CO- Mountain Loam <br /> Hydric soil rating: No <br /> Minor Components <br /> Morapos <br /> Hayden Gravel Pit <br /> December 2022 1-4 Lewicki&Associates <br />