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Map Unit Description <br /> Lincoln County.Colorado <br /> 194 Valent-Bijou complex, 1 to 12 percent slopes <br /> Setting <br /> Elevation: 4400 to 6000 feet <br /> Mean annual precipitation: 11 to 16 inches <br /> Mean annual air temperature: 46 to 52 degrees F <br /> Frost-free period: 135 to 155 days <br /> Composition <br /> Valent and similar soils: 55 percent <br /> Bijou and similar soils: 30 percent <br /> Minor components" 15 percent <br /> Description of Valent <br /> Setting <br /> Landform. Dunes <br /> Down-slope shape Linear <br /> Across-slope shape: Linear <br /> Parent material- Eolian sands <br /> Properties and Qualities <br /> Slope Ito 12 percent <br /> Drainage class: Excessively drained <br /> Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): High or very high(6.00 to 19.99 m/hr) <br /> Frequency of flooding: None <br /> Frequency of ponding: None <br /> Calcium carbonate maximum- 0 percent <br /> Gypsum maximum: 0 percent <br /> Available water capacity. Low(about 4.2 inches) <br /> Interpretive Groups <br /> Land capability(non irrigated)' 6e <br /> Ecological site: Deep Sand(R067BY015CO) <br /> Typical Profile <br /> 0 to 3 inches: sand <br /> 3 to 60 inches, sand <br /> Description of Bijou <br /> Setting <br /> Landform: Interdunes <br /> Dovm-slope shape. Linear <br /> Across-slope shape: Linear <br /> Parent material: Eolian deposits <br /> Properties and Qualities <br /> Slope: 1 to 12 percent <br /> Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained <br /> Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): High(2.00 to 6 00 inthr) <br /> Frequency of flooding: None <br /> Frequency of ponding: None <br /> Calcium carbonate maximum* 0 percent <br /> Gypsum maximum: 0 percent <br /> Available water capacity: Low(about 5.5 inches) <br /> Interpretive Groups <br /> Land capability(non irrigated): 6e <br /> Ecological site: Sandy Plains(R067BY024CO) <br /> Typical Profile <br /> 0 to 4 inches: loamy sand <br /> 4 to 9 inches: loamy sand <br /> 9 to 36 inches: sandy loam <br /> 36 to 60 inches: loamy sand <br /> USnA Natural Resources Tabular Data Version:7 <br /> CouserVittion Service Tabular Data Version Date.02/22/2010 Page 1 of 2 <br />