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Map Unit Description--Weld County,Colorado,Southern Part <br /> Parent material: Recent alluvium <br /> Typical profile <br /> H1 -0 to 48 inches: variable <br /> H2-48 to 60 inches: very gravelly sand <br /> Properties and qualities <br /> Slope:0 to 3 percent <br /> Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br /> Drainage class: Poorly drained <br /> Runoff class: Very high <br /> Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water <br /> (Ksat): Moderately high to very high (0.57 to 19.98 in/hr) <br /> Depth to water table:About 6 to 24 inches <br /> Frequency of flooding: FrequentNone <br /> Frequency of ponding: None <br /> Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 10 percent <br /> Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to moderately saline(0.0 to 8.0 <br /> mmhos/cm) <br /> Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: Moderate(about 6.6 <br /> inches) <br /> Interpretive groups <br /> Land capability classification(irrigated): 6w <br /> Land capability classification(nonirrigated): 6w <br /> Hydrologic Soil Group: D <br /> Ecological site: R067BY035CO-Salt Meadow <br /> Hydric soil rating: Yes <br /> Minor Components <br /> Bankard <br /> Percent of map unit: 10 percent <br /> Hydric soil rating: No <br /> Ustic torrifluvents <br /> Percent of map unit. 5 percent <br /> Hydric soil rating: No <br /> 61—Tassel fine sandy loam, 5 to 20 percent slopes <br /> Map Unit Setting <br /> National map unit symbol. 363c <br /> Elevation: 4,850 to 5,200 feet <br /> Mean annual precipitation: 12 to 19 inches <br /> Mean annual air temperature: 46 to 52 degrees F <br /> Frost-free period: 110 to 165 days <br /> Farmland classification: Not prime farmland <br /> Map Unit Composition <br /> Tassel and similar soils: 85 percent <br /> Minor components: 15 percent <br /> Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 5/15/2023 <br /> Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 4 of 5 <br />