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Map Unit Description:Caruso clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slope---Larimer County Area,Colorado <br /> Larimer County Area, Colorado <br /> 22—Caruso clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slope <br /> Map Unit Setting <br /> National map unit symbol: jpvt <br /> Elevation: 4,800 to 5,500 feet <br /> Mean annual precipitation: 13 to 15 inches <br /> Mean annual air temperature: 48 to 50 degrees F <br /> Frost-free period: 135 to 150 days <br /> Farmland classification: Prime farmland if irrigated <br /> Map Unit Composition <br /> Caruso and similar soils: 85 percent <br /> Minor components: 15 percent <br /> Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of <br /> the mapunit. <br /> Description of Caruso <br /> Setting <br /> Landform: Flood-plain steps, stream terraces <br /> Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread <br /> Down-slope shape: Linear <br /> Across-slope shape: Linear <br /> Parent material: Mixed alluvium <br /> Typical profile <br /> H1 - 0 to 35 inches: clay loam <br /> H2-35 to 44 inches: fine sandy loam <br /> H3-44 to 60 inches: gravelly sand <br /> Properties and qualities <br /> Slope: 0 to 1 percent <br /> Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br /> Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained <br /> Runoff class: High <br /> Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water <br /> (Ksat): Moderately low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr) <br /> Depth to water table: About 24 to 48 inches <br /> Frequency of flooding: NoneOccasional <br /> Frequency of ponding: None <br /> Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 5 percent <br /> Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 <br /> mmhos/cm) <br /> Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: Moderate (about 8.4 <br /> inches) <br /> Interpretive groups <br /> Land capability classification (irrigated): 3w <br /> Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 5w <br /> Hydrologic Soil Group: D <br /> USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 5/4/2023 <br /> Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 2 <br />