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Map Unit Description:Kim loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes---Lanmer County Area,Colorado <br /> Larimer County Area, Colorado <br /> 53—Kim loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes <br /> Map Unit Setting <br /> National map unit symbol: jpwx <br /> Elevation: 4,800 to 5,600 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 /> Kim and similar soils: 90 percent <br /> Minor components: 10 percent <br /> Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of <br /> the mapunit. <br /> Description of Kim <br /> Setting <br /> Landform: Fans <br /> Landform position (three-dimensional): Base slope <br /> Down-slope shape: Linear <br /> Across-slope shape: Linear <br /> Parent material: Mixed alluvium <br /> Typical profile <br /> H1 -0 to 7 inches: loam <br /> H2- 7 to 60 inches: clay loam <br /> Properties and qualities <br /> Slope: 1 to 3 percent <br /> Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br /> Drainage class:Well drained <br /> Runoff class: Low <br /> Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water <br /> (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.60 to 2.00 in/hr) <br /> Depth to water table: More than 80 inches <br /> Frequency of flooding: None <br /> Frequency of ponding: None <br /> Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 15 percent <br /> Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to slightly saline(0.0 to 4.0 <br /> mmhos/cm) <br /> Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: High (about 9.6 inches) <br /> Interpretive groups <br /> Land capability classification (irrigated): 2e <br /> Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4e <br /> Hydrologic Soil Group: B <br /> Ecological site: R067BY002CO- Loamy Plains <br /> Hydric soil rating: No <br /> USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 5/15/2024 <br /> Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 2 <br />