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Map Unit Description:Satanta loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes---Larimer County Area,Colorado <br /> Larimer County Area, Colorado <br /> 95—Satanta loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes <br /> Map Unit Setting <br /> National map unit symbol: 2w5f3 <br /> Elevation: 3,650 to 5,350 feet <br /> Mean annual precipitation: 12 to 18 inches <br /> Mean annual air temperature: 46 to 54 degrees F <br /> Frost-free period: 115 to 155 days <br /> Farmland classification: Prime farmland if irrigated <br /> Map Unit Composition <br /> Satanta 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 Satanta <br /> Setting <br /> Landform: Paleoterraces <br /> Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope <br /> Landform position (three-dimensional): Head slope <br /> Down-slope shape: Linear <br /> Across-slope shape: Linear <br /> Parent material: Eolian sands <br /> Typical profile <br /> Ap-0 to 9 inches: loam <br /> Bt-9 to 18 inches: clay loam <br /> C- 18 to 79 inches: 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 (0.20 to 0.60 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: 10 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: Very high (about 12.2 <br /> inches) <br /> Interpretive groups <br /> Land capability classification (irrigated): 3e <br /> Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4c <br /> USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 5/15/2024 <br /> Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 2 <br />