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10—Ellicott-Ellicott sandy-skeletal complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely <br />flooded <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol: 2xsth <br />Elevation: 3,950 to 5,960 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 13 to 17 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 50 to 54 degrees F <br />Frost-free period: 135 to 165 days <br />Farmland classification: Prime farmland if irrigated and the product of I (soil <br />erodibility) x C (climate factor) does not exceed 60 <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Ellicott, rarely flooded, and similar soils:65 percent <br />Ellicott sandy-skeletal, rarely flooded, and similar soils:25 percent <br />Minor components:10 percent <br />Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. <br />Description of Ellicott, Rarely Flooded <br />Setting <br />Landform:Drainageways, flood plains on intermittent streams <br />Down-slope shape:Linear <br />Across-slope shape:Concave <br />Parent material:Noncalcareous, stratified sandy alluvium <br />Typical profile <br />A - 0 to 4 inches: sand <br />AC - 4 to 13 inches: sand <br />C1 - 13 to 30 inches: sand <br />C2 - 30 to 44 inches: sand <br />C3 - 44 to 80 inches: coarse sand <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope:0 to 3 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature:More than 80 inches <br />Drainage class:Excessively drained <br />Runoff class: Negligible <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):High to very high <br />(13.00 to 39.96 in/hr) <br />Depth to water table:More than 80 inches <br />Frequency of flooding:Rare <br />Frequency of ponding:None <br />Maximum salinity:Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.1 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) <br />Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: Very low (about 2.1 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 4e <br />Custom Soil Resource Report <br />16