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51—Otero sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol: 3630 <br />Elevation: 4,700 to 5,250 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 12 to 15 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 48 to 52 degrees F <br />Frost-free period: 130 to 180 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 />Otero and similar soils:85 percent <br />Minor components:15 percent <br />Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. <br />Description of Otero <br />Setting <br />Landform:Plains <br />Down-slope shape:Linear <br />Across-slope shape:Linear <br />Parent material:Eolian deposits and/or mixed outwash <br />Typical profile <br />H1 - 0 to 12 inches: sandy loam <br />H2 - 12 to 60 inches: fine sandy 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: Very low <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):Moderately high to high <br />(0.57 to 5.95 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 slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) <br />Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: Moderate (about 7.7 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 3e <br />Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4e <br />Hydrologic Soil Group: A <br />Ecological site: R067BY024CO - Sandy Plains <br />Hydric soil rating: No <br />Custom Soil Resource Report <br />23