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HIBIT D-2 - SOILS INFORMATION S Jude Mine - Pioneer Uravan, I~ January 2Q~ lg~g rF7~FRAL SOIL M4P. 11(1L(?RES RI~R IhaSIN C(1LORAi~7 h,'~D UTAH The general.soil map of ifie Dolores River Basin sho•,as, fur broad land use planning. Each soil unit is a uniq a distinct pattern of soils and of relief and drainage consists of one or more soils of major extent and some is named for the major soils. The kind of soil in one soil units, but iri a different pattern.' in color, the soil units ~e natural landscape that has features. A unit typically soils of minor extent. It . unit can occur in other . The map provides a broad perspective of the soils and landscapes in the survc-y , area. eIt provides a basis for comparing the potential of laree areas of general kinds of land use. Areas that are generally suitable for certain kinds of farming or other land uses can be identified on the map. Likewcse, areas of soils i,aving properties that are distinctly~unfavorzble for certain land uses can be located. Bec.-:v se of its small scale, the map does not show the kind of soil at a specific site. Thus, it is not suitable for planning the m~,negement of a firm or field ~' or for selecting a site for a road or building or other structure; the kinds of soils in any one soil unit ordinarily differ from place to place in slope, depth, - si.oniness, drainaye_,~or other charar_teristics~that affect the-ir manaycment. This general soil survey is useful in that soils with similar cliaracteristir_s and suitability can be located and related to different parts of the basin. The. _ _ broad characteristics and relationships can be used in a yeneral way to interpret the potential of soils for agricultural, recreational,'cornmercial, and industrial - uses. Problems of erosion, sediment yield, present land use ,. and future develoYment _ ' ~ are interrelated with soils and their distribution.. -.~-