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Ex hv6. iz ~ <br />EXISTING VEGETATIULV ~. - <br />RIS Cover T Acres sad Percent of Ma Unit <br />msh species, wet sedge species 2 - 100 <br />Past History of Use. Much of this unit occurs near Creede, and <br />has been affected by past mining and outwash deposits Crom that <br />mining. ~ - <br />Landscape Level Natural Disturbance Procevses. Occasional <br />floods occur on this unit. The soil itself is layered which means it <br />was depositied by various flood events over the years. <br />Erosion Hazard. low due to gentle slopes. <br />The acres were determined by comparing RIS database informa- <br />tion with soil maps. The aaeage figure here may not match that <br />iu the map unit heading. <br />Soil Type. Aquic Cryofluvenm <br />Permeability. rapid <br />Drainage Class. poorly drained <br />Available Water Capacity. very low <br />Runoff. slow <br />Water Table Depth. 0.5 m 3.0 fcet from Apr through Nov <br />Flooding. occasional <br />(For more Sal and Wafer dam sae Table f3) <br />MANAGEhIENT INTExrRETATIONS . <br />Soil Features Wet Are Uetgtro or that Llmh Polentfa6. FTood- <br />iag.end high water table limit most uses. <br />CLIMATE <br />Mwo Aoeual Preclpitatbe. 15 b 20 inches <br />Avertttge Alr Temperature. 37 m 38 degrees F <br />Froa- Free Growing Season. 45 m 80 days <br />Ruttotf Season. March-May; in some years, snowpack may be <br />absent due to exposure and snowmelt <br />Snow ack [nformatbn <br />February March April May <br />Snowpack Depth (in) 10-26 12-33 13-42 0.34 <br />Water Content (in) 3.0-9.0 4.0.11.7 4.6-14.9 0-11.9 <br />Timber Management (See Table 5) <br />Soo Potential [or Uosurtaced Roads. poor due to wetness <br />Suitable Timber Lands Rating. unsuitable, non-forested <br />Site Index. Na <br />Reforestation Potential. Na <br />Soil Limitations for Haul Roads and Skid Trolls. severe due <br />m wetness <br />Soft Limitations for Log Landings. severe due to wetness <br />3oi1 Lhnittrtbna for Equipment Operability for Lagging <br />Areas severe due m wetness <br />Soil Limitations for Total Tree Harvest. Na <br />Soil Limitatona for Seedling Mortality. Na <br />Soft LlmftaUona for Plant Compedtioo. Na <br />Range Management. Expect 600 Ib/ac/yr in unfavorable years, <br />900 Ib/ac/yr in median years, and 1,20016/adyr as dry production <br />in favorable years. <br />Fire Management <br />900 Ilmitafiom for prescribed burning. slight <br />Engineering Interpretatloos. see Table 11 <br />Revegetatb0 Potential. fair <br />Recommended Seed Mixes. foothills mix <br />Sowcx NRCS Snow Survey. 194t. Ranges are esEmates based on graph ex- <br />trapda6ons. <br />(For more Ctimam dam see Tahms 1,2, and 3) <br />Classiflcatioo. Bachelor spilt are fine-loamy, mixed (calcareous) <br />Typic Cryorrhenm; Lymanson soim ate fine-loamy, mixed prgic <br />Cryobotolls.. <br />Composition of Soils [n Thfs Map Unh. This unit is ap- <br />proximately 55 percent Bachelor soils located on moderate to <br />stcep convex ridges and slopes, and 30 percent Lymanson soim on <br />moderate m sheep backslopes and terraces. The soil componentx <br />of this unit ate so interatingled that it was not practical m map <br />them setarately using this map scale. <br />Detailed Landtypes Chapter 3-12 <br /> <br />t <br />This complex occtrts on moderate to steep mountain backsbpea, tceslopes, ridges, and retraces. The main plant aseoriation h Arizona <br />frscue/mountaiu mutely on both soils. Plevations range Gom 8,700 to 10,000 feet. This map unit comprises approximately 10,020 acres, <br />or 0.6 percent of the west part of the Rio Graede National Forest <br />