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• C2D =FUghes clay loam, 3 to 9 <br />percent slopes <br />setting <br />Landform: Mountains <br />Position on landscape: Foot <br />slopes in mountain valleys <br />Elevation: 7,800 to $,800 feet <br />Native plants: Grass <br />Air temperature: 42 to 46 <br />degrees F <br />Annual precipitation: 18 to 23 <br />inches <br />Frost-free period: 75 to 100 <br />days <br />Composition <br />Fughes soil and similar <br />inclusions: 90 percent <br />Contrasting inclusions: 10 <br />percent <br />Typical Profile <br />Surface layer: <br />0 to 5 inches=clay loam <br />• Subsoil: <br />5 to 19 inches=silty clay loam <br />19 to 36 inches=clay <br />36 to 55 inches=silty clay <br />Substratum: <br />55 to 60 inches=loam <br />Soil Properties and Qualities <br />Parent material: Alluvium, <br />residuum <br />Depth class: Very deep <br />Drainage class: well drained <br />Permeability: Slow <br />Available water capacity: High <br />Potential rooting depth: 60 or <br />more inches <br />Runoff: Rapid <br />Hazard of water erosion: <br />Moderate to high <br />Hazard of wind erosion: Slight <br />Carbonates: 40 to 60 inches <br />Contrasting Inclusions <br />Soils that have a water table <br />• Soils that average less than 35 <br />percent clay in the profile <br />Major Current IIses <br />Rangeland, irrigated hay and <br />pasture <br />Major Management Factors <br />Irrigated Hay and Pasture <br />Soil-related factors: Steepness <br />of slopes, slow permeability, <br />short growing season <br />Suitability: Fair <br />Management considerations: <br />Irrigation water management <br />Land leveling <br />Short growing season <br />Control water erosion on steeper <br />slopes <br />Windbreaks <br />Soil-related factors: Slow <br />permeability, steepness of <br />slopes, short growing season <br />Suitability: Good <br />Management considerations: <br />Only trees and shrubs that <br />tolerate high elevation and cool <br />temperatures should be planted <br />Trees suitable are Blue spruce, <br />ponderosa pine <br />Shrubs suitable are Woods rose, <br />common chokecherry <br />OrbaII Development <br />Soil-related factors: High <br />shrink-swell, slow permeability, <br />steepness of slopes <br />Suitability as a site for <br />buildings: Poor <br />Management considerations: <br />Septic systems will not function <br />properly <br />Low shrink-swell material should <br />be used for backfill <br />water erosion needs to be <br />controlled on steeper slopes <br />5-1-4 <br />