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221 Taterheap - Papasila complex <br />Surface runoff: very rapid <br />Hazard of water erosion: high <br />Shrink-swell potential: low <br />Mass movement potential: low to moderate <br />COMPOSITION <br />Taterheap soil and similar soils: 50 percent <br />Papaspila soil and similar soils: 35 percent <br />Contrasting inclusions: 15 percent <br />CONTRASTING INCLUSIONS <br />Five percent Seth soils on the lesser sloping areas <br />Five percent Mudbuz soils on the steeper slopes <br />Five percent Wetopa soils on mountain side slopes <br />MAJOR USES <br />Timber production, wildlife, recreation, and livestock grazing <br />MAJOR MANAGEMENT FACTORS <br />Recreation <br />Taterheap and Paoasoila <br />Soli-related factors: steep slopes, high sail erosion hazard, moderate mass movement potential <br />in the steeper areas, (Taterheap -moderately slow penneabilityl, (Papaspila - subsurtace rock <br />fragments) <br />Management considerations: <br />Steep slopes limit the use of this unit to a few paths and trails, which should extend across the <br />slope. <br />The waste material from road construction can damage vegetation, is subject to rill and gully <br />erosion, and is a potential source of sedimentation in streams. <br />Grazable Woodland <br />Taterheap and Paoasoila <br />Soil-related factors: steep slopes, high soil erosion hazard, moderate mass movement potential <br />in the steeper areas <br />Dominant vegetation in the potential plant community: quaking aspen with an understory of <br />bearded wheatgrass, slender wheatgrass, elk sedge, and nodding bromegrass <br />• <br />n <br />U <br />Annual production of air-dry understory vegetation: 2,000 to 3,000 pounds per acre <br />• <br />Soils Description Repoli -West Elk Mine <br />December 1994 WESTEC 34 <br />