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225 -Herm -Fughes complex <br />Available water capacity: moderate <br />Potential rooting depth: 20 to 40 inches <br />Surface runoff: medium to very rapid <br />Hazard of water erosion: low <br />Shrink-swell potential: high <br />Mass movement potential: low <br />COMPOSITION <br />Herm soil and similar soils: 45 percent <br />Fughes sail and similar soils: 40 percent <br />Contrasting inclusions: 15 percent <br />CONTRASTING INCLUSIONS <br />Five percent Weed soils on the lesser sloping areas <br />Five percent Borpark soils on the steeper slopes <br />Five percent Kolob soils on the steeper slopes <br />MAJOR USES <br />Wildlife, recreation, livestock grazing <br />• MAJOR MANAGEMENT FACTORS <br />Recreation <br />Herm and Fughes <br />Soil-related factors: high shrink-swell potential, slow permeability, clayey subsurface soil textures, <br />(Herm -clayey surface soil textures) <br />Management considerations: <br />Revegetate disturbed areas at the construction sites as soon as possible to reduce the hazard of <br />soil erosion. <br />The effects of shrinking and swelling can be minimized by using proper engineering designs. <br />Higher construction and maintenance costs should be expected on this unit. <br />Stockpile topsoil and use it to reclaim areas disturbed during construction <br />Rangeland <br />Herm <br />Soil-related factors: stow permeability, clayey surface sail textures <br />• Dominant vegetation in the potential plant community: Gambel oak, western wheatgrass, elk <br />sedge, Columbia needlegrass <br />Soils Description Report -West Elk Mine <br />December 1994 WESTEC 39 <br />