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13 -Beenom -Absarokee association <br />Potential rooting depth: 20 to 40 inches <br />Surface runoff: moderate <br />Hazard of water erosion: moderate <br />Shrink-swell potential: high <br />Mass movement potential: moderate to high <br />COMPOSITION <br />Beenom soil and similar soils: 50 percent <br />Absarokee soil and similar soils: 30 percent <br />Contrasting inclusions: 20 percent <br />CONTRASTING INCLUSIONS <br />Ten percent Kech and Progresso soils on the hills and ridges in uplands. <br />Ten percent Work soils on upland and valley slopes. <br />MAJOR USES <br />Livestock grazing, wildlife, recreation <br />MAJOR MANAGEMENT FACTORS <br />• Recreation <br />Beenom <br />Soil-related factors: shallow depth to bedrock, high hazard of water erosion, slope. <br />Absarokee <br />Soil-related factors: shallow depth to bedrock, high shrink-swell potential, steep slope, clayey <br />subsurface soil textures, permeability moderately slow <br />Management considers[ions: <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 />• <br />Soils Description Report -West Elk Mine <br />December 1994 WESTEC 5 <br />