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41 -Fughes •Curecanti stony loam <br />Depth class: deep <br />Drainage class: well drained <br />• Permeability: slow <br />Available water capacity: moderate <br />Potential rooting depth: 60 inches or more <br />Surface runoff: medium to rapid <br />Hazard of water erosion: moderate to high <br />Shrink-swell potential: low <br />Mass movement potential: low <br />COMPOSITION <br />Fughes soil and similar soils: 40 percent <br />Curecanti: 40 percent <br />Contrasting inclusions: 20 percent <br />CONTRASTING INCLUSIONS <br />Ten percent Cochetopa soils on the uplands, fans, and side slopes. <br />Ten percent Bulkley soils on the side slopes and uplands. <br />MAJOR USES <br />Wildlife, recreation, livestock grazing <br />MAJOR MANAGEMENT FACTORS <br />Recreation <br />Fughes <br />Soil-related factors: high shrink-swell potential, slow permeability, clayey subsurface soil textures. <br />urecan i <br />Soil-related factors: steep slopes in some areas, stony and rocky, slow permeability, high erosion <br />in some areas. <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 />Soils Description Report -West Elk Mine <br />December 1994 WESTEC 15 <br />