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,- <br />1 </9' <br />/33 <br />i l.~--Torriorthents-Rock outcrop, shale, complex, 30 to <br />75 percent slopes. This unit is c•n hillslopes and breaks. <br />E I evat i ~?n i s 6,OO~r to 7,~r]0 feet. The average anr~ua I <br />~ precipitation is 9 to 11 inches, the average annual air <br />' temper-ature is 4'~ to 4 degrees F., and the average frost- <br />free period is 75 tr, 1~~5 days. <br />This unit is 60 percent T~~rr-iorther~ts and 4r:~ percent <br />Rocl: outcrop. <br />Tor•r-iorth~ents ar-e very shallow tc~ moderately deep, well <br />dr-air~ed s~~i Is. They f~~rrne~i in residuum derived frr~rn shale. <br />No ~~r~e s~~i I is typical, but cornrnunly the surface layer- is <br />calcareous pale yell?w sandy barn or pale red silty clay <br />barn. The un~ierlyirig material is cc•rnrnonly calcareous pale <br />ye I I ow sandy I earn :.r pa I e red c I ay. Depth to st~a I e t~edrocl:: <br />ranges from 4 tr. ?i~ inches. <br />Permeab i l i ty cif the Tor-r i orther,ts sails i s rn_~der-ate l y <br />rapid t~~ slow. Available water- capacity is very low. <br />Runoff is rapid, and hazard ..f water- erosion is very high. <br />The hazard ~?f soil b l nw i rig i s moderate. <br />Rack c~utcr-op cc~r~s i sts of areas with I ess than •t i aches <br />of s~~i I aver- bedr-~~c4: ar~d e:~posed shale bedrock. <br />This unit is used for- limited livestock graZir~g and <br />wildlife hat•itat. <br />