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Map Unit Description <br />San Miguel Area, Colorado, Parts of Dolores, Montrose, and San Miguel Counties <br />73 Paradox fine sandy loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes <br />Setting <br />Elevation: 4900 to 6500 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 10 to 12 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 47 to 49 degrees F <br />Frost-free period: 120 to 140 days <br />Composition <br />Paradox and similar soils: 85 percent <br />Description of Paradox <br />Setting <br />Landform: Valley floors, alluvial fans <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across-slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Alluvium derived from sandstone <br />PropeRies and Qualities <br />Slope: 1 l0 4 percent <br />Drainage class: Well drained <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer tc transmit water (KSat): Moderately high or high (0.60 to 2.00 in/hr) <br />Frequency of flooding: None <br />Frequency of ponding: None <br />Calcium carbonate maximum: 15 percent <br />Gypsum maximum: 0 percent <br />Available water rapacity: High (about 9.2 inches) <br />Interpretive Groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 2e <br />Land capability (non irrigated): 6e <br />Ecological site: Semidesert Sandy Loam (R035XY326C0) <br />Typical Profile <br />0 to 5 inches: fine sandy loam <br />5l0 19 inches: fine sandy loam <br />19 to 60 inches: loam <br />USA Natural Resources <br />~~ Conservation Service Tabular Data Version: 4 <br />Tabular Data Version Date: 01/10/2007 <br />Page I-6 <br />