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,. _ <br />Mapunit Component Descriptions <br />Soil Survey Area: C0630 Conejos County Area, Colorado <br />Mapunit Symbol 18 <br />a:. q ~~^t~~~ <br />Sra~a`w_'Prd~p~~OO~ <br />~, . ~ ~® <br />.9 Vd9a. <br />-. ~ C$at . .. . <br />oA{ <br />GARITA COBBLY LOAM, 3 TO 25 PERCENT SLOPES <br />Component Name GARTTA Comp%- 100 <br />THE GARITA SERIES CONSISTS OF VERY DEEP, WELL DRAINED SOILS FORMED IN GRAVELLY <br />AND COBBLY ALLUVIUM ON FANS. TYPICALLY, THE SURFACE LAYER IS COBBLY LOAM ABOUT <br />7 INCHES THICK. THE SUBSOIL TO A DEPTH BELOW 60 INCHES IS VERY COBLLY LOAM. <br />Mapunit Symbol 19 GRAYPOINT GRAVELLY SANDY LOAM, 0 TO 1 <br />PERCENT SLOPES <br />Component Name GRAYPOINT Comp % - 100 <br />THE GRAYPOINT FAMILY CONSISTS OF VERY DEEP SOILS FORMED IN A THIN LAYER OF <br />LOAMY ALLUVIUM OVER SAND AND GRAVEL. THEY HAVE A WATERTABLE THAT FLUCTUATES <br />UP TO WITHIN 18 INCHES OF THE SURFACE. TYPICALLY THE SURFACE SOIL IS GRAVELLY <br />SANDY LOAM ABOUT S INCHES THICK. THE SUBSOIL IS GRAVELLY SANDY CLAY LOAM ABOUT <br />9 INCHES THICK AND OVERLIES SAND AND GRAVEL. VEGETATION IS MOSTLY WATERLOVING <br />SALT TOLERANT GRASSES. <br />Mapunit Symbol 42 PLATORO LOAM <br />Component Name PLATORO Comp % - 100 <br />THE PLATORO SERIES CONSIST OF VERY DEEP, WELL-DRAINED SOILS FORMED IN <br />CALCAREOUS LOAMY ALLUVIUM THAT OVERLIES SAND AND GRAVEL ON FANS AND <br />TERRACES. TYPICALLY, THE SURFACE LAYER IS A LOAM 7 INCHES THICK. THE UPPER <br />SUBSOIL IS A CLAY LOAM 4 INCHES THICK. THE LOWER PART IS GRAVELLY CLAY LOAM 7 <br />INCHES THICK. THE UNDERLYING MATERIAL IS VERY GRAVELLY SANDY CLAY LOAM 6 <br />INCHES THICK, AND OVERLIES VERY GRAVELLY SAND THAT EXTENDS TO 60 INCHES OR <br />MORE. NATURAL VEGETATION IS A SPARSE STAND OR GRASS AND SHRUBS. <br />Tuesday, /uly 16, 1005 Soil Survey information downloaded from National Soi(/nformolion System page / a fl <br />(NASISJ, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service <br />