Laserfiche WebLink
e. <br />12/92 <br />~• 16--Bilhil clay loam, O to 3,percent slopes. This very <br />deep, rnoderately well drained soil is on stream terraces and <br />alluvial fans. It formed in alluvium derived from various <br />sources. Elevation is E•,000 to 6,304 feet. The average <br />annual precipitation is. 12 to, 15 ir~cYies, the average annual <br />air temperature is 42 to 4~ degrees F., and the average <br />frost-free period. is, 7F to 9~ days. <br />Typically, the surface layer is grayish brown and brown <br />clay laarn 12 inches thick. The upper 11 inches of the <br />subsoil material is yellowish brown clay. The lower part to <br />a depth c.f ~3Cr i ncY~es or rnur-e i s I i ght ye I I owi sh brawn and <br />pale brown calcareous clay. <br />Included in tY~is unit ar-e sc~i is with a l fight brownisY~ <br />gray calcareous surface layer, rattlernent soils, Haplaqul~Ils <br />s!~ils, and soils with a layer of e;:trernely gravelly sand at <br />a depth of fir to F.0 i aches. <br />Fer-rneability of this Gilhil sail is very slaw. <br />Available water- capacity is high. Effective routing depth <br />is GO inches ar more for water-tvler-ant plants Gut is <br />limited to depths between :ic to rs0 inches for plants that <br />are riot tolerant of a seasonal high water ta61e.,; A seasonal <br />high water table fluctuates between depths of 3G and 60 , <br />inches in April through June.: Runoff is slow, and the <br />hazard of water erosion is slight. The hazard of sail <br />blowing is slight. <br /> <br />