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110 =Elkhead clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes <br />Additional symbols: 23A, 23C <br />Depth class: very deep <br />Drainage class: moderately well drained <br />Seasonal high water table: 30 to 40 inches <br />Landform: flood plains <br />Position on landform: upper flood plains <br />Parent material: alluvium derived from shale <br />Elevation: 6,500 to 8,000 feet <br />Air temperature: 37 to 40 degrees F <br />Annual precipitation: 18 to 25 inches <br />Frost-free period: 35 to 55 days <br />Composition <br />Elkhead soil and similar inclusions: 85 percent <br />Contrasting inclusions: 15 percent <br />Contrasting Inclusions <br />11/97 <br />Somewhat poorly to very poorly drained Aquolls and Aquents soils in <br />micro-lows, old oxbows, and depressions <br />Soils similar to Elkhead but are well drained in micro-highs <br />Silas soils in all landscape positions in areas of fine-loamy alluvium <br />Menbar soils in all landscape positions in areas of fine-loamy <br />alluvium <br />Typical Profile <br />Surface layer: <br />0 to 18 inches=very dark grayish brown clay loam <br />Subsoil: <br />18 to 38 inches=dark brown clay <br />38 to 50 inches=dark grayish brown clay <br />50 to 75 inches=yellowish brown clay <br />Soil Properties and Qualities <br />Permeability: slow <br />Available water capacity: high <br />Potential rooting depth: 60 or more inches for water-tolerant plants <br />and 30 to 40 inches for non-water-tolerant plants <br />Flooding: rare <br />Runoff: high <br />Hazard of water erosion: moderate <br />Hazard of soil blowing: moderate <br />Depth to carbonates: 20 to 40 inches <br />Major Current Uses <br />irrigated hay and pasture <br />livestock grazing <br />wildlife habitat <br />Major Management Factors <br />