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04038 Banks and Gesso, LLC extremely cobbly loamy sand from 51 to 81 inches. This soil is very deep and well drained. The permeability is slow and available water capacity is moderate. The potential rooting depth is 60 or more inches and runoff is slow to medium. The hazard of water erosion is slight to moderate and the hazard of soil blowing is slight. The major uses of these soils are irrigated hay and pasture, livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. Quander-Routt Complex soils are found on 3-25% slopes (hills and benches) and are in the land capability classification Vle, nonirrigated. In Quander soils, the surface layer is very dark gray fine sandy loam from 0 to 2 inches. The subsurface layer is very dark grayish brown gravelly sandy loam from 2 to 14 inches. The subsoil consists of very gravelly sandy clay loam from 14 to 25 inches and gravelly sandy clay loam from 25 to 54 inches. The substratum is gravelly sandy loam from 54 to 60 inches. This soil is very deep and well drained. The permeability is moderate and available water capacity is moderate. The potential rooting depth is more than 60 inches and runoff is slow to high. The hazard of water erosion is slight to high. In Routt soils, the surface layer is very dark brown silt loam from 0 to 4 inches. The subsurface layer is very dark grayish brown silt loam from 4 to 18 inches and pale brown loam from 18 to 26 inches. The subsoil is dark yellowish brown clay from 26 to 45 inches. The substratum is yellowish brown silty clay loam from 45 to 60 inches. This soil is very deep and well drained. The permeability is slow and available water capacity is high. The potential rooting depth is 60 or more inches and runoff is moderate to high. The hazard of water erosion is slight to very high. The major current uses of these soils are livestock grazing, wildlife habitat and recreation. Hunchback Clay is found on 0-3% slopes (lower and upper floodplains) and is in the land capability classification Vc, irrigated and Vlc, nonirrigated. This is a very deep, poorly drained soil. The surface layer from 0 to 8 inches is very dark grayish brown clay while the subsurface layer from 8 to 24 inches is very dark grayish brown clay. The substratum is grayish brown clay from 24 to 42 inches and grayish brown clay loam from 42 to 60 inches. The permeability is slow and the available water capacity is high. The potential rooting depth is 60 or more inches and there is occasional flooding and runoff is slow. The hazard of water erosion is slight along with the hazard of soil blowing. The major current uses are irrigated hay and pasture, livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. King Mountain Sand & Gravel Mine Page 3 of 4 King Mountain Gravel, LLC January 14, 2005