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0 to 2 inches=brown fine sandy loam <br /> 2 to 21 inches=yellowish red loam <br /> 21 to 28 inches=light reddish brown very gravelly sandy loam <br /> 28 inches=hard sandstone <br /> Soil Properties <br /> Depth class: Moderately deep <br /> Drainage class: Well drained <br /> Permeability: Moderate <br /> Available water capacity: Low <br /> Potential rooting depth: 20 to 40 inches <br /> Flooding: None <br /> Runoff: Medium <br /> Hazard of water erosion: Severe <br /> Hazard of wind erosion: Moderate <br /> Shrink-swell potential: Low <br /> Contrasting Inclusions <br /> Rock outcrop <br /> Barx soils on mesas and hills <br /> Crosscan soils on hills and mesas <br /> Similar Inclusions <br /> Sharps soils, dry, on mesas and hills <br /> Major Uses <br /> Livestock grazing and wildlife habitat <br /> Major Management Factors <br /> Rangeland <br /> Suitability: Poor <br /> Dominant vegetation in the potential plant community on this <br /> unit: Pinyon, juniper, Indian ricegrass, galleta, western <br /> wheatgrass <br /> Dominant vegetation in the present plant community on this <br /> unit: Pinyon, juniper, big sagebrush, rabbitbrush, <br /> serviceberry, Indian ricegrass <br /> Potential annual production of air-dry vegetation on the <br /> Rizno soil: 200 pounds per acre <br /> Potential annual production of air-dry vegetation on the <br /> Gapbutte soil: 600 pounds per acre <br /> Soil-related factors: Depth <br /> Management considerations: <br /> Low available water capacity limits forage production. <br /> Low annual precipitation limits forage production. <br /> Cropland <br /> Suitability: Unsuitable <br /> Soil-related factors: Depth, slope <br />