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SCS-CONS-S <br />~o-~s <br />FILE CODE CONS•I ~-S <br />11. A DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br />SOIL CONSERVATION :~RyICE <br />INVENTORY & EVALUATION <br />r OF LAND, ~NATER, AND RELATED RESOURCES <br />' REQUESTED BYCoIo. Div, of Highways by LOCATION Sec. 25, T3S, R102W <br /> Wayne Robinson <br /> ASSISTED BY Alvin L. Janes, Dist. Conservat. DATE June il, 1979 <br />' ~ ^ INDIVIDUAL ^ GROUP ~ UNIT OF GOVERNMENT <br /> SITUATION: You requested soil and vegetative information as required by the Colorado <br />' Mined Land Reclamation Board (Exhibits I E J) for expansion of a present <br /> <br /> gravel pit located approximately 25 miles south of Rangely, along Colorado <br /> <br />I' . <br />~~ <br />.~ <br />.. <br />Highway 139. <br />INFORMATION PROVIDED: Following are descriptions, interpretations, recommendations, <br />5066~ED'SO~E-'FIONpS/=and a mao for the gravel oit area, concerning soil and <br />vegetative data: <br />-Exhibit I - Soil Information. <br />The actual gravel pit: area occurs on soil unit 65E and the stockpile area, occurs <br />on soil unit 33• <br />a) Soil unit 65E, Moyerson stoney clay loam, 45-65 percent slopes. <br />This soil is a well-drained material formed in residuum from shale on <br />_ ridges and hillsides. The surface layer is a silty clay about 5 inches <br />_' <br />..1 <br /> <br />thick. The substratum is a silty clay underlain by shale of about 18 inches. <br />The soil is rated as poor for use. as topsoil for area reclamation, due <br />to clay content .end excessive sodium. The surface runoff is rapid, <br />resulting in a severe erosion hazard when disturbed. <br />+CMck app.opslal~ NAlyory <br />r <br />