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• <br /> <br />1 <br />~' <br />. ., <br /> PAONIA SOIL SURVEY AREA MAPPING UNIT: 80-C <br /> SOIL MAPPING DESCRIPTIONS PUBLISHED UNIT: 24 <br />' Mapping Unit: Cliffdovm gravelly loam <br /> Position: Terraces and outwash fans <br /> Drainage: Well drained, unless influenced by foreign sources of water. <br />Slo <br />e: 0 to 12 <br />ercent <br /> p <br />p <br />~ Sail Profile: Texture Thickness Permeability <br /> Surface: Gravelly loam O-4 inches Moderately rapid <br /> <br />' Subsoil: Loam 9-60 inches Moderately rapid <br /> <br /> Underlying material is very gravelly sandy loam and is o ver extremely gravel- <br /> Ty loam, Bedrock is greater than 60 inches. <br /> Available water capacity is 3.5 inches for the 60 inch rooting depth. <br /> Water table depth is greater than 6 feet. <br />~ <br />' I Erosion Hazard: Slight from wind, moderate from water, <br />none. Frequency of flooding is <br /> Capability Unit: vIIe nonirrigated. <br /> Range Site: Loamy saltdesert <br /> Normal production is 700 Tbs./acre dry weight forages <br /> Other features: <br /> Runoff is medium. <br /> Soil is moderately alkaline below 9 Inches. <br />' Soil pH is 7.4 to 8.4 <br /> Salinity is less than 2 Mmhos/cm <br /> Risk of corrosion is high for uncoated steel and low for concrete. <br /> Low frost action potential. <br />' Good for raadfilT. <br /> Poor for sand, witth excess fines and fair for gravel with excess fines. <br /> A poor source of topsoil with small stones. <br />' The following describes the severity of restrictive soil features for pro- <br /> posed uses: <br /> Septic tank absorption Yanks Slight <br />' Sewage lagoon areas Severe Seepage, small stones <br /> Sanitary landfill Severe Small stones <br /> Daily cover for landfill Poor Small stones <br /> Shallow excavations Severe Small stones and Cut bankk <br />' cave <br /> Dwellings w/basements Slight <br /> Dwellings w/o basements Slight <br /> <br />