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16a Kntch-Louviere complex, 8 tocomplex, 8 to 25~reent elopseelopes, <br />~. ~.-- <br />-. <br />,~ <br />- ~. i .' .: Y. . . <br />~ ;.~~ . <br />~ t These are ahallox and moderately deep xell drained soils on aodastaly <br /> steep and hilly uplands, They formed in roeidual Material xeatheswi <br /> free clayey shale, The unit has a xell defined drainage pattern with <br /> deeply cts narrow drainages, Shale outcrop and arose of active eroslaa <br /> are cowon, Elevation Se 5000 to 6800 feet, Average annual precipitation <br /> is 14 to 17 inches, Average annual air tenperaturo la abont 47° P• <br /> Average lYoat free period ie about 120 to 140 days, Kutch lolls are about <br />' 40 percent of the conplex and occur on side slopes and xider ridge taps. <br /> Louviere aoile are about 90 percent of the conplex and are usually on <br />',~ slope broaka, narrox ridge tops and knobs but nay occur alnost ar{Yxhere <br /> in the unit, <br />! Included in mapping are saall areas of Cushnan sandy loan, Terry sandy <br />~ loan, Nunn clay loan, Renoh111 clay loam, Breaser sandy loan, and shale <br />i outcrop, <br /> Kutch soils typically have a grayish broxn clay loam surface layer about <br /> ~ inches thick, The subsoil is broxn or light olive gray cl~ about 1B <br /> inches thick, The substratia is gray clay with many xeathered shale <br /> fragaente, It is underlain by gray and olive clay shale at 20 to 40 inches <br /> belox the surface. <br />~~;.,~.. Peraeability is elox, Effective rooting depth Ss 20 to 40 inches, <br />• - Available aster capacity is e~ediun. Surface runoff Ss rapid and erosion <br />~ hazard Se high, <br />~ , . <br />~ ~ <br />Louviere soils typically have a grayish ar olive broxn blay surface la~sr <br />~. ~ about 8 inohse thick, The subsoil is light broxniah grey clay containins <br />- <br /> wane small <br />fra~ente of xeathered shale. It is underlain by graq as olive <br /> clay shale at 10 to 20 inches belox the surface, <br />Peraeabillty is very elox,. Effective rooting depth is 10 to 20 inches. <br />Available aster capacity is lox, Surface runoff is very rapid and erosion <br />card is very high, <br />~Alaoat all of Chia unit is in native pasture. Special care is needed to <br />plan ssaaon and length of tine for grazing. A few open clay mines are <br />located on this unit, <br />Plains xildlife utilize these soils but food production Sa lox, Sow <br />cover ie nvailabls in break areas and narrox drainages. <br />(Strong slopes, slox perneab111ty, high shrink-axell, lox bearing atieefath, <br />ehallox depth to shale. high eorrosirity and very high erosion hasard asuss <br />~ a sevexalLitation four moat urban uses, <br />~ <br />.. _ <br />1 <br /> <br />3. ~ % <br />r.', <br />1 <br />~; <br />• • <br />