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1/t.? <br />A'~-AL-;--Sandy-ske I eta l f l uver~ts, 0 tc~ =; percent s l apes. Th i s <br />deep, wel I drained s..i I is ~~n nearly level val ley bottoms border-in3 <br />rna,j~~r- dr-air~ageways, It fc~rrned ire r-ecer~{: al luviurn derived dc~rnir~ar~tly <br />frvrn mixed sources. Elevation is .,r]C;o to ;c:,00r] feet. TI-~e average <br />annua I pr-ec i I:. i tat i on i s 16 tc. 2ii inches, the average annua I a i r- <br />ternper-atur-e is ~_ 'to Sir degree<_ F, and the average fr-r.~st-free period <br />i s 'rr] to 7.lir days. <br />The soil is quite var-iat~le in te::tur-e. Generally, the surface <br />Iayer- is gravelly sar~~ay Ioarn abou'L- 1o inches thick:. The urn~er-!ying <br />material to a Depth t~f r_~0 inches inches i s sand, grave I , c~~bt~ I e and <br />sandy Ioarn. <br />Inc I uded i n this urn i t i s at~~~ut 15 per-cent F I uvaquents, f request l y <br />flooded, l~r percer~L- P;iver~,~asl-~, and srnal 1 arias r,f Tef'ton Ioarn, <br />F'er-rneat~ i l l ty of tY, i s sandy sl::e I eta.l f l uver'~ts soil i s rnoder-ate l y <br />rapid or- rapid. Effeci.ive r~~o~ting depth is ~o {;~~ r. C; or- rnor-e inches. <br />Avai I ab I e water- capacity i s I ow. Runc~ff i s slow, arn~ the ha'<ard ..f <br />water- erns i ors i s slight. <br />TI-~is unit is used for- I ivestock: grazing, recreation and wi Idl ife <br />I-.aL-~ i'tat. <br />The rat i ve vegeta.t i nn on this unit consists rna i r. I y ...f cottonwood <br />trees, wi I lows, t~.rfted hair grass, and sagebrush, lather- irnp~~rtarrt <br />F•I anL-s that characterize this unit are sand dro~~seed, rabL-~ i tt~rus~~ an~i <br />yar-r-%.w. <br />F'r-oper- gr-az i n3 use i n con,iunct i or. with a p l armed grazing system <br />ar-e important practices to insure tl-~e desired quality and quar:tity of <br />native vegetation. Structures to divert runoff ar-e needed if <br />I:~ui Idings and r-~~ads are constructed. Deferred grazing wi I i help speed <br />up r-evegetat i ors and i rnpr-ove range areas i n poor c~~rn~ i t i ~:~n. <br />tdildlife sucl-~ as ?9eer, elk, ccryotes, squirrels, rabbits utilize <br />this unit. Areas of natural vegetat i nn provide g~~~~d food arn~ cover. <br />Management for- wi Idl ife shuul~i include I:~r-otection from overgrazing by <br />li~:estock. preventivr~ of fire, and rnaintair~ing adequate plant cover. <br />If i:his unit is used for recreati~~nal developrner~t, tl-~e main <br />I irni{rations are flood hazard and grave! ly surfaces tF~at affect Borne. <br />asses. <br />TI-iis unit is poorly suited to riornesite development. If this unit <br />i s used for- horses i to deve I nprnent, the rna i n l i rn i tat i oris ar-e f l o~~~y <br />hazard aril seepage Eff I uer~t fr-nrn septic tari4:: at~c_nr-p+. i~~r~ f i e I ds car. <br />surf-ace in d~~wnslope areas and thus create a hazard to healtF~. <br />