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irir~. I'R ~(•1'1CS <br />'flee .inriern series consists of deep, n•ell dtmined <br />Anil: The~c soils formed in loamy alluvium on alluvial <br />1 nd v:dlcy bottoms. Slopes are 0 to fi percent. <br />I: ion is 8.00(1 to 9,000 feet. Natural vegetation is <br />rionunantly rabbitbrush. blue grama, mestern +aheat- <br />grass. and needleandthread. The average annual pry <br />ril ~i'ali•tn is about 1° inches, the mean annual air <br />temperature is about 4?' F, and the frost-free season <br />is Rfl to ]00 days. <br />In :r representative profile the upper 24 inches is <br />d:uic hymen and ver}' dark grayish hro+rn loam. Pclo+r <br />this i~ rr`r+' d:u•l: mr;tyish hro+cn and dark gt;•tt•ish <br />bro.cn Inam stratified e•ith fine sandy loam that extends <br />to a depth of GO inches or mm•e. <br />.. ...__... ~ - ..., \;w old, .,i\; rim :u'..i~: d.le +t .r~Ci <br />.I ~.ny a tl,th. l:eactiwr ranges irmn ]nildly alkaline <br />.u t„uucratelc alkaline. The eH~ective rooting depth is <br />more than GO inches. <br />'These soils are used fm• range, wildlife, and in•igated <br />crops. <br />I:epresentative profile of Jodero loam, along a dry <br />creek channel in the south+cest quarter sec, 34, T. 39 <br />::.. I:. G)/. <br />... .-!r tr. b i~.c he s; bt'own (lOYR 5/31 IUalll, dal'k InU\'ll <br />r 1U1'lI 3/3) moist; strmtg medium granular strur- <br />ttne; soft, eery friable; 5 percent gravel; mildly <br />alkaline; gradual wavy boundary, <br />A]?-S to 24 inches; gra)~ish brown (101'R 5/2) loam, <br />cer}• dart; grayish bro\an (lOYR 3/4) moist; <br />modera[e coarse subangular blocky structure part <br />ing to tttoderate medium granular; slightly hard, <br />very friable; 5 percent gravel; mildly alkaline; <br />clear wavy boundary. <br />~''?4 to GO inches; grayish brown (]OYR 5/2) loam <br />°Lrctified w'ith~tbin lenses u! imo sandy loanL eery <br />data: grayish bro\cn (lOYP. J/2) moist; modrrate <br />coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, <br />very friable; calcareous; moderately alkaline; <br />!,z'adual wavy boundary. <br />(;-GO to i0 inches; light bro\vt»sh gray (lOYR G/?) loam <br />stratified with thin lenses of fine sandy loam, dark <br />rr: yiah brawn (]OYR 4/2) moist; massive; hard. <br />r:ia nL; 5 percent gravel; calcareous; moderately <br />alkaline. <br />7 iie A horizon is 40 to more than GO inches thick. The <br />rnuLart o[ gracel and cobbles rnnltes Erma U to ]6 percent. <br />li. • .mr areas Dome of tltc low'cr horizons are reddish <br />Lt „~.. u. IJepth to lime ranges from 30 to 90 inches. <br />Jo-Jodero loam. This nearly level to gently sloping <br />soil occupies shat alluvial furls and nan•ow valley <br />bottoms ir] rile foothills ill the +vestern part of the Area <br />((ig. G). Slopes are 0 to 6 percent. About 5 percent of <br />this unit is included areas of Luhon loam and about 6 <br />percent areas of Monte loam. <br />Runoff is mode]•ate, but the soil receives runoff from <br />surrounding hillsides. The hazard of water erosion is <br />nlorlerate. Gullies have fo]•]ned in most areas. <br />Tllis soil is used mostly for range and wildlife. Some <br />areas at•e used for irrigated alfalfa and small grain. <br />('m,~hili v „n;. IVe-2 irrigated. VIe-I nonirril:ated: <br />b'ootllill Loam range site. <br />;'1~-•:^'Forri 11 nccnlti <br />Tn-Typic Torrillm•entw are pearl}• level :uul c\.r•r•~ - <br />sivcl> dt:~ined and occupc the flood plain of thr I;~~~ <br />Gfande. Slopes arc (1 to 1 percent. The soils rangy fr••~• <br />loam to sandy loam and are generally stratificrl vid <br />underlain by- sour! ;md gravel at a depth of S '•~^^ <br />inches. On about 20 percent of this unit the soil mntc- <br />rial is deeper over sand and grovel because olrl sfi•r:^~~ <br />channels have been filled in. Llcluded in mxppiug are <br />gravel bars. +vhich make up about ]0 percent of the <br />unit. <br />Topic Tm•ri(lacents are droughty. Fermeahility i= <br />moderately rapid. and the available water ca pacify is <br />loo-. The water table is generally more than 3 feet dreg. <br />hot rises to 'L to ° feet Ca• short periods late in spring <br />and earl}• in summer ++•hen runnR' is high from mrltiug <br />sno++ in the mountam~. iiuno(1' is slmv. TLc ei,.. <br />hazard is slight. <br />Typic Tm•rifluvents are used mainly fm• range. Snatu <br />areas are used for +vildlife. Some small areas :un used <br />for irrigated small gl.•tin and alfalfa. Natural ve>_reta- <br />fion is rottnn«'nnd and +villmvs and an understm•+' of <br />grasses and sedge;. ('arability unit 1~'s-2 irrigated. <br />VII+c-7 nnnirri]*atPd; not assigned to a range stte. <br />• <br />