PERMFILE121567

• Permit No: M1978135HR
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 2/6/1978
• Doc Name: THE MOFFAT CNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MET ON MON FEB 6 1978 IN THE PLANNING DEPT MEETING ROOM IN THE C
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iy.-~, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Soll Conservation Service, Colorado
Technical Guide RANGE SITE N0. 296
Section II E Field Office
august 1975
RANGE SITE DESCRIPTION
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CLAYPAN '
~ Land Resource Area: Southern Rocky Mountains (46) „
A. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS A '
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Topography of this site blends In with adjacent s~i,tes`.which '_?:<:
have nearly level to steep slopes. Slopes range from O,to
65~. The site may cover an extremely small area. ,Site "_ ~.
delinlatlons are usually very exact forming a de.flnite line ': .. ,'
between this and another site. Elevation for the.stte'.ranges
from 6000 feat to 8500 feet above sea level.
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Althou h the avers a annual rect station is between•J2...and
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18 inches, effective precipitation is limited by. the .low :water '4~?:.
Intake rate of the soil. Fifty percent of the prtcipitatio~
falls In the form of snow. Optimum growing season for native..
plants fs mid-April to the first of July. Winters are cold -
' w{th.deep snow cover. Native plants are favored by spring
moisture from accumulated snow. July and August are noCmally
dry months during the growing season.
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3. Native (potential) Vegetation r:"
The aspect of this site is that of a very abrupt ahd obY'tous~. ~ ,:y%;;,'.°, ; ±
boundaried low appearing shrub dominated communfty.•, A~}kali`;, `"f= '
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sagebrush Is the dominate shrub species, Vasey rebbitbrush i's.
often present. On drier areas of this site, Gardner.'s ahd„mat.'
saltbush are present. Prairie Juuegrass, bluebunch wheatgrass; :' `,-:' y~
muttongrass, squirreltail, Nevada bluegrass and wes.te~n wheat-
grass are the principal grass species. Important forbs~species
include low phlox, daisy, western yarrow, buckwheat, pussytoes,
fringed sage and onions. Other plants present on this site in ~ '
different localities include big sagebrush, pine needlegrass, - "~' '
thickspike wheatgrass, streambank wheatgrass, stonecrop, native
clovers, herbaceous conqulfoil, asters and bluebells.
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