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sloping mid-slopes, draws and side slopes of ridges. This mapping unit is found in <br />• Section 30, T.SN R.85W at 6,700 to 8,100 feet elevation. <br />Small areas of this mapping unit which occur at the Fish Creek area, southeast <br />1/4 Section 14, T.SN R.86W, south of Foidel Creek include the Routt series. The <br />Routt loam is a fine-montmorillonitic, Cryic Pachic Paleboroll. Horizons are very <br />similar to the Skylick loam. There is about a 2 foot layer of a dark grayish brown <br />loam underlain by a brown light clay loam to about 48 inches. There is also a <br />yellowish brown substratum of a clay loam with massive structure. This horizon <br />extends to depths greater than 5 feet. At higher elevations there are small <br />inclusions of moderately deep, Pachic Cryoborolls moderately deep to deep, Argic <br />Pachic Cryoborolls and Argic Cryoborolls. These soils are similar to Winevada fine <br />sandy loam and the Cochetopa, Buckskin and Davtone loam. They differ from the <br />Skylick loam in depth to bedrock that the argillic horizon occurs within 30 inches of <br />the surface and fine textured soils are in the control section. In some soils the <br />mollic epipedon is thin, less Than 30 inches. Inclusions make up about IS percent of <br />the map unit. <br />Presently this soil is used for livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. Vegetation <br />includes the Quercus gambellii gambel oak Amelanchier s~ service berry community <br />• and the Po ulus tremuloides aspen Carex s~ sedge community. <br />Permeability is slow. Water erosion hazard is high. Depth to ground water is <br />greater than 5 feet. Effective rooting depth is between 35 and 60 inches. Stoniness <br />class is 0. <br />Land capability unit is Vle. <br />MAP UNIT SkD: SKYLICK LOAM, 15 TO 30 PERCENT SLOPE <br />This deep, well-drained, fine textured soil occurs on moderately steep slopes, <br />side-slopes, mid-slopes and draws. This mapping unit can be found in the draws of <br />Section 24, T.4N R.86W at 6,900 to 8,100 feet elevation. <br />Typically, the surface horizon has a loam layer less than 7 inches thick. <br />Otherwise the soil profile of this mapping unit is similar to the series description. <br />Included in this ma pping unit are small incl usions of the Cochetopa fine sandy loam. <br />Inclusions make up about 5 percent of the map unit. <br />Presently this soil used for livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. Vegetation <br />• includes The Populus tremuloides spp. Aspen Carex sedge community, with Artemisia <br />tridentate big sage and Quercus gambellii gambel oak. <br />2.3-13 <br />