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s <br /> <br />Soils <br />The soils at this Hutala Gravel Pit site are classified as <br />follows: <br />Dominsort gravelly sandy loam, 9 to 45 percent slopes <br />(DoF).-This soil is in long, narrow areas along terrace <br />edges in nearly all parts of Chaffee County. It has a <br />profile similar to that described as representative of <br />the series, but the depth to the underlying material is <br />less than 11 inches, and in most places there is a larger <br />amount of gravel and cobbles on the surface. Included <br />with this soil in mapping are small areas of Rough <br />broken land and St. Elmo gravelly sandy loam, 9 to <br />45 percent slopes. <br />Surface runoff is rapid, and the hazard of erosion <br />is severe. All of this soil is in grass and is used for <br />grazing. Some areas have an overstory of pinyon pine <br />and juniper. (Capability unit VIIe-1, nonirrigated; <br />woodland suitability group 3; Dry bountain Outwash <br />range site) <br />St. Elmo gravelly sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes <br />(See).-This soil is on high terraces in the souther~i part <br />of Chaffee County between Salida and 11-Iaysville. <br />Areas generally are Im~g and narrow. This soil has <br />the profile described as representative of the series. <br />Included with it in mapping are small areas of Man- <br />hattan sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes. <br />Surface runoff is slow, and the hazard of erosion is <br />slight. About half the acreage of this soil is in native <br />grass and is used for grazing livestock. The rest is in <br />irrigated hay, mainly alfalfa. (Capability unit IVs-I, <br />irrigated, VIe-3, nonirrigated; Dry Mountain Outwash <br />range site) <br />St. Elmo gravelly sandy loam, 9 to 45 percent slopes <br />(SeF).-This soil is on terrace edges in the southern part <br />of Chaffee County between Salida and Maysville. <br />Areas generally are long and very narrow in shape. <br />This soil has a profile similar to that described as rep- <br />resentative of the series, but it has steeper slopes. <br />Surface runoff is medium to rapid, and the hazard <br />of erosio~i is moderate to high. This soil has a cover <br />of grass that is used for limited grazing, Some areas <br />have an overstory of pinyon pine and juniper. (Cap- <br />ability unit VIIe-I, nonirrigated; woodland suitability <br />group 3; Dry Mountain Outwash range site) <br />• <br />