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Web Soil Survey <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />Information ~] <br />Map Unit Description <br />Kit Carson County, Colorado Version date: 1/28/2008 1:43:46 PM <br />25-Glenberg, rarely flooded-Bankard, occasionally flooded, complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />Elevation: 3,900 to 4,600 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 14 to 17 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 48 to 52 degrees F <br />Frost-free period: 135 to 210 days <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Glenberg and similar soils: 50 percent <br />Bankard and similar soils: 30 percent <br />Description of Glenberg <br />Setting <br />Landform: Flood plains <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across-slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Coarse-loamy alluvium <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 0 to 3 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Drainage class: Well drained <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat) <br />Depth to water table: More than 80 inches <br />Frequency of flooding: Rare <br />Frequency of ponding: None <br />Calcium carbonate, maximum content: SO percent <br />Maximum salinity: Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) <br />Available water capacity: Moderate (about 6.9 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 3e <br />Land capability (nonirrigated): 3e <br />Ecological site: Sandy Bottomland (R072XY031C0) <br />Typical profile <br />0 to 4 inches: Fine sandy loam <br />4 to 13 inches: Fine sandy loam <br />13 to 21 inches: Sandy loam <br />21 to 60 inches: Loamy sand <br />Description of Bankard <br />Setting <br />Landform: Flood plains <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across-slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Sandy alluvium <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 0 to 2 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): <br />19.99 in/hr) <br />Depth to water tab/e: More than 80 inches <br />Frequency of flooding: Occasional <br />Frequency of ponding: None <br />Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 5 percent <br />Available water capacity: Low (about 4.2 inches) <br />High (1.98 to 6.00 in/hr) <br />High to very high (6.00 to <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 3e <br />Land capability (nonirrigated): 6s <br />c.... ~....:....i ,..a... c.. -. ,~.. o.,~a,.....i~.-.~ in n~wvno~~~~ <br />http://websoilsurvey.nres.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey. aspx <br />03/04/2008 <br />