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Web Soil Survey Page 1 of 2 <br />Information J <br />Map Unit Description <br />Kit Carson County, Colorado Version date: 1/28/2008 1:43:46 PM <br />52-Norka silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />Elevation: 3,900 to 4,600 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 17 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 48 to 52 degrees F <br />Frost-free period: 148 to 152 days <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Norka and similar soi/s: 80 percent <br />Minor components: 1 percent <br />Description of Norka <br />Setting <br />Landform: Plains <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across-slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Fine-silty loess, calcareous <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 0 to 3 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Drainage c/ass: Well drained <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high <br />(0.60 to 2.00 in/hr) <br />Depth to water table: More than 80 inches <br />Frequency of flooding: None <br />Frequency of ponding: None <br />Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 15 percent <br />Available water capacity: High (about 10.8 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 2e <br />Land capability (nonirrigated): 3e <br />Ecological site: Loamy Plains (R072XY001C0) <br />Typical profile <br />0 to 5 inches: Silt loam <br />5 to 13 inches: Silty clay loam <br />13 to 28 inches: Silt loam <br />28 to 39 inches: Silt loam <br />39 to 49 inches: Loam <br />49 to 67 inches: Loam <br />Minor Components <br />Lodgepole <br />Percent of map unit: 1 percent <br />Landform: De ressions <br />Close <br />.nres.usda. <br />eb <br />03/04/2008 <br />