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Web Soil Survey <br />I Information J <br />Map Unit Description <br />Kit Carson County, Colorado Version date: 1/28/2008 1:43:46 PM <br />78-Satanta-Sampson, loamy, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded <br />Map Unit Setting <br />Elevation: 3,900 to 5,200 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 14 to 17 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 46 to 52 degrees F <br />Frost-free period: 145 to 152 days <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Satanta and similar soils: 40 percent <br />Sampson and similar soils: 30 percent <br />Minor components: 1 percent <br />Description of Satanta <br />Setting <br />Landform: Paleoterraces <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across-slope shape: Linear <br />Parent materia/: Fine-loamy eolian deposits over fine-loamy alluvium <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 /inviting /aver 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 />Availab/e water capacity: High (about 10.2 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 2e <br />Land capability (nonirrigated): 3e <br />Ecological site: Loamy Plains (R0678Y002C0) <br />Typical profile <br />0 to 4 inches: Loam <br />4 to 7 inches: Clay loam <br />7 to 14 inches: Clay loam <br />14 to 19 inches: Clay loam <br />19 to 23 inches: Clay loam <br />23 to 34 inches: Loam <br />34 to 60 inches: Loam <br />Description of Sampson <br />Setting <br />Landform: Flood plains <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across-slope shape: Linear <br />http://websoilsurvey.nres.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />03/04/2008 <br />