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<br />Non Technical Soil Description(s) (NASIS derived) <br />Soil Survey Area C0671 Cortez Area, Colorado, Parts of Dolores and <br />Montezuma Counties <br />Mapunit: 144 Wetherill loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes <br />Soil Component Name: Wetherill 85 % of the mapunit <br />Slope range (%): 3to 6 Depth class: Very deep Drainage class: Well drained <br />Permeability: Moderately slow Available water capacity class: High <br />Average total available water in top five feet (in.): 11.0 <br />Land capability subclass, non-irrigated: 3e Land capability subclass, irrigated: 3e <br />Ecological Site: Loamy Foothills <br />Runoff class: High Depth to seasonal high water table: NA - <br />Flooding frequency: None Other restrictions (in): NA - <br />Horizon Information <br />Depth in Textures PH range Sodium Salinity (mmhos/cm) <br />H1 0 - 3 6.6 - 7.8 NA - NA - <br />L loam <br />H2 3 - 7 6.6 - 7.8 NA - NA - <br />CL clay loam <br />L loam <br />H3 7 48 7.4 - 8.4 NA - NA - <br />SCL sandy clay loam <br />CL clay loam <br />L loam <br />H4 48 - 60 7.9 - 8.4 NA - NA - <br />L loam <br />SCL sandy clay loam <br />pH classes: 3.5-4.4 extremely acid; 4.5-5.0 very strongly acid; 5.1-5.5 strongly acid; 5.6-6.0 moderately acid; <br />6.1-6.5 slightly acid; 6.6-7.3 neutral; 7.4-7.8 slightly alkaline; 7.9-8.4 moderately alkaline; 8.5-9.0 strongly alkaline; <br />>9.0 very strongly alkaline. <br />Salinity classes (if applicable): 0-2 non saline; 2-4 very slightly saline; 4-8 slightly saline; 8-16 moderately saline; >=16 <br />saline. <br />Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Non Technical Soil Description (NASIS derived) Page 1 of 7