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WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SOUTHERN PART 111
<br />TABLE 9.--WATER MANAGEMENT
<br />[Some of the terms used in this table to describe restrictive soil features are defined in the Glossary. Absence
<br />of an entry means soil was not evaluated]
<br />1 - ------ -T-- ----- -'_r .
<br />1 1 i , }------""-'---"----
<br />Soil name and ; Pond ; Embankments, ; Drainage ; Irrigation ; Terraces Grassed
<br />map symbol ; reservoir ! dikes, and
<br />; and waterways
<br />areas levees diversions ;
<br />1, 2--------------;Seepage--------:Thin layer-----:Favorable------;Favorable------:Rooting depth ;Rooting depth.
<br />Altvan
<br />Aquolls ---------- :--------------- ;------:Floods, 1 Floods Wetness -------- ;Wetness.
<br />poor outlets. ; wetness. ;
<br />Aquents----------l--------------- ;--------------- ;Floods, 'Floods,
<br />;Wetness-------- :Wel:ness.
<br />poor outlets. ; wetness. ;
<br />1 I
<br />Aquolls---------- :--------------- ;--------------- :Floods, ;Floods, ;Wetness--------;Wetness.
<br />poor outlets. ; wetness.
<br />,
<br />AqueP ' ts----------' --'--------'--- ;---------------;Floods, :Floods, ;Wetness--------:Wetness.
<br />! poor outlets. ; wetness.
<br />5----------------- Seepage, !Piping, ,Slope----------;Slope, ;Erodes easily, ;Erodes easily.
<br />Ascalon ! slope. ; low strength. erodes easily.; piping.
<br />6-----------------:Seepage, ;Piping, :Slope
<br />; slo ; low strenPgth. : pJe Slope, ;Erodes easily, ;Erodes easily,
<br />Pe- ; erodes easily.; piping. ; scope.
<br />7----------------- ;Seepage, ;Piping
<br />;Sa.ope----------;Slope, ;Erodes easily, ;Erodes easily,
<br />Ascalon : slope. ; low strength. ; erodes easily.! piping;, ; slope.
<br />slope.
<br />8-----------------:Seepage, ;Piping, ;Favorable------;Favorable------ :Erodes easily, :Erodes easily.
<br />Ascalon : slope. ! low strength. i ; piping.
<br />9----------------- !Seepage, ;Piping, :Slope----------;Slope, ;Erodes easily, :Krodes easily,
<br />Ascalon slope. ; low strength, erodes easily„ piping-
<br />: ! i i !
<br />10---------------- :Seepage -------- ;Pi.ping, ;Cutbanks cave, :Droughty, ;Erodes easily, :Droughty,
<br />Dankard seepage, : floods, : floods, piping. ; erodes easily.
<br />erodes easily.; poor outlets. ; seepage.
<br />11----------------:Seepage--------:Favorable------;Favorable------:Droughty-------:Erodes easily, ;Erodes easily.
<br />Bresser piping.
<br />! !
<br />12----------------:Seepage, lFavorable------ !Slope ---------- ;Slope, ;Erodes easily, :Erodes easily.
<br />Bresser ! slope. erodes easily.; piping- ;
<br />13----------------:Seepage, lSeepage-------- lSl.ope---------- !Slope, ;Complex slope, ;Droughty,
<br />Casca
<br />jo , slope. droughty. piping, slope.
<br />ton sandy.
<br />1 1 1 I
<br />1U----------------;Seepage--------;Low strength, :Favorable------;Favorable------(Favorable------;Favorable.
<br />Colby : ! piping. ;
<br />15----------------;Seepage--------;Low strength, :Favorable------;Favorable------;Favorable------;Slope,
<br />Colby piping- erodes easily.
<br />16, 17------------ !Seepage -------- :Low strength, ;Slope----------!Slope, :Favorable------:Slope,
<br />Colby piping. ; erodes easily.; erodes easily.
<br />! ! ; ;
<br />18'? • : ; i ;
<br />Colby ------------ !Seepage -------- :Low strength, :Slope----------!Slope, ;Favorable------:Slope,
<br />piping. erodes easily. erodes, easily.
<br />1 , ? 1
<br />! ; !
<br />Adena ------------ !Sloipe, 'pow strength,
<br />;Slope, ;;lope, :Slope, :Slaps,
<br />seepage. ! piping. : peres slowly. ; peres slowly. : piping, i peres slowly,
<br />19---------------- :Seepage ----- ---:Low strength, :Floods---------:Favorable------:Erodes easily ;Erodes easily.
<br />Colombo : ! compressible. ; i
<br />See footnote at end of table.
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