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<br />Custom Soil Resource Report <br />Moffat County Area, Colorado <br />168-Ruedloff sandy loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />Elevation: 6,000 to 6,300 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 9 to 11 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 42 to 45 degrees F <br />Frost-free period: 75 to 95 days <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Ruedloff and similar soils: 85 percent <br />Description of Ruedloff <br />Setting <br />Landform: Structural benches, hills <br />Landform position (two-dimensional): Toeslope <br />Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across-slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Eolian deposits and in alluvium derived from sandstone <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 1 to 8 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): High (2.00 to 6.00 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: 10 percent <br />Maximum salinity: Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) <br />Available water capacity. Low (about 4.2 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability (nonirrigated): 7e <br />Ecological site: Sandy (R034XY427CO) <br />Typical profile <br />0 to 4 inches: Sandy loam <br />4 to 20 inches: Sandy loam <br />20 to 60 inches: Loamy coarse sand <br />199-Torriorthents-Torripsamments complex, 12 to 40 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />Elevation: 6,000 to 7,200 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 9 to 13 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 42 to 45 degrees F <br />Frost-free period: 75 to 95 days <br />10