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Map Unit Description: Steimer loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes-Archuleta County <br />Area, Colorado <br />TIERRA PIEDRA RANCH, TIERRA PIEDRA GRAVEL PIT <br />Archuleta County Area, Colorado <br />AO-B-Steimer loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />Elevation: 6,000 to 6,500 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 13 to 15 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 48 to 50 degrees F <br />Frost-free period. 120 to 130 days <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Steimer and similar soils: 85 percent <br />Description of Steimer <br />Setting <br />Landform: Flood-plain steps <br />Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across-slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material. Alluvium derived from mixed sources <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 1 to 3 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water <br />(Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.20 to 2.00 in/hr) <br />Depth to water table: About 24 to 36 inches <br />Frequency of flooding: Rare <br />Frequency of ponding: None <br />Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 5 percent <br />Maximum salinity: Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) <br />Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.8 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 3w <br />Land capability (nonirrigated): 3w <br />Ecological site: River Bottom (R036XY327CO) <br />Other vegetative classification: RIVER BOTTOM (048AY236CO) <br />Typical profile <br />0 to 8 inches: Loam <br />8 to 12 inches: Very fine sandy loam <br />12 to 23 inches: Loam <br />23 to 50 inches: Stratified loam to very fine sandy loam to clay loam <br />50 to 70 inches: Stratified extremely gravelly loamy sand <br />Data Source Information <br />Soil Survey Area: Archuleta County Area, Colorado <br />Survey Area Data: Version 4, Sep 5, 2007 <br />DA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 8/17/2009 <br />? Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 1