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6.4.9 Exhibit I – Soils Information 0 to 4 inches: Gravelly sandy loam 4 to 15 inches: Very gravelly sandy clay loam, very gravelly clay loam 15 to 60 inches: Very gravelly loamy sand, very gravelly sand Minor Components Midway Percent of map unit: 8 percent Tassel Percent of map unit: 6 percent Aquic haplustolls Percent of map unit: 1 percent BONSER PIT SOILS Larimer County Area, Colorado Natural Resources Web Soil Survey Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Map Unit Description: Larim gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 40 percent slopes – BONSER PIT SOILS Larimer County Area, Colorado 64— LOVELAND CLAY LOAM, 0 TO 1 PERCENT SLOPES Map Unit Setting Elevation: 4,800 to 5,500 feet Mean annual precipitation: 13 to 15 inches Mean annual air temperature: 48 to 50 degrees F Frost -free period: 135 to 150 days Map Unit Composition Loveland and similar soils: 90 percent Minor components: 10 percent Description of Loveland. Setting Landform: Flood plains, stream terraces Landform position (three - dimensional): Tread Down -slope shape: Linear Across -slope shape: Linear Parent material. Alluvium Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class. Poorly drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20 to 0.60 in /hr) Depth to water table: About 18 to 36 inches Frequency of flooding: Occasional Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content. 15 percent Maximum salinity. Nonsaline to very slightly saline (2.0 to 4.0 mmhos/ cm) Available water capacity. Very high (about 16.7 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): 3w Land capability (nonirrigated): 3w Typical profile 0 to 15 inches: Clay loam 15 to 32 inches: Clay loam, silty clay loam, loam 32 to 60 inches: Very gravelly sand, gravelly sand, gravelly coarse