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Map Unit Description: Northrim- Garber -Trag complex, 3 to 25 percent slopes, <br />very stony —Mesa County Area, Colorado <br />MOORES PIT <br />Mesa County Area, Colorado <br />61D— Northrim- Garber -Trag complex, 3 to 25 percent slopes, <br />very stony <br />Map Unit Setting <br />Elevation: 6,000 to 7,200 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 16 to 18 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 41 to 44 degrees F <br />Frost -free period: 75 to 100 days <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Northrim and similar soils: 40 percent <br />Garber and similar soils: 25 percent <br />Trag and similar soils: 20 percent <br />Description of Northrim <br />Setting <br />Landform: Fan terraces <br />Landform position (two - dimensional). Toeslope <br />Down -slope shape: Convex <br />Across -slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Alluvium derived from sandstone and shale and /or <br />colluvium derived from sandstone and shale <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 3 to 25 percent <br />Surface area covered with cobbles, stones or boulders: 0.1 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Drainage class: Well drained <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water <br />(Ksat): Moderately high (0.20 to 0.60 in /hr) <br />Depth to water table: More than 80 inches <br />Frequency of flooding: None <br />Frequency of ponding: None <br />Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.5 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability (nonirrigated): 6e <br />Typical profile <br />0 to 2 inches: Fine sandy loam <br />2 to 9 inches: Sandy clay loam <br />9 to 17 inches: Sandy clay loam <br />97 to 26 inches: Sandy clay loam <br />26 to 39 inches: Gravelly sandy clay loam <br />39 to 60 inches: Stony clay loam <br />Description of Garber <br />Setting <br />Landform: Fan terraces <br />Landform position (two- dimensional): Toeslope <br />USIDAA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 11/29/2009 <br />Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 3 <br />