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Map Unit Description: Kim loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes —Weld County, Colorado, <br />Southern Part <br />USDA Natural Resources <br />Conservation Service <br />Weld County, Colorado, Southern Part <br />362b —Kim loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />Elevation: 4,900 to 5,250 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 13 to 17 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 46 to 52 degrees F <br />Frost -free period: 125 to 150 days <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Kim and similar soils: 90 percent <br />Minor components: 10 percent <br />Description of Kim <br />Setting <br />Landform: Alluvial fans, plains <br />Down -slope shape: Linear <br />Across -slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Mixed eolian deposits derived from sedimentary <br />rock <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 1 to 3 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 to high (0.57 to 5.95 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: 15 percent <br />Available water capacity: Moderate (about 9.0 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 3e <br />Land capability (nonirrigated): 4e <br />Ecological site: Loamy Plains (R067BY002CO) <br />Typical profile <br />0 to 12 inches: Loam <br />12 to 40 inches: Loam <br />40 to 60 inches: Fine sandy loam <br />Web Soil Survey <br />National Cooperative Soil Survey <br />2/15/2012 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />