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Bent County, Colorado <br />Custom Soil Resource Report <br />GbA— Glenberg sandy loam, 0 to 1 pertcent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />Elevation: 4,000 to 6,000 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 10 to 14 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 48 to 52 degrees F <br />Frost -free period: 140 to 170 days <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Glenberg and similar soils: 90 percent <br />Minor components: 10 percent <br />Description of Glenberg <br />Setting <br />Landform: Terraces <br />Landform position (three - dimensional): Tread <br />Down -slope shape: Linear <br />Across -slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Stratified calcareous sandy alluvium <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 0 to 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 (Ksat): High (2.00 to 6.00 in /hr) <br />Depth to water table: More than 80 inches <br />Frequency of flooding: Occasional <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 6.6 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): 2w <br />Land capability (nonirrigated): 4w <br />Ecological site: Sandy Bottomland (R069XY031CO) <br />Other vegetative classification: SANDY BOTTOMLAND (069XY031 CO_1) <br />Typical profile <br />0 to 11 inches: Sandy loam <br />11 to 40 inches: Stratified sandy loam to loam <br />40 to 60 inches: Loamy sand <br />Minor Components <br />Las animas <br />Percent of map unit: 5 percent <br />Landform: Depressions <br />Las <br />Percent of map unit: 3 percent <br />Bankard <br />Percent of map unit: 2 percent <br />12 <br />