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Home My WebLink About20000757.tiff SOILS MAP AND TABLES OF INTERPRETATIONS FOR Robert Pittington USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW SEC. 6-4-68 WELD COUNTY, COLORADO DECEMBER 14, 1999 Compiled By: Intermill Land Surveying, Inc. 1301 N. Cleveland Avenue Loveland, Colorado 80537 (970) 669-0516 '.'3r 2000-0757 COVRSOIL.wps zs000rrv] R 68W,illk:Tt 'Ft • v"4 .4 Y 4 1{ ,V, 441.E ti j ! 'A ' Y c v�$ w7a �f I i "ewe •, s.x?k. ,, r e� • i t r � - 4 , pg '/.� 4 yIN .. •" w.c " 1W� \ - MOUNDS -tr 81 5 ill 'f sArA e` M rz bey w — 43 ' 41 .k x ' � Adk;� t,4CE t v M.UYO Ei, � t#5 kit M tt \ �g�•�. q ft. � i f �, ...`�$ or i. ✓ 1V Y1Q/Bl v x x 4 4 1 7x .. 42 r x A cwc.r w es ? 79 82 Y 28 eumnlEc d 42 Th. .} + SCc.I 2. 8 + 4 � �� --17.O.5,..&r., Ir 42 —�-- ..� 82 82 \ 18 & . ( NEWELL *'.tt 17 16 `\ 42 j* \--, LAKE F.e. ,1 a ill' 'a.�... " x 42 a. i • 92 SOIL SURVEY • TABLE 1.--TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION DATA f, • Temperatures Precipitation) : 2 years in 2 years in 10; -- ____ R 10 will have-- Average will have-- ; Average Month :Average:Average:Average; number of Average ;number of Average I daily ; daily daily ; Maximum Minimum growing Less 1 More days ,with snowfall maximum:minimum ;temperature temperature degree than--;than-- 0. 10 inch higher lower days2 or more op of of than--oF o __ than-- In In In In January---- 39.9 10.5 25.3 65 -19 37 .35 .08 ; .55 I `.3 February--- 45.3 16.4 30.9 71 -11 57 .29 .15 .41 I +.5 March 51 .2 22.5 36.8 78 -4 100 .76 .30 ; 1 . 12 3 q . April 61 .8 32.7 47.3 84 12 248 1.36 .46 ; 2.07 I 4.3 May 72.6 43.3 58.0 92 27 558 2. 16 .87 ; 3.20 .3 June 82.8 52.0 67.4 100 39 822 1.81 .74 ; 2.67 i July 89.3 57.3 73.4 100 47 1,035 1.24 .47 ; 1 .85 .0 August 86.9 54.9 70.9 99 43 -958 1.22 .42 ; 1 .85 .0 September 1 77.8 44.6 61.3 94 29 639 1.33 .36 ; 2. 10 3 .6 October ; 66.8 33.8 50.3 85 16 333 .91 ; .22 11 .46 2 3.0 November ; 50.8 21.7 36.3 74 -1 65 .53 . 14 ; .84 2 5.4 December 42.0 13.9 28.0 67 -13 8 .31 .04 52 1 4. 1 Year 63.9 33.6 48.8 ; 101 -21 4,860 12.27 9.55 114.84 31 35.7 Recorded in the period 1951-74 at Greeley, CO. -'A growing degree day is an index of the amount of heat available for plant growth. It can be calculated by adding the maximum and minimum daily temperatures, dividing the sum by 2, and subtracting the temperature below which growth is minimal for the principal crops in the area (40° F) . •r, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SOUTHERN PART 93 TABLE 2.--FREEZE DATES IN SPRING AND FALL Minimum temperatures Probability 240 F T 28° F 320 F or lower or lower or lower —T Last freezing temperature in spring: 1 year in 10 later than-- April 28 May 11 May 24 2 years in 10 later than-- April 22 May 5 May 19 5 years in 10 later than-- April 11 April 25 May 10 First freezing temperature in fall: 1 year in 10 earlier than-- October 4 September 25 (September 16 2 years in 10 earlier than-- October 10 October 1 ;September 21 5 years in 10 earlier than-- October 21 October 11 ;September 30 1Recorded in the period 1951-74 at Greeley, CO. TABLE 3.--CROWING SEASON LENGTH Daily minimum temperature during growing seasonl Probability Higher Higher Higher than than than • 24° F 28° F 32° F Days Days Days 9 years in 10 166 147 122 8 years in 10 175 155 129 5 years in 10 192 168 143 2 years in 10 , 209 182 156 1 year in 10 218 189 163 1Recorded in the period 1951-74 at Greeley, CO. .w 94 SOIL SURVEY TABLE 4.--ACREAGE AND PROPORTIONATE EXTENT OF THE SOILS Map Soil name Acres Percent symbol 1 Altvan loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes 19,740 1 .7 2 Altvan loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 2,140 J.? 3 Aquolls and Aquents, gravelly substratum 34,030 '.1 4 Aquolls and Aquepts, flooded 22,530 ?.0 5 Ascalon sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 12,280 1 . 1 6 Ascalon sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes 8,452 G.7 7 Ascalon sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes 640 . 1 8 Ascalon loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes 4,290 7.4 9 Ascalon loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 960 '. 1 10 Bankard sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes 19,980 I .7 11 Bresser sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes 1 ,620 . 1 12 Bresser sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 1 ,220 13 Cascajo gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 20 percent slopes 1 ,830 .2 14 Colby loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes 7,748 7 15 Colby loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 19,310 16 Colby loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes 7,220 17 Colby loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes 3,930 18 Colby-Adena loans, 3 to 9 percent slopes 21 ,060 , 3 19 Colombo clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes 9, 110 . 3 20 Colombo clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 4, 120 . 1 21 Dacono clay loans, 0 to 1 percent slopes 10,960 . 1 22 Dacono clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 1 .300 . 1 23 Fort Collins loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes 880 , 1 24 Fort Collins loam, 1 tc 3 percent slopes 2,540 , 25 Haverson loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes 13,490 . 3 26 Haverson loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 9.290 . 3 27 Heldt silty clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes 2. 170 1 28 Heldt silty clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes 140 . 29 Julesburg sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes 5,920 ,..� 30 Julesburg sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 2,040 • 31 Kim loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes 4,150 .4 32 Kim loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 40,960 33 Kim loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes 7.090 , 34 Kim loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes 6,250 35 Loup-Boel loamy sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes 11 ,050 . 1 36 Midway-Shingle complex, 5 to 20 percent slopes 1 ,630 . 1 37 Nelson fine sancy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes 3,820 . 3 38 Nelson fine sandy loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes 5,210 39 Nunn loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes 7,749 40 Nunn loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 16,520 41 Nunn clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes 00,900 . 3 42 Nunn clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 18,940 .5 43 Nunn loamy sand, 0 to 1 percent slopes 2,320 44 Olney loamy sand, 1 to 3 percent slopes 19.950 45 Olney loamy sand, 3 to 5 percent slopes 9,330 ' . 3 46 Olney fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes 8,730 47 Olney fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 59,300 , I 48 Olney fine sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes 15,040 49 Osgood sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes 33. 100 . 3 50 Otero sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes , 190 .4 51 Otero sandy loan, 1 to 3 percent slopes 30.970 52 Otero sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes ' 3.440 ,. 53 Otero sandy loam , 5 to 9 percent slopes 5,710 54 Paoli loam, 7 to 1 percent slopes 500 . 1 55 Paoli loam, 1 tc 3 percent slopes 250 * 56 Renohill clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes 4 ,020 57 Renohill clay loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes 4 ,460 .4 58 Shingle loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 1 ,540 59 Shingle loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes 1 ,160 I 60 Shingle-Renohill complex , 3 to 9 percent slopes 1 ,090 61 Tassel fine sandy loam, 5 to 20 percent slopes 6,146 62 Terry fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes 1 ,990 ' . . 63 Terry fine sandy loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes 6,900 64 Thedalund loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 7 ,580 65 Thedalund loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes 3,507 . 1 66 Ulm clay loan, 0 to 3 percent slopes 4 ,610 .n 67 Ulm clay loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes 9,410 68 Ustic Torriorthents, moderately steep 2,900 . 1 69 Valent sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes 65,950 70 Valent sand, 3 to 9 percent slopes 194 .010 1' . ) See footnote at end of table. Wh..D COUNTY, COLORADO, SOUTHERN PART 97 TABLE 5.--YIELDS PER ACRE OF IRRIGATED CROPS--Continued Soil name and Beans, map symbol Alfalfa hay Sugar beets Corn Corn silage dry pinto Onions Pctatoes Ton Ton Bu Ton Lb Sack Cut g 24 5.5 23 160 33 2400 525 --- Fort Collins 25 5.5 23 160 33 2400 --- --- Haverson 26 5.5 20 150 30 2400 --- --- Haverson 27 4.5 20 --- 25 ___ ___ ___ Heldt Heldt 29 5.5 23 180 35 2400 525 350 Julesburg 30 5.5 23 160 33 2400 525 325 Julesburg iy 31 5.5 24 180 30 2700 55C 350 Kim • 32 5.5 23 160 30 2400 525 325 Kim • 33 4.0 20 140 25 --- --- --- Kim 34 3.0 --- 80 20 ___ __-. ___ Kim 55 2.5 --- --- 25 1200 __- �� ___ oun 36 ___ Miuway 37 4.0 21 120 30 2400 ---. --- Nelson 38 3.0 --- 70 25 --- --- --- Nelson 39 5.5 24 180 35 2700 550 350 i Nunn I 40------ 5.5 23 160 33 2400 525 325 Nunn 41--.----- 5.5 24 180 35 2700 550 350 Nunn 42- 5.5 23 160 33 2400 525 325 Nunn 4z--- 5.0 20 150 30 2000 --- --- Nunn 44 5.0 20 140 30 2400 525 325 Olney --- 80 20 ___ __.- ___ 45-�- I 3.5 � Olney 46-- 5.5 24 180 35 2700 550 350 Olney See footnote at end of table. WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SOUTHERN PART 101 TABLE 6,--BUILDING SITE DEVELOPMENT--Continued Soil name and Shallow Dwellings Dwellings Small Local roads map symbol excavations without with I commercial and streets __ basements basements buildings 19 Moderate: Severe: Severe: :Severe: Severe: Colombo floods, floods- floods. 1 floods, floods. 20 Slight Moderate: Moderate: :Moderate: Moderate: Colombo low strength. low strength, low strength, low strength, frost act.on. 21 , 22 Severe: Moderate: Slight Moderate: Severe: • Dacono cutbanks cave. low strength, low strength, shrank-swell, shrink-swell, shrink-swell. low strength. 23, 24 Slight Moderate: Moderate: :Moderate: moderate: Fort Collins low strength, low strength, 1 low strength. low strength. shrink-swell. , 25, 26 Severe: Severe: Severe: Severe: :Severe: Haverson floods, floods. floods- floods. : floods. 27, 28 Severe: Severe: Severe: Severe: Severe: Heldt too clayey. shrink-swell , shrink-swell, shrink-swell , shr_.nk-swell, low strength. low strength- low strength, low streo,'th. 29, 30 Slight Moderate: Moderate: Moderate: ,Moderate: Julesburg low strength. low strength. low strength. low strength, frost actron, 31 , 32 Slight Moderate: Moderate: Moderate: Moderate: Kim low strength, low strength. low strength. low strength. 33, 34 Slight Moderate: Moderate: :Moderate: Moderate: Kim low strength. low strength. 1 low strength, low strength, slope. Loup Severe: Severe: Severe: :Severe: Severe: wetness, wetness, wetness, I wetness, wetness. cutbanks cave- floods, floods. I floods, Boel Severe: Severe: Severe: :Severe: Severe: wetness, wetness, wetness, I wetness, wetness, floods, floods- floods. I floods, floods, cutbanks cave- 36 Midway Severe: Severe: Severe: :Severe: Severe: too clayey. shrink-swell, shrink-swell, I slope, shrank-swell, low strength. low strength. I shrink-swell , 1 low strength, low strength, Shingle Severe: :Severe: Severe: Severe: :Severe: depth tc rock- depth to rock- depth to rock, depth to rock, I depth to -ock. slope. I 37 Severe: Moderate: Severe: Moderate: Moderate: Nelson depth to rock, depth to rock, depth to rock, depth to rock , depth to rock, low strength. low strength. low stren;th, 38---- Severe: Moderate: Severe: Moderate: Moderate: Nelson depth tc rock, depth to rock, I depth to rock- slope, depth to -ock, low strength. depth to rock, low strength. low strength , 39, 40, 41 , 42, 43-. Moderate: Severe: :Severe: Severe: :Severe: Nunn I too clayey. shrink-swell, I shrink-swell , shrink-swell , I shrink-swell , low strength. I low strength. low strength . I low stren,th. See footnote at end of table. WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SOUTHERN PART 105 • TABLE 7.--SANITARY FACILITIES--Continued it name and Septic tank Sewage lagoon Trench Area Daily cover map symbol absorption areas sanitary sanitary for landfill fields landfill landfill --I- 21 , 22 Severe: Severe: Severe: Slight Fair: Dacono percs slowly. seepage. seepage. too clayey. 23 Moderate: Moderate: Slight Slight Good, Fort Collins percs slowly. seepage. 24 Moderate: Moderate: Slight Slight Good. Fort Collins percs slowly. seepage, slope. 25, 26 Severe: Severe: Severe: Severe: Good. Haverson floods. floods. floods, floods. 27, 28 Severe: Moderate: Severe: Slight Poor: Heldt percs slowly. slope. too clayey. too clayey. 29, 30 Slight---- Severe: Severe: Severe: Good. Julesburg seepage, seepage. seepage. 31 Slight Moderate: Slight Slight Good, Kim seepage. 32, 33 Slight---- Moderate: Slight Slight Good. Kim seepage, slope. 3H Slight---- Severe: Slight Slight Good. Kim slope. -4-x• Loup Severe: :Severe: Severe: Severe: Poor: wetness, wetness, wetness, wetness, wetness. floods. ; seepage, floods, floods, I floods. seepage. seepage. Boel Severe: Severe: Severe: Severe: Poor: wetness, wetness, wetness, wetness, too sandy, floods. seepage, floods, floods, floods. seepage. 36*: Midway ',Severe: :Severe: Severe: Moderate: Poor: percs slowly, ; depth to rock, ' depth to rock, slope. too clayey, depth to rock. slope, too clayey. thin layer. Shingle :Severe: Severe: Severe: Moderate: Severe: ; depth to rock, slope, depth to rock. slope. thin layer. depth to rock. 37, 38 ;Severe: Severe: Severe: Severe: Fair: Nelson 1 depth to rock. depth to rock, depth to rock, seepage. thin layer. seepage. seepage. 39 Severe: Moderate: ',Slight Slight Fair: Nunn percs slowly. excess humus. too clayey. 40 Severe: Moderate: :Slight Slight Fair: Nunn percs slowly. excess humus, too clayey. slope. 41 Severe: Moderate: ;Slight Slight Fair: Nunn percs slowly. excess humus- too clayey. 42 Severe: Moderate: :Slight Slight ---- Fair: Nunn , perca slowly. excess humus, I too clayey. slope. See footnote at end of table. WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SOUTHERN PART 109 TABLE 8.--CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS--Continued Soil name and Roadfill Sand Gravel Topsoil map symbol 29, 39 Fair: Poor: Unsuited Good. Julesburg low strength, excess fines. frost action. 31 , 32, 33, 34 Fair: Unsuited Unsuited Good. Kim low strength. 35*: Loup-- Poor: Fair: Unsuited: Poor: wetness. excess fines. excess fines. wetness. Boel--. Fair: Fair: Unsuited Fair: wetness. excess fines. thin layer. 36*: Midway Poor: Unsuited Unsuited Poor: shrink-swell, too clayey. low strength, thin layer. Shingle Poor: Unsuited Unsuited Poor: th.n layer. area rec".aim. 37, 38 Poor: Unsuited Unsuited Good. Nelson thin layer. 39, 40. Poor: Unsuited Unsuited Fair: Nunn shrink-swell, thin layer. low strength. 4 17. Poor: Unsuited Unsuited Fair: shrink-swell , thin layer, low strength. too clayey. 43____.. Poor: Unsuited Unsuited Poor: Nunn shrink-swell , too sandy. low strength. 44, 45- Fair: Poor: Unsuited Fair: Olney low strength. excess fines. too sandy, thin layer. 46, 47, 49 Fair: Poor: Unsuited Good. Olney low strength. excess fines. 49----- Good Poor: Unsuited Poor: Osgood excess fines. too sandy. 50, 51 , 52, 53 ;Good Poor: Unsuited • Good. Otero excess fines. 54, 55_ ,'Fair: ;Unsuited Unsuited . Good. Paoli I low strength, frost action. 56, 57 ;Poor: Unsuited Unsuited • Poor: Renohill ; low strength, thin layer. ; thin layer . 58, 59 ;Poor: Unsuited Unsuited - Poor: Shingle ; thin layer. area reclaim. 60*: Shingle ;Poor: Unsuited Unsuited -- :Poor: 1 thin layer. ; area reclaim. See footnote at end of table. WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SOUTHERN PART 113 TABLE 9.--WATER MANAGEMENT--Continued -�— Soil name and Pond Embankments, Drainage Irrigation Terraces Grassed map symbol reservoir dikes, and and waterways areas levees diversions r _r___ 40 ,Favorable ',Compressible, Peres slowly, Peres slowly, Peres slowly---- Favo- able. Nunn : shrink-swell, slope. slope. : hard to pack. 41 Favorable :Compressible, Percs slowly--- Peres slowly--- Peres slowly--.- Favorable. Nunn : shrink-swell, hard to pack. 42 Favorable • ',Compressible, Peres slowly, Percs slowly, Percs slowly--- Favorable. Nunn I shrink-swell , slope. slope. I hard to pack. 43 ;Favorable Compressible, ,Peres slowly--- Percs slowly--- Peres slowly---- Favorable, Nunn , shrink-swell , hard to pack. 44 Seepage, Piping, ',Slope Soil blowing, Erodes easily, Erodes easily. Olney slope. low strength. 1 droughty. piping. 45 Seepage, Fiping, :Slope Soil blowing, Erodes easily, Erodes easily. Olney ' slope. low strength. 1 droughty, piping. slope. 46 Seepage, :Piping, :Favorable Favorable Erodes easily, Erodes easily. Olney slope. I low strength. piping. 47 , 43 !Seepage, ! Piping, Slope Slope, Erodes easily, Erodes easily. Dine/ slope . ' low strength. erodes easily. piping. 49 !Seepage ',Piping Favorable Soil blowing--- Too sandy, Erodes easily. rsgood piping. 'Seepage : Piping, 'Favorable Droughty Erodes easily, Erodes easily. Otero I seepage. piping. 51 , 52, 57 :Seepage, :Piping, Slope Slope, Erodes easily, Erodes easily. Otero slope. ! seepage. erodes easily, piping. droughty. 54 :Seepage !Piping, Favorable Favorable Piping -- Favorable. Paoli 1 low strength. 55 !Seepage :Piping, Slope Slope Piping -- Favorable. Paoli 1 low strength. 56---- :Depth to rock !Low strength, Depth to rock, Rooting depth, Depth to rock, Rooting depth, R enoaill thin layer, peres slowly. slow intake. percs slowly. per:s slowly. • compressible. • 57 :Slope , :Low strength, Slope, Slope, Depth to rock, Rooting depth, Renorill depth to rock. : thin layer, depth to rock, rooting depth, percs slowly. per:s slowly. 1 compressible. percs slowly- slow intake. 58, 59 :Slope , :Low strength, :Depth to rock, Slope, Depth to rock Rooting depth. Shingle depth to rock. : thin layer. slope. rooting depth. 6,0*. Shingle Slope, !Low strength, Depth to rock, Slope, Depth to rock Rooting depth. depth to rock. : thin layer. slope. rooting depth. Renonill Slope, :Low strength, Slope, Slope, Depth to rock, Rooting depth, depth to rock. : thin layer , depth to rock, rooting depth, percs slowly. peres slowly. I I compressible. percs slowly. slow intake. 51 : Depth to rock, :Erodes easily, Not needed Droughty, Depth to rock, Rooting depth, Tassel : slope. ! thin layer . rooting depth. ercdes easily. erodes easily. 50 !Depth to rock, :Piping, Slope , Slope, Depth to rock, Rooting depth, -ry seepage. 1 thin layer. , rooting depth. rooting depth, piping, soil blowing. soil blowing. soil blowing. See footnote at end of table. 118 SOIL SURVEY TABLE 10.--RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT--Continued Soil name and Camp areas Picnic areas Playgrounds Paths and trails map symbol lcd 38 Slight Slight Severe: Slight. Neleon slope. 39 Moderate: Slight Moderate: Slight. Nunn percs slowly. percs slowly. -� 40 Moderate: Slight Moderate: Slight. Nunn peres slowly. percs slowly, rM1';'.� slope. 41 Moderate: Moderate: Moderate: Moderate: t. Nunn percs slowly. too clayey. : percs slowly. too clayey. a ;, 42 Moderate: Moderate: ;Moderate: Moderate: Nunn percs slowly. too clayey. 1 percs slowly, too clayey. slope. 43 Moderate: Moderate: ;Moderate: Moderate: Nunn percs slowly. too sandy. : percs slowly. too sandy. y . 44, 45 Moderate: Moderate: Moderate: Moderate: Olney too sandy, too sandy, too sandy, too sancy, dusty. dusty. slope, dusty. }^,. dusty. ,. r. 45 Moderate: Moderate: Moderate: Mocerate: fl Olney dusty. dusty. dusty. ' dusty. sdit 47, 49 Moderate: Moderate: Moderate: Mocerate y Olney dusty. dusty. dusty, dusty. slope. 49 Moderate: Moderate: Severe: Moderate : q.. Osgood too sandy. too sandy. too sandy. too sandy. 50 Slight Slight Slight Slight. u:7 Otero � gf ' 51 IR Slight Slight Moderate: Slight. Otero slope. 11, 53 'Slight Slight Severe: Slight. i Otero slope. !;1!7': ' 1 .Slight Slight Slight Slight. P n.,'l.i ',Or 55 Slight Slight Moderate: Slight. . P ae'i slope. ? Moderate: Moderate: Moderate: Moderate: 7( Re.,ohiil percs slowly, too clayey. too clayey, too clayey. too clayey. percs slowly. ,+5s. Moderate: Moderate: Severe: Moderate: .; Peaohill percs slowly, too clayey. slope. too clayey. too clayey. 1 ' 1 58, 59 Moderate: Moderate: Severe: Moderate: }x Shingle too clayey. too clayey. depth to rock. too clayey. j s0': . tingle (Moderate: (Moderate: Severe: Moderate: du : too clayey. too clayey. slope, too clayey. 1t depth to rock. I b..- See foetnote al end of table. 1;':. :Ii; pa %ir. 1 0 122 SOIL SURVEY TABLE 11 .--WILDLIFE HABITAT POTENTIALS--Continued Potential for habitat elements --�-potential is EaL:itaE l-6FJ Soil name and . Wild —_._.._____ ___ . __._ _ . map symbol Gain Grasses herba- ; Shrubs Wetland Shallow Openiand ; det ln:i ', Ran'-e'lsrnr. and seed and ceous plants water wildlife 1 wildli`o ',wi1'.l_`- crops** _ legumes plants areas I ; 31 , 32 ;Good Good Fair Fair Poor Very poor Good Very oscr: Fair. Kim 33, 34 ',Fair Good Fair Fair Poor Very poor Fair Very oror Fair. Kim 35': Loup ;Poor Fair Good Fair Good Good Fair Good Fair . Boel ;Poor Fair Good Fair Good Good Fair ,God Fair . 36*: Midway ;Poor ;Fair ',Fair Fair ,Very poor Very poor', Fair Ve-y poc r',Fair. Shingle ;Poor ;Fair ;Fair Fair ;Very poor Very poorlFair Very pocr',Fair . 37, 38 Fair ;Good ;Fair ;Fair Poor Very poor:Fair ;Very pro- Fair. Nelson 39, 40, 41 , 42, 43- Good Good Fair Fair ',Poor Very poor',Good ',Very pas- Fair. Nunn 44, 45 Fair ',Good ',Fair Fair Poor Very poor Fair ;Very poo- Fair . Olney 46, L7 ^ood ;Good ',Fair Fair Poor Very poor Good ',Very pno - Fa:r. Olney 48 Fair ;Good ;Fair Fair Very poor Very poor Fair Very poo-', Fair . Olney 49 Poor ',Fair Fair Fair Very poor Very poor Fair Very por, =Fair. Osgood 50 Good ;Good Fair Fair Poor Very poor Good Very p > . Fair. Otero 51 , 52, 53 Fair ',Good Fair Fair Very poor Very poor Fair Very psr,' Fair. Otero 54, 55 Good ;Good ;Fair ',Fair Poor Very poor Good Very poo, Fair . Paoli 5. 6, 57 ;Fair Good ;Fair ;Fair Poor Very poor Fair Very pr 'r : Fair . Renchill 58, 59 ;Poor Poor ;Fair Fair Poor Very poor',Poor Very pone Fair . Shingle 60+: Shingle ;Poor ',Poor ;Fair Fair Poor Very poor Poor ,Very p000, IFa=r- Renohill ;Fair ',Good ;Fair Fair Poor Very poor Fair '.Very pno Fair . 61 ;Poor ;Poor ',Poor Poor Very poor',Very poor Poor 99113 Po( Poor . Tassel 62, 63 ;Fair ;Good ;Fair Fair Very poor',Very poor Fair Very po- r Fair. Terry 64, 65 Fair Fair ;Fair Fair Very, poor Very poor Fair ',Very pour ',Fair_ Thedalund 66 Good Good (Fair Fair Poor Very poor Good Very orrr Fair_ Ulm 67 ',Fair 'Good :Fair Fair Poor ,Very poor Fair ;Very parr Pair . Ulm See footnote at end of table. '1 126 SOIL SURVEY TABLE 12.--ENGINEERING PROPERTIES AND CLASSIFICATIONS--Continued _T Classification Frag- Percentage -- Soil name and ;Depth USDA texture ments g passing sieve number-- _�Llimit ticityPlas- map symbol Unified AASHTO > 3 limit ticit inches 4 10 40 200 index In Pct Pct 36.: Shingle 0-6 Loam CL-ML A-4 0-5 75-100 75-100 70-95 55-75 25-35 5-10 6-18 Clay loam, loam CL A-6 0 75-100 75-100 65-100 50-80 30-40 10-20 18 Unweathered --- --- --- --- --- bedrock. 37, 38 0-9 Fine sandy loam ,ML, SM A-4 0-5 75-100 75-100 70-90 45-60 __ NP Nelson 9-30 Fine sandy loam, ISM, ML A-4, A-2 0 75-100 75-100 60-85 30-55 --- NP sandy loam. , 30 ',Weathered bedrock . 39, 40 0-9 ;Loam 1CL, SC A-6 0-5 95-100 80-95 7C-95 45-75 25-40 10-20 Nunn 9-291Clay loam, clay ;CL, CH A-6, 4-7 0-5 95-100 90-100 85-95 65-75 35-60 20-35 29-H01Clay loam, loam, ;CL, A-4 0-5 80-100 80-100 6C-90 25-75 15-40 5-20 sandy loam. ; CL-ML, A-6, I SM-SC, A-2 SC 41 , 42 0-9 :Clay loam 'CL, SC A-6 0-5 95-100 80-95 70-95 45-75 25-40 10-20 Nunn 9-29 :Clay loam, clay CH A-6, A-7 0-5 95-100 90-100 85-95 65-75 35-60 20-35 29-60:Clay loam, loam, CL, A-4 0-5 80-100 80-100 60-90 25-75 15-40 5-20 1 sandy loam. CL-ML, A-6, SM-SC, A-2 SC 43 . 0-9 ',Loamy sand SM A-2 0-5 95-100 80-95 60-80 ,20-30 --- NP Nunn 9-ic: Clay loam, clay ;CL, CH A-6, A-7 0-5 95-100 90-100 85-95 :65-75 35-60 20-35 30-60 ',Clay loam, loam, 1CL, A-4, 0-5 80-100 80-100 60-90 ;25-75 15-s0 5-20 sandy loam. ; CL-ML, A-6, , ' SM-SC, A-2 , SC 45 0-iO;Loamy sand ISM A-2 0 95-100 90-100 60-90 ;15_25 --- NP Jlrey 10-20:Sandy clay loam ISC, CL A-6 0 95-100 90-100 80-100;40-55 ; 20-40 10-20 20-S5 :Sandy loam, :SC, A-4, A-6 0 95-100 95-100 75-95 135-55 120-35 5-15 sandy clay ' SM-SC, 1 loam, fine ' CL, sandy loam. CL-ML 25-(0',Fine sandy loam, :SM ',4-2 0 95-100 95-100 70-95 :20-35 I --- NP loamy fine ' sand. ; 46, 47, 48 0-10 Fine sandy loam SM :A-2 0 95-100 90-100 70-95 ;20-35 ; 15-25 NP-5 Olney 10-20 Sandy clay loam SC, CL 14-6 0 95-100 90-100 80-100 40-55 20-40 10-20 20-25 Sandy loam, ,SC, ;A-4, A-6 0 95-100 95-100 75-95 35-55 : 20-35 5-15 sandy clay 1 SM-SC, ' -oam, fine 1 CL, , sandy loam. CL-ML ' 25-60 F.;ne sandy loam, SM A-2 0 95-100 95-100 70-95 20-35 --- NP :_oamy fine sand. 49 0-2? Sand SM ;4-2 0 100 100 65.80 15-30 --- NP Osgood 22-34 Sandy loam SM ;4-2, A-4 0 100 100 60-80 30-40 --- NP 34-6C Loamy sand, sand SM ;4-2 0 100 95-100 50-75 10-25 --- NP 50, 51 , d2, 53 0-1? Sandy loam ',SM A-2 0-1 95-100 75-100 50-80 20-35 --- NP Otero 12-61 Sandy loam, finelSM A-2, A-1 0-1 90-100 50-100 40-80 20-35 --- NP sandy loam, ' gravelly sandy I - i; loam. 5u qr. 0-20 Loam ML A-4 0 95-100 90-100 75-95 55-75 25-33 NP-5 Paoli :20-2) Fine sandy loam, SM A-4 0 80-100 80-100 60-85 35-50 --- NP sandy loam. 25-5 ) Fine sandy loam, SM A-2, A-4 0 75-100 75-100 55-85 30-50 --- NP I sandy loam. ,q,. kY tee footnote at end >f table. it 130 SOIL SURVEY TABLE 13.--PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOILS--Continued ₹! Risk of corrosion Erosion Wind Soil name and Depth Permea- Available; Soil Salinity Shrink- factors erofi_ map symbol bility water ;reaction swell ',Uncoated :Concrete d bility capacity 1 potential steel_ _ __ _ __K__ T Group In In/hr In/in EH Mmhos/em ,- "'i - - - 29, 30 0-12 2.0-20 10. 11-0. 151 6.6-7.8 <2 Low (Moderate Low------ 0.2' 5 3 Julesburg 12-27 2.0-20 10.11-0.15: 6.6-7.8 <2 Low ',Moderate Low------- 0.2d 27-60 >6.0 ;0.05-0. 13; 6.6-7.8 <2 Low ;Moderate Low------ 0.21 31 , 32, 33, 34 0-12 0.6-2.0 10. 16-0.18; 7.9-8.4 <2 Low 'Moderate Low 0.32 5 IL :,'{; Kim 12-60 0.6-2.0 ;0.15-0.17 7.9-8.4 <2 Low Moderate Low 0. 3 ' 35*: Loup 0-16 6.0-20 ;0.10-0. 14 6.6-8.4 <2 Low High Low -- 0.1" 5 2 16-60 6.0-20 ;0.06-0.08 7.4-8.4 <2 Low High Low 0. 1" • Boel 0-14 6.0-20 ;0.10-0.12 6.6-8.4 <2 Low High Low 0. 1" 5 ', j. 14-60 6.0-20 10.05-0.07 6.6-8.4 <2 Low High Low 0. 1" ' 36*: Midway 0-13 0.06-0.2 ;0.12-0.17 7.9-9.0 2-8 High High Low 0.4s 1 4 .t 13 --- --- ___ Shingle 0-6 0.6-2.0 0. 16-0.18 7.4-9.0 <2 Low High Low 0. 31' 2 4!. .,,,' 6-18 0.6-2.0 0.16-0.21 7.9-9.0 <2 Moderate High Low 0.44 18 37, 38 0-9 2.0-6.0 ',0. 13-0. 15 7.9-8.4 <2 Low High Low 0.04 2 3 Nelson 9-30 2.0-6.0 0.11-0.13 7.9-8.4 <2 Low High Low 30 --- --- ___ f 39, 40, 41 , 42 0-9 0.2-2.0 0. 15-0.20 6.6-7.8 <2 Moderate Moderate Low 0 5 5 "': Nunn 9-29 0.06-0.6 0.15-0.18 7.4-8.4 <2 High High Low 0.20 , 29-60 0.2-2.0 0. 10-0.18 7.4-8.4 <2 Moderate High Low e. 43 0-9 2.0-6.0 0. 10-0.14 6.6-7.8 <2 Low Moderate Low 0. F 5 3 1 Nunn 9-29 0.06-0.6 0.15-0.18 7.4-8.4 <2 High High Low 0. 'f 29-60 0.2-2.0 0. 10-0.18 7.4-8.4 <2 Moderate High Low 44, 45 0-10 6.0-20 0.06-0. 10 6.6-7.8 <2 Low Low Low 5 2 _ft. Olney 10-20 0.6-2.0 0.13-0.15 6.6-7.8 <2 Moderate High ',Low - 0.05 'p � I 20-25 0.6-6.0 0. 11-0.15 7.9-8.4 <2 Low High ;Low 25-60 2.0-6.0 0.06-0.13 7.9-8.4 <2 Low High (Low - . 46, 47, 48 0-10 0.6-6.0 0.11-0.15 6.6-7.8 <2 Low Moderate ;Low - 5 3 Olney 10-20 0.6-2.0 0. 13-0. 15 6.6-7.8 <2 Moderate High Low - o 1' ' 20-25 0.6-6.0 ,0.11-0.15 7.9-8.4 <2 Low :High----- Low 2`-60 2.0-6.0 ;0.06-0. 13 7.9-8.4 <2 Low ;High----- Low - 4. j 49 C_22 6.0-20 10.05-0.08 6.6-7.3 --- Low ',Low----- Low - ''' 5 1 Osgood 22-34 2.0-6.0 ;0.10-0.13 6.6-7.3 --- Low :Low-- Low 34-60 6.0-20 ,0.06-0.08 6.6-8.4 <2 Low ;Moderate_ Low - . .c ':lrt •rc 50, 51 , 52, 53 0-12 6.0-20 0.09-0.13 7.4-8.4 <2 Low ;High----- Low - ' 5 2 „"1 Otero 12-60 6.0-20 0.08-0.12 7.4-8.4 <4 Low ;High-----,Low - 0.1' )Yf'�.1�,. 54 , 55 0-20 0.6-2.0 0.16-0.18 6.6-7.3 --- ;Low ;Moderate ;Low - 0.J" 5 5 'Ai .1 Paoli 20-25 >6.0 0. 14-0. 17 7.4-7.8 <2 :Low ;High----- :Low - "' : 25-60 >6.0 0.12-0.14 7.4-8.4 <2 ;Low High-----(Low 56, 57 0-9 0.2-0.6 0.17-0.21 6.6-7.8 <2 ;Moderate High --- Low -- n +" 3 Renohill 9-32 0.06-0.2 0.14-0. 16 6.6-8.4 <2 _ _ 3-- ;High High- _ Lou I. r 32 --- --- --- P:; 1. 58, 59 C-6 0.6-2.0 0.16-0.18 7.4-9.0 <2 ;Low High----- Low - 0. 3; 2 41 ' :R, Shingle 6-18 0.6-2.0 0. 16-0.21 7.9-9.0 <2 ;Moderate High------ Low - 0.4' 1 lr 18 fki. .' 60*: .. . Shingle 0-6 0.6-2.0 0. 16-0. 18 7.4-9.0 <2 Low High------ Low 0.3; I 2 : 4L 't 6-18 0.6-2.0 0.16-0.21 7.9-9.0 <2 Moderate High------ Low 18 --- --- --- ___ ; , 28,' See footnote at end of table. "u;l WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SOUTHERN PART 1:33 TABLE 14.--SOIL AND WATER FEATURES--Continued Flooding High water table Bedrock Soil name and Hydro- 1 Potential map symbol logic Frequency Duration Months Depth Kind Months Depth:Hard- ; fr)st group ness ' action Ft In _T_._- ____ 36*: Shingle D None --- --- >6.0 --- --- 10--20:Rip- ; _.ow. , pablel 37, 38 B None ___ >6.0 --- --- 20 40 Rip- _ow. Nelson I pablel 39, 40, 41 , 42, 43 C None --- --- >6.0 --- --- >60 ; --- ; Moderate. Nunn 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 B None --- --- >6.0 --- --- >60 --- ;_ow. Olney 49 A None --- --- >6.0 --- --- >60 --- ; _.ow. Osgood 50, 51 , 52, 53---- B None --- --- >6.0 --- --- >60 --- ow. Otero 54, 55 B None to rare --- --- >6.0 --- --- >60 ; --- Moderate. Paoli 56, 57 C None --- --- >6.0 --- --- 20--40Rip- -,o w. Renohill I pablel 58, 59 D None --- --- >6.0 --- --- 10--20', Rip- 1 _.ow. Shingle I pablel 60*: hingle D None --- --- >6.0 --- --- 10--20', Rip- '_ow. pable Renohill C None --- --- >6.0 --- --- 20-40 Rip- _,ow. pable, 61 D None --- --- >6.0 --- --- 10-20 Rip- '. Low. Tassel pablel 62, 63 B None _-_ --- >6.0 --- --- 70.-40 Rip- I Low. Terry pable'. 64, 65 C None --- --- >6.0 --- --- 20.40, Rip- :Low. Thedalund 1 pable 66, 67 C None --- >6.0 --- --- >60 :Low. Ulm 68* ; A None --- --- >6.0 --- --- >60 f --- :Low. Ustic Torriorthents 69, 70 I A None --- --- >6.0 --- ; --- >60 I --- Low. Valent 71*: Valent ; A None --- --- >6.0 --- --- >60 --- ;Low. Loup D Rare to Brief ;Mar-Jun +.5-1.5 Apparent Nov-May >60 --- ;Moderate. oommon. 72, 73, 74, 75, ; 76, 77 B None -__ ; __- >6.0 --- --- >50 --- !tow. Vona See footnote at end of table. WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SOUTHERN PART I'{5 TABLE 15.--CLASSIFICATION OF THE SOILS Soil name Family or higher taxonomic class Adena - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Ustollic Paleargids Altvan I Fine-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal , mixed, mesic Aridic Argiustolls, Aquents ; Aquents Aquepts I Aquepts Aquolls I Aquolls Ascalon I Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aridic Argiustolls Bankard I Sandy, mixed, mesic Ustic Torrifluvents Boel I Sandy, mixed , mesic Fluvaquentic Haplustolls Bresser i Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aridic Argiustolls Cascajo I Sandy-skeletal, mixed , mesic Ustollic Calciorthids Colby I Fine-silty, mixed (calcareous) , mesic Ustic Torriorthents Colombo I Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Torrifluventic Haplustolls Dacono 1 Clayey over sandy or sandy-skeletal, montmorillonitic, mesic Aridic Argiustolls Fort Collins 1 Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Ustollic Haplargids Haverson 1 Fine-loamy, mixed (calcareous) , mesic Ustic Torrifluvents Heldt : Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Ustertic Camborthids Juleshurg I Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Aridic Argiustolls Kim I Fine-loamy, mixed (calcareous) , mesic Ustic Torriorthents Loup I Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Haplaquolls Midway 1 Clayey, montmorillonitic (calcareous) , mesic, shallow Ustic Torriorthents Nelson 1 Coarse-loamy, mixed (calcareous) , mesic Ustic Torriorthents Nunn I Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aridic Argiustolls Olney I Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Ustollic Haplargids Osgood I Loamy, mixed , mesic Arenic Ustollic Haplargids Otero 1 Coarse-loamy, mixed (calcareous) , mesic Ustic Torriorthents Paoli I Coarse-loamy, mixed , mesic Pachic Haplustolls Renohill i Fine, montmorillonitic , mesic Ustollic Haplargids Shingle 1 Loamy, mixed (calcareous) , mesic, shallow Ustic Torriorthents Tassel I Loamy, mixed (calcareous) , mesic, shallow Ustic Torriorthents Terry 1 Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Ustollic Haplargids Tnedal.und I Fine-loamy, mixed (calcareous) , mesic Ustic Torriorthents Ulm --I Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Ustollic Haplargids Ustic Torriorthents ---I Ustic Torriorthents Valent ---I Mixed , mesic Ustic Torripsamments Vona ---I Coarse-loamy, mixed , mesic Ustollic Haplargids Weld I Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aridic Paleustolls Wiley ; Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Ustollic Haplargids ^U.S.GONERWOIT PRINFING OFFICE, 1980-251-606,21 Hello