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SOIL SURVEY

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-117-OP 1 Map Unit (Cumilic Regosols )This map unit is characterized by soils with little horizon development o nnon-calcareous fan alluvium . These soils are medium to coarse textured with coarsefragment contents of 20% or more . The coarse fragments are mainly Gog Grou pquartzites . The Regosolic nature of these soi Is suggests that they are subject t ooccasional stream channel shifting and/or overland flow during the spring runoff .Table 42 . Brief description of the pedon chosen to characterize the OP 1 map unit .HorizonDepth(cm)L-F 10-0C 0-2 7Ahb 27-43Moist Colordark brow npale brown 65dark grayish brow nand pale brow nEst . Coarse pH Organi cfragments Texture (CaCl 2) matter(%) (%)555 . 8very gravelly 6 . 2sandy loa mvery gravellyclay 5 . 8loam3 . 111Bmb 43-6 1Cb 61-75+Cumulic Regoso ldark brown to brown 55dark brown to brown 60very gravelly not sample dclay loa mvery gravelly 6 .2 3 . 5sandy. clay loa mThe high coarse fragment content suggests that this map unit has sever elimitations for recreational uses . Slope is the major limitation for engineering use son this map unit .

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