Major Land Resource Area 077C
Southern High Plains, Southern Part
Accessed: 03/31/2023
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Key Characteristics
- Upland soils without perched water table or subirrigated for all or part of growing season
- Soils without calcic layers present or carbonates throughout
- Loam and clay loam Surface, slopes 0 to 5 percent or less, moderately alkaline, Deep to Very Deep, nearly level to moderately sloping upland plateau.
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Key Characteristics
- Soils with perched water table or subirrigated for all or part of growing season
- Soils without strong saline soil water influence
- loamy
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Key Characteristics
- Upland soils without perched water table or subirrigated for all or part of growing season
- Soils with calcic layers persent or carbonates throughout
- Soils moderately deep to deep
- Soils do not have calcic horizon within perennial plants rooting depth
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Key Characteristics
- Soils with perched water table or subirrigated for all or part of growing season
- Soils without strong saline soil water influence
- loamy or clay loam
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Key Characteristics
- Upland soils without perched water table or subirrigated for all or part of growing season
- Soils with calcic layers persent or carbonates throughout
- Soils moderately deep to deep
- Soils have calcic horizon within perennial plants rooting depth
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Key Characteristics
- Upland soils without perched water table or subirrigated for all or part of growing season
- Soils without calcic layers present or carbonates throughout
- Fine Sand and Loamy Fine Sand Surface, slopes 0 to 5 percent or less, Duned ridges, little structure
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Key Characteristics
- Upland soils without perched water table or subirrigated for all or part of growing season
- Soils without calcic layers present or carbonates throughout
- Loamy Fine Sand and fine Sand Surface, slopes 5 percent or less, uplands and shallow swales.
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Key Characteristics
- Upland soils without perched water table or subirrigated for all or part of growing season
- Soils without calcic layers present or carbonates throughout
- Fine Sandy Loam surface, slopes 5 percent or less, uplands and in shallow playas or depressions and swales.
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Key Characteristics
- Upland soils without perched water table or subirrigated for all or part of growing season
- Soils with calcic layers persent or carbonates throughout
- Soils Shallow
- gravelly loam
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Key Characteristics
- Upland soils without perched water table or subirrigated for all or part of growing season
- Soils without calcic layers present or carbonates throughout
- Fine Sand and Loamy Fine Sand Surface, slopes 2 percent or less, nearly level to gently undulating plains.
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Key Characteristics
- Upland soils without perched water table or subirrigated for all or part of growing season
- Soils with calcic layers persent or carbonates throughout
- Soils Shallow
- loamy fine sand
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Key Characteristics
- Soils with perched water table or subirrigated for all or part of growing season
- Strong saline water influence
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