161 - Shambo loam, to 2 percent slopes. This deep, well 

 drained soil is on terraces. It formed in alluvium. Slope is 

 to 2 percent. 



The soil profile to a depth of 48 inches or more is a loam. 



Permeability is moderate and available water capacity is 

 about 8 inches in the upper 48 inches. 



This soil is suited to irrigated crops.This map unit is class 



1 irrigated. 



162 - Shambo loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes. This deep, well 

 drained soil is on fans and uplands. It formed in alluvium. 

 Slope is 2 to 8 percent. 



The soil profile to a depth of 48 inches or more is a loam. 



Permeability is moderate and available water capacity is 

 about 8 inches in the upper 48 inches. 



This soil is suited to irrigated crops. This map unit is class 



2 irrigated. 



168 - Spang sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes. This deep, 

 well drained soil is on fans and uplands. It formed in alluvium 

 or in colluvium derived from baked sandstone. Slope is 2 to 

 8 percent. 



The Spang soil is deep and well drained. The surface 

 laver is a sandy loam about 6 inches thick. The underlying 

 material to a depth of 48 inches or more is a sandy loam. 

 Permeability is moderately rapid and available water capac- 

 ity is about 5 inches in the upper 48 inches. 



The Bimcy soil is deep and well drained. The surface 

 layer is a channery loam about 6 inches thick. The sub- 

 stratum to a depth of about 25 inches is a very channery 

 sandy loam. Below this, to a depth of 48 inches or more is 

 extremely channery sandy loam. Permeability is moderate 

 and available water capacity is about 3 inches in the upper 

 48 inches. 



This map unit is poorly suited to irrigated crops because 

 ofthe low available water capacity of the Bimey soil and the 

 inclusions of shallow stony soils. This map unit is class 6 

 irrigated. 



171 -Spinekopsiltyclayloam, to 2 percent slopes. This 

 deep, well drained soil is on terraces. It formed in alluvium. 

 Slope is to 2 percent. 



TTie surface layer ofthis soil is a silty clay loam about 1 1 

 inches thick. The subsoi 1 is a silty clay loam in the upper part 

 and a loam in the lower part. The substratum to a depth of 

 48 inches or more is a loam with strau of fine sandy loam 

 and clay loam. 



The surfece layer of this soil is a sandy loam about 6 

 inches thick. The underlying material to a depth of about 40 

 inches is a sandy loam, below this, is a loamy sand. 



Permeability is moderately rapid and available water 

 capacity is about 5 inches in the upper 48 inches. 



This soil is suited to irrigated crops.This map unit isclass 

 3 irrigated. 



169 - Spang-Bimey complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes. This 

 map unit is on uplands. Slope is 8 to 1 5 percent. 



This unit is about 55 percent Spang sandy loam and 45 

 percent Bimey channery loam. The Spang soil formed in 

 alluvium or in colluvium derived from baked sandstone. The 

 Bimey soil formed in colluvium derived from baked sand- 

 stone and sfiale. 



Permeability is moderately slow and available water 

 capacity is about 8 inches in the upper 48 inches. 



The soil is well suited to irrigated crops. This map unit 

 is class 2 irrigated. 



190 - Vanstel loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes. This deep, well 

 drained soil is on fans, terraces and uplands. It formed in 

 alluvium. Slope is 2 to 8 percent. 



The surface layer ofthis soil is a loam about 5 inches 

 thick. The subsoil is a clay loam in the upper part and a loam 

 in the lower part. It is about 19 inches thick. The substratum 

 to a depth of 48 inches or more is a loam. 



Permeability is moderate and available water capacity is 

 about 8 inches in the upper 48 inches. 



This soil is suited to irrigated crops. This map unit is 

 class 3 irrigated. 



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