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Map Unit Description: Delhi loamy sand,0 to 2 percent slopes,MLRA 17---San Joaquin <br /> County,California <br /> San Joaquin County, California <br /> 142—Delhi loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 17 <br /> Map Unit Setting <br /> National map unit symbol: 2ss9g <br /> Elevation: 30 to 150 feet <br /> Mean annual precipitation: 10 to 12 inches <br /> Mean annual air temperature: 60 to 64 degrees F <br /> Frost-free period: 225 to 300 days <br /> Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance <br /> Map Unit Composition <br /> Delhi and similar soils: 85 percent <br /> Minor components: 15 percent <br /> Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of <br /> the mapunit. <br /> Description of Delhi <br /> Setting <br /> Landform: Dunes, flood plains, sand sheets, alluvial fans <br /> Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit <br /> Landform position (three-dimensional): Rise <br /> Down-slope shape: Linear <br /> Across-slope shape: Linear, convex <br /> Parent material: Alluvium derived from granite <br /> Typical profile <br /> Apt - 0 to 3 inches: loamy sand <br /> Apt- 3 to 8 inches: loamy sand <br /> A - 8 to 16 inches. loamy sand <br /> C1 - 16 to 26 inches: loamy sand <br /> C2- 26 to 44 inches: sand <br /> C3- 44 to 60 inches: sand <br /> Properties and qualities <br /> Slope: 0 to 2 percent <br /> Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br /> Natural drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained <br /> Runoff class: Negligible <br /> Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): High to <br /> very high (5.95 to 19.98 in/hr) <br /> Depth to water table: More than 80 inches <br /> Frequency of flooding. None <br /> Frequency of ponding: None <br /> Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 <br /> to 2.0 mmhos/cm) <br /> Available water storage in profile: Low(about 3.9 inches) <br /> Interpretive groups <br /> Land capability classification (irrigated): 3s <br /> USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10/23/2019 <br /> Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 2 <br />