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Map Unit Description: Moon loamy fine sand, 2 to 5 percent slopes—Hennepin County, <br />Minnesota <br />Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />1_196—Moon loamy fine sand, 2 to 5 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol: h4xm <br />Elevation: 820 to 1,020 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 23 to 35 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 43 to 50 degrees F <br />Frost -free period. 124 to 200 days <br />Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Moon 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 Moon <br />Setting <br />Landform: Hills on moraines <br />Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit <br />Down-slope shape: Convex <br />Across -slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Outwash over till <br />Typical profile <br />Ap - 0 to 8 inches: loamy fine sand <br />E - 8 to 24 inches: loamy fine sand <br />2Bt - 24 to 46 inches: sandy Gay loam <br />2C - 46 to 60 inches: loam <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 2 to 5 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Drainage class: Moderately well drained <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water <br />(Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.20 to 2.00 in/hr) <br />Depth to water table: About 30 inches <br />Frequency of flooding: None <br />Frequency of ponding: None <br />Calcium carbonate, maximum content., 20 percent <br />Gypsum, maximum content: 1 percent <br />Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.4 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified <br />Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3s <br />Hydrologic Soil Group: A <br />Ecological site: F103XY024MN - Sandy Upland Forests <br />Forage suitability group: Sloping Upland, Acid (Gl03XS006MN) <br />Jim Hillegass Design <br />Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 9/22/2020 <br />Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 2 <br />