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Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />L41C2—Lester-Kilkenny complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes, <br />moderately eroded <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol: 2vvgd <br />Elevation: 690 to 1,840 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 24 to 37 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 43 to 52 degrees F <br />Frost-free period: 140 to 180 days <br />Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Lester, moderately eroded, and similar soils: 50 percent <br />Kilkenny, moderately eroded, and similar soils: 35 percent <br />Minor components: 15 percent <br />Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of <br />the mapunit. <br />Description of Lester, Moderately Eroded <br />Setting <br />Landform: Hillslopes, ground moraines <br />Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, backslope, shoulder <br />Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve, rise <br />Down-slope shape: Convex <br />Across-slope shape: Convex, linear <br />Parent material: Fine-loamy till <br />Typical profile <br />Ap - 0 to 6 inches: loam <br />Bt - 6 to 38 inches: clay loam <br />C - 38 to 79 inches: loam <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 6 to 10 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Natural drainage class: Well drained <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): <br />Moderately high to high (0.20 to 2.00 in/hr) <br />Depth to water table: About 47 to 63 inches <br />Frequency of flooding: None <br />Frequency of ponding: None <br />Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 20 percent <br />Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 <br />to 2.0 mmhos/cm) <br />Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.4 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified <br />Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e <br />Map Unit Description: Lester-Kilkenny complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded--- <br />Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />Natural Resources <br />Conservation Service <br />Web Soil Survey <br />National Cooperative Soil Survey <br />5/26/2020 <br />Page 1 of 3