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Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />L36A—Hamel, overwash-Hamel complex, 0 to 3 percent <br />slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol: 2tsjx <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: Prime farmland if drained <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Hamel, overwash, and similar soils:50 percent <br />Hamel and similar soils:43 percent <br />Minor components:7 percent <br />Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of <br />the mapunit. <br />Description of Hamel, Overwash <br />Setting <br />Landform:Ground moraines <br />Landform position (three-dimensional):Dip <br />Down-slope shape:Concave, linear <br />Across-slope shape:Linear, concave <br />Parent material:Colluvium over till <br />Typical profile <br />Ap - 0 to 12 inches: loam <br />A - 12 to 26 inches: loam <br />Btg - 26 to 48 inches: clay loam <br />Cg - 48 to 79 inches: clay loam <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope:1 to 3 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature:More than 80 inches <br />Drainage class:Somewhat poorly 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 12 to 24 inches <br />Frequency of flooding:None <br />Frequency of ponding:None <br />Calcium carbonate, maximum content:20 percent <br />Maximum salinity:Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 <br />mmhos/cm) <br />Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: High (about 11.0 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified <br />Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2w <br />Map Unit Description: Hamel, overwash-Hamel complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes---Hennepin <br />County, Minnesota <br />Natural Resources <br />Conservation Service <br />Web Soil Survey <br />National Cooperative Soil Survey <br />5/16/2024 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />251