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Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />L22C2—Lester loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately <br />eroded <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol: 2ttc4 <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:85 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:Ground moraines, hillslopes <br />Landform position (two-dimensional):Summit, shoulder, backslope <br />Landform position (three-dimensional):Interfluve, rise <br />Down-slope shape:Convex <br />Across-slope shape:Linear, convex <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 />Drainage class: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 47 to 63 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 10.4 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified <br />Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e <br />Hydrologic Soil Group: C <br />Map Unit Description: Lester loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded---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 2 <br />254