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Unless otherwise noted, references to soil properties, organic matter and soil pH represent values for the top 12 inches of the described soil - the area of likely interest for most landscapers using herbaceous perennials. Depth to root restrictive layers, either in the form of fragipans or bedrock, may be of interest to those planting trees and shrubs.

Source: National Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Klinesville loams

Klinesville soils are found on ridges and valleys in Carbon and Monroe Counties, with parent material consisting of frost-churned residuum weathered from siltstone. Depth to a root restrictive layer of lithic bedrock is 20 to 60 inches. The natural drainage class is somewhat excessively drained and water movement in the most restrictive layer is high. Available water to a depth of 60 inches is very low and shrink-swell potential is low. This soil is not flooded or ponded. There is no zone of water saturation within a depth of 72 inches.

The soil is composed of 16.1 percent clay, 29.7 percent sand and 54.2 percent silt. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 1 percent in the channery silt loams and 3 percent in the very stony silt loams; in the top 12 inches, organic content is 0.71 percent in the channery silt loams and 1.47 percent in the very stony silt loams. Soil pH for all types is 5.3.

Carbon County

KcB2 - Klinesville channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Because risk of erosion unless close-growing plant cover is maintained, this soil has severe limitations that reduce choice of plants or requires special conservation practices, or both.
KcC2 - Klinesville channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Because risk of erosion unless close-growing plant cover is maintained, this soil has very severe limitations that reduce choice of plants or that require very careful management, or both.
KcC3 - Klinesville channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, severely eroded
Because risk of erosion unless close-growing plant cover is maintained, this soil has severe limitations that make them generally unsuitable for cultivation and that restrict its use mainly to pasture, rangeland, forestland or wildlife habitat.
KcD2 - Klinesville channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Because risk of erosion unless close-growing plant cover is maintained, this soil has severe limitations that make them generally unsuitable for cultivation and that restrict its use mainly to pasture, rangeland, forestland or wildlife habitat.
KcD3 - Klinesville channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, severely eroded
Because risk of erosion unless close-growing plant cover is maintained, this soil has very severe limitations that make it unsuitable for cultivation and restricts use mainly to grazing, forestland or wildlife habitat..
KcE2 - Klinesville channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Because risk of erosion unless close-growing plant cover is maintained, this soil has very severe limitations that make it unsuitable for cultivation and restricts use mainly to grazing, forestland or wildlife habitat..
KcE3 - Klinesville channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes, severely eroded
Because risk of erosion unless close-growing plant cover is maintained, this soil has very severe limitations that make it unsuitable for cultivation and restricts use mainly to grazing, forestland or wildlife habitat..
KcF - Klinesville channery silt loam, 35 to 80 percent slopes
Because risk of erosion unless close-growing plant cover is maintained, this soil has very severe limitations that make it unsuitable for cultivation and restricts use mainly to grazing, forestland or wildlife habitat..
KcF3 - Klinesville channery silt loam, 35 to 80 percent slopes, severely eroded
Because risk of erosion unless close-growing plant cover is maintained, this soil has very severe limitations that make it unsuitable for cultivation and restricts use mainly to grazing, forestland or wildlife habitat..
KvD - Klinesville very stony silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes
Because it is shallow, droughty, or stony, this soil has severe limitations that make them generally unsuitable for cultivation and that restrict its use mainly to pasture, rangeland, forestland or wildlife habitat.
KvF - Klinesville very stony silt loam, 25 to 80 percent slopes
Because it is shallow, droughty, or stony, this soil has very severe limitations that make it unsuitable for cultivation and restricts use mainly to grazing, forestland or wildlife habitat.

Monroe County

KvB - Klinesville channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
Because risk of erosion unless close-growing plant cover is maintained, this soil has severe limitations that reduce choice of plants or requires special conservation practices, or both.
KvC - Klinesville channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
Because risk of erosion unless close-growing plant cover is maintained, this soil has very severe limitations that reduce choice of plants or that require very careful management, or both.
KvD - Klinesville channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes
Because risk of erosion unless close-growing plant cover is maintained, this soil has severe limitations that make them generally unsuitable for cultivation and that restrict its use mainly to pasture, rangeland, forestland or wildlife habitat.