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Table 1.
  Sand size fractionations for various sites.  The following data were obtained by the Soil and Plant lab at Brigham Young University.

Site

>1<2 mm Very coarse

>.5<1 mm Coarse

>.25<.5 mm Coarse

>.1<.25 mm Fine

>.05<.1 mm Very fine

Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

NNM-1

0.33

0.54

2.78

73.2

11.6

NNM-2

0

0.04

9.98

54.29

19.91

OP1

5.76

5.52

3.04

17.12

30.34

OP2

6.74

7.3

6.66

24.72

23.24

OP3

3.28

4.18

7.02

36.3

10.54

OP4

12.42

10.56

6.68

15.64

20.46

SNM1

17.22

19.1

14.74

16.5

8.48

SNM2

3.36

6.28

7.64

12.46

11.24

SNM3

19.16

14

9.08

12.36

11.98

SNM4

11.36

11.42

14.48

10.82

16.98

SNM5

17.42

13.38

9.96

12.86

11.4

California

 

 

 

 

 

CM-1

5.78

3.12

11.05

18.89

13.92

DV-1

4.44

3.14

2.96

20

36.38

EM-1

19.41

20.3

11.89

19.6

12.24

EM-2

0.82

0.75

8.16

48.41

18.38

EM-3

0

0

0

0

0

EM-4

18.61

19.86

15.07

17.31

10.98

FI-5

21.08

26.12

20.57

13.74

N/A

FI-6

29.42

28.49

11.59

7.57

N/A

JT-1

19.65

17.91

11.65

11.04

10.89

JT-2

7.86

12.51

30.69

7.32

23.18

SV-1

10.9

18.79

23.09

26.06

N/A

Colorado

 

 

 

 

 

CNM-1

0.05

0.4

15.59

53.48

12.29

CNM-2

0.2

0.33

4.31

43.03

16.12

Idaho

 

 

 

 

 

KB1 

0.2

1.18

1.18

4.36

30.28

ID1 

22.6

14.26

13.62

13.44

8.4

ID2 

1.7

9.06

23.6

17.64

10.44

ID3

2.94

6.46

6.76

11.88

14.40

ID4

10.76 13.06 12.52 12.92 8.28

Nevada

         

GB1

7.04

5.7

4.92

21.5

16.78

GB2

31.5

15.08

11.32

9.86

9.56

NV1

14.44

11.04

9.4

13.16

12.28

N. Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

CC-1

2

1.81

1.8

17.56

30.6

CC-2

10.27

5.22

4.34

9.91

19.59

CW

 

 

 

 

 

FB-1

0.48

0.43

0.85

22.84

16.49

FB-2

0.33

0.37

0.66

27.83

14.93

FB-3

0.38

0.26

0.49

16.57

25.09

HAF-1

0.39

0.61

3.02

11.17

16.62

HAF-2

1.19

0.81

1.01

10.77

18.77

JO-1

19.31

18.37

14.2

16.04

11.76

JO-2

0.38

6.42

16.46

24.45

15.18

SEV1

3.61

13.24

22.37

28.23

11.13

SEV2

0.65

3.6

16.3

24.31

20.62

SEV3

2.99

2.72

19.93

26.5

7.19

SEV4

4.21

5.4

13.32

16.69

14.05

SEV5

0.15

2.72

68.03

14.8

4.4

Oregon

 

 

 

 

 

OR1

0.9

1.06

1.36

11.34

13.72

Utah

 

 

 

 

 

ANP-1

0.22

0.54

3.08

23.1

21.15

CNP-1

0.01

0.11

3.53

50.85

16.77

CNP-2

0.02

0.32

8.11

53.78

15.65

CNP-3

0.02

0.08

2.41

60.3

17.97

H-1

1.22

2.43

3.95

13.9

6.69

NB-1

0.17

0.39

1.6

57.04

17.9

NB-2

0.24

0.013

25.01

50.08

11.43

SRS-1

0.19

0.21

16.33

61.1

8.12

SRS-2

0.16

0.77

10.68

19.09

17.68

SRS-3

0.12

0.76

13.86

46.61

24.53

DPG1

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

DPG2

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

DPG3

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

UB1

0.28

0.78

5.54

36.86

32.18

UB2

4.36

3.82

5.66

16.98

17.84

UB3

0.44

3.84

7.88

19.32

18.36

USPC1

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

WD1

0.44

0.06

0.16

4.94

26.74

ZNP-1

1.33

2.14

6.05

6.11

10.77

ZNP-2

0.01

0.37

32.76

54.03

6.17

ZNP-3

0.02

0.19

55.01

31.39

4.55

ND - not determinate value

N\A-  not applicable


Table 2.  Soil physical properties of various sites. The following data were obtained by the Soil and Plant lab at Brigham Young University.

Site

% Gravel

% Sand

% Silt

% Clay

% OM

pH

EC  (dS/m)

Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NNM-1

3.01

80

13.44

6.56

1.39

7.37

0.72

NNM-2

1.12

68

21.44

10.56

1.86

6.96

0.6

OP1

5.55

60.56

28.24

11.2

0.36

8.04

0.39

OP2

9.76

62.56

27.24

10.2

0.5

8.02

0.33

OP3

6.11

58.56

32.24

9.2

0.23

7.97

0.55

OP4

11.76

66.56

25.24

8.2

0.43

7.95

0.41

SNM1

8.69

76.56

13.88

9.56

0.41

7.71

0.8

SNM2

9.17

48.56

35.24

16.2

1.54

7.72

0.57

SNM3

16.31

69.84

17.96

12.2

0.64

7.08

0.34

SNM4

19.51

65.84

21.96

12.2

0.75

6.86

0.37

SNM5

19.68

64.56

24.44

11

1.06

7.98

0.76

California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM-1

51.17

58

38.58

3.42

0.64

7.48

0.49

DV-1

25.07

56.72

32.72

10.56

0.76

7.67

1.32

EM-1

20.16

81

15.08

3.92

0.19

7.49

0.53

EM-2

13.4

74

19.58

6.42

0.4

7.47

0.67

EM-3

10.78

ND

ND

ND

0.42

6.94

1.75

EM-4

22.29

76

17.44

6.56

1.26

6.75

0.86

FI-5

N/A

88.23

6.72

5.05

0.22

7.14

0.37

FI-6

N/A

84.4

10.6

5

0.53

7.13

0.49

JT-1

31.92

JT-1

72

22.08

5.92

7.8

0.19

JT-2

10.09

JT-2

83

11.58

5.42

7.1

0.17

SV-1

N/A

SV-1

87.3

8.28

4.45

7.35

0.13

Colorado

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CNM-1

1.29

80

9.44

10.56

1.12

7.48

1.27

CNM-2

2.62

58

23.44

18.56

1.83

7.26

2.5

Idaho

KB1 

0.11

29.28

58.16

12.56

4.63

6.3

0.44

ID1 

7.32

81.28

10.16

8.56

5.35

5.45

0.46

ID2

6.61

65.28

16.16

18.56

0.63

7.46

0.79

ID3

0.44 47.28 42.16 10.56 3.38 5.93 0.88

ID4

14.07 58.28 27.44 14.28 2.58 6.41 1.83

Nevada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GB1

26.31

55.28

32.16

12.56

3.29

7.73

0.76

GB2

36.78

81.28

10.16

8.56

2.76

5.98

0.24

NV1

27.1

63.28

22.16

14.56

1.53

6.04

2.00

N. Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CC-1

13.74

52.36

31.08

16.56

3.1

6.48

1.3

CC-2

25.26

52.36

33.08

14.56

3.32

6.71

3.6

CW-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FB-1

1.15

46.72

28.72

24.56

2.28

6.75

1.28

FB-2

1.22

48.72

22.72

28.56

1.76

6.8

0.67

FB-3

0.66

44.72

32.72

22.56

1.32

7.18

1.38

HAF-1

1.85

36.72

32.72

30.56

1.82

7.13

12.6

HAF-2

1.04

34.36

49.08

16.56

1.61

7.09

4.1

JO-1

6.59

80.36

10.08

9.56

0.67

7.15

1

JO-2

0.36

66.36

18.08

15.56

0.96

7.09

1.2

SEV1

ND

79

4.77

11.46

0.48

7.3

0.41

SEV2

ND

60

24.16

15.84

0.51

7.45

0.5

SEV3

ND

62.36

17.36

2.92

0.61

7.28

2.3

SEV4

ND

ND

ND

ND

0.32

7.1

2.25

SEV5

ND

88.64

2.45

6.46

0.27

7.33

0.58

Oregon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OR1

4.46

35.28

48.16

16.56

3.96

7.02

0.62

Utah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANP-1

2.53

ND

ND

ND

1.75

7

2.55

CNP-1

0

68

21.44

10.56

1.73

7.56

0.8

CNP-2

0

66

23.44

10.56

1.55

7.57

0.65

CNP-3

1.04

70

19.44

10.56

1.62

7.66

0.5

H-1

5.21

36.16

49.28

14.56

2.1

7.08

2.55

NB-1

4.5

72

17.44

10.56

1.37

7.79

0.47

NB-2

0.15

78

13.44

8.56

1.45

7.26

1.7

SRS-1

1.29

78

15.44

6.56

1.2

7.25

0.72

SRS-2

1.51

N/A

N/A

N/A

1.51

6.93

2.5

SRS-3

2.84

68

21.44

10.56

1.32

7.31

0.73

DPG1

0

47.7

27

25.3

1.26

7.97

2.69

DPG2

0

45.54

39.27

15.18

2.03

7.8

1.94

DPG3

0

46.28

39.91

13.8

1.49

7.6

0.8

UB1

0.5

66.56

23.44

10

1.02

7.92

0.8

UB2

11.7

50.56

30.44

19

1.35

7.87

0.88

UB3

1.15

51.56

31.44

17

1.64

7.81

0.58

USPC1

0

42.47

43.77

13.17

1.44

7.8

1.83

WD1

1.94

36.56

41.44

22

1.47

8.22

1.01

ZNP-1

4.3

34.16

43.28

22.56

1.98

7.19

2.6

ZNP-2

0

90

5.44

4.56

1.03

6.61

2.3

ZNP-3

0

86

7.44

6.56

1.23

6.49

1.4

ND - not determinate value

N\A- not applicable


Table 3.  Soil chemical properties for various sites. The following data were obtained by the Soil and Plant lab at Brigham Young University.

Site

P (ppm)

NO3-N (ppm)

K-SAR (ppm)

Ca-SAR (ppm)

Mg-SAR (ppm)

Na-SAR (ppm)

SAR

ng chla/g soil

Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NNM-1

6.73

4

8.44

168.2

11.77

5.7

0.11

205.77

NNM-2

9.94

4.22

16.15

115.6

18.09

5.57

0.13

3300.22

OP1

10.32

3.3

18.7

94.75

15.7

23.13

0.58

3903.9

OP2

8.09

2.79

21.36

78.23

9.34

10.72

0.3

4169.9

OP3

5.11

10.99

26.56

62.57

17.31

49.94

1.44

218.81

OP4

8.28

4.85

26.72

89.72

14.93

7.9

0.2

942.14

SNM1

7.1

7.17

35.37

107.1

16.68

113.9

2.7

349.14

SNM2

11.85

17.11

17.03

134.5

8.57

16.18

0.36

4556.37

SNM3

17.57

3.81

33.98

56.78

17.39

10.03

0.3

5500.73

SNM4

18.25

7.1

33.87

56.96

18.7

11.96

0.35

3150.42

SNM5

20.17

13.68

25.98

188.1

41.73

6.96

0.12

3129.26

California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM-1

6.06

6.2

14.19

95.52

24.25

4.32

0.1

9487.8

DV-1

14.6

16.86

44.45

76.62

52.13

21.33

0.46

1419.17

EM-1

4.19

5.03

15.91

135.5

12.67

10.08

0.22

5466.11

EM-2

5.76

6.95

23.06

74.33

11.61

99.04

2.81

8262.64

EM-3

1.44

6.2

10.41

792.3

24.68

3.53

0.03

113.7

EM-4

7.1

2.52

20.41

167.3

32.47

7.94

0.15

458

FI-5

3.9

3.58

18.32

71.41

10.57

13.46

0.36

2150.29

FI-6

11.67

3.45

23.7

109.28

12.04

10.45

0.26

1934

JT-1

5.35

5.32

26.87

217.6

12.99

18.4

0.33

4860.26

JT-2

3.32

5.32

21.32

417.1

25.75

8.34

0.11

4165.94

SV-1

4.39

6.19

22.96

91.03

10.49

6.85

0.18

4650.62

Colorado

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CNM-1

8.59

28.7

14.22

263.1

17.44

4.82

0.08

174.877

CNM-2

9.61

34.53

18.01

666.3

25.89

4.45

0.05

248.78

Idaho

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KB1

25.69

10.42

24.57

42.82

13.95

33.08

1.12

6193.133

ID1 

19.47

12.48

33.6

62.55

18.84

4.61

0.13

 

ID2

9.1

6.04

19.09

130.4

21.32

72.7

1.55

 

ID3

12.05 14.47 59.13 54.71 15.74 108.30 3.31  

ID4

15.74 3.11 67.01 349.10 128.30 40.25 0.47  

Nevada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GB1

7.22

4.62

15.24

77.16

26.25

4.39

0.11

5762.31

GB2

20.88

5.52

4.82

32.53

8.97

4.67

0.19

1605.45

NV1

21.52

51.71

45.69

44.88

42.9

20.01

0.51

3823.59

N. Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CC-1

3.35

76.9

17.41

351.6

73.81

4.38

0.06

1617.52

CC-2

4.38

76.9

32.36

888.2

292.6

67.52

0.5

2788.83

CW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3437.93

FB-1

22.23

77.37

34.17

374.5

36.03

4.1

0.05

2592.65

FB-2

26.24

27.6

37.9

168.4

23.44

4.23

0.08

6181.59

FB-3

11.55

71.2

45.41

402

52.15

4.33

0.08

5169.92

HAF-1

9.54

31.3

103

1663

329.1

1277

7.47

3306.2

HAF-2

14.82

57.2

61.89

1108

129.3

228.7

1.73

2240.68

JO-1

6.64

69.1

51.31

252.8

33.07

23.12

0.36

239.81

JO-2

8.84

40.3

44.24

312.6

32.85

3.58

0.05

1582.9

SEV1

8.37

3.34

10.15

81.47

7.34

14.44

0.41

465.52

SEV2

10.53

4.51

19.97

81.62

7.07

23.95

0.68

771.67

SEV3

12.64

4.27

17.15

745.8

15.34

9.48

0.09

1279.74

SEV4

0.19

10.93

10.92

756.5

7.97

6.96

0.07

105.57

SEV5

2.99

4.04

17.47

91.66

6.8

49.46

1.34

953.57

Oregon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OR1

28.45

8.96

46.37

63.27

18.5

71.04

2.01

6827.83

Utah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANP-1

9.81

3.49

25.22

755.7

21.4

5.96

0.06

1784.09

CNP-1

7.47

5.02

21.59

174.8

19.32

2.84

0.05

306.2

CNP-2

7.34

2.86

12.74

129.1

13.8

4.94

0.11

1799.14

CNP-3

7.41

1.41

6.55

98.99

10.53

4.49

0.11

1139.6

H-1

9.1

6.18

21.52

705.1

30.86

8.72

0.09

72.83

NB-1

6.49

3.52

3.94

77.52

11.31

10.63

0.3

285.81

NB-2

4.76

4.32

17.65

445

28.59

10.1

0.13

216.51

SRS-1

4.58

2.22

11.34

143.6

15.72

6.41

0.14

71.53

SRS-2

2.4

7.06

17.16

733.4

26.13

7.66

0.08

137.08

SRS-3

6.06

1.8

20.51

165.4

15.95

6.23

0.12

140.53

DPG1

19

5.39

383

104

23.1

418

9.9

2613.38

DPG2

25.23

6.25

510.9

186

43

133.12

2.44

1198.673

DPG3

13.37

5.24

328.5

72.3

26.8

60.3

1.55

589.12

UB1

9.61

7.39

36.3

235.6

40.26

14.09

0.22

1759.85

UB2

11.38

7.21

18.99

68.88

14.23

249.3

7.12

299.38

UB3

14.95

8.13

29.93

135.3

31.79

8.76

0.18

2352.24

USPC1

10.44

5.39

442.7

142.2

35.7

140.32

3.09

3047.66

WD1

8.97

8.73

111.2

64.25

15.65

220.8

6.39

37.64

ZNP-1

11.85

5.52

23.57

741.1

46.2

15.06

0.14

97.98

ZNP-2

4

4.52

30.69

611.7

45.06

4.81

0.05

336.26

ZNP-3

4.58

41.89

33.28

205.3

49.65

20.85

0.34

6868.22