Natural Resources
Conservation Service
ecological site group 046XESG16
Very Shallow
Accessed: 09/14/2026
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Uplands
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Surface SAR <8
- Gypsum <5% surface and <10% subsurface
- Subsurface EC <8 and surface EC <4
- EC <1.5 surface and <2 subsurface
- Slope <35% or <40% surface rock
- Depth <30cm
Provisional. A provisional ecological site description has undergone quality control and quality assurance review. It contains a working state and transition model and enough information to identify the ecological site.
Physiography
This ESG is located on escarpments and hillslopes.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R046XC517MT Very Shallow (VSw) RRU 46-C 13-19 PZ.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 046X
Northern and Central Rocky Mountain Foothills
Subclasses
Correlated Map Unit Components
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Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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