Natural Resources
Conservation Service
ecological site group 069XESG14
Shallow
Accessed: 04/17/2026
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
- Depth: 30-55cm
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 scarps, hills, and hogbacks.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R069XY053CO Sandstone Breaks.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 069X
Upper Arkansas Valley Rolling Plains
Subclasses
Correlated Map Unit Components
23646166, 23646259, 23646042, 23646255, 23646344, 23646348, 23646355, 23646425, 23646543, 23646430, 23648487, 23648485, 23654357, 23654444, 23654248, 23655663, 23655880, 23655876, 23658749, 23659690, 23659683, 23659717, 23659615, 23659719, 23660063, 23660059, 23659957, 23659973, 23662289, 23662315, 23662605, 23662302, 23662303, 23662296, 23662298, 23662527, 23662764, 23662769, 23662531, 23662413, 23662693, 23662414, 23663792
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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