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9. Torriorthent landscape
Cassia Co., Idaho

This southern Idaho landscape consists of low terraces and gently sloping fans as seen in the foreground. Mean annual precipitation is ~8" (200 mm).

The field shown here is in irrigated wheat production. Silt loam textures and the lack of impeding subsoil layers make the soils very well suited for irrigated agriculture.

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  Examples:
1. Udifluvent landscape
east-central Louisiana
2. Typic Udifluvent SW Wisconsin
3. Xerorthent landscape
northern Idaho
4. Lithic Xerorthent
northern Idaho
5. Torripsamment landscape
southern Idaho
6. Xeric Torripsamment
southern Idaho
7. Udipsamment landscape
northern Michigan
8. Typic Udipsamment
northern Michigan
9. Torriorthent landscape
southern Idaho
10. Typic Torriorthent
southern Idaho
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