Soil Survey of Sweet Grass County Area, Montana - Soil Data Mart
Soil Survey of Sweet Grass County Area, Montana - Soil Data Mart
Soil Survey of Sweet Grass County Area, Montana - Soil Data Mart
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212 <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Survey</strong><br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Water table: Present<br />
Ponding duration: Long<br />
Salt affected: Saline within 30 inches<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 7.8 inches<br />
Additional Components<br />
Lallie and similar soils: 5 percent<br />
Kobase and similar soils: 3 percent<br />
Klayent and similar soils: 2 percent<br />
Management<br />
For management information about this map unit,<br />
see appropriate sections in Part II <strong>of</strong> this publication.<br />
197C—Work-Castner complex,<br />
2 to 8 percent slopes<br />
Setting<br />
Elevation: 4,200 to 6,000 feet<br />
Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches<br />
Frost-free period: 85 to 115 days<br />
Major Component Description<br />
Work and similar soils<br />
Composition: 60 percent<br />
Geomorphic description: Plain and swale<br />
Slope: 2 to 8 percent<br />
Elevation: 4,200 to 6,000 feet<br />
Effective annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches<br />
Frost-free period: 85 to 115 days<br />
Surface layer texture: Clay loam<br />
Drainage class: Well drained<br />
Parent material: Clayey alluvium<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 8.6 inches<br />
Castner and similar soils<br />
Composition: 30 percent<br />
Geomorphic description: Knoll and plain<br />
Slope: 2 to 8 percent<br />
Elevation: 4,200 to 6,000 feet<br />
Effective annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches<br />
Frost-free period: 85 to 115 days<br />
Surface layer texture: Channery loam<br />
Depth to bedrock (lithic): 10 to 20 inches<br />
Drainage class: Well drained<br />
Parent material: Residuum weathered from<br />
sandstone<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 1.6 inches<br />
Additional Components<br />
Absarokee and similar soils: 5 percent<br />
Cabba and similar soils: 3 percent<br />
Amherst and similar soils: 2 percent<br />
Management<br />
For management information about this map unit,<br />
see appropriate sections in Part II <strong>of</strong> this publication.<br />
197D—Work-Castner complex,<br />
8 to 15 percent slopes<br />
Setting<br />
Elevation: 4,200 to 6,000 feet<br />
Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches<br />
Frost-free period: 85 to 115 days<br />
Major Component Description<br />
Work and similar soils<br />
Composition: 60 percent<br />
Geomorphic description: Plain and swale<br />
Slope: 8 to 15 percent<br />
Elevation: 4,200 to 6,000 feet<br />
Effective annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches<br />
Frost-free period: 85 to 115 days<br />
Surface layer texture: Clay loam<br />
Drainage class: Well drained<br />
Parent material: Clayey alluvium<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 8.6 inches<br />
Castner and similar soils<br />
Composition: 30 percent<br />
Geomorphic description: Knoll and plain<br />
Slope: 8 to 15 percent<br />
Elevation: 4,200 to 6,000 feet<br />
Effective annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches<br />
Frost-free period: 85 to 115 days<br />
Surface layer texture: Channery loam<br />
Depth to bedrock (lithic): 10 to 20 inches<br />
Drainage class: Well drained<br />
Parent material: Residuum weathered from<br />
sandstone<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 1.6 inches<br />
Additional Components<br />
Absarokee and similar soils: 4 percent<br />
Cabba and similar soils: 2 percent<br />
Farnuf and similar soils: 2 percent<br />
Macar and similar soils: 2 percent
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