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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<strong>Sweet</strong> <strong>Grass</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Area</strong>, <strong>Montana</strong>—Part I 223<br />
Slope: 4 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: Loam<br />
Drainage class: Well drained<br />
Parent material: Loamy alluvium<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 10.7 inches<br />
Additional Components<br />
Farnuf and similar soils: 6 percent<br />
Work and similar soils: 3 percent<br />
Fairfield and similar soils: 2 percent<br />
Linwell and similar soils: 2 percent<br />
Roy 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 />
224D—Shambo loam, 8 to 15 percent<br />
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 />
Shambo and similar soils<br />
Composition: 85 percent<br />
Geomorphic description: Fan<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: Loam<br />
Drainage class: Well drained<br />
Parent material: Loamy alluvium<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 10.7 inches<br />
Additional Components<br />
Farnuf and similar soils: 7 percent<br />
Linwell and similar soils: 3 percent<br />
Shawmut and similar soils: 3 percent<br />
Bowery 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 />
225C—Amor-Cabba loams, 2 to 8 percent<br />
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 />
Amor and similar soils<br />
Composition: 50 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: Loam<br />
Depth to bedrock (paralithic): 20 to 40 inches<br />
Drainage class: Well drained<br />
Parent material: Loamy residuum weathered from<br />
sandstone and siltstone<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 6.1 inches<br />
Cabba and similar soils<br />
Composition: 40 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: Loam<br />
Depth to bedrock (paralithic): 10 to 20 inches<br />
Drainage class: Well drained<br />
Parent material: Loamy residuum weathered from<br />
sandstone and siltstone<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 2.5 inches<br />
Additional Components<br />
Castner and similar soils: 4 percent<br />
Reedwest and similar soils: 3 percent<br />
Ticell and similar soils: 3 percent
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