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 245<br />
Management<br />
For management information about this map unit,<br />
see appropriate sections in Part II <strong>of</strong> this publication.<br />
282B—Bowery clay loam, 0 to 4 percent<br />
slopes<br />
Setting<br />
Field investigation intensity: Order 2<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 />
Bowery and similar soils<br />
Composition: 85 percent<br />
Geomorphic description: Tread on stream terrace<br />
Slope: 0 to 4 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: Loamy alluvium<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 9.4 inches<br />
Additional Components<br />
Laceycreek and similar soils: 5 percent<br />
Shambo and similar soils: 4 percent<br />
Farnuf and similar soils: 3 percent<br />
Korchea and similar soils: 3 percent<br />
Management<br />
For management information about this map unit,<br />
see appropriate sections in Part II <strong>of</strong> this publication.<br />
283F—Castner-Wayden complex, moist,<br />
15 to 60 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 />
Castner and similar soils<br />
Composition: 50 percent<br />
Geomorphic description:<br />
• Nose slope summit on escarpment<br />
• Nose slope shoulder on escarpment<br />
Slope: 15 to 60 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 1.4 inches<br />
Wayden and similar soils<br />
Composition: 40 percent<br />
Geomorphic description:<br />
• Side slope shoulder on escarpment<br />
• Nose slope summit on escarpment<br />
• Nose slope shoulder on escarpment<br />
Slope: 15 to 60 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<br />
Depth to bedrock (paralithic): 10 to 20 inches<br />
Drainage class: Well drained<br />
Parent material: Clayey residuum weathered from<br />
shale and siltstone<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 2.7 inches<br />
Additional Components<br />
Cabba and similar soils: 2 percent<br />
Mowbray and similar soils: 2 percent<br />
Rock outcrop: 2 percent<br />
Vershal and similar soils: 2 percent<br />
Work 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 />
284C—Shawmut gravelly loam,<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 />
Shawmut and similar soils<br />
Composition: 93 percent<br />
Geomorphic description: Tread on terrace
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