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 253<br />
Rock fragments on the soil surface: 3 to 15 percent<br />
stones, 2 to 3 feet apart<br />
Drainage class: Well drained<br />
Parent material: Gravelly alluvium<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 4.5 inches<br />
Turner and similar soils<br />
Composition: 30 percent<br />
Geomorphic description: Tread on stream terrace<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: Sandy clay loam<br />
Rock fragments on the soil surface: 3 to 15 percent<br />
stones, 2 to 3 feet apart<br />
Drainage class: Well drained<br />
Parent material: Loamy over sandy and gravelly<br />
alluvium<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 4.9 inches<br />
Additional Components<br />
Turner, seeped and similar soils: 5 percent<br />
Management<br />
For management information about this map unit,<br />
see appropriate sections in Part II <strong>of</strong> this publication.<br />
312D—Vershal very channery loam,<br />
2 to 15 percent 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 />
Vershal and similar soils<br />
Composition: 85 percent<br />
Geomorphic description: Knoll and plain<br />
Slope: 2 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: Very channery loam<br />
Depth to bedrock (lithic): 4 to 10 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 0.6 inches<br />
Additional Components<br />
Cabba and similar soils: 3 percent<br />
Castner and similar soils: 3 percent<br />
Ticell and similar soils: 3 percent<br />
Amor and similar soils: 2 percent<br />
Doney and similar soils: 2 percent<br />
Rock outcrop: 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 />
312F—Vershal very channery loam,<br />
15 to 60 percent 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 />
Vershal and similar soils<br />
Composition: 85 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: Very channery loam<br />
Depth to bedrock (lithic): 4 to 10 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 0.6 inches<br />
Additional Components<br />
Amor and similar soils: 4 percent<br />
Castner and similar soils: 4 percent<br />
Wayden and similar soils: 4 percent<br />
Rock outcrop: 3 percent<br />
Management<br />
For management information about this map unit,<br />
see appropriate sections in Part II <strong>of</strong> this publication.