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Soil Survey of Sweet Grass County Area, Montana - Soil Data Mart

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266 <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Survey</strong><br />

Depth to bedrock (lithic): 20 to 40 inches<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Parent material: Residuum weathered from tuff<br />

breccia<br />

Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />

Available water capacity: Mainly 5.2 inches<br />

Additional Components<br />

Ashbon and similar soils: 5 percent<br />

Weedzunit 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 />

352E—Perma-Rock outcrop complex,<br />

15 to 45 percent slopes<br />

Setting<br />

Elevation: 5,300 to 6,200 feet<br />

Mean annual precipitation: 17 to 20 inches<br />

Frost-free period: 70 to 90 days<br />

Major Component Description<br />

Perma and similar soils<br />

Composition: 70 percent<br />

Geomorphic description:<br />

• Base slope footslope on hill<br />

• Base slope toeslope on hill<br />

• Side slope backslope on hill<br />

Slope: 15 to 45 percent<br />

Elevation: 5,300 to 6,200 feet<br />

Effective annual precipitation: 17 to 20 inches<br />

Frost-free period: 70 to 90 days<br />

Surface layer texture: Cobbly loam<br />

Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained<br />

Parent material: Gravelly colluvium<br />

Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />

Available water capacity: Mainly 4.6 inches<br />

Rock outcrop<br />

Composition: 15 percent<br />

Definition: Rock outcrop consists mainly <strong>of</strong> areas <strong>of</strong><br />

exposed hard bedrock.<br />

Geomorphic description: Hill<br />

Additional Components<br />

Breeton and similar soils: 5 percent<br />

Shambo and similar soils: 5 percent<br />

Weedzunit 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 />

353F—Ashbon-Rock outcrop-Winkler<br />

complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes<br />

Setting<br />

Elevation: 3,900 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 />

Ashbon and similar soils<br />

Composition: 40 percent<br />

Geomorphic description:<br />

• Nose slope summit on hill<br />

• Nose slope shoulder on hill<br />

Slope: 35 to 60 percent<br />

Elevation: 3,900 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 gravelly sandy loam<br />

Depth to bedrock (lithic): 10 to 20 inches<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Parent material: Residuum weathered from tuff<br />

breccia<br />

Native plant cover type: Forestland<br />

Available water capacity: Mainly 1.2 inches<br />

Rock outcrop<br />

Composition: 30 percent<br />

Definition: Rock outcrop consists mainly <strong>of</strong> areas <strong>of</strong><br />

exposed hard bedrock.<br />

Geomorphic description: Hill<br />

Winkler and similar soils<br />

Composition: 20 percent<br />

Geomorphic description:<br />

• Side slope backslope on hill<br />

• Base slope footslope on hill<br />

• Base slope backslope on hill<br />

Slope: 35 to 60 percent<br />

Elevation: 3,900 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 gravelly sandy loam<br />

Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained<br />

Parent material: Gravelly colluvium weathered from<br />

tuff breccia

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