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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 271<br />

Frost-free period: 50 to 70 days<br />

Surface layer texture: Loam<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Parent material: Loamy alluvium<br />

Native plant cover type: Forestland<br />

Available water capacity: Mainly 9.3 inches<br />

Additional Components<br />

Danaher and similar soils: 5 percent<br />

Monaberg 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 />

361E—Cowood very channery loam,<br />

4 to 25 percent slopes<br />

Setting<br />

Elevation: 5,500 to 7,500 feet<br />

Mean annual precipitation: 20 to 25 inches<br />

Frost-free period: 50 to 70 days<br />

Major Component Description<br />

Cowood and similar soils<br />

Composition: 85 percent<br />

Geomorphic description:<br />

• Mountaintop summit on mountain<br />

• Mountaintop shoulder on mountain<br />

Slope: 4 to 25 percent<br />

Elevation: 5,500 to 7,500 feet<br />

Effective annual precipitation: 20 to 25 inches<br />

Frost-free period: 50 to 70 days<br />

Surface layer texture: Very channery loam<br />

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

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Parent material: Residuum weathered from<br />

sandstone over gabbro<br />

Native plant cover type: Forestland<br />

Available water capacity: Mainly 1.6 inches<br />

Additional Components<br />

Arrowpeak and similar soils: 5 percent<br />

Timberlin and similar soils: 5 percent<br />

Worock 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 />

362F—Wayden-Castner-Rock outcrop<br />

complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes<br />

Setting<br />

Field investigation intensity: Order 2<br />

Elevation: 2,620 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 />

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: 25 to 60 percent<br />

Elevation: 2,620 to 4,590 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 />

Castner and similar soils<br />

Composition: 30 percent<br />

Geomorphic description:<br />

• Nose slope summit on escarpment<br />

• Nose slope shoulder on escarpment<br />

Slope: 25 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): 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 1.3 inches<br />

Rock outcrop<br />

Composition: 20 percent<br />

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

exposed hard bedrock.<br />

Geomorphic description: Escarpment

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