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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272 <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Survey</strong><br />
Additional Components<br />
Sagedale and similar soils: 5 percent<br />
Winifred 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 />
363E—Kobase-Rentsac-Megonot<br />
complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes<br />
Setting<br />
Field investigation intensity: Order 2<br />
Elevation: 3,750 to 5,200 feet<br />
Mean annual precipitation: 10 to 14 inches<br />
Frost-free period: 95 to 125 days<br />
Major Component Description<br />
Kobase and similar soils<br />
Composition: 40 percent<br />
Geomorphic description:<br />
• Base slope footslope on hill<br />
• Base slope toeslope on hill<br />
Slope: 4 to 15 percent<br />
Elevation: 3,750 to 5,200 feet<br />
Effective annual precipitation: 10 to 14 inches<br />
Frost-free period: 95 to 125 days<br />
Surface layer texture: Clay loam<br />
Drainage class: Well drained<br />
Parent material: Clayey alluvium weathered from<br />
shale and siltstone<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 9.4 inches<br />
Rentsac and similar soils<br />
Composition: 30 percent<br />
Geomorphic description:<br />
• Nose slope summit on hill<br />
• Nose slope shoulder on hill<br />
Slope: 4 to 25 percent<br />
Elevation: 3,750 to 5,200 feet<br />
Effective annual precipitation: 10 to 14 inches<br />
Frost-free period: 95 to 125 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 />
calcareous sandstone<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 1.3 inches<br />
Megonot and similar soils<br />
Composition: 20 percent<br />
Geomorphic description:<br />
• Base slope backslope on hill<br />
• Base slope footslope on hill<br />
• Side slope backslope on hill<br />
Slope: 8 to 25 percent<br />
Elevation: 3,750 to 5,200 feet<br />
Effective annual precipitation: 10 to 14 inches<br />
Frost-free period: 95 to 125 days<br />
Surface layer texture: Clay loam<br />
Depth to bedrock (paralithic): 20 to 40 inches<br />
Drainage class: Well drained<br />
Parent material: Clayey residuum weathered from<br />
shale<br />
Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />
Available water capacity: Mainly 3.9 inches<br />
Additional Components<br />
Richey and similar soils: 3 percent<br />
Yamacall and similar soils: 3 percent<br />
Cabbart and similar soils: 2 percent<br />
Delpoint and similar soils: 1 percent<br />
Reedpoint and similar soils: 1 percent<br />
Management<br />
For management information about this map unit,<br />
see appropriate sections in Part II <strong>of</strong> this publication.<br />
364E—Absarokee-Bowery loams,<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 />
Absarokee and similar soils<br />
Composition: 60 percent<br />
Geomorphic description:<br />
• Side slope backslope on hill<br />
• Base slope backslope on hill<br />
• Base slope footslope 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: Loam<br />
Depth to bedrock (lithic): 20 to 40 inches<br />
Drainage class: Well drained