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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

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