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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 299<br />

411E—Pianohill-Whitlash-Adel complex,<br />

15 to 45 percent slopes<br />

Setting<br />

Field investigation intensity: Order 2<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 />

Pianohill and similar soils<br />

Composition: 40 percent<br />

Geomorphic description:<br />

• Base slope footslope on hill<br />

• Base slope backslope on hill<br />

• Side slope backslope on hill<br />

Slope: 15 to 35 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<br />

Parent material: Residuum weathered from tuff<br />

breccia<br />

Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />

Available water capacity: Mainly 5.2 inches<br />

Whitlash and similar soils<br />

Composition: 30 percent<br />

Geomorphic description:<br />

• Nose slope summit on hill<br />

• Nose slope shoulder 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: Gravelly loam<br />

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

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Parent material: Residuum weathered from gabbro<br />

Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />

Available water capacity: Mainly 2.0 inches<br />

Bowery and similar soils<br />

Composition: 15 percent<br />

Geomorphic description: Hill and swale<br />

Slope: 2 to 15 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 />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Parent material: Loamy alluvium or colluvium<br />

Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />

Available water capacity: Mainly 10.6 inches<br />

Additional Components<br />

Beenom and similar soils: 5 percent<br />

Sawicki 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 />

412E—Lap-Winspect-Rock outcrop<br />

complex, 8 to 35 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 />

Lap and similar soils<br />

Composition: 40 percent<br />

Geomorphic description:<br />

• Nose slope summit on hill<br />

• Nose slope shoulder on hill<br />

Slope: 8 to 35 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: Channery loam<br />

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

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Parent material: Residuum weathered from limestone<br />

Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />

Available water capacity: Mainly 1.5 inches<br />

Winspect and similar soils<br />

Composition: 35 percent<br />

Geomorphic description:<br />

• Base slope backslope on hill<br />

• Base slope footslope on hill<br />

Slope: 8 to 35 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: Well drained<br />

Parent material: Gravelly colluvium weathered from<br />

limestone<br />

Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />

Available water capacity: Mainly 6.5 inches

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