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

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302 <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Survey</strong><br />

Libeg and similar soils<br />

Composition: 15 percent<br />

Geomorphic description:<br />

• Mountainflank backslope on mountain<br />

• Mountainbase footslope on mountain<br />

Slope: 15 to 60 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 cobbly sandy loam<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Parent material: Gravelly till<br />

Native plant cover type: Rangeland<br />

Available water capacity: Mainly 3.8 inches<br />

Additional Components<br />

Monaberg and similar soils: 8 percent<br />

Redchief and similar soils: 7 percent<br />

Bridger and similar soils: 5 percent<br />

Millerlake 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 />

415F—Rocko-Adel complex,<br />

15 to 45 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 />

Rocko and similar soils<br />

Composition: 60 percent<br />

Geomorphic description: Mountainflank backslope on<br />

mountain<br />

Slope: 15 to 45 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: Cobbly loam<br />

Rock fragments on the soil surface: 0.1 to 3.0 percent<br />

stones<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Parent material: Gravelly colluvium weathered from<br />

sandstone and gravelly colluvium<br />

Native plant cover type: Forestland<br />

Available water capacity: Mainly 6.7 inches<br />

Adel and similar soils<br />

Composition: 25 percent<br />

Geomorphic description: Mountain and swale<br />

Slope: 15 to 35 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: Loam<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Parent material: Loamy alluvium or colluvium<br />

Native plant cover type: Forestland<br />

Available water capacity: Mainly 10.2 inches<br />

Additional Components<br />

Bridger and similar soils: 5 percent<br />

Libeg 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 />

416C—Bearmouth, moist-Beehive<br />

complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes,<br />

extremely stony<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 />

Bearmouth and similar soils<br />

Composition: 50 percent<br />

Geomorphic description: Stream terrace<br />

Slope: 2 to 8 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 cobbly loam<br />

Rock fragments on the soil surface: 3 to 15 percent<br />

stones, 2 to 3 feet apart<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Parent material: Sandy and gravelly alluvium<br />

Native plant cover type: Forestland<br />

Available water capacity: Mainly 2.9 inches<br />

Beehive and similar soils<br />

Composition: 35 percent<br />

Geomorphic description: Flood plain

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