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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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