332Ac Glaciated Outwash Plains

Landscape Characteristics:

Glacial outwash plains with some till plains and moraines. Elevations range from 1000 to 1700 feet. Drainage density is low. Glacial potholes are common.

Climate:

Mean annual precipitation ranges from 15 to 20 inches, about 40 percent falling as snow. The soil temperature and moisture regimes are frigid and udic.

Potential Vegetation:

Wheatgrass-bluestem-needlegrass

Relationships of Dominant Map Unit Components:

Landform Geology Soil Taxa
Plains Outwash/till Argiborolls/Haploborolls/Calciaquolls/Haplaquolls

Disturbance and Land Use:

The primary natural disturbance is drought. Land use is predominantly dryland farming.