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2.04.9 Soils Resource Information fine sandy loam about 10 to 15 inches thick. The substratum to a depth of 60 inches or more is pale brown, thinly stratified silt loam, fine sandy loam and very fine sands. Permeability of the Glendive soil is moderate or moderately rapid. Available water capacity is moderate to high. Effective rooting depth is 60 inches or more. Runoff is slow and the erosion hazard is slight to moderate. The unit is mainly used for rangeland and wildlife habitat. It is also used for pasture. The present plant community is mainly greasewood, summer- cypress, cheat grass, and western wheat grass. The potential productivity is 1,800 and 900 pounds of air dry vegetation in favorable and unfavorable years, respectively. This map unit is in capability unit 111 e dryland, 11e irrigated, foothills swale range site'. MAP UNIT: GD - HA - GLENDIVE-HAVRE COMPLEX, 0 TO 8 PERCENT SLOPES This map unit is on nearly level to moderately sloping flood plains, valley bottoms, and terraces. The slope is 0 to 8 percent. The native vegetation is mainly greasewood-shrubland community. This unit is 60 percent Glendive loam, 30 percent Havre loam, and about 10 percent Fruita fine sandy loam occurring randomly on the landscape. Typically, the surface layer of the Glendive soils a pale brown, platy loam about 5 inches thick. The subsoil is a pale brown to light yellowish brown fine sandy loam about 5 inches thick. The subsoil is a pale brown to light yellowish brown fine sandy loam about 10 to 15 inches thick. The substratum to a depth of 60 inches or more is pale brown, thinly stratified silt loam, fine sandy loam, fine sandy loam and very fine sands. Permeability of the Glendive soil is moderate to moderately rapid. Available water capacity is moderate to high. Effective rooting depth is 60 inches or more. Runoff is slow and the erosion hazard for water is moderate. Wind erosion hazard is slight to moderate. Typically, the surface layer of the Havre soil is a light brownish gray or light gray loam about 6 inches thick. The substratum to a depth of 60 inches or more is a non - saline to saline, brown, grayish brown, or light gray stratified loam, silty clay loam, or sandy loam. Permeability of the Havre soil is moderate. Available water capacity is moderate to moderately high. Effective rooting depth is 60 inches. Runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard for water is moderate. Wind erosion hazard is slight. Typically, the surface layer of the Fruita soil is a brown loam about 5 inches thick. The subsoil is a brown clay loam or sandy clay loam about 10 to 15 inches thick. The 1 Range site established for Moffat county. PR -02 2.04-41 10/12