"MT608"|"Blaine County and Part of Phillips County Area, Montana"|20|08/25/2023 13:36:47|18|08/25/2023 13:36:47|08/23/2023 16:28:33|"certified, all components"|"The ""12 cm9y-Bascovy-Lisam-Dilts clays, 2 to 8 percent slopes"" mapunit was combined with the ""12 2zg5h-Bascovy-Lisam-Dilts clays, 2 to 8 percent slopes"" map unit as a result of the ""EVAL - MLRA 58A - Bascovy-Lisam-Dilts clays, 2 to 8 percent slopes"" EVAL project"".
The ""2-21 cmf7-Assinniboine fine sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes"" mapunit was combined with the ""2 2vyrk-Assinniboine fine sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes"" map unit as a result of the ""EVAL - MLRA 52 - Assinniboine fine sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes"" EVAL project"".
The tabular database was edited and populated according to guidance in Exhibits A and B of National Instruction (NI-305), and Part 610 of the National Soil Survey Handbook. Any spatial data edits were certified correct by the Soil Survey region GIS specialist, State Soil Scientist (SSS), and by the National Digitizing Center. The SSS certified the data population for all map units, and concurred with correlation of all projects mentioned, as they were documented in Soil Survey Area Legend(s), and in the Project Correlation tables.

The SSS certified the data population for all map units, and concurred with correlation of all projects mentioned, as they were documented in Soil Survey Area Legend(s) and in the Project Correlation table.

This dataset also contains the following changes:

A. Recalculated all national, regional, and local interpretations for all components.

B. The dataset was populated with data elements needed to support the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP).

C. The eleven national interpretations listed below are new for Fiscal Year 2021 or revised:

AGR - Industrial Hemp for Fiber and Seed Production
DHS - Emergency Land Disposal of Milk
ENG - Deep Infiltration Systems
ENG - Lined Retention Systems
ENG - Shallow Infiltration Systems
ENG - Unlined Retention Systems
ENG - Ground-based Solar Arrays, Ballast Anchor Systems
ENG - Ground-based Solar Arrays, Soil-based Anchor Systems
FOR - Drought Vulnerable Soils
SOH - Dynamic Soil Properties Response to Biochar
SOH - Limitations for Aerobic Soil Organisms"|"<metadata><idinfo><citation><citeinfo><origin>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service</origin><pubdate>20230825</pubdate><title>Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for
Blaine County and Part of Phillips County Area, Montana</title><pubinfo><pubplace>Fort Worth, Texas</pubplace><publish>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service</publish></pubinfo><othercit>mt608</othercit><onlink>URL:http://DataGateway.nrcs.usda.gov/</onlink></citeinfo></citation><descript><abstract>This data set is a digital soil survey and generally is the most
detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the National
Cooperative Soil Survey. The information was prepared by digitizing
maps, by compiling information onto a planimetric correct base
and digitizing, or by revising digitized maps using remotely
sensed and other information.

This data set consists of georeferenced digital map data and
computerized attribute data. The map data are in a soil survey area
extent format and include a detailed, field verified inventory
of soils and miscellaneous areas that normally occur in a repeatable
pattern on the landscape and that can be cartographically shown at
the scale mapped. A special soil features layer (point and line
features) is optional. This layer displays the location of features
too small to delineate at the mapping scale, but they are large
enough and contrasting enough to significantly influence use and
management. The soil map units are linked to attributes in the
National Soil Information System relational database, which gives
the proportionate extent of the component soils and their properties.</abstract><purpose>SSURGO depicts information about the kinds and distribution of
soils on the landscape. The soil map and data used in the SSURGO
product were prepared by soil scientists as part of the National
Cooperative Soil Survey.</purpose><supplinf>Digital versions of hydrography, cultural features, and other
associated layers that are not part of the SSURGO data set may be
available from the primary organization listed in the Point of
Contact.</supplinf></descript><timeperd><timeinfo><rngdates><begdate>19980826</begdate><enddate>20230825</enddate></rngdates></timeinfo><current>publication date</current></timeperd><status><progress>Complete</progress><update>As needed</update></status><spdom><bounding><westbc>-109.552</westbc><eastbc>-108.236</eastbc><northbc>49.000</northbc><southbc>47.720</southbc></bounding></spdom><keywords><theme><themekt>None</themekt><themekey>soil survey</themekey><themekey>soils</themekey><themekey>Soil Survey Geographic</themekey><themekey>SSURGO</themekey></theme><place><placekt>USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)</placekt><placekey>Montana</placekey><placekey>Blaine County</placekey><placekey>Phillips County</placekey><placekey>North Chinook Reservoir NW OE N Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>North Chinook Reservoir NE OE N Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Richmond Reservoir NW OE N Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lake Thibadeau NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>North Chinook Reservoir NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>North Chinook Reservoir NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Richmond Reservoir NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Richmond Reservoir NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Irvins Coulee Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Aubrey Dam Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Hogeland NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Mosquito Springs Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Turner NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Turner NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Chapman NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lake Thibadeau Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>McLaren Reservior Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>North Chinook Reservior Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Richmond Reservoir SW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Richmond Reservoir Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Silver Bow Lake Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Silver Bow Spring Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Hogeland Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Hogeland SE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Turner Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Turner SE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Havre NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Reservoir Coulee Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Telescope Coulee Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Rabbit Hills Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Tule Lake Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Harlem NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>East Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Wayne Creek NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Hornbeck Lake Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Down Reservoir NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Down Reservoir NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Havre SE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lohman Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lohman SE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Chinook Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Zurich Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Fort Belknap Siding Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Harlem Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Grable Coulee Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Wayne Creek SE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Down Reservoir SW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Down Reservoir Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Shambo NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lloyd NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Sayer Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Cleveland NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Cleveland NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Big Coulee Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Fort Belknap Agency Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Threemile Reservoir Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Savoy Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Coburg Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Dodson Dam Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Shambo SE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Barber Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lloyd Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Cleveland Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Miles Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Newhouse Reservoir Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Fort Belknap Agency SE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Wild Horse Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Bigby Lake Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Weigand Reservoir Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Coburg SE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Big John Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Maddux Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Corrigan Mountain Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Scotty Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Suction Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Putnam Lake Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lake Seventeen NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lodge Pole NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lodge Pole NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Big Flat West Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Big Flat East Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Rabbit Hills Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Tule Lake Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Harlem NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>East Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Wayne Creek NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Hornbeck Lake Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Down Reservoir NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Down Reservoir NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Havre SE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lohman Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lohman SE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Chinook Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Zurich Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Fort Belknap Siding Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Harlem Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Grable Coulee Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Wayne Creek SE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Down Reservoir SW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Down Reservoir Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Shambo NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lloyd NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Sayer Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Cleveland NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Cleveland NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Big Coulee Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Fort Belknap Agency Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Threemile Reservoir Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Savoy Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Coburg Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Dodson Dam Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Shambo SE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Barber Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lloyd Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Cleveland Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Miles Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Newhouse Reservoir Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Fort Belknap Agency SE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Wild Horse Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Bigby Lake Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Weigand Reservoir Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Coburg SE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Big John Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Maddux Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Corrigan Mountain Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Scotty Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Suction Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Putnam Lake Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lake Seventeen NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lodge Pole NW Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lodge Pole NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Big Flat West Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Big Flat East Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lake Seventeen West Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lake Seventeen East Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Stiffarm Coulee Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Lodge Pole Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Ball Coulee Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Ester Lake Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Eskay NE Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Saddle Rock Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Nolan Reservoir Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Sandpiper Reservoir Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Butch Reservoir Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>John Coulee Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Crazyman Coulee Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Hays Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Zortman Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Bear Mountain Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Coburn Butte Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Chase Hill Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Ragland Bench Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Leroy Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Bird Rapids Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Sturgeon Island Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Cow Island Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Council Island Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Gallatin Rapids Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Taffy Ridge Quadrangle</placekey><placekey>Baker Monument Quadrangle</placekey></place></keywords><accconst>None</accconst><useconst>The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, should be acknowledged as the data source in products
derived from these data.

This data set is not designed for use as a primary regulatory tool
in permitting or citing decisions, but may be used as a reference
source. This is public information and may be interpreted by
organizations, agencies, units of government, or others based on
needs; however, they are responsible for the appropriate
application. Federal, State, or local regulatory bodies are not to
reassign to the Natural Resources Conservation Service any
authority for the decisions that they make. The Natural Resources
Conservation Service will not perform any evaluations of these maps
for purposes related solely to State or local regulatory programs.

Photographic or digital enlargement of these maps to scales greater
than at which they were originally mapped can cause misinterpretation
of the data. If enlarged, maps do not show the small areas of
contrasting soils that could have been shown at a larger scale. The
depicted soil boundaries, interpretations, and analysis derived from
them do not eliminate the need for onsite sampling, testing, and
detailed study of specific sites for intensive uses. Thus, these data
and their interpretations are intended for planning purposes only.
Digital data files are periodically updated. Files are dated, and
users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data.</useconst><ptcontac><cntinfo><cntorgp><cntorg>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service</cntorg></cntorgp><cntpos>State Soil Scientist</cntpos><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing address</addrtype><address>Room 443</address><address>10 East Babcock Street</address><address/><address/><city>Bozeman</city><state>MT</state><postal>59715-4704</postal></cntaddr><cntvoice>406-587-6730</cntvoice><cnttdd>800-877-8339</cnttdd><cntfax>406-587-6761</cntfax><cntemail>alex.dado@usda.gov</cntemail></cntinfo></ptcontac></idinfo><dataqual><attracc><attraccr>The attribute accuracy is tested by manual
comparison of the source with hard copy plots and/or symbolized
display of the map data on an interactive computer graphic system.
Selected attributes that cannot be visually verified on plots or
on screen are interactively queried and verified on screen. In
addition, the attributes are tested against a master set of valid
attributes. All attribute data conform to the attribute codes in
the signed classification and correlation document and amendment(s).</attraccr></attracc><logic>Certain node/geometry and topology GT- polygon/chain relationships
are collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements
(the GT-polygon corresponds to the soil delineation). Some of these
requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains
must connect to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through
nodes, left and right GT-polygons are defined for each chain
element and are consistent throughout, and the chains representing
the limits of the file are free of gaps. The tests of logical
consistency are performed using vendor software. All internal
polygons are tested for closure with vendor software and are checked
on hard copy plots. All data are checked for common soil lines (i.e.,
adjacent polygons with the same label). Edge locations generally do
not deviate from centerline to centerline by more than 0.01 inch.
The survey-wide coverage of Blaine County and Part of Phillips County
Area has been 100 percent line to line edgematched to Hill County,
Chouteau County Area, and Fergus County. This soil survey has
been 90 percent line to line edgematched to Phillips County Area,
Montana.</logic><complete>A map unit is a collection of areas defined and named in terms of
their soil components or miscellaneous areas or both. Each map
unit differs in some respect from all others in a survey area and
each map unit has a symbol that uniquely identifies the map unit
on a soil map. Each individual area, point, or line so identified
on the map is a delineation.

Soil Scientists identify small areas of soils or miscellaneous areas
that have properties and behavior significantly different than the
named soils in the surrounding map unit. These minor components
may be indicated as special features. If they have a minimal effect
on use and management, or could not be precisely located, they may
not be indicated on the map.

A map unit has specified kinds of soils or miscellaneous areas
(map unit components), each with a designated range in
proportionate extent. Map units include one or more kinds of soil
or miscellaneous area. Miscellaneous areas are areas that have little
or no recognizable soil.

Specific National Cooperative Soil Survey standards and procedures
were used in the classification of soils, design and name of map
units, and location of special soil features. These standards are
outlined in Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993,
USDA, NRCS; Agricultural Handbook 436, Soil Taxonomy, 1995,
USDA, NRCS; and all Amendments; Keys to Soil Taxonomy,
(current issue) USDA, NRCS; National Soil Survey
Handbook, title 430-VI,(current issue) USDA, NRCS.

The actual composition and interpretive purity of the map unit
delineations were based on data collected by scientists during
the course of preparing the soil maps. Adherence to National
Cooperative Soil Survey standards and procedures is based on
peer review, quality control, and quality assurance. Quality
control is outlined in the memorandum of understanding for the
soil survey area and in documents that reside with the Natural
Resources Conservation Service state soil scientist. Four kinds
of map units are used in soil surveys: consociations, complexes,
associations, and undifferentiated groups.

Consociations Consociations are named for the dominant soil.
In a consociation, delineated areas use a single name from the
dominant component in the map unit. Dissimilar components are
minor in extent. The soil component in a consociation may be
identified at any taxonomic level. Soil series is the lowest
taxonomic level. A consociation that is named as a miscellaneous
area is dominantly that kind of area and minor components do not
significantly affect the use of the map unit. The total amount of
dissimilar inclusions of other components in a map unit generally
does not exceed about 15 percent if limiting and 25 percent if
nonlimiting. A single component of a dissimilar limiting inclusion
generally does not exceed 10 percent if very contrasting.

Complexes and associations Complexes and associations consist
of two or more  dissimilar components that occur in a regularly
repeating pattern. The total amount of other dissimilar components
is minor extent. The following arbitrary rule determines whether
complex or association is used in the name. The major components
of an association can be separated at the scale of mapping. In
either case, because the major components are sufficiently different
in morphology or behavior, the map unit cannot be called a
consociation. In each delineation of a complex or an association,
each major component is normally present though their proportions
may vary appreciably from one delineation to another. The total
amount of inclusions in a map unit that are dissimilar to any of
the major components does not exceed 15 percent if limiting and
25 percent if nonlimiting. A single kind of dissimilar limiting
inclusion usually does not exceed 10 percent.

Undifferentiated groups Undifferentiated groups consist of two
or more components that are not consistently associated
geographically and, therefore, do not always occur together in
the same map delineation. These components are included in the
same named map unit because their use and management are the same
or very similar for common uses. Generally they are grouped together
because some common feature, such as steepness, stoniness, or
flooding, determines their use and management. If two or more
additional map units would serve no useful purpose, they may be
included in the same unit. Each delineation has at least one of the
major components, and some may have all of them. The same principles
regarding the proportion of minor components that apply to
consociations also apply to undifferentiated groups. The same
principles regarding proportion of inclusion apply to
undifferentiated groups as to consociations.

Minimum documentation consists of three complete soil profile
descriptions that are collected for each soil added to the legend,
one additional per 3,000 acres mapped; three 10 observation
transects for each map unit, one additional 10 point transect per
3,000 acres.

A defined standard or level of confidence in the interpretive
purity of the map unit delineations is attained by adjusting the
kind and intensity of field investigations. Field investigations
and data collection are carried out in sufficient detail to name
map units and to identify accurately and consistently areas of
about 5 acres.</complete><posacc><horizpa><horizpar>The accuracy of these digital data is based upon their
compilation to base maps that meet National Map
Accuracy Standards at a scale of 1 inch equals 1,000
feet. The difference in positional accuracy between the
soil boundaries and special soil features locations in the
field and their digitized map locations is unknown. The
locational accuracy of soil delineations on the ground varies
with the transition between map units.

For example, on long gently sloping landscapes the transition
occurs gradually over many feet. Where landscapes change
abruptly from steep to level, the transition will be very
narrow. Soil delineation boundaries and special soil features
generally were digitized within 0.01 inch of their locations on
the digitizing source. The digital map elements are edge matched
between data sets. The data along each quadrangle edge are
matched against the data for the adjacent quadrangle. Edge
locations generally do not deviate from centerline to centerline
by more than 0.01 inch.</horizpar></horizpa></posacc><lineage><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation
Service</origin><pubdate>1986</pubdate><title>Soil Survey of Blaine County and Part of Phillips
County Area, Montana</title><geoform>atlas</geoform><pubinfo><pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace><publish>U.S. Government Printing Office</publish></pubinfo></citeinfo></srccite><srcscale>24000</srcscale><typesrc>paper</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>1986</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>publication date</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>NRCS1</srccitea><srccontr>basic reference about soils and landscape</srccontr></srcinfo><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service</origin><pubdate>unpublished material</pubdate><title>publication positives</title><geoform>map</geoform></citeinfo></srccite><srcscale>24000</srcscale><typesrc>stable-base material</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>1977</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>1986</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>NRCS2</srccitea><srccontr>scan source</srccontr></srcinfo><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin><pubdate>1972-1993</pubdate><title>multiple 7.5 minute topographic quadrangles</title><geoform>map</geoform><pubinfo><pubplace>Reston, Virginia</pubplace><publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish></pubinfo></citeinfo></srccite><srcscale>24000</srcscale><typesrc>stable-base material</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>1997</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>publication date</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>USGS1</srccitea><srccontr>source material for cultural features</srccontr></srcinfo><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service</origin><pubdate>unpublished material</pubdate><title>DLG DOC TAB directories</title><geoform>map</geoform></citeinfo></srccite><srcscale>24000</srcscale><typesrc>magnetic tape</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><rngdates><begdate>1997</begdate><enddate>1998</enddate></rngdates></timeinfo><srccurr>1998</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>NRCS3</srccitea><srccontr>digital information containing area and special
soil features, attribute data and metadata for SSURGO</srccontr></srcinfo><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service</origin><pubdate>19980826</pubdate><title>Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Blaine County
and Part of Phillips County Area, Montana</title><geoform>map</geoform><pubinfo><pubplace>Ft. Worth, Texas</pubplace><publish>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, National Cartography and
Geospatial Center</publish></pubinfo></citeinfo></srccite><srcscale>24000</srcscale><typesrc>online</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>2003</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>publication date</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>NRCS4</srccitea><srccontr>source used to apply revisions</srccontr></srcinfo><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service</origin><pubdate>20030919</pubdate><title>Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Blaine County
and Part of Phillips County Area, Montana</title><geoform>map</geoform><pubinfo><pubplace>Fort Collins, Colorado</pubplace><publish>U.S. Department of Agriculture,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Information Technology Center</publish></pubinfo></citeinfo></srccite><typesrc>online</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>2004</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>publication date</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>NRCS5</srccitea><srccontr>source used to apply revisions</srccontr></srcinfo><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service</origin><pubdate>2000</pubdate><title>MrSID compressed mosaic image for Blaine and Phillips
Counties, California</title><geoform>map</geoform><pubinfo><pubplace>Ft. Worth, Texas</pubplace><publish>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, National Cartography and
Geospatial Center</publish></pubinfo></citeinfo></srccite><srcscale>24000</srcscale><typesrc>online</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>2004</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>publication date</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>NRCS6</srccitea><srccontr>NAD83 ortho imagery used for quality control</srccontr></srcinfo><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service</origin><pubdate>unpublished material</pubdate><title>ARC SHAPE files for the survey of Blaine County
and Part of Phillips County Area, Montana</title><geoform>map</geoform></citeinfo></srccite><srcscale>24000</srcscale><typesrc>CD-ROM</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>2004</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>2004</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>NRCS7</srccitea><srccontr>digital information containing area and special
soil features for evaluation</srccontr></srcinfo><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service</origin><pubdate>2003</pubdate><title>National Soil Information System (NASIS) database for
Blaine and Phillips Counties, California</title><geoform>tabular digital data</geoform><pubinfo><pubplace>Fort Collins, Colorado</pubplace><publish>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Information Technology Center</publish></pubinfo></citeinfo></srccite><typesrc>online</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>2004</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>export certification date</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>2004</srccitea><srccontr>map unit legend used for comparison to spatial
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Natural Resources Conservation Service</origin><pubdate>2004</pubdate><title>National Soil Information System (NASIS) data base</title><geoform>tabular digital data</geoform><pubinfo><pubplace>Fort Collins, Colorado</pubplace><publish>U.S. Department of Agriculture,
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Natural Resources Conservation Service</origin><pubdate>unpublished material</pubdate><title>ArcGIS geodatabase files for the soil survey of
Blaine County and Part of Phillips County Area, Montana</title><geoform>digital vector data</geoform></citeinfo></srccite><srcscale>24000</srcscale><typesrc>online</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>2009</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>2009</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>NRCS8</srccitea><srccontr>digital information containing area and special
soil features for evaluation</srccontr></srcinfo><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service</origin><pubdate>2009</pubdate><title>National Soil Information System (NASIS) database</title><geoform>tabular digital data</geoform><pubinfo><pubplace>Fort Collins, Colorado</pubplace><publish>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Information Technology Center</publish></pubinfo></citeinfo></srccite><typesrc>online</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>2009</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>export certification date</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>NRCS9</srccitea><srccontr>map unit legend used for comparison to spatial
map unit labels</srccontr></srcinfo><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service</origin><pubdate>unpublished material</pubdate><title>ArcGIS geodatabase files for the soil survey of
Blaine County and Part of Phillips County Area, Montana</title><geoform>digital vector data</geoform></citeinfo></srccite><srcscale>24000</srcscale><typesrc>online</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>2010</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>2010</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>NRCS10</srccitea><srccontr>digital information containing area and special
soil features for evaluation</srccontr></srcinfo><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service</origin><pubdate>2010</pubdate><title>National Soil Information System (NASIS) database</title><geoform>tabular digital data</geoform><pubinfo><pubplace>Fort Collins, Colorado</pubplace><publish>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Information Technology Center</publish></pubinfo></citeinfo></srccite><typesrc>online</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>2010</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>export certification date</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>NRCS11</srccitea><srccontr>map unit legend used for comparison to spatial
map unit labels</srccontr></srcinfo><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service</origin><pubdate>unpublished material</pubdate><title>region 10 soils geodatabase</title><geoform>file geodatabase</geoform></citeinfo></srccite><typesrc>vector digital data</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><rngdates><begdate>2006</begdate><enddate>2018</enddate></rngdates></timeinfo><srccurr>SSURGO publication date</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>NRCS12</srccitea><srccontr>Source of digital revision - recreated yearly</srccontr></srcinfo><procstep><procdesc>Blaine County and Part of Phillips County Area,
Montana had a previously published soil survey, 1986, at 1:24000
scale. The survey was evaluated and the linework and map unit
components were found to be valid.</procdesc><srcused>NRCS1</srcused><procdate>1997</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>The publication positives were raster scanned on
an Anatek Eagle scanner at Midwest Graphics in Kenosha, Wisconsin
at 300 dots per inch. Four corners of the 7.5 minute quadrangles
were used during data collection of area and special features
in LT4X, Version 4.02. The processing, editing, merging of one-third
quadrangles, map neat line development, labeling, edge matching, vector
conversion, and vector editing were completed by cartographic
technicians on staff at the Montana Digitizing Unit in Bozeman. The
data were exported from LT4X to GRASS 4.13 and written to Digital
Line Graph, Optional (DLG-3) files using v.export in GRASS 4.13.
The data were reviewed for adherence to SSURGO standards. The DLG-3
files, attribute information and metadata were imported for
verification in ARC/INFO 7.0.4; edits were made using ARCEDIT. New
DLG-3 files reflecting these edits were written from ARC/INFO 7.0.4.
The data were sent to the National Cartography and Geospatial Center
in Ft. Worth, Texas for distribution and online archiving.</procdesc><srcused>NRCS2, USGS1, NRCS3</srcused><procdate>1998</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>The Map Unit Interpretations Record database
was developed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service
soil scientists according to national standards.</procdesc><srcused>NRCS1</srcused><procdate>1997</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>The survey-wide coverages from the online SSURGO data were imported
to ARC/INFO 8.1 by certification staff at the Montana Digitizing Unit.
Evaluation macros of June 2003 were applied to the data.  Map unit
labels were linked to the National Soil Information System data base.
ARCEDIT was used to join to adjacent survey boundaries and verify
previous adjacent survey joins. The data were forwarded the National
Cartography and Geospatial Center in Ft. Worth, Texas for online
distribution and archiving.</procdesc><srcused>NRCS4</srcused><procdate>2003</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>The National Soil Information System data base
was developed by Natural Resources Conservation Service soil
scientists according to national standards.</procdesc><srcused>NRCS1</srcused><procdate>2003</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>The SSURGO survey-wide coverages and MrSID compressed imagery were
imported to ARC 8.3 GEODATABASE by a soil scientist on staff at the
Natural Resources Conservation Service state office in Bozeman, Montana.
Topology tools were used to revise temporal areas.  Pending edits were
applied to the data. Projections and data conversions were done in
ARC TOOLS. The data were compared to the NASIS tabular information.
ARC SHAPE files were written, then forwarded to certification
staff at the Montana Digitizing Unit for verification for SSURGO.</procdesc><srcused>NRCS5, NRCS6, NRCS7, NASIS</srcused><procdate>2004</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>The ARC SHAPE files and NASIS map unit legend
were imported to ARC/INFO, Version 8.2 by certification staff at the
Montana Digitizing Unit.  The data were processed through evaluation
macros dated May 2004. Boundaries were validated to adjacent soil
survey areas. The data were forwarded to the Soil Data Warehouse
staging server.</procdesc><srcused>NRCS7, NASIS</srcused><procdate>2004</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>The 7/5/2006 Update: The following edit tasks performed:
Verify Pond Freq where Null with ""none""
Component taxonomic validation(added superactive in many cases)
Ensure veg. production for all soil components
Global assign linear-linear to all landforms

At component level (those named as series only)...
Populate:
...landform
...parent material
...horizon designations
...Representative textures
...Kf below the surface
...Replace Nulls for CaCO3, Gypsum, and SAR with 0
...horizon structure (representative)
...Horizon and component validations and resolved.  National Non-tech
generated. All components included in download, major and minor. DHS
and MIL interpretations included.</procdesc><srcused>NASIS</srcused><procdate>20041014</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>Topology errors on the boundary that were
flagged in preparation for the National Soils Geospatial Database,
were corrected as directed in the National Bulletin: 430-9-5
The survey-wide Arc shapefiles from the online SSURGO data were
imported to ARC/INFO 9.2 by certification staff at the Montana
Digitizing Unit. Evaluation macros of June 2004 were applied to the
data. Map unit labels were compared to an approved map unit legend
from the National Soil Information System data base. ArcGIS was
used to join to adjacent survey boundaries and verify previous
adjacent survey joins. The data were uploaded to the soil data
warehouse staging server.</procdesc><srcused>NRCS8, NRCS9</srcused><procdate>20090511</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>The 5-20-09 Update reflects topology edit efforts (boundary editing and
vertice density reduction).  New National BLM interpretations were added.
8/14/09 update reflects adding/refreshing 11 national BLM interpretations.
No edits to spatial data.</procdesc><srcused>NASIS</srcused><procdate>20090520</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>The survey-wide ArcGIS geodatabase from the online SSURGO data were
imported to ARC/INFO 9.2 by certification staff at the Montana
Digitizing Unit. Evaluation macros of July 2009 were applied to the
data. Map unit labels were compared to an approved map unit legend
from the National Soil Information System data base.  ArcMap was
used to join to adjacent survey boundaries and verify previous
adjacent survey joins. The data were uploaded to the soil data
warehouse staging server.</procdesc><srcused>NRCS10, NRCS11</srcused><procdate>20100623</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>The spatial data for Blaine and part of Phillips Counties, Montana
soil survey area were downloaded from the Soil Data Mart on
October 15, 2012. The individual shapefiles were appended into
a geodatabase for region 10. The data were processed in ARCGIS 10.1
using a topology object with a 0.1 meter cluster tolerance for
the purpose of eliminating gaps and overlaps within the region 10
soils geodatabase. Individual soil survey area data were exported
as shapefiles from the regional geodatabase. A datum transformation
from NAD83 to WGS84 using the NAD_1983_To_WGS_1984_1 datum
transformation method was applied to the data. The data were checked
with the SSURGO Evaluation scripts provided by U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. The shapefiles
were uploaded to the soil data warehouse for archival and distribution.</procdesc><srcused>NRCS12</srcused><procdate>2013</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>The spatial data for the entire SSURGO database was recertified in October
of 2019 to reduce storage requirements and to improve map display
and geoprocessing performance.  The SSURGO data is internally managed
using 12 Regional Transactional Spatial Databases (RTSD) that are in
an ESRI File Geodatabase format.  The spatial extent of the RTSDs follow the
Soil and Plant Science Division (SPSD) regional administrative boundaries.
The XY coordinate system of this RTSD is USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area
Conic USGS Version WKID: 102039 and has an XY storage precision of 0.001
meters.  The RTSDs were recreated using a reduced storage precision of 0.1
meters to reduce the physical size of the data.  The SSURGO data was also
generalized by removing excess vertices, using a tolerance of 1 meter.
The topology was validated at the CONUS level using a tolerance of 0.2
meters.  This effort directly affects the gSSURGO and gNATSGO product since
these deliverables are in a File Geodatabase format.</procdesc><srcused>NRCS12</srcused><procdate>2019</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
stored in the database table named sainterp.</procdesc><srcused>NASIS</srcused><procdate>20210902</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.</procdesc><srcused>NASIS</srcused><procdate>20210902</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
stored in the database table named sainterp.
</procdesc><srcused>NASIS</srcused><procdate>20220829</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
</procdesc><srcused>NASIS</srcused><procdate>20220829</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
stored in the database table named sainterp.
</procdesc><srcused>NASIS</srcused><procdate>20230825</procdate></procstep><procstep><procdesc>
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
</procdesc><srcused>NASIS</srcused><procdate>20230825</procdate></procstep></lineage></dataqual><spdoinfo><direct>Vector</direct></spdoinfo><spref><horizsys><geograph><latres>0.000001</latres><longres>0.0000001</longres><geogunit>decimal degrees</geogunit></geograph><geodetic><horizdn>World Geodetic System 1984</horizdn><ellips>World Geodetic System 1984</ellips><semiaxis>6378137.00000</semiaxis><denflat>298.257222</denflat></geodetic></horizsys></spref><eainfo><detailed><enttyp><enttypl>Special Soil Features</enttypl><enttypd>Special Soil Features represent soil, miscellaneous area, or landform
features that are too small to be digitized as soil delineations
(area features).</enttypd><enttypds>Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS.</enttypds></enttyp><attr><attrlabl>Special Soil Features Codes</attrlabl><attrdef>Special Soil Features labels represent specific Special Soil
Features. These features are identified with a descriptive
label. The label is assigned to the point or line assigned
to represent the feature on maps.</attrdef><attrdefs>Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS;
National Soil Survey Handbook, Title 430-VI, part 647
(current issue), USDA, NRCS.</attrdefs><attrdomv><codesetd><codesetn>Classification and Correlation of the Soils of Blaine and
Part of Phillips Counties, California</codesetn><codesets>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service</codesets></codesetd></attrdomv></attr></detailed><overview><eaover>Map Unit Delineations are closed polygons that may be dominated
by a single soil or miscellaneous area component plus allowable
similar or dissimilar soils, or they can be geographic mixtures
of groups of soils or soils and miscellaneous areas.

The map unit symbol uniquely identifies each closed map unit
delineation. Each symbol corresponds to a map unit name. The
map unit key is used to link to information in the National
Soil Information System tables.

Map Unit Delineations are described by the National Soil
Information System database. This attribute database gives the
proportionate extent of the component soils and the properties for
each soil. The database contains both estimated and measured data
on the physical and chemical soil properties and soil
interpretations for engineering, water management, recreation,
agronomic, woodland, range, and wildlife uses of the soil.

The National Soil Information System database contains static
metadata. It documents the data structure and includes such
information as what tables, columns, indexes, and relationships
are defined as well as a variety of attributes of each of these
database objects. Attributes include table and column
descriptions and detailed domain information.

The National Soil Information System database also contains a
distribution metadata. It records the criteria used for selecting
map units and components for inclusion in the set of distributed
data.

Special features are described in the feature table.  It includes an
area symbol, feature label, feature name, and feature description for
each special and ad hoc feature in the survey area.</eaover><eadetcit>Soil Taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for making and
interpreting soil surveys. Agricultural Handbook 436, 1999, USDA, SCS.

Keys to Soil Taxonomy (current issue), USDA, SCS.

National Soil Survey Handbook, Title 430-VI, part 647 (current
issue), USDA, NRCS.

Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS.</eadetcit></overview></eainfo><distinfo><distrib><cntinfo><cntorgp><cntorg>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, National
Geospatial Center of Excellence</cntorg></cntorgp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><address>501 West Felix Street, Building 23</address><city>Fort Worth</city><state>Texas</state><postal>76115</postal></cntaddr><cntvoice>800 672 5559</cntvoice><cnttdd>202 720 2600</cnttdd><cntfax>817 509 3469</cntfax></cntinfo></distrib><resdesc>Blaine and part of Phillips Counties, California SSURGO</resdesc><distliab>Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer
system at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, no warranty expressed
or implied is made by the Agency regarding the utility of the data
on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute
any such warranty. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will warrant
the delivery of this product in computer readable format, and will
offer appropriate adjustment of credit when the product is determined
unreadable by correctly adjusted computer input peripherals, or
when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. Request
for adjustment of credit must be made within 90 days from the date
of this shipment from the ordering site.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor any of its agencies are
liable for misuse of the data, for damage, for transmission of
viruses, or for computer contamination through the distribution of
these data sets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political
beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all
prohibited bases apply to all programs.)</distliab><stdorder><digform><digtinfo><formname>ESRI shapefile</formname><formcont>spatial</formcont><transize>91.7</transize></digtinfo><digtopt><onlinopt><computer><networka><networkr>URL:http://DataGateway.nrcs.usda.gov/</networkr></networka></computer><accinstr>Select desired survey area at above Internet
Web site. An email address is required for receipt of
instructions on retrieval via anonymous FTP. Anticipate a
delay between submission of request at Web site and receipt of
email message.</accinstr></onlinopt></digtopt></digform><fees>There is currently no direct charge for requesting data or for
retrieval via FTP.</fees><ordering>Visit the above mentioned Internet Web Site, select state or
territory, then select individual soil survey area of interest.
Spatial line data and locations of special feature symbols are in
ESRI ArcGIS shapefile, format. The National Soil Information
System attribute soil data are available in variable length, pipe
delimited, ASCII file format.</ordering><turnarnd>Typically within four hours</turnarnd></stdorder></distinfo><metainfo><metd>20230825</metd><metc><cntinfo><cntorgp><cntorg>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service</cntorg></cntorgp><cntpos>State Soil Scientist</cntpos><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing address</addrtype><address>Room 443</address><address>10 East Babcock Street</address><address/><address/><city>Bozeman</city><state>MT</state><postal>59715-4704</postal></cntaddr><cntvoice>406-587-6730</cntvoice><cnttdd>800-877-8339</cnttdd><cntfax>406-587-6761</cntfax><cntemail>alex.dado@usda.gov</cntemail></cntinfo></metc><metstdn>Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn><metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv></metainfo></metadata>"|"13039"
