IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Varney
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988MT077959
  • User Pedon ID: 88MT077959
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0225
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61329
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 46.3576736
  • Std. Longitude: -112.7242355
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7N
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 200 feet W and 1500 feet N of SE corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT077—Powell

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive Aridic Argiborolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 959
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Varney
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Varney
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Aridic Argiboroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    270

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; strong very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01304. common medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    Bt1—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches);, grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01305. common medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    Bt2—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01306. common medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    Bw—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; coarse sandy loam; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01307. common very fine and fine roots
    Bk1—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; loam; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01308. common very fine and fine roots
    Bk2—48 to 66 centimeters (18.9 to 26.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; sandy loam; medium single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01309
    C1—66 to 84 centimeters (26.0 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; loamy sand; medium single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01310
    C2—97 to 112 centimeters (38.2 to 44.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; sandy loam; medium single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01311
    C3—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; stony loamy sand, sandy loam; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P01312