IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Varney
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991MT023006
  • User Pedon ID: 91MT023006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0939
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63976
  • Print Date: 5/9/2025

    • 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: 46.0583344
  • Std. Longitude: -112.7805557
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4N
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: 950 feet west and 1700 feet south of the NE corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT023—Deer Lodge

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Varney
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Aridic Argiborolls
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1991
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1991 (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
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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium and coarse granular structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; very slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05798. few fine roots; common very fine roots
    A—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05799. few fine roots; common very fine roots
    Bt—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. few fine roots; common very fine roots
    Bk1—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), white (10YR 8/1), dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P05801. few very fine and fine roots; effervescence is discontinuous
    Bk2—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 18 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P05802. few very fine roots; effervescence is discontinuous
    Bk3—79 to 152 centimeters (31.1 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P05803. few very fine roots; effervescence is discontinuous