IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Akaka
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987HI001005
  • User Pedon ID: 87HI001005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0048
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60171
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 19.8463898
  • Std. Longitude: -155.1661072
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Island of HI; site is along the edge of a forest about 1.8 mi direct distance SW of Akaka Falls.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI001—Hawaii

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Nakamura
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Hydrous, ferrihydritic, isomesic Acrudoxic Thaptic Hydrudands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Akaka
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Akaka
  • Taxonomic Class - Thixotropic, isomesic Typic Hydrandept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1987 (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

    18

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    527

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    1Ap1—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; strong very fine and fine granular, and strong medium and coarse granular structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 interstitial pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00289. many very fine roots; common fine roots
    1Ap2—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) interior silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00290. many very fine roots; common fine roots
    1Bw1—43 to 71 centimeters (16.9 to 28.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately smeary; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00291. Many gelatin-like coatings of faces of peds.; many very fine roots; few fine roots
    1Bw2—71 to 96 centimeters (28.0 to 37.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, very sticky, moderately plastic; moderately smeary; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00292. Many gelatin-like coatings on faces of peds.; many very fine roots; few fine roots
    1Bw3—96 to 104 centimeters (37.8 to 40.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) interior silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately smeary; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00293. Many gelatin-like coatings on faces of peds.; many very fine roots; few fine roots
    1Bw4—104 to 112 centimeters (40.9 to 44.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately smeary; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00294. Many gelatin-like coatings on faces of peds.; many very fine roots; few fine roots
    1Bw5—112 to 120 centimeters (44.1 to 47.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) interior silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately smeary; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00295. Many gelatin-like coatings on faces of peds.; many very fine roots; few fine roots
    1BC—120 to 152 centimeters (47.2 to 59.8 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately smeary; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments. Lab sample # 88P00296. Many gelatin-like coatings on faces of peds.; many very fine roots; few fine roots