IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hilo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 89HI001001
  • User Pedon ID: 89HI001001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0657
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61757
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 19.7308331
  • Std. Longitude: -155.1091614
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Island of Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii; from Hilo post office, follow the Old Mamalahoa 0.2 miles to Amauulu road, turn left (west) and proceed 1 mile to dead end. Turn left (south) and proceed 100 yards, turn left (east) into first drive way. Type location is to the left (north) at 19 degrees 43 minutes 51 seconds north latitude and 155 degrees 6 minutes 33 seconds west longitude.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI001—Hawaii

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Nakamura
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial over hydrous, ferrihydritic, isohyperthermic Acrudoxic Hydrudands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hilo
  • Classificaton Date - 10/17/2011
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hilo
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1989
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1989 (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

    6

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    122

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    270

    401

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    22

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    Ap1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) medial silty clay loam; moderate very fine granular structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P3686. structure has few 4 to 10cm clods; common very fine and fine roots
    Ap2—18 to 46 centimeters (7.1 to 18.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) and dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) hydrous silty clay loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately smeary; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P3687. common very fine and fine roots
    Bw1—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) hydrous silty clay loam; strong medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately smeary; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and 2.5 fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P3688. few very fine and fine roots
    Bw2—66 to 84 centimeters (26.0 to 33.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) hydrous silty clay loam; strong medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately smeary; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and 2.5 fine pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P3689. few very fine and fine roots
    Bw3—84 to 150 centimeters (33.1 to 59.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) and dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) hydrous silty clay loam; strong medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately smeary; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; fragments. Lab sample # 89P3690. few very fine and fine roots