IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Consejo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989PR141001
  • User Pedon ID: 89PR141001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0403
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61507
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 18.1791668
  • Std. Longitude: -66.6569443
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Utuado Municipal P.R.; Areceibo s.s. sheet #46; 1.3 mi N on Hwy 140 from jct with Hwy 143; 1.2 mi W-NW on municipal road and 150 feet N in coffee field
  • State: Puerto Rico
  • County: PR141—Utuado
  • MLRA: 270—Humid Mountains and Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Williams, C. Santiago
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Consejo
  • Taxonomic Class - Typic Kanhapludults
  • PSC - 33 to 81 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    45

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    610

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    0

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    9608

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    A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P02251
    A2—3 to 15 centimeters (1.2 to 5.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; 33 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P02252. few charcoal frag.; few coarse roots throughout; common very fine and fine roots throughout
    A3—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay loam; 35 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, coats on all faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 89P02253. few charcoal frag.; very few coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few coarse roots throughout; common very fine and fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233012; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233012
    Bt1—33 to 71 centimeters (13.0 to 28.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8) clay; 42 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8), moist, coats on all faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P02254. upper 3-5 cm is slightly darker (10YR 5/8); slightly darker stains along root channels; few coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few coarse roots throughout; common very fine and fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 224055; continuous - phpvsfiid 224055
    Bt2—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8) clay; 45 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, coats on all faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green; clear boundary. Lab sample # 89P02255. slightly darker stains along root channels; few coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 224056; continuous - phpvsfiid 224056
    Bt3—89 to 109 centimeters (35.0 to 42.9 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) clay; 45 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, coats on all faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P02256. few large insect nests filled with darker material; slightly darker stains along root channels; few coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 224057; continuous - phpvsfiid 224057
    Bt3—102 to 119 centimeters (40.2 to 46.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak medium and coarse prismatic structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, bromcresol green. Lab sample # 89P02259. few medium and large insect holes filled with yellowish material; satellite sample of soft, red saprolite; common fine roots
    BC1—109 to 183 centimeters (42.9 to 72.0 inches); 5 percent pale red (10R 6/4) and 30 percent light red (2.5YR 6/8) and 65 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8) loam; 27 percent clay; 11 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8), moist, coats on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 89P02257. few large insect nests filled with darker material; slightly darker stains along root channels; very few coats surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine and fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR84 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 224058; patchy - phpvsfiid 224058
    BC2—183 to 224 centimeters (72.0 to 88.2 inches); 35 percent weak red (10R 5/4) and 65 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) loam; 27 percent clay; 1 percent dark red (10R 3/6) medium distinct and 11 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, bromcresol green. Lab sample # 89P02258. few large insect nests filled with darker material; slightly darker stains along root channels; few very fine and fine roots throughout; few medium distinct 10R36 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR84 mottles