IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kehena
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991HI001005
  • User Pedon ID: 91HI001005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P1161
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64197
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 20.1674995
  • Std. Longitude: -155.7949982
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Island of Hawaii, Hawi quad, near Kehena Reservoir, 1.6mi from entry gate at Hwy 250 & about 25 feet upslope of rd. in small swale between flow ridges.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI001—Hawaii
  • MLRA: 162—Humid and Very Humid Organic Soils on Lava Flows

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial over hydrous, ferrihydritic, isothermic Aquic Hydrudands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kehena
  • PSC - 25 to 94 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kehena
  • Taxonomic Class - Thixotropic, acid, isothermic Aeric Andaquept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/21/1991
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/21/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

    8

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    A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 5.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07754
    A2—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) silty clay loam; 5 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) fine and medium faint and 5 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 5.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07755
    Bw1—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) silty clay loam; 5 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine faint mottles; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07756
    Bw2—28 to 53 centimeters (11.0 to 20.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) silty clay loam; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; nonsmeary; 0.5 fine roots; 5.0 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07757
    2Bw3—53 to 74 centimeters (20.9 to 29.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; nonsmeary; 0.5 fine roots; 5.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07758
    2Bw4—74 to 94 centimeters (29.1 to 37.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; nonsmeary; 5.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 91P07759
    2R—94 to 94 centimeters (37.0 to 37.0 inches); fragments. Pahoehoe lava