IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kahua
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993HI001013
  • User Pedon ID: 93HI001013
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0172
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66360
  • 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: 20.1252785
  • Std. Longitude: -155.7666626
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Site M. Kahua Ranch.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI001—Hawaii
  • MLRA: 162—Humid and Very Humid Organic Soils on Lava Flows

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial over ashy, ferrihydritic, isomesic Typic Fulvudands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 13
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kahua
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kahua
  • Taxonomic Class - Hydrous, isomesic Alic Fulvudand
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 12/11/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: cinder cone
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/11/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

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    13

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    Ag—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01023
    Bw1—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P01024
    Bw2—28 to 42 centimeters (11.0 to 16.5 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01025
    Bw3—42 to 58 centimeters (16.5 to 22.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P01026
    Bw4—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P01027
    2Crb—79 to 101 centimeters (31.1 to 39.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silty clay loam; massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P01028
    3Ab—101 to 110 centimeters (39.8 to 43.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; massive; firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and 3.0 fine pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P01029
    3Bwb1—110 to 120 centimeters (43.3 to 47.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) silty clay loam; massive; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and 3.0 fine pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P01030
    3Bwb2—120 to 132 centimeters (47.2 to 52.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) silty clay loam; massive; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and 3.0 fine pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 94P01031