IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): KAHUA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1998HI001008
  • User Pedon ID: 98HI001008
  • User Site Association ID: 8855
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 1
  • Transect Stop Number - 8
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0272
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10543
  • 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: 20.0489483
  • Std. Longitude: -155.6808929
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: East side of stream on shoulder.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI001—Hawaii

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: O. Chadwick
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kahua
  • Taxonomic Class - Hydrous, ferrihydritic, isomesic Hydric Placudand
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 1/13/1998
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/13/1998 (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

    28

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    2500

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    16

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01574
    Bg—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01575
    Bs1—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) silty clay loam; massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01576
    Bsg1—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) cobbly silty clay loam; massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01577. Has a discontinuous placic horizon.
    Bsg2—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); 50 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) and 30 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) and 20 percent brown (7.5YR 5/3) cobbly sandy loam; massive; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01578. Has a discontinuous placic horizon.
    Bs2—43 to 57 centimeters (16.9 to 22.4 inches); 50 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) and 30 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) and 20 percent brown (7.5YR 5/3) cobbly sandy loam; massive; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01579
    Bs3—57 to 85 centimeters (22.4 to 33.5 inches); 50 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) and 50 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) very cobbly sandy loam; massive; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01580
    2Bg—85 to 98 centimeters (33.5 to 38.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) very cobbly loam; massive; very firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01581
    2Cr—98 to 120 centimeters (38.6 to 47.2 inches); massive; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments.