IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): WAHIAWA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961HI003008
  • User Pedon ID: S1961HI003008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A5642
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 42885
  • Print Date: 4/29/2025

    • 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: 21.5446281
  • Std. Longitude: -158.0819550
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Dole Pineapple field No. 4217-18, 90 meters (100 yards) north and east of eucalyptus grove.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI003—Honolulu

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - WAHIAWA
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: low nearly level upland
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1961 (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

    4

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    246

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    225

    1380

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    21.7

    22.8

    20.6

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    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2), dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), dry; silty clay; moderate fine granular, and moderate very fine granular structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 21.0 roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 21.0 medium interstitial and 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 21 percent fine spherical moderately coherent cemented black (N 2/0) and 21 percent medium spherical moderately coherent cemented black (N 2/0); fragments; violent effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A42282
    Ap2—10 to 30 centimeters (3.9 to 11.8 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) silty clay; 3 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2/4) medium and 3 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2/4) fine mottles; weak very fine granular, and weak fine granular structure; friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 21 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0) and 21 percent medium spherical ; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A42283
    B21p—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2/4) silty clay; dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) coarse and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) medium mottles; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 21.0 roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent black (N 2/0) organic stains on all faces of peds and 30 percent pressure faces; and 21 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0); fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A42284
    B22—48 to 83 centimeters (18.9 to 32.7 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2/4) silty clay; strong very fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 roots; 21.0 very fine and 21.0 fine pores; 75 percent pressure faces on all faces of peds; 21 percent fine black (N 2/0); fragments; violent effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A42285
    B23—83 to 103 centimeters (32.7 to 40.6 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) silty clay loam; strong very fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 roots; 21.0 very fine pores; pressure faces on all faces of peds; 3 percent black (N 2/0); fragments; slight effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A42286. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205913; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205913
    B32—103 to 123 centimeters (40.6 to 48.4 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) silty clay loam; strong very fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine black (N 2/0); fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A42287
    C1—123 to 150 centimeters (48.4 to 59.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) silty clay loam; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; pressure faces and 75 percent clay films; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A42288. patchy - phpvsfiid 205911; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205912; patchy - phpvsfiid 205911; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205912
    C2—150 to 180 centimeters (59.1 to 70.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) silty clay loam; 21 percent dark red (10R 3/6) coarse mottles; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and 3.0 fine pores; fragments. Lab sample # 40A42289