IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Coto

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1963PR005001

User Pedon ID: S1963PR005001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 40A0597

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33675

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: 18.4519444

Std. Longitude: -67.1158371

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: 11 kilometers east from the town of Aguadilla, 6 kilometers southwest of Isabela, 200 feet south of kilometer marker 120-15 on highway 2. Photo No. GS-LR-5-94.

State: Puerto Rico

MLRA: 272—Humid Coastal Plains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PR684—Mayaguez Area, Puerto Rico Western Part

PEDON

Describers Name: R. E. Gierbolini

Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, kaolinitic, isohyperthermic Typic Hapludox

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Copied 3-MAZ

Pedon #: 1

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Coto (flagged as OSD)

PSC - 25 to 102 cm.

Classificaton Date - 4/19/2016

Classifier - Samuel Rios

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Coto

Classificaton Date - 9/26/1963

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: clayey alluvium derived from igneous and sedimentary rock

Landscape: coastal plain

Landform: karstic marine terrace, karst valley

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/26/1963 (actual site observation date)

Data Collector: R. E. Gierbolini

Air Photo ID: GSLR-5-94

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other 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
3	—	—	—	—	0	1270	—	365	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay; 61 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04377

Bo1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay; 67 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; clay films; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark nodules; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04378. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1500073; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1500073

Bo2—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay; 70 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine pores; and 10 percent clay films; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark nodules; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04379. small pieces fail abruptly upon slight pressure between fingers; patchy - phpvsfiid 1500074; patchy - phpvsfiid 1500074

Bo3—48 to 66 centimeters (18.9 to 26.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay; 73 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine pores; 10 percent clay films; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark nodules; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04380. small pieces fail abruptly upon slight pressure between fingers; patchy - phpvsfiid 1500076; patchy - phpvsfiid 1500076

Bo4—66 to 94 centimeters (26.0 to 37.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay; 74 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine pores; clay films; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark nodules; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04381. small pieces fail abruptly upon slight pressure between fingers; patchy - phpvsfiid 1500077; patchy - phpvsfiid 1500077

Bo5—94 to 124 centimeters (37.0 to 48.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay; 70 percent clay; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04382. many fine quartz grains.

Bo6—124 to 178 centimeters (48.8 to 70.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay; 59 percent clay; 3 percent red (5R 4/8) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A04383. many fine quartz grains.; patchy - phpvsfiid 1500079; patchy - phpvsfiid 1500079

Bo7—178 to 207 centimeters (70.1 to 81.5 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay; 56 percent clay; 3 percent red (7.5R 4/8) medium distinct mottles; massive; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A04384. auger sample.