IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Waikaloa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1965HI001001
  • User Pedon ID: S1965HI001001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1965HI001001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A5580
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 42823
  • 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: 19.8666668
  • Std. Longitude: -155.7361145
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Pit located 300 meters (1,000 feet) north of Popoo Gulch and 75 meters (250 feet) west of Highway 19 on Parker Ranch, Keamuku section.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI001—Hawaii

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. Sato and L. D. Giese
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Waikaloa
  • Classificaton Date - 4/5/1965
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/5/1965 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    MEPO3

    Medicago polymorpha

    burclover

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    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

    2

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    762

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    270

    889

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    16.7

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    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2), dry; very fine sandy loam; weak very fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A41875
    A12—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) very fine sandy loam; weak very fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A41876
    A3—25 to 45 centimeters (9.8 to 17.7 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) very fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41877
    B21—45 to 68 centimeters (17.7 to 26.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) very fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41878
    B22—68 to 88 centimeters (26.8 to 34.6 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) very fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41879
    B23tb—88 to 113 centimeters (34.6 to 44.5 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) silty clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41880. continuous - phpvsfiid 190656; continuous - phpvsfiid 190656
    C1cab—113 to 140 centimeters (44.5 to 55.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41881
    C2cab—140 to 175 centimeters (55.1 to 68.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) silty clay loam; massive; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 21.0 very fine pores; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41882
    C—175 to 200 centimeters (68.9 to 78.7 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) loam; massive; hard when dry, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; 21.0 very fine pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A41883