IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Naalehu
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1965HI001012
  • User Pedon ID: S1965HI001012
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1965HI001012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A5574
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 42817
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 19.0750008
  • Std. Longitude: -155.5749969
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: A pit located about .8 km (1/2 mile) of the Naalehu graveyard in field 120, Hutchinson Sugar Company.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI001—Hawaii

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. Sato and L. Giese
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 12
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Naalehu
  • Classificaton Date - 4/8/1965
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/8/1965 (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

    SACCH

    Saccharum

    sugarcane

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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

    12

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    299

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    0

    1143

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    22.2

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    Ap1—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; strong fine and medium granular structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; 21.0 fine pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A41838
    Ap2—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; 21.0 fine pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A41839
    B21—43 to 70 centimeters (16.9 to 27.6 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) silt loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 21.0 roots; 21.0 very fine pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41840
    B2—70 to 93 centimeters (27.6 to 36.6 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 0.5 roots; 21.0 very fine pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41841
    2B23—93 to 113 centimeters (36.6 to 44.5 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) silt loam; massive; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 0.5 roots; 21.0 very fine pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41842
    3B3—113 to 150 centimeters (44.5 to 59.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) silt loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 0.5 roots; 21.0 very fine pores; fragments. Lab sample # 40A41843