Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

88 Soil Survey
Urban land
Urban land consists of areas that have been altered by cutting, filling, and shaping.
Schools, parking lots, streets, commercial buildings, residential dwellings, or other
structures are located in these areas.
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Minvale—well drained
Seasonal high water table: Minvale—more than 6.0 feet
Permeability: Minvale—moderate
Available water capacity: Minvale—moderate
Root zone: Minvale—very deep
Minor Components
Bodine, Fullerton, Holston, Shack, and Waynesboro soils, which are in similar
landform positions
Wax soils, which are in the slightly lower landform positions
Soils that formed in alluvial sediments along drainageways
Use and Management
Land use: Minvale—lawns, gardens, and idle acres; Urban land—buildings, streets,
parking lots, sidewalks, and other structures
Urban development
Suitability: Moderately suited
Limitations: Slow water movement and slope
Recreational development
Suitability: Moderately suited
Limitations: Slope and content of gravel
Interpretive Group
Land capability classification: Minvale—4E; Urban land—none assigned
MoF—Montevallo very channery loam, 30 to 60 percent
slopes
Setting
Landform: Hills and ridges
Landform position: Summits, shoulders, and backslopes
Surface features: Shale and dissected quartzite fragments on the surface
Flooding: None
Slope: Steep
Typical Profile
Surface layer:
0 to 5 inches—dark yellowish brown very channery loam
Subsoil:
5 to 10 inches—yellowish brown very channery loam
Underlying material:
10 to 60 inches—multicolored, rippable shale bedrock bedded at angles up to 70
degrees