Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia 89
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Well drained
Depth to seasonal high water table: More than 6.0 feet
Permeability: Moderate
Available water capacity: Very low
Root zone: Shallow
Minor Components
Enders and Townley soils, which are in similar landform positions
Soils that have sandstone fragments in the upper part and interbedded sandstone
and shale in the lower part
Soils that have bedrock that is dominantly sandstone
Soils that formed in alluvial sediments along drainageways
Use and Management
Land use: Woodland
Cropland, hayland, and pasture
Suitability to field crops: Unsuited
Suitability to hay: Unsuited
Suitability to pasture: Unsuited
Management concerns: Hazard of erosion, depth to bedrock, content of gravel, and
low available water capacity
Woodland
Potential productivity: Moderate
Preferred trees to plant: Loblolly pine and shortleaf pine
Management concerns: Slope, erodibility, content of rock fragments, low available
water capacity, and depth to bedrock
Urban development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Limitations: Depth to bedrock and slope
Recreational development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Limitations: Depth to bedrock, slope, and content of gravel
Interpretive Group
Land capability classification: 7E
MtD—Montevallo-Townley complex, 6 to 15 percent
slopes
Setting
Landform: Hills and ridges
Landform position: Summits, shoulders, backslopes, and footslopes
Flooding: None
Slope: Strongly sloping
Composition
Montevallo soils—about 65 percent
Townley soils—about 35 percent