Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

90 Soil Survey
Typical Profile
Montevallo
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
Townley
Surface layer:
0 to 5 inches—yellowish brown silt loam
Subsoil:
5 to 16 inches—strong brown silty clay that has brownish yellow mottles
16 to 27 inches—strong brown channery silty clay loam that has red and brownish
yellow mottles
Underlying material:
27 to 60 inches—multicolored, rippable shale bedrock bedded at angles up to 35
degrees
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Well drained
Depth to seasonal high water table: More than 6.0 feet
Permeability: Montevallo—moderate; Townley—slow
Available water capacity: Montevallo—very low; Townley—low
Root zone: Montevallo—shallow; Townley—moderately deep
Minor Components
Albertville, Enders, and Sipsey soils, which are in similar landform positions
Conasauga and Docena soils, which are in the slightly lower landform positions
Soils that formed in alluvial sediments along drainageways
Use and Management
Land use: Pasture, woodland, and hayland
Cropland, hayland, and pasture
Suitability to field crops: Unsuited
Suitability to hay: Poorly suited
Suitability to pasture: Poorly suited
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 strength, low
available water capacity, and depth to bedrock
Urban development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Limitations: Depth to bedrock, shrink-swell potential, slow water movement, low
strength, and slope