Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia 101
Subsoil:
11 to 19 inches—dark yellowish brown gravelly sandy loam
Underlying material:
19 inches—hard sandstone bedrock
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: Nella—moderate; Hector—moderately rapid; Townley—slow
Available water capacity: Nella—moderate; Hector and Townley—very low
Root zone: Nella—very deep; Hector—shallow; Townley—moderately deep
Minor Components
Enders and Panama soils, which are in similar landform positions
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: Erosion hazard, depth to bedrock, content of gravel and large
stones, low available water capacity, and slope
Woodland
Potential productivity: Moderate
Preferred trees to plant: Loblolly pine and shortleaf pine
Management concerns: Slope, erodibility, low available water capacity, content of rock
fragments, stickiness, high plasticity index, and low strength
Urban development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Limitations: Depth to bedrock, slope, shrink-swell potential, low strength, and slow
water movement
Recreational development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Limitations: Depth to bedrock, content of gravel and large stones, and slope
Interpretive Group
Land capability classification: 7E