Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia 103
Land capability classification: 7E
Interpretive Group
PaF—Panama very gravelly fine sandy loam, 30 to 60
percent slopes
Setting
Landform: Hills and ridges
Landform position: Summits, backslopes, and footslopes
Flooding: None
Slope: Steep
Typical Profile
Surface layer:
0 to 5 inches—dark yellowish brown very gravelly fine sandy loam
Subsurface layer:
5 to 13 inches—brown gravelly fine sandy loam
13 to 29 inches—reddish brown extremely gravelly fine sandy loam
Subsoil:
29 to 55 inches—reddish brown very gravelly sandy clay loam
55 to 80 inches—reddish brown channery silty clay loam that has red mottles
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Well drained
Depth to seasonal high water table: More than 6.0 feet
Permeability: Moderately slow
Available water capacity: Moderate
Root zone: Very deep
Minor Components
Albertville, Enders, Townley, and Montevallo soils, which are in the slightly lower
landform positions
Sipsey soils, which are in similar landform positions
Soils that have less than a 35 percent sandstone fragment content in the upper part
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, content of gravel and large stones, and slope
Woodland
Potential productivity: Moderate
Preferred trees to plant: Loblolly pine and shortleaf pine
Management concerns: Slope, erodibility, low available water capacity, and content of
rock fragments
Urban development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Limitations: Slope and slow water movement