Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

110 Soil Survey
12 to 40 inches—yellowish brown gravelly silty clay loam that has pale brown mottles
40 to 60 inches—yellowish brown gravelly silty clay that has yellowish red mottles
Bodine
Surface layer:
0 to 4 inches—pale brown very gravelly silt loam
Subsurface layer:
4 to 16 inches—light yellowish brown very gravelly silt loam
Subsoil:
16 to 26 inches—light brown extremely gravelly silty clay loam
26 to 60 inches—reddish yellow extremely gravelly clay loam that has very pale brown
and yellowish red mottles
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Shack—moderately well drained; Minvale—well drained; Bodine—
somewhat excessively drained
Seasonal high water table: Shack—perched; at a depth of 1.5 to 2.5 feet; Minvale and
Bodine—more than 6.0 feet
Permeability: Shack—moderately slow; Minvale—moderate; Bodine—moderately rapid
Available water capacity: Shack and Minvale—moderate; Bodine—low
Root zone: Shack—moderately deep to a dense and brittle layer that is somewhat
restrictive; Minvale and Bodine—very deep
Minor Components
Fullerton, Holston, and Waynesboro soils, which are in similar landform positions
Soils that formed in alluvial sediments along drainageways
Use and Management
Land use: Hayland, pasture, and woodland
Cropland, hayland, and pasture
Suitability to field crops: Poorly suited
Suitability to hay: Moderately suited
Suitability to pasture: Moderately suited
Management concerns: Hazard of erosion and content of gravel and large stones
Woodland
Potential productivity: Moderate
Preferred trees to plant: Loblolly pine and shortleaf pine
Management concerns: Slope, erodibility, wetness, content of rock fragments, and low
strength
Urban development
Suitability: Moderately suited
Limitations: Depth to cemented pan, depth to saturated zone, slow water movement,
and slope
Recreational development
Suitability: Moderately suited
Limitations: Content of gravel and large stones, slope, depth to saturated zone, depth
to cemented pan, and slow water movement
Interpretive Group
Land capability classification: Shack and Minvale—4E; Bodine—6S