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Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

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114 <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Survey</strong><br />

Substratum:<br />

45 to 52 inches—variegated yellowish brown <strong>and</strong> brownish yellow channery loam<br />

52 to 60 inches—variegated yellowish brown <strong>and</strong> brownish yellow very channery loam<br />

<strong>Soil</strong> Properties <strong>and</strong> Qualities<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Depth to seasonal high water table: More than 6.0 feet<br />

Permeability: Moderate<br />

Available water capacity: Moderate<br />

Root zone: Very deep<br />

Minor Components<br />

Craigsville soils, which are in the slightly lower l<strong>and</strong>form positions<br />

Junaluska <strong>and</strong> Tsali soils, which are in the slightly higher l<strong>and</strong>form positions<br />

<strong>Soil</strong>s that have slopes greater than 15 percent<br />

Use <strong>and</strong> Management<br />

L<strong>and</strong> use: Woodl<strong>and</strong><br />

Cropl<strong>and</strong>, hayl<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> pasture<br />

Suitability to field crops: Moderately suited<br />

Suitability to hay: Moderately suited<br />

Suitability to pasture: Moderately suited<br />

Management concerns: Erosion <strong>and</strong> slope<br />

Woodl<strong>and</strong><br />

Potential productivity: Moderate<br />

Preferred trees to plant: Eastern white pine, northern red oak, shortleaf pine, white<br />

ash, white oak, <strong>and</strong> yellow-poplar<br />

Management concerns: Slope, erodibility, <strong>and</strong> content <strong>of</strong> rock fragments<br />

Urban development<br />

Suitability: Moderately suited<br />

Limitations: Slow water movement, seepage, low strength, <strong>and</strong> slope<br />

Recreational development<br />

Suitability: Moderately suited<br />

Limitations: Content <strong>of</strong> gravel <strong>and</strong> slope<br />

Interpretive Group<br />

L<strong>and</strong> capability classification: 4E<br />

SpD—Sipsey fine s<strong>and</strong>y loam, 4 to 15 percent slopes<br />

Setting<br />

L<strong>and</strong>form: Hills <strong>and</strong> ridges<br />

L<strong>and</strong>form position: Backslopes <strong>and</strong> footslopes<br />

Flooding: None<br />

Slope: Gently sloping or strongly sloping<br />

Typical Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />

Surface layer:<br />

0 to 7 inches—yellowish brown fine s<strong>and</strong>y loam<br />

Subsoil:<br />

7 to 16 inches—brownish yellow fine s<strong>and</strong>y loam

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