Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia 163
Bt horizon (upper part):
Color—hue of 2.5YR or 5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 6 or 8
Texture—loam or clay loam
Mottles—none or few in shades of red, yellow, and brown
Bt horizon (lower part):
Color—hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 8; or variegated in
shades of red and brown
Texture—clay loam or clay
Mottles—few to common in shades of red and brown
Arkabutla Series
Major land resource area: Southern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
Landform: Flood plains
Parent material: Alluvium primarily from sedimentary rocks but includes areas
influenced by metamorphic and metasedimentary rocks
Depth class: Very deep
Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
Seasonal high water table: Apparent; at a depth of 1.0 foot to 1.5 feet
Permeability: Moderate
Slope range: 0 to 2 percent
Classification: Fine-silty, mixed, active, nonacid, thermic Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts
Geographically Associated Soils
Chenneby soils, which do not have a dominantly gray subsoil within 20 inches of the
surface
Docena soils, which are on upland flats, toeslopes, and drainageways and are
moderately well drained
Ketona soils, which have more than 35 percent clay in the control section and are
poorly drained
Shellbluff soils, which are well drained
Whitwell soils, which are on stream terraces and flood plains and are moderately
well drained
Typical Pedon
Arkabutla silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded; 9.2 miles south of
Georgia-Tennessee state line on Georgia Highway 71, about 0.9 mile east on field
road, 1,000 feet southeast of road in Coahulla Creek flood plain; Whitfield County,
Georgia; USGS topographic quadrangle, Dalton North, GA (1972); lat. 34 degrees 51
minutes 04 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 55 minutes 40 seconds W.
Ap—0 to 6 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very
friable; common fine roots; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
AB—6 to 13 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky
structure; friable; few very fine and fine roots; few fine distinct grayish brown (2.5Y
5/2) iron depletions; moderately acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bw—13 to 18 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky
structure; friable; few very fine and fine roots; few medium faint dark yellowish
brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; common medium distinct grayish
brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary.
Bg1—18 to 21 inches; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; few very fine and fine roots; few medium faint