Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia 171
Geographically Associated Soils
Edneytown, Junaluska, Lily, Pigeonroost, and Tsali soils, which have argillic horizons
and do not have an umbric epipedon
Typical Pedon
Cheoah loam, in an area of Cheoah-Edneytown complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes; 1.5
miles east of intersection of Georgia Highway 286 and U.S. Highway 411 in Eton,
Georgia, 4.0 miles northeast on Old C.C.C. Camp Road, 3.0 miles east on unimproved
Forest Service Road until road splits, 2.0 miles northeast until road splits again, 4.0
miles northeast on Lake Conasauga Forest Service Road, in road cut on south side of
road along the Murray-Gilmer county line just past residential development; Murray
County, Georgia; USGS topographic quadrangle, Dyer Gap, GA (1959); lat. 34 degrees
44 minutes 52 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 40 minutes 15 seconds W.
A1—0 to 7 inches; black (10YR 2/1) loam; weak fine and medium granular structure;
very friable; many very fine, fine, medium, and coarse roots; 5 percent phyllite
channers; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
A2—7 to 12 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; weak fine and medium
granular structure; very friable; many very fine, fine, medium, and coarse roots; 5
percent phyllite channers; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
BA—12 to 16 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; common medium distinct
very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky
structure; very friable; many very fine, fine, medium, and coarse roots; 5 percent
phyllite channers; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Bw—16 to 32 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) loam; few medium prominent
very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) mottles; weak fine and medium subangular
blocky structure; friable; common very fine, fine, and medium and few coarse
roots; 10 percent phyllite channers; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
BC—32 to 54 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) loam; common coarse
prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) mottles; weak fine and medium subangular
blocky structure; very friable; common very fine, fine, and medium roots; 5 percent
phyllite channers; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
C—54 to 59 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; many fine prominent very
pale brown (10YR 8/2) mottles; massive; very friable; 5 percent phyllite channers;
strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
Cr—59 to 65 inches; multicolored, rippable phyllite and metasandstone bedrock
Range in Characteristics
Thickness of the solum: 40 to 56 inches
Depth to soft bedrock: 40 to 60 inches
Depth to hard bedrock: More than 60 inches
Content of rock fragments: 5 to 25 percent throughout
Reaction: Strongly acid throughout
A horizon:
Color—hue of 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2
AB or BA horizon (where present):
Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4, and chroma of 3 or 4
Mottles—none to common in shades of brown and gray
Bw horizon:
Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 4 or 6
Texture—sandy loam or loam
Mottles—none to common in shades of brown and black