Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia 187
Geographically Associated Soils
Townley soils, which have more than 35 percent clay in the control section and have
shale or interbedded shale and sandstone bedrock at a depth of 20 to 40 inches
Nauvoo soils, which have sandstone or interbedded sandstone and shale bedrock at
a depth of 40 to 60 inches
Nella soils, which have 15 to 35 percent rock fragments throughout the profile and
have sandstone bedrock at a depth of more than 60 inches
Panama soils, which have more than 35 percent rock fragment in the control section
and have bedrock at a depth of more than 60 inches
Typical Pedon
Hector very gravelly sandy loam, in an area of Hector-Townley-Rock outcrop complex,
5 to 35 percent slopes; 1.0 mile west-southwest from intersection of Interstate 75 and
Walnut Street on Dug Gap Battle Road, in road cut on left side of road just past
entrance to Battlefield Subdivision; Whitfield County, Georgia; USGS topographic
quadrangle, Tunnel Hill, GA (1983); lat. 34 degrees 45 minutes 19 seconds N. and
long. 85 degrees 00 minutes 27 seconds W.
A—0 to 4 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) very gravelly sandy loam; weak
fine and medium granular structure; very friable; many very fine, fine, medium, and
coarse roots; 40 percent sandstone fragments; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
BA—4 to 11 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium and fine
subangular blocky structure; friable; many very fine, fine, medium, and coarse
roots; 20 percent sandstone fragments; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Bw—11 to 19 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) gravelly sandy loam; weak fine
and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 25 percent sandstone fragments;
strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
R—19 inches; hard sandstone bedrock.
Range in Characteristics
Thickness of the solum: 14 to 20 inches
Depth to soft bedrock: 14 to 20 inches
Depth to hard bedrock: 14 to 20 inches
Content of rock fragments: 0 to 40 percent, except in the Bw horizon, which ranges
from 0 to 30 percent
Reaction: Strongly acid throughout
A horizon:
Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 2 or 3
BA or E horizon (where present):
Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3
Texture—gravelly sandy loam, loamy sand, or sandy loam
Bw horizon:
Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 to 6
Texture—gravelly sandy loam, loamy sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam
R horizon:
Type of bedrock—brownish or grayish hard sandstone bedded at angles up to 40
percent
Holston Series
Major land resource area: Southern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
Landform: Stream terraces and ridges