Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

206 Soil Survey
E horizon (where present):
Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 3 or 4
Texture—gravelly silt loam or gravelly loam
BA or BE horizon (where present):
Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4
Texture—gravelly silt loam or gravelly loam
Bt horizon:
Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 or 6
Texture—gravelly silt loam, gravelly silty clay loam, or gravelly clay loam
Btx horizon:
Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 6; or variegated in shades of
red, brown, and gray
Texture—gravelly loam, gravelly silty clay loam, or gravelly clay loam
Redoximorphic features—common to many in shades of red, brown, and gray
B´t horizon:
Color—hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 6 or 8; or variegated
in shades of red, brown, and gray
Texture—gravelly silty clay loam or gravelly clay loam
Mottles—none to many in shades of red, brown, and gray
Note: The Shack soils in this survey area are taxadjuncts to the series because they
have a zone of seasonal saturation (seasonal high water table) within 40 inches of the
surface.
Shellbluff Series
Major land resource area: Southern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
Landform: Flood plains
Parent material: Alluvium from sedimentary, metasedimentary, and metamorphic
rocks
Depth class: Very deep
Drainage class: Well drained
Seasonal high water table: Apparent; at a depth of 2.5 to 6.0 feet
Permeability: Moderate
Slope range: 0 to 2 percent
Classification: Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Fluventic Dystrudepts
Geographically Associated Soils
Ketona soils, which are clayey and are poorly drained
Arkabutla and Chenneby soils, which are somewhat poorly drained
Docena soils, which are on flats, in drainageways, and on stream terraces and are
moderately well drained
Ketona soils, which have more than 35 percent clay in the control section and are
poorly drained
Sequatchie soils, which are fine-loamy, have an umbric epipedon, and are on stream
terraces
Subligna soils, which have more than 35 percent rock fragments throughout the
profile
Whitwell soils, which are fine-loamy and are moderately well drained