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Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

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<strong>Murray</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Whitfield</strong> <strong>Counties</strong>, <strong>Georgia</strong> 13<br />

Setting<br />

Major l<strong>and</strong> resource area: Southern Appalachian Ridges <strong>and</strong> Valleys<br />

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

Slope range: 2 to 30 percent<br />

Composition<br />

Percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>Murray</strong> County: 5 percent<br />

Fullerton soils: 30 percent<br />

Shack soils: 20 percent<br />

Minvale soils: 15 percent<br />

Minor components: 35 percent<br />

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

Fullerton<br />

Slope range: Gently sloping to moderately steep<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Depth class: Very deep<br />

Shack<br />

Slope range: Gently sloping to moderately steep<br />

Drainage class: Moderately well drained<br />

Depth class: Very deep<br />

Minvale<br />

Slope range: Gently sloping to moderately steep<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Depth class: Very deep<br />

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

Major uses: Pasture, hayl<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> woodl<strong>and</strong><br />

Management concerns: Erosion hazard, perched water tables, slope, slow water<br />

movement, <strong>and</strong> gravel content<br />

4. Waynesboro-Holston-Dewey<br />

Gently sloping or strongly sloping, well drained, very deep soils that have a loamy or<br />

clayey subsoil <strong>and</strong> formed in alluvium, colluvium, <strong>and</strong> residuum from acid shale, cherty<br />

limestone, limestone, <strong>and</strong> s<strong>and</strong>stone<br />

Setting<br />

Major l<strong>and</strong> resource area: Southern Appalachian Ridges <strong>and</strong> Valleys<br />

L<strong>and</strong>form: Low hills <strong>and</strong> stream terraces<br />

Slope range: 2 to 15 percent<br />

Composition<br />

Percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>Murray</strong> County: 10 percent<br />

Waynesboro soils: 45 percent<br />

Holston soils: 10 percent<br />

Dewey soils: 10 percent<br />

Minor components: 35 percent<br />

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

Waynesboro<br />

Slope range: Gently sloping or strongly sloping

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