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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> 15<br />

6. Junaluska-Tsali-Cataska<br />

Gently sloping to very steep, well drained, shallow or moderately deep soils that have<br />

a loamy subsoil <strong>and</strong> formed in colluvium <strong>and</strong> residuum from metasedimentary rock<br />

Setting<br />

Major l<strong>and</strong> resource area: Southern Blue Ridge<br />

L<strong>and</strong>form: Mountains<br />

Slope range: 5 to 70 percent<br />

Composition<br />

Percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>Murray</strong> County: 37 percent<br />

Tsali soils: 40 percent<br />

Junaluska soils: 20 percent<br />

Cataska soils: 20 percent<br />

Minor components: 20 percent<br />

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

Junaluska<br />

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

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Depth class: Moderately deep<br />

Tsali<br />

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

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Depth class: Shallow<br />

Cataska<br />

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

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Depth class: Shallow<br />

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

Major uses: Woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> pasture<br />

Management concerns: Depth to bedrock, low available water capacity, erosion<br />

hazard, <strong>and</strong> slope<br />

7. Nauvoo-Townley-Allen<br />

Gently sloping to moderately steep, well drained, moderately deep to very deep soils<br />

that have a loamy or clayey subsoil <strong>and</strong> formed in colluvium <strong>and</strong> residuum from<br />

s<strong>and</strong>stone <strong>and</strong> acid shale<br />

Setting<br />

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

L<strong>and</strong>form: Ridges<br />

Slope range: 2 to 30 percent<br />

Composition<br />

Percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>Murray</strong> County: 1 percent<br />

Nauvoo soils: 50 percent<br />

Townley soils: 10 percent<br />

Allen soils: 10 percent<br />

Minor components: 30 percent

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