Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia 17
Use and Management
Major uses: Pasture, hayland, woodland, and urban development
Management concerns: Depth to bedrock, erosion hazard, shrink-swell potential,
slope, and slow water movement
2. Montevallo-Townley
Strongly sloping to very steep, well drained, shallow or moderately deep soils that a
have loamy or clayey subsoil and formed in residuum from acid shale
Setting
Major land resource area: Southern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
Landform: Ridges
Slope range: 6 to 60 percent slopes
Composition
Percent of Whitfield County: 16 percent
Montevallo soils: 65 percent
Townley soils: 15 percent
Minor components: 20 percent
Soil Properties and Qualities
Montevallo
Slope range: Strongly sloping to very steep
Drainage class: Well drained
Depth class: Shallow
Townley
Slope range: Strongly sloping to steep
Drainage class: Well drained
Depth class: Moderately deep
Use and Management
Major uses: Woodland and pasture
Management concerns: Depth to bedrock, low available water capacity, erosion
hazard, slope, slow water movement, and gravel content
3. Shack-Bodine-Minvale-Fullerton
Gently sloping to very steep, moderately well drained or well drained, moderately deep
to very deep soils that have a loamy or clayey subsoil and formed in colluvium and
residuum from cherty limestone
Setting
Major land resource area: Southern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
Landform: Hills and ridges
Slope range: 2 to 60 percent slopes
Composition
Percent of Whitfield County: 30 percent
Shack soils: 30 percent
Bodine soils: 20 percent
Minvale soils: 20 percent