Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia 19
Use and Management
Major uses: Woodland and pasture
Management concerns: Slope, erosion hazard, slow water movement, and gravel
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5. Chenneby-Shellbluff-Arkabutla
Nearly level, well drained to somewhat poorly drained, very deep soils that have a
loamy subsoil and formed in mixed alluvium
Setting
Major land resource area: Southern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
Landform: Flood plains
Slope range: 0 to 2 percent slopes
Composition
Percent of Whitfield County: 4 percent
Chenneby soils: 20 percent
Shellbluff soils: 15 percent
Arkabutla soils: 15 percent
Minor components: 50 percent
Soil Properties and Qualities
Chenneby
Slope range: Nearly level
Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
Depth class: Very deep
Shellbluff
Slope range: Nearly level
Drainage class: Well drained
Depth class: Very deep
Arkabutla
Slope range: Nearly level
Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
Depth class: Very deep
Use and Management
Major uses: Cropland, pasture, hayland, and woodland
Management concerns: Flooding, erosion hazard, and wetness
6. Bodine-Nella-Townley
Gently sloping to very steep, well drained, moderately deep to very deep soils that
have a loamy or clayey subsoil and formed in colluvium and residuum from cherty
limestone, shale, and sandstone
Setting
Major land resource area: Southern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
Landform: Ridges
Slope range: 2 to 60 percent slopes