Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

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Use and Management
Major uses: Pasture, hayland, and woodland
Management concerns: Erosion hazard, slope, slow water movement, and gravel
content
8. Panama-Enders
Strongly sloping to very steep, well drained, very deep or deep soils that have a loamy
or clayey subsoil and formed in residuum from acid shale and sandstone
Setting
Major land resource area: Southern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
Landform: Ridges
Slope range: 6 to 60 percent slopes
Composition
Percent of Whitfield County: 5 percent
Panama soils: 25 percent
Enders soils: 25 percent
Minor components: 50 percent
Soil Properties and Qualities
Panama
Slope range: Moderately steep to very steep
Drainage class: Well drained
Depth class: Very deep
Enders
Slope range: Strongly sloping to very steep
Drainage class: Well drained
Depth class: Deep
Use and Management
Major uses: Woodland, pasture, and hayland
Management concerns: Erosion hazard, slope, and gravel content