Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia 55
Urban development
Suitability: Moderately suited
Limitations: Slope, slow water movement, low strength, and shrink-swell potential
Recreational development
Suitability: Moderately suited
Limitations: Slope and content of gravel
Land capability classification: 4E
Interpretive Group
DoA—Docena silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes,
occasionally flooded
Landform: Narrow drainageways
Flooding: Occasional
Slope: Nearly level
Surface layer:
0 to 3 inches—brown silt loam
Setting
Typical Profile
Subsoil:
3 to 7 inches—yellowish brown silt loam that has light yellowish brown mottles
7 to 12 inches—yellowish brown silty clay loam that has pale brown mottles
12 to 44 inches—light yellowish brown silty clay loam that has yellowish brown and
light gray mottles
44 to 52 inches—variegated light brownish gray, light gray, and strong brown clay loam
52 to 60 inches—variegated light brownish gray, yellowish brown, and reddish yellow
clay loam that has pockets of sandy clay loam
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Moderately well drained
Seasonal high water table: Apparent; at a depth of 1.5 to 3.0 feet
Permeability: Slow
Available water capacity: High
Root zone: Very deep
Minor Components
Capshaw and Conasauga soils, which are in the slightly higher landform positions
Ketona and Chenneby soils, which are in similar landform positions
Soils that have shale bedrock within 60 inches of the surface
Soils that have a rock fragment content of more than 15 percent throughout
Use and Management
Land use: Woodland, pasture, and cropland
Cropland, hayland, and pasture
Suitability to field crops: Well suited
Suitability to hay: Well suited
Suitability to pasture: Well suited
Management concerns: Flooding and wetness