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Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

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82 <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Survey</strong><br />

Underlying material:<br />

29 to 60 inches—multicolored, rippable phyllite <strong>and</strong> metas<strong>and</strong>stone bedrock bedded at<br />

angles up to 30 degrees<br />

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

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Depth to seasonal high water table: More than 6.0 feet<br />

Permeability: Moderate<br />

Available water capacity: Low<br />

Root zone: Moderately deep<br />

Minor Components<br />

Cataska, Lily, <strong>and</strong> Tsali soils, which are in similar l<strong>and</strong>form positions<br />

<strong>Soil</strong>s that formed in alluvial sediments along drainageways<br />

L<strong>and</strong> use: Woodl<strong>and</strong><br />

Cropl<strong>and</strong>, hayl<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> pasture<br />

Suitability to field crops: Unsuited<br />

Suitability to hay: Unsuited<br />

Suitability to pasture: Unsuited<br />

Management concerns: Hazard <strong>of</strong> erosion<br />

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

Woodl<strong>and</strong><br />

Potential productivity: Moderate<br />

Preferred trees to plant: Shortleaf pine<br />

Management concerns: Slope, erodibility, content <strong>of</strong> rock fragments, <strong>and</strong> low available<br />

water capacity<br />

Urban development<br />

Suitability: Poorly suited<br />

Limitations: Depth to bedrock, slow water movement, low strength, <strong>and</strong> slope<br />

Recreational development<br />

Suitability: Poorly suited<br />

Limitations: Depth to bedrock, content <strong>of</strong> gravel, <strong>and</strong> slope<br />

Interpretive Group<br />

L<strong>and</strong> capability classification: 7E<br />

JtE—Junaluska-Tsali complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes<br />

Setting<br />

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

L<strong>and</strong>form position: Summits <strong>and</strong> shoulders<br />

Flooding: None<br />

Slope: Gently sloping to moderately steep<br />

Composition<br />

Junaluska soils—about 50 percent<br />

Tsali soils—about 50 percent

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