Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

86 Soil Survey
Suitability to hay: Poorly suited
Suitability to pasture: Poorly suited
Management concerns: Flooding and wetness
Woodland
Potential productivity: Moderate
Preferred trees to plant: Sweetgum, loblolly pine, and water oak
Management concerns: Ponding, wetness, flooding, low strength, stickiness, and high
plasticity index
Urban development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Limitations: Flooding, depth to saturated zone, slow water movement, low strength,
and shrink-swell potential
Recreational development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Limitations: Flooding, depth to saturated zone, and slow water movement
Land capability classification: 4W
Interpretive Group
LyE—Lily fine sandy loam, 5 to 25 percent slopes, rubbly
Setting
Landform: Mountains
Landform position: Summits, shoulders, and backslopes
Surface features: Outcropping of metasandstone bedrock in places
Flooding: None
Slope: Gently sloping to moderately steep
Typical Profile
Surface layer:
0 to 5 inches—dark grayish brown fine sandy loam
Subsoil:
5 to 10 inches—yellowish brown sandy loam
10 to 14 inches—yellowish brown sandy clay loam
14 to 32 inches—strong brown sandy clay loam that has pale brown and yellowish red
mottles
Substratum:
32 to 39 inches—variegated light yellowish brown, yellowish red, strong brown, and
very pale brown loamy sand that has pockets of sandy loam
Underlying material:
39 inches—hard metasandstone bedrock
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Well drained
Depth to seasonal high water table: More than 6.0 feet
Permeability: Moderately rapid
Available water capacity: Low
Root zone: Moderately deep