LOCATION AUGUSTA GA+AL NC VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, thermic Aeric Endoaquults
TYPICAL PEDON: Augusta loam--cultivated. (Colors are for moist soil.)
Ap--0 to 9 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; few fine pebbles; common fine flakes of mica; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary. (5 to 10 inches thick)
Bt--9 to 19 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) friable iron masses and common medium faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) friable iron depletions; few distinct clay film on faces of peds; few fine roots; few fine pebbles; few fine flakes of mica; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary. (6 to 12 inches thick)
Btg1--19 to 24 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) friable iron masses; common distinct clay film on faces of peds; few fine pebbles; common fine flakes of mica; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Btg2--24 to 52 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay loam: moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) friable iron masses; common prominent clay film on faces of peds; common fine flakes of mica; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Btg3--52 to 60 inches; gray (5Y 6/1) sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; slightly sticky, slighly plastic; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) friable iron masses; common fine flakes of mica; strongly acid; gradual irregular boundary. (Combined thickness of the Btg horizon is 12 to 45 inches)
Cg--60 to 70 inches; gray (5Y 6/1) coarse sandy loam; massive; friable; many medium prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) friable iron masses; about 5 percent by volume of fine pebbles; few fine flakes of mica; strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Haralson County, Georgia; 1.8 miles east of Tallapoosa on State Highway 120; 2.2 miles north on Ernest Bagwell Road to bridge over Beech Creek; 0.2 mile east of bridge along Harris Creek; 370 feet south into pasture. (Tallapoosa North, GA.-ALA. (1966) USGS Quadrangle, lat. 33 degrees, 47 minutes, 08 seconds N., and long. 85 degrees, 15 minutes, 28 seconds W.)
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Solum Thickness: 40 to 80 inches
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 60 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 12 to 24 inches, December to May
Soil Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid, except where limed
Gravel Content: 0 to 10 percent in the A and B horizons and 0 to 20 percent in the C horizon
A horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 6
Texture--loam, sandy loam, silt loam, or fine sandy loam
E horizon(if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 2 to 4
Texture--loam, sandy loam, silt loam, or fine sandy loam
BE horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8
Texture--silt loam, loam, fine sandy loam or sandy loam
Redoximorphic features--iron masses in shades of brown, yellow, or red and iron depletions in shades of olive or gray
Bt horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 6
Texture--clay loam, sandy clay loam, or loam
Redoximorphic features--iron masses in shades of brown, yellow, or red and iron depletions in shades of olive or gray
Btg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; or they are neutral with value of 5 to 7
Texture--clay loam, sandy clay loam, or loam
Redoximorphic features--iron masses in shades of brown, yellow, or red and iron depletions in shades of olive or gray
BCg horizon (if it occurs)
Color-- hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; or they are neutral with value of 5 to 7
Texture--clay loam, sandy clay loam, loam, sandy loam, or clay
Redoximorphic features--iron masses in shades of brown, yellow, or red and iron depletions in shades of olive or gray
Cg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral with value of 5 to 7
Texture--is commonly stratified and some pedons have pockets or layers of sandy clay loam
Redoximorphic features--iron masses in shades of brown, yellow, or red and iron depletions in shades of olive or gray
COMPETING SERIES:
Summerfield soils--these soils are bisequal
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Southern piedmont and Upper Coastal Plain
Landform: Stream terrace
Elevation: 25 to 700 feet above mean sea level
Parent Material: Loamy alluvial sediments
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 60 to 68 degrees
Mean Annual Precipitation: 45 to 55 inches
Frost Free Period: 200 to 225 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Altavista soils--moderately well drained soils (seasonal high water table 18 to 30 inches) on similar landscapes
Chewacla soils--somewhat poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 6 to 24 inches) on floodplains
Congaree soils--well to moderately well drained soils (seasonal high water table 30 to 48 inches) on slightly higher landscapes
Molena soils--somewhat excessively drained soils with a sandy subsoil on higher landscapes
Roanoke soils--poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 0 to 12 inches) with a clayey subsoil on flats and in slight depressions
State soils--well drained soils (seasonal high water table 4 to 6 feet) on higher landscapes
Thomson soils--well drained soils with less clay on higher landscapes
Warne soils--somewhat poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 12 to 18 inches) with a clayey subsoil on similar landscapes
Wehadkee soils--poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 0 to 12 inches) on adjacent floodplains
Wickham soils--well drained soils (seasonal high water table is below 6 feet) on higher landscapes
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Agricultural Drainage Class: Somewhat poorly drained
Permeability: Moderate
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Mostly cultivated
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated--corn, oats, soybeans, small grain, and pasture. Where wooded--white oak, red oak, post oak, loblolly pine, shortleaf pine, hickory, red maple, sweetgum, and elm; understory plants include American holly, flowering dogwood, sassafras, greenbrier, giant cane and inkberry (bitter gallberry)
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia and possibly South Carolina
Extent: Moderate
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Richmond County, Georgia; 1916.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon - the zone from the surface of the soil to a depth of approximately 9 inches. (Ap horizon)
Argillic horizon - the zone from approximately 9 to 60 inches. (Bt, Btg1, Btg2 and Btg3 horizons)
SIR = GA0056
MLRA = 133A, 136, 137, 153A
ADDITIONAL DATA: None
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation
GA0056 AUGUSTA 0-2 60- 68 200-225 45-55 25-700
SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock GA0056 NONE COMMON 1.0-2.0 APPARENT DEC-MAY 60-60SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- GA0056 0- 9 LS LFS 0-0 90-100 3-10 6-10 GA0056 0- 9 SL FSL 0-0 90-100 5-20 8-16 GA0056 0- 9 SIL L 0-0 90-100 10-25 10-18 GA0056 9-60 SCL CL L 0-0 80-100 20-35 8-14 GA0056 60-70 VAR - - - 2-6
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salinity Permeability Shrink-Swell GA0056 0-9 4.5-6.0 .5-2. 0-0 6.0-20 LOW GA0056 0-9 4.5-6.0 .5-2. 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW GA0056 0-9 4.5-6.0 .5-2. 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW GA0056 9-60 4.5-6.0 - 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW GA0056 60-70 - - - -