LOCATION KINGSLAND GA+FLEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Euic, thermic Typic Haplohemists
TYPICAL PEDON: Kingsland mucky peat, on a slightly concave 0.5 percent slope, in forest. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated. When described, the soil was wet.)
Oe1--0 to 10 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) unrubbed and rubbed, hemic material; about 40 percent fiber unrubbed, 22 percent fiber rubbed; fibers are 1 to 3 mm in size, about 5 percent fiber 3 to 5 mm; about 5 to 10 percent mineral matter; massive; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (8 to 20 inches thick)
Oe2--10 to 20 inches; black (10YR 2/1) unrubbed and rubbed, hemic material; fiber content is about 40 percent unrubbed, 24 percent rubbed; fiber size 1 to 3 mm; about 5 to 10 percent mineral material; massive; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (8 to 20 inches thick)
Oe3--20 to 65 inches; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) unrubbed and rubbed, hemic material; about 70 percent fiber unrubbed, 40 percent rubbed; fiber size 1 to 3 mm, about 5 percent fiber 3 to 6 mm; 5 percent mineral material; slightly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Camden County, Georgia; about 7.0 miles west of Kingsland, Georgia; on State Highway 40; 1.25 miles south of State Highway 40; 600 feet north of St. Mary's River.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Thickness of the organic material is more than 51 inches; pH is 4.5 to 6.5 in 0.01M calcium chloride in all horizons.
The surface tier and upper part of subsurface tier has hues of 5YR to 10YR, value of 1 to 2, and chroma of 0 to 2. The surface tier is dominantly hemic material but ranges to include some sapric material.
The subsurface tier and upper part of the bottom tier has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 1 to 3, and chroma of 0 to 2. The color normally does not change in value and/or chroma after rubbing. Fiber content of the Oe2 and upper part of Oe3 horizon is more than 33 percent unrubbed and 20 to 40 percent rubbed.
The bottom tier has hue of 10YR, values of 1 to 3, and chroma of 1 to 2. The fiber content ranges to more than 70 percent unrubbed and more than 33 percent rubbed.
COMPETING SERIES: These are the Suisun and Venice series of the same family and the Dare, Dasher, Dorovan, Everglades, Istokpoga, Pungo, Terra Ceia, and Torry series. Dare, Dorovan, Dasher, and Pungo soils are dysic. Everglades, Terra Ceia, and Torry soils have temperature regimes that are hyperthermic. Istokpoga soils are dysic and have temperature regimes that are hyperthermic. Suisun and Venice series have Mediterranean climate with mean annual precipitation less than 16 inches.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Kingsland soils occur in the flood plains of tributaries and major streams that are influenced by tidal action on level to depressional surfaces of the lower Coastal Plain. They formed under very poorly drained conditions from the remains of swampy vegetation dominated by tupelo, cypress, and related non-woody, fibrous hydrophytic plants. Elevation near the type location is about 10 feet above mean sea level. The mean annual temperature is 60 to 71 degrees F, and mean annual precipitation is 45 to 55 inches.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: This includes the competing Dasher series, and the Bayboro and Bladen series. Bayboro and Bladen soils are mineral soils.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Very poorly drained. Very slow runoff; rapid permeability. Kingsland soils are flooded by tidal action and are saturated by fresh water at or near the surface throughout the year.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most of the acreage is undeveloped and vegetation consists of mixed hardwood forests. Dominant trees are swamp tupelo, cypress, bays, palms, and other hydrophytic species.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Lower Coastal Plains of Georgia and Florida, and possibly North Carolina and South Carolina. The series is of small extent.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Camden County, Georgia, 1977.
REMARKS: Diagnostic feature recognized in this pedon is:
Histic epipedon - the zone from the surface to approximately 65 inches (Oe1, Oe2, and Oe3 horizons).
Hemic material - the zone from the surface to approximately 65 inches (Oe1, Oe2, and Oe3 horizons).
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation GA0066 KINGSLAND 0- 1 60- 71 240-285 45- 55 5- 150SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness GA0066 COMMON 0-0.5 APPARENT JAN-DEC 60-60
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- GA0066 0-65 MPT 0- 5 - 0- 0 -
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll GA0066 0-65 4.5- 6.5 40-99 0- 0 6.0- 20 LOW