LOCATION LYNCHBURG SC+AL FL GA NC VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Aeric Paleaquults
TYPICAL PEDON: Lynchburg loamy fine sand--cultivated. (Colors are for moist soil.)
Ap--0 to 6 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loamy fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common fine roots, few medium roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (3 to 11 inches thick)
E--6 to 10 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; common fine roots; few fine pores; common medium distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) iron depletions; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (0 to 10 inches thick)
Bt--10 to 17 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; few fine pores; few faint clay films on faces of some peds; common medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions and many medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), and few fine medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/8) masses of oxidized iron; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Btg1--17 to 30 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few fine pores; common faint clay films on faces of some peds; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and common medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
Btg2--30 to 65 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; common faint clay films on faces of peds; many medium prominent yellowish brown and many medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/8) masses of oxidized iron; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
Btg3--65 to 80 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) clay; weak medium subangular structure; firm; few fine roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; many medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and few fine prominent red (2.5YR) masses of oxidized iron and few medium faint greenish gray (5BG 6/1) iron depletions; very strongly acid. (Combined thickness of the Bt horizons are more than 40 inches.)
TYPE LOCATION: Colleton County, South Carolina, 3,000 feet southwest of junction of U.S. Highway 21 and Seaboard Coastline Railroad in Ruffin; 4 southwest of junction of U.S. Highway 21 and South Carolina Secondary Road 272; 100 feet north of U.S. Highway 21.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Thickness of the surface and subsurface layers: 3 to 19 inches
Depth to top of the Argillic horizon: 3 to 19 inches
Depth to the base of the Argillic horizon: 60 to more than 80 inches
Soil reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid throughout, except where limed
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 80 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 6 to 18 inches, November to April
Rock Fragment content: 0 to 10 percent, by volume
Other features: The particle-size control section contains less than 30 percent silt.
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
Ap horizon or A horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 2, or is neutral with value of 2 to 5
Texture--sand, fine sand, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam
E horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 1 to 4
Texture--sand, fine sand, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam
Redoximorphic features (where present)--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
Bt horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 to 8
Texture--sandy clay loam, but ranges to sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam or clay loam. The particle-size control section contains less than 30 percent silt
Redoximorphic features (where present)--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
Btg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 1 to 2, or is neutral with value of 4 to 7
Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam. Some pedons are sandy clay or clay at a depth of 40 inches or more
Redoximorphic features (where present)--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
BCg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 4 to 7
Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam, clay loam, sandy clay, or clay
Redoximorphic features (where present)--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
COMPETING SERIES:
Hazlehurst soils--have a firm, brittle Bx horizon with more than 5 percent plinthite
Jedburg soils--contains more than 30 percent silt in the particle-size control section
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Lower to upper coastal plain
Landform: Marine terraces, flats
Geomorphic Component: Talfs, dips
Parent Material: Marine deposits, fluviomarine deposits
Elevation: 40 to 450 feet
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 57 to 70 degrees F.
Mean Annual Precipitation: 38 to 52 inches
Frost Free Period: 190 to 245 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Clarendon soils--do not have redox depletions in the upper part of the argillic horizon
Coxville soils--have a fine particle-size control section and have redox depletions with dominant chroma of 2 or less throughout
Dunbar soils--have a fine particle-size control section
Duplin soils--do not have redox depletions in the upper part of the argillic horizon and have a fine particle-size control section
Eunola soils--are moderately well drained
Foreston soils--do not have redox depletions in the upper part of the argillic horizon and have a coarse-loamy particle-size control section
Goldsboro soils--are moderately well drained
Grady soils--have a fine particle-size control section and have redox depletions with dominant chroma of 2 or less throughout
Johns soils--have contrasting textures within a depth of 40 inches
Ocilla soils--have sandy epipedon 20 to 40 inches thick
Pelham soils--have redox depletions with dominant chroma of 2 or less throughout and sandy epipedon 20 to 40 inches thick
Rains soils--are poorly drained
Stallings soils--have a coarse-loamy particle-size control section
Woodington soils--have a coarse-loamy particle-size control section
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Depth Class: Very deep
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Somewhat poorly drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Shallow, common
Flooding Frequency and Duration: None
Ponding Frequency and Duration: None
Index Surface Runoff: Negligible
Permeability: Moderate
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: About one-half of the soil is in cropland or pasture and the remainder is in forest
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated--corn, soybeans, cotton, tobacco, truck crops, small grains, or improved pasture. Where wooded--oak, sweetgum, blackgum, longleaf pine, slash pine, loblolly pine, and an understory of gallberry and pineland threeawn.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia
Extent: Large
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Tift County, Georgia; 1947.
REMARKS:
Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from the surface of the soil to a depth of 10 inches (Ap and E horizons).
Argillic horizon--the zone from 10 to 62 inches (Bt and Btg horizons).
ADDITIONAL DATA:
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation
SC0037 LYNCHBURG 0-5 57-70 190-245 38-52 40-450
SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness SC0037 NONE 0.5-1.5 APPARENT NOV-APR >80 -SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- SC0037 0-10 LS LFS S FS 0-0 90-100 2-10 1-4 SC0037 0-10 SL FSL L 0-0 90-100 5-20 2-6 SC0037 10-65 SCL SL CL 0-0 90-100 18-35 2-7 SC0037 65-80 SCL SC C 0-0 92-100 20-50 2-7
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll SC0037 0-10 3.6-6.0 0.05-5.0 0-0 6.0-20 LOW SC0037 0-10 3.6-5.5 0.05-5.0 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW SC0037 10-65 3.6-5.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW SC0037 65-80 3.6-5.5 0.0-0.5 - 0.6-2.0 LOW