LOCATION TOCCOA NC+AL GA SC VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, nonacid, thermic Typic Udifluvents
TYPICAL PEDON: Toccoa sandy loam - pastureland. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
Ap--0 to 30 centimeters (0 to 12 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; many fine and few medium roots; common fine flakes of mica; slightly acid; clear smooth boundary. (4 to 17 inches thick)
C1--30 to 56 centimeters (12 to 22 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) loam; massive; very friable; few fine and medium roots; common fine flakes of mica; moderately acid; clear smooth boundary.
C2--56 to 89 centimeters (22 to 35 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; massive; very friable; common fine flakes of mica; moderately acid; clear smooth boundary.
C3--89 to 127 centimeters (35 to 50 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; massive; very friable; common fine flakes of mica; moderately acid; clear smooth boundary.
C4--127 to 157 centimeters (50 to 62 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) loamy sand; single grained; loose; common fine flakes of mica; moderately acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Rutherford County, North Carolina; about 6.3 miles southwest of Rutherfordton on N.C. Highway 108, about 1,400 feet south, in pasture; at an elevation of 760 feet; USGS Pea Ridge, NC topographic quadrangle; lat. 35 degrees 19 minutes 32 seconds N. and long. 82 degrees 01 minute 42 seconds W.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to seasonal high water table: 76 to 152 centimeters (about 30 to 60 inches), November to April
Depth to strongly gleyed horizons: Greater than 100 centimeters (about 40 inches) to horizons with matrix color (moist) that have chroma of 2 or less
Depth to lithologic discontinuity (contrasting sand sizes): 100 to 200 centimeters or more (about 40 to 80 inches)
Rock fragment content: 0 to 5 percent, by volume; up to 60 percent in individual subhorizons in the lower part
Soil Reaction: strongly acid to moderately acid, unless limed; some part in the control section is moderately acid or slightly acid
Mica content: 1 to 30 percent, by volume mica flakes in the A and C horizons
Other Soil Features: Bedding planes and thin strata of sandy or loamy texture occur throughout the C horizon
A or Ap horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 3 to 5, chroma of 2 to 6
Texture--loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, or silt loam
C horizon:
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 3 to 8
Texture-- sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam, or is stratified with loamy and sandy textures. Below 1 meter (40 inches) (fine-earth fraction) it is variable, including loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, clay loam, silt loam or silty clay loam.
Ab horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 3 to 5, chroma of 2 to 4
C horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 3 to 8
Texture-- sandy loam or fine sandy loam, or is stratified with loamy and sandy textures
Cg horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 4 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--Variable, including loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, clay loam, silt loam or silty clay loam.
COMPETING SERIES:
Madill soils--do not contain flakes of mica
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Elevation Range: 120 to 460 meters (400 to 1500 feet)
Frost Free Period: 185 to 250 days
Mean Annual Air Temperature: about 14 to 18 degrees C. (58 to 65 degrees F.)
Mean Annual Precipitation: about 940 to 1750 millimeters (37 to 69 inches)
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
On flood plains:
Buncombe soils--are sandy in the control section and are excessively drained
Cartecay soils--are somewhat poorly drained
Chewacla soils--are in a fine-loamy family and are somewhat poorly drained
Congaree soils--are in a fine-loamy family
Enoree soils--are poorly drained
Wehadkee soils--are in a fine-loamy family and are poorly drained
On adjacent stream terraces:
Altavista soils--are in a fine-loamy family and have an argillic horizon
Augusta soils--are in a fine-loamy family and have an argillic horizon
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage class (Agricultural): Well drained and moderately well drained
Index Surface Runoff: Very low
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Moderately deep to deep, common
Flooding Frequency and Duration: Occasional to frequent for brief to very brief periods, October to May
Ponding Frequency and Duration: None
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: High
Permeability: Moderately rapid
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Cropland, hayland, pasture
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated--corn, grain sorghums, small grain, and vegetables. Where wooded--yellow-poplar, loblolly pine, southern red oak and sweet gum
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia
Extent: Moderate
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Banks County, Georgia, 1969.
REMARKS:
Diagnostic features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon - the zone from the surface to approximately 10 inches (Ap horizon)
ADDITIONAL DATA:
Data Mapunit ID--479470
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation GA0033 TOCCOA 0- 4 60- 65 180-240 45- 55 470-1500SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness GA0033 NONE COMMON 2.5-5.0 APPARENT DEC-APR 60-60
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- GA0033 0-10 L SIL 0- 0 95-100 7-17 3- 6 GA0033 0-10 SL FSL 0- 0 95-100 2-15 2- 5 GA0033 0-10 LFS LS 0- 0 85-100 2-10 1- 4 GA0033 10-60 SL L 0- 0 90-100 2-19 1- 4
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll GA0033 0-10 5.1- 6.5 1.-2. 0- 0 2.0- 6.0 LOW GA0033 0-10 5.1- 6.5 1.-2. 0- 0 2.0- 6.0 LOW GA0033 0-10 5.1- 6.5 1.-2. 0- 0 6.0- 20 LOW GA0033 10-60 5.1- 6.5 - 0- 0 2.0- 6.0 LOW
MLRA = 136, 137