LOCATION TULLAHASSEE OK
Established Series
Rev. JFH-CRC-JCP
05/2019
TULLAHASSEE SERIES
The Tullahassee series consists of very deep somewhat poorly drained soils that formed in material weathered from mainly loamy alluvium of Pleistocene age. Slope ranges from 0 to 1 percent. Mean annual precipitation is 1040 millimeters (41 inches). Mean annual temperature is 17 degrees C (62 degrees F).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, nonacid, thermic Aquic Udifluvents
TYPICAL PEDON: Tullahassee fine sandy loam, in pasture. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
A--0 to 41 centimeters (0 to 16 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam, pale brown (10YR 6/3) dry; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable; many fine roots; bedding planes in lower part; slightly acid; gradual smooth boundary. [15 to 51 centimeters (6 to 20 inches) thick]
C1--41 to 76 centimeters (16 to 30 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam, brown (10YR 5/3) dry; common medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) redoximorphic depletions and concentrations; massive with bedding planes; soft, friable; slightly acid; gradual smooth boundary. [30 to 46 centimeters (12 to 18 inches) thick]
C2--76 to 142 centimeters (30 to 56 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sandy loam, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) dry; common medium faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), and few fine distinct reddish brown redoximorphic depletions and concentrations; massive with bedding planes; slightly hard, friable; slightly acid; gradual smooth boundary. [38 to 76 centimeters (15 to 30 inches) thick]
C3--142 to 163 centimeters (56 to 64 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) stratified fine sandy loam and loam, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) dry; few fine faint dark brown mottles; massive; hard, firm; slightly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Wagoner County, Oklahoma; about 3 kilometers (2 miles) south and 7 kilometers (4-1/2 miles) west of Coweta; 805 meters (2,640 feet) west and 30 meters (100 feet) north of the southwest corner of sec. 20, T. 17 N., R. 15 E.; Coweta topographic quadrangle; lat. 35.930317 degrees and long. -95.735032 degrees, WGS84
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Clay content in the particle-size control section (weighted average): less than 18 percent
Thickness of ochric epipedon: 0 to 51 cm (0 to 20 inches)
Reaction: moderately acid to neutral
Special Features: Thin strata of contrasting textures throughout, more evident with depth
A horizon:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 3 to 5
Chroma: 2 to 4
Redoximorphic features: brown or gray, not present in all pedons
Texture: fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand, or loam
Note: Pedons less than 25 cm (10 inches thick): value of 3 and chroma of 2 or 3.
C1 horizon:
Color similar to the A horizon.
C2 horizon and C3 horizons:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 4 to 6
Chroma: 2 to 4
Redoximorphic features: colors of brown, gray, yellow, or red
Texture: fine sandy loam or loam with thin strata of coarser or finer material
Clay content: 5 to 18 percent
COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Tullahassee soils are on smooth flood plains of local narrow streams that generally drain onto flood plains of larger streams. Slope ranges from 0 to 1 percent. The soils formed in loamy alluvium with thin strata of sandy materials of Pleistocene age. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 483 to 1700 mm (19 to 67 inches). Mean annual temperature ranges from 7 to 19 degrees C (45 to 66 degrees F). Frost free period is 185 to 245 days. Elevation is 152 to 427 meters (500 to 1400 feet) above mean sea level. Thornthwaite annual P-E indices is 64 to 76.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the
Choska,
Cleora,
Kiomatia,
Latanier,
Mason,
Madill,
Moreland,
Verdigris and
Wynona series.
Choska,
Latanier, and
Moreland soils are higher in elevation, and have a mollic epipedon.
Cleora soils are well drained, formed in stratified moderately coarse textured alluvial materials and occur on undulating floodplains.
Kiomatia soils are in lower positions on sandy floodplains and have a sandy control sections with rapid permeability.
Mason soils are fine-silty, have a mollic epipedon, an argillic horizon, and occur on stream terraces or benches of flood plains on river valleys.
Madill soils are well drained, occur on similar positions, and contain redoximorphic features below 51 cm (20 inches).
Verdigris soils are fine-silty, well drained, contain a mollic epipedon, and occur on similar positions
Wynona soils are fine-silty, contain a mollic epipedon, and occur on slightly concave floodplains.
DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY:
Somewhat poorly drained. Depth to the top of an apparent seasonal high water table ranges from 15 to 91 cm (0.5 to 3 feet) during winter and spring in normal years. Potential for surface runoff is high. Saturated hydraulic conductivity is moderately low to high (0.4 to 14 micrometers per second) in the upper 203 cm (80 inches).
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas have been cleared and are used for pasture.
Pasture species are fescue, clover, and bermudagrass.
Native vegetation is mixed hardwoods.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRAs 84A, 112, 118A and 118B in northeastern Oklahoma, possibly southeastern Kansas, southwestern Missouri, and northwestern Arkansas. The type location is in MLRA 112. The series is of minor extent.
SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Indianapolis, Indiana
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Wagoner County, Oklahoma; 1972.
REMARKS:
Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon: 0 to 41 centimeters (0 to 16 inches) (A horizon)
Moisture regime: udic
Irregular decrease in organic carbon content: 41 to 163 centimeters (16 to 64 inches)
Soil Interpretation Record No. OK0079
This series would have been classified in the Alluvial great soil group.
Modified format by LRM in 1/2006 to include metric conversion and change permeability to saturated hydraulic conductivity.
Taxonomic version: Keys to Soil Taxonomy, twelfth edition, 2014.
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.