LOCATION WAHEE SC+AL FL GA NC VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, mixed, semiactive, thermic Aeric Endoaquults
TYPICAL PEDON: Wahee fine sandy loam, forested. (Colors are for moist soil.)
A--0 to 7 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; few fine holes and pores; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (3 to 8 inches thick)
E--7 to 11 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine and medium roots; few fine holes and pores; few fine faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) friable irregular shaped iron depletions throughout; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (0 to 8 inches thick)
Bt--11 to 15 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; sticky, very plastic; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; common fine roots; few fine holes and pores; few fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) friable irregular shaped masses of iron accumulation, and few fine faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) friable irregular shaped iron depletions; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Btg1--15 to 30 inches; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; sticky, very plastic; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; common fine roots, few medium roots; few fine holes and pores; common medium prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) and few medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/8) friable irregular shaped masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Btg2--30 to 46 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) clay loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; sticky, very plastic; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; few fine roots; few fine holes and pores; many medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and common medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) friable irregular shaped masses of iron accumulation; few fine flakes of mica; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Btg3--46 to 56 inches; gray (5Y 6/1) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; sticky, very plastic; common distinct clay films; few fine roots; few fine holes and pores; common medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and few fine prominent red (2.5YR 5/6) friable irregular shaped masses of iron accumulation; common dark gray (10YR 4/1) streaks of clay; few fine flakes of mica; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of the Bt horizon is 24 to more than 60 inches)
BCtg--56 to 68 inches; mottled light gray (5Y 7/1) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky, moderately plastic; few fine holes and pores; common medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), few medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), and few medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) friable irregular shaped masses of iron accumulation; common medium prominent greenish gray (5G 5/1) friable irregular shaped iron depletions; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
Cg--68 to 80 inches; gray (N 6/0) sandy loam; massive; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few pockets of light gray (10YR 7/1) sand; common medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) friable irregular shaped masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Horry County, South Carolina; from Myrtle Beach, at the
intersection of U.S. Highway 501 and S.C. Highway 317 go 1.9 miles northwest on U.S. Highway 501. Turn southwest on county road 992 (Burcale Road) and go 1.8 miles to power pole number 204J9. Site is 135 feet northwest of centerline of road.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Solum Thickness: 30 to more than 60 inches
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 60 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 12 to 18 inches, December to March
Soil Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid in the A horizon except where limed and extremely acid to strongly acid in the B, BC and C horizons
A or Ap horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, or is neutral, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 0 to 3
Texture--loam, silt loam, very fine sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or loamy sand.
E horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 2 to 4
Texture--loam, silt loam, very fine sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or loamy sand
Bt horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8
Texture--clay, clay loam, and less commonly sandy clay loam, sandy clay, silty clay loam, or silty clay
Redoximorphic Features--iron masses in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of gray, olive, or white
Btg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y or is neutral, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 0 to 2
Texture--clay, clay loam, and less commonly sandy clay, silty clay loam, or silty clay
Redoximorphic Features--iron masses in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of gray, olive, or white
BCtg or CBg horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y or is neutral, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 0 to 2
Texture--sandy clay, silty clay loam, clay loam, sandy clay loam, or fine sandy loam
Redoximorphic Features--iron masses in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of gray, olive, or white
Cg horizon (if it occurs)
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y or neutral, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 0 to 2
Texture--variable
Redoximorphic Features--iron masses in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of gray, olive, green, or white
COMPETING SERIES:
Newflat soils--somewhat poorly drained soil (seasonal high water table 6 to 18 inches). Newflat soils are presumed to have toxic levels of aluminum and very slow permeability
Warne soils--somewhat poorly drained soil on upper coastal plain and piedmont stream terraces
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Coastal plain
Landform: Marine terraces and on stream terraces along large streams and rivers
Elevation: 5 to 25 feet above mean sea level
Parent Material: Clayey and loamy marine and fluviomarine sediments
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 59 to 66 degrees
Mean Annual Precipitation: 38 to 52 inches
Frost Free Period: 200 to 260 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Bayboro soils--very poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 0 to 12 inches) on broad flats and in depressions
Bethera soils--poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 0 to 18 inches) on broad flats and in slight depressions
Bladen soils--poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 0 to 12 inches) on flats and in slight depressions
Cape Fear soils--very poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 0 to 12 inches) on broad flats and in depressions
Craven soils--moderately well drained soils (seasonal high water table 24 to 36 inches) on higher landscapes
Eulonia soils--moderately well drained soils (seasonal high water table 18 to 42 inches) on higher landscapes
Gertie soils--poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 0 to 12 inches) in fine family on flats and in slight depressions
Leaf soils--poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 0 to 18 inches) on flats and in slight depressions
Meggett soils--poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 0 to 12 inches) in fine family on flats and in slight depressions
Nemours soils--moderately well drained soils (seasonal high water table 18 to 30 inches) on slightly higher landscapes
Ogeechee soils--poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 0 to 12 inches) in fine-loamy family on flats and in slight depressions
Yauhannah soils--moderately well drained soils (seasonal high water table 18 to 30 inches) in fine-loamy family on slightly higher landscapes
Yemassee soils--somewhat poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 12 to 18 inches) in fine-loamy family on flats and in slight depressions
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Agricultural Drainage Class: Somewhat poorly
Surface Runoff: Slow
Permeability: Slow
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Most areas are wooded
Dominant Vegetation: Where forested--blackgum, loblolly pine, water oak, willow oak, swamp chestnut, southern red oak, and sweetgum. Understory species include large gallberry, wax myrtle (southern bayberry), inkberry (bitter gallberry), greenbrier, cane, and sweetbay. Where cultivated--corn, soybeans, and pasture.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Marine terraces and large stream terraces of South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia
Extent: Large
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Marion County, South Carolina; 1949.
REMARKS:
The concept of these soils is having a dominant chroma 2 in all layers, except a subsurface or upper subsoil layer with a dominant chroma of 3 or more.
Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from the surface of the soil to 11 inches (A and E horizons)
Albic horizon--the zone from 7 to 11 inches (E horizon)
Argillic horizon--the zone from 11 to 68 inches (Bt, Btg1, Btg2, Btg3, and BCtg horizons)
Endosaturation--saturation in all layers to a depth of 80 inches
REVISED = 4/24/2006, RLV-restricted to MLRAs 153A and 153B. 8/16/2006, RHB-added Warne Series as competing and restricted elevation to 5 to 25 feet, previously 5 to 100 feet.
MLRA = 153A, 153B
ADDITIONAL DATA: Particle size data are on file for this pedon.
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation
SC0021 WAHEE 0-4 59-66 200-260 38-54 5-100
SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock SC0021 NONE COMMON 0.5-1.5 APPARENT DEC-MAR >60SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- SC0021 0-11 SL FSL 0-0 95-100 5-20 2-6 SC0021 0-11 L SIL VFSL 0-0 100-100 10-27 3-10 SC0021 11-56 C CL SIC 0-0 100-100 35-70 8-20 SC0021 56-80 VAR
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll SC0021 0-11 4.5-6.0 .5-5. 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW SC0021 0-11 4.5-6.0 .5-5. 0-0 0.2-2.0 LOW SC0021 11-56 3.6-5.5 0.-.5 0-0 0.06-0.2 MODERATE SC0021 56-80 0-0