LOCATION YONGES SC+AL FL NCEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, thermic Typic Endoaqualfs
TYPICAL PEDON: Yonges loamy fine sand--cultivated.
(Colors are for moist soil.)
Ap--0 to 10 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; slightly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (6 to 10 inches thick)
E--10 to 14 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots and pores; few fine soft dark reddish brown bodies; few medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (0 to 8 inches thick)
Btg1--14 to 34 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; many fine root holes and pores; many distinct clay films on faces of peds; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and few fine prominent red masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
Btg2--34 to 42 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine root holes and pores; common patchy clay films on vertical faces of peds; few fine dark reddish brown soft bodies; many coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and few fine distinct strong brown masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary. (The Btg horizon ranges from 20 to more than 40 inches thick)
BCg--42 to 60 inches; gray (N 6/0) fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; hard; few fine root holes and pores; few fine dark reddish brown soft bodies; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and few fine distinct strong brown masses of iron accumulation; neutral.
Cg1--60 to 69 inches; greenish gray (5GY 6/1) fine sandy loam; massive; firm; few fine flakes of mica; common medium prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; slightly alkaline; gradual smooth boundary.
Cg2--69 to 80 inches; gray (5Y 6/1) sandy clay loam; massive; firm; common fine flakes of mica; common pockets of loamy sand; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation, and few coarse prominent greenish gray (5BG 6/1) iron depletions; slightly alkaline.
TYPE LOCATION: Charleston County, South Carolina; 1.0 mile east of SC 165 on SC 162 in Hollywood; 1.35 miles south on S-10-79 (Gibson Road); 0.1 mile south of S-10-1846 (Church Flats Road); 1300 feet west of road; 30 feet south of ditch.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Solum thickness is 40 to more than 72 inches. The A and E horizons are very strongly acid to mildly alkaline. The upper part of the B horizon is strongly acid to moderately alkaline and the lower part of the B horizon is slightly acid to moderately alkaline.
The Ap horizon has a hue of 10YR or 2.5Y or is neutral, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 0 to 2. The A horizon, if present, has a hue of 10YR or is neutral, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 0 to 2 and is as much as 5 inches thick. The E horizon has a hue of 10YR, value of 5 through 8, and chroma of 1 or 2. It commonly has masses of iron accumulation with colors of higher chroma. The A and E horizons are loamy fine sand or fine sandy loam.
The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5GY, or neutral, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 0 to 2. Few to many masses of iron accumulation in colors ranging to hue of 2.5YR and chroma of 6 are in most pedons. The particle size control section has 18 to 35 percent clay. The texture is dominantly sandy clay loam or clay loam but ranges from sandy loam to sandy clay.
The BCg horizon has colors similar to the B horizon. Texture is fine sandy loam, sandy loam or sandy clay loam.
Some pedons have a C horizon with colors and reaction similar to the B horizon and with textures ranging from sandy to clayey.
COMPETING SERIES: The Tuckerman series is the only known series in the same family. Tuckerman soils are moderately acid to very strongly acid throughout the profile. Argent, Cherokee, Clodine, Fork, Grifton, Gourdin, Lightning, Meggett, Okeetee, Sorter, and Wadmalaw series are similar series in other families. Argent, Cherokee, and Meggett soils have an abrupt textural change between the A and B horizons and more than 35 percent clay in the Bt horizon. Clodine and Sorter soils have less than 18 percent clay in the Bt horizon. Fork and Okeetee soils have dominant chroma of 3 or more between the A or Ap horizon and a depth of 30 inches. Grifton and Gourdin soils have siliceous mineralogy. Lightning soils have more than 35 percent clay in the Bt horizon. Wadmalaw soils have an umbric epipedon.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Yonges soils are on nearly level areas of the lower Coastal Plains from 5 to 25 feet above sea level. The soils formed in loamy sediments. Average annual rainfall is about 49 inches. Freeze-free growing season averages 280 days.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the competing Argent, Meggett, Okeetee, and Wadmalaw series plus the Charleston, Edisto, Hockley, Kiawah, Santee, Seabrook, and Stono series. Charleston soils have 10 to 18 percent clay in the particle size control section. Edisto soils have a fragipan and less than 18 percent clay in the particle size control section. Hockley soils are better drained and have matrix colors of higher chroma in the argillic horizon. Kiawah and Seabrook soils are sandy throughout. Santee and Stono soils have surface layers more than 10 inches thick with color values of 2 or 3 and Santee soils have more than 35 percent clay in the particle size control section.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Poorly drained; very slow runoff; moderately slow permeability. Water table is within 10 inches of the surface for about 6 months during most years. Some areas in narrow drainageways commonly flood.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most of the area is in forests of sweetgum, loblolly pine, water oak, live oak, willow oak, and minor species such as holly and blackgum with undergrowth of shrubs and vines. Cleared and drained areas are used for cabbage, Irish potatoes, soybeans, corn, and pasture.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Atlantic Coastal Plain in South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, and North Carolina and possibly Georgia. The series is of moderate extent.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Charleston County, South Carolina; 1969.
Remarks: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon - the zone from the surface to a depth of 14 inches (A and E horizons)
Argillic horizon - the zone from a depth of 14 to 42 inches (Btg1 and Btg2 horizons)
Endosaturation - saturation in all layers to a depth of 80 inches
MLRA: 153A, 153B
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation SC0056 YONGES 0- 2 58- 66 240-260 50- 58 0- 100 SC0112 YONGES 0- 2 60- 66 240-260 50- 58 0- 100SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness SC0056 NONE RARE 0-1.0 APPARENT NOV-APR 60-60 SC0112 COMMON 0-1.0 APPARENT NOV-APR 60-60
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- SC0056 0-14 LFS 0- 0 100-100 5-18 1- 3 SC0056 0-14 FSL L 0- 0 100-100 10-20 2- 4 SC0056 14-42 SCL CL SC 0- 0 100-100 18-40 3- 8 SC0056 42-60 FSL SCL 0- 0 100-100 10-35 3- 8 SC0056 60-80 VAR - - - - SC0112 0-14 SL FSL 0- 0 100-100 7-18 1- 3 SC0112 0-14 L SIL 0- 0 100-100 10-27 2- 4 SC0112 14-42 SCL CL SC 0- 0 100-100 18-40 3- 8 SC0112 42-60 FSL SL SCL 0- 0 100-100 10-35 3- 8 SC0112 60-80 VAR - - - -
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll SC0056 0-14 5.1- 7.8 1.-5. 0- 0 0.6- 6.0 LOW SC0056 0-14 5.1- 7.8 1.-5. 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW SC0056 14-42 5.1- 8.4 .5-1. 0- 0 0.2- 0.6 LOW SC0056 42-60 6.1- 8.4 0.-.5 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW SC0056 60-80 - 0.-.5 - - SC0112 0-14 5.1- 7.8 1.-5. 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW SC0112 0-14 5.1- 7.8 1.-5. 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW SC0112 14-42 5.1- 8.4 - 0- 0 0.2- 0.6 LOW SC0112 42-60 6.1- 8.4 - 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW SC0112 60-80 - - - -