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Bama Soil

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[A profile of a Bama soil.]The Bama series consists of very deep, well drained, moderately permeable soils on high stream or marine terraces. These soils formed in thick beds of loamy sediments. Near the type location, the average annual air temperature is about 67 degrees F and the average annual precipitation is about 63 inches. Slope is commonly 0 to 8 percent, but ranges to 15 percent.

Taxonomic class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Typic Paleudults

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