Bibb Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Parent material: Stratified loamy and sandy alluvium
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 1/2 to 1 foot
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Flood plains
• Landform position: Drainageways
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, active, acid, thermic Typic Fluvaquents

Commonly Associated Soils

• Bigbee soils, which are excessively drained and are in the higher adjacent positions
• Ocilla soils, which are somewhat poorly drained, are fine-loamy, and are at the head of streams and low flats
• Osier soils, which are sandier than the Bibb soils
• Pelham soils, which are at the head of streams and low flats and have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches

Typical Pedon

Bibb loamy fine sand in an area of Osier and Bibb soils, frequently flooded; from the intersection of Hadley Ferry Road and Turkey Creek, 450 feet north of the creek and 200 feet east of Hadley Ferry Road; Grady County; USGS Cairo South topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 45 minutes 56 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 13 minutes 37 seconds W.

• A—0 to 5 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) loamy fine sand; about 35 percent clean sand grains; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and few medium and coarse roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Cg1—5 to 10 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; few fine and medium roots; common medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and common medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Cg2—10 to 45 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; few fine prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with clear boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Cg3—45 to 65 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sand; massive; very friable; common medium prominent yellow (10YR 7/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 80 inches or more
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: Reduced matrix at a depth of 5 to more than 60 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Thickness—2 to 6 inches
  • Value—2 to 5
  • Chroma—1 to 3
  • Texture—loamy fine sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam
• Cg horizon:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—3 to 7
  • Chroma—2 or less
  • Redoximorphic features—reduced matrix and few or common iron accumulations in shades of red, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—sandy loam or fine sandy loam; the lower part of the horizon may contain loamy fine sand or sand; thin strata of finer or coarser material are common.

Bigbee Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Excessively drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Parent material: Sandy fluvial sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 3-1/2 to 6 feet, January through March
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Low stream terraces
• Landform position: Knolls and natural levees
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic class: Thermic, coated Typic Quartzipsamments

Commonly Associated Soils

• Poorly drained Bibb and Osier soils on flood plains
• Hornsville soils, which are moderately well drained, are on broad stream terraces, and have a clayey subsoil
• Lakeland soils, which are in the adjacent upland positions and do not have a water table within a depth of 80 inches

Typical Pedon

Bigbee loamy fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slope, rarely flooded; in Cheney Griffin Park; 0.1 mile west on a dirt road from a train track, 110 feet south on dirt trail, and 50 feet west of the trail; Decatur County; USGS Bainbridge topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 54 minutes 15 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 35 minutes 08 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 5 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy fine sand; single grained; loose; many very fine and fine and common medium roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• C1—5 to 28 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; single grained; loose; many very fine and fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C2—28 to 48 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine sand; single grained; loose; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C3—48 to 62 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine sand with common bodies of loamy sand; single grained; loose; common medium distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 60 to more than 80 inches
• Content of pebbles: Less than 5 percent
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 40 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
• Thickness—4 to 8 inches
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—3 to 5
  • Chroma—2 to 4
  • Texture—loamy fine sand or loamy sand
• C horizon, upper part:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—4 to 7
  • Chroma—4 or 5
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of brown
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• C horizon, lower part:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—6 to 8
  • Chroma—3 to 6
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of brown, yellow, or, below a depth of 40 inches, gray
  • Texture—sand or fine sand

Blanton Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons and moderate or moderately slow in the Bt horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 4 to 6 feet
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands and high stream terraces
• Landform position: Ridgetops and side slopes
• Slope: 1 to 12 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Grossarenic Paleudults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Bonneau, Fuquay, and Lucy soils, which have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Lakeland soils, which are excessively drained, do not have a water table within a depth of 6 feet, and are sandy to a depth of more than 80 inches
• Pelham soils, which are poorly drained and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Troup soils, which are somewhat excessively drained, are redder than the Blanton soils, and do not have a water table within a depth of 6 feet
• Wahee soils, which are somewhat poorly drained, have a clayey subsoil, and are in slight depressions

Typical Pedon

Blanton loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes; 0.9 mile west on Cook-Womack Road from its intersection with Georgia Highway 27 in Eldorendo, 75 feet north of the road; Decatur County; USGS Boykin topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 31 degrees 02 minutes 40 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 40 minutes 01 second W.

• Ap—0 to 10 inches; dark brown (10YR 4/3) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common very fine and fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E1—10 to 16 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy sand; single grained; loose; few very fine roots; many pockets of uncoated sand grains; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—16 to 42 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) loamy sand; single grained; loose; very friable; few very fine roots; many uncoated sand grains; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E3—42 to 61 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many uncoated sand grains; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• BE—61 to 68 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loamy sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; few uncoated sand grains; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt1—68 to 72 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; some sand grains bridged and coated with clay; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt2—72 to 80 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; sand grains coated and bridged with clay; common medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries; few medium prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) iron depletions with diffuse boundaries; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 to more than 80 inches
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 40 to 80 inches
• Content of rock gravel: Less than 5 percent
• Concentrations: Few nodular concentrations of plinthite
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 46 to 71 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—3 to 5
  • Chroma—2 or 3
  • Texture—loamy sand
• E horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—3 to 8
  • Texture—sand or loamy sand
• BE horizon:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—3 to 8
  • Texture—loamy sand, loamy fine sand, or sandy loam
• Bt horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—3 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—common in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam

Bonneau Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons and moderate in the Bt horizon
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 3-1/2 to 5 feet, January through March
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Low-lying ridges
• Landform position: Ridges and side slopes
• Slope: 0 to 12 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Arenic Paleudults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Blanton soils, which are in the higher positions and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 40 to 65 inches in thickness
• Fuquay soils, which have more than 5 percent plinthite
• Goldsboro soils, which are moderately well drained, are in the lower positions, and have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick
• Gritney soils, which are moderately well drained, are clayey, and have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick
• Lucy soils, which are redder than the Bonneau soils, are in the higher positions, and have a water table that is at a depth of more than 60 inches
• Norfolk soils, which are in the lower positions and have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick
• Pelham soils, which are poorly drained and are in the lower positions
• Wagram soils, which are in positions similar to those of the Bonneau soils and do not have redoximorphic features

Typical Pedon

Bonneau loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes; 0.8 mile south on Vada Road from Mount Pleasant Church, 0.9 mile west on a dirt road (Swindell Rd.), and 25 feet south of the road; Decatur County; USGS Vada topographic quadrangle (1971); lat. 31 degrees 03 minutes 19 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 26 minutes 43 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 10 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine and very fine roots; slightly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E1—10 to 21 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy sand; single grained; loose; few very fine and fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E2—21 to 31 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) loamy sand; single grained; loose; few very fine and fine roots; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Bt1—31 to 39 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt2—39 to 49 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; few faint clay films on faces of peds; few fine prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt3—49 to 55 inches; 35 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), 35 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4), and 30 percent red (2.5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; the red and brownish yellow areas are iron accumulations; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt4—55 to 72 inches; about 40 percent light red (2.5YR 6/6), 35 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), and 25 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of peds; the light red and brownish yellow areas are iron accumulations; the light gray areas are iron depletions; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 to more than 80 inches
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 20 to 40 inches
• Content of gravel: Less than 5 percent
• Concentrations: 0 to 2 percent ironstone nodules throughout
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 30 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—2 to 4
  • Texture—loamy sand
• E horizon:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—4 to 6
  • Chroma—2 to 6
  • Texture—loamy sand or loamy fine sand
• Bt horizon, upper part:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—4 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—few or common in shades of red, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Bt horizon, lower part:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—3 to 8; 2 or less below a depth of 60 inches
  • Redoximorphic features—common or many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam

Carnegie Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderately slow
• Parent material: Clayey marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: More than 6 feet
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Ridges, side slopes, and knolls
• Slope: 3 to 8 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Plinthic Kandiudults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Cowarts and Norfolk soils, which have less than 5 percent plinthite in the subsoil and are fine-loamy
• Dothan and Fuquay soils, which are fine-loamy
• Nankin and moderately well drained Gritney soils, which have less than 5 percent plinthite in the subsoil
• Tifton soils, which have more than 5 percent plinthite below a depth of 30 inches and are fine-loamy

Typical Pedon

Carnegie gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes; 1.5 miles north of Whigham on Georgia Highway 179 from its intersection with U.S. Highway 84, about 400 feet east of the highway; Grady County; USGS Whigham topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 54 minutes 16 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 19 minutes 39 seconds W.

• Apc—0 to 6 inches; brown (7.5YR 5/4) gravelly sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many very fine and fine roots; about 15 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Btc—6 to 20 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many very fine and fine roots; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; about 10 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btv1—20 to 32 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine roots; many distinct clay films on faces of peds; about 5 percent, by volume, plinthite; common medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) and common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) irregularly shaped masses of relic iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btv2—32 to 45 inches; clay, 40 percent red (2.5YR 4/6), 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), and 30 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) in a variegated pattern; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; many distinct clay films on faces of peds; about 5 percent, by volume, plinthite; the red and strong brown areas are relic iron accumulations; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt1—45 to 62 inches; sandy clay, 35 percent red (10R 4/6), 35 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), and 30 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) in a variegated pattern; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; the red and strong brown areas are relic iron accumulations; the very pale brown areas are relic iron depletions; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—62 to 76 inches; sandy clay loam, 35 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), 35 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) in a variegated pattern; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: More than 60 inches
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: Less than 20 inches
• Content of gravel: Less than 5 percent
• Concentrations: 5 to 20 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 30 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A, Ap, or Apc horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—3 to 5
  • Chroma—2 to 6
  • Texture—sandy loam or gravelly sandy loam
• Btc horizon (where present):
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy clay
• Bt horizon, upper part (where present):
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Relic redoximorphic features—none to few in shades of red or yellow
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy clay
• Btv horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Relic redoximorphic features—few or common in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay or clay
• Bt horizon, lower part (where present):
  • Hue—variegated from 10R to 10YR
  • Value—4 to 8
  • Chroma—1 to 8
  • Relic redoximorphic features—common or many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay, sandy clay loam, or clay

Cowarts Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderate in the subsoil and moderately slow or slow in the substratum
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: More than 6 feet
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Ridges and side slopes
• Slope: 5 to 12 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kanhapludults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Carnegie and Orangeburg soils, which have a solum that is more than 40 inches thick
• Fuquay soils, which have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Moderately well drained Gritney soils, which are clayey
• Nankin soils, which are clayey

Typical Pedon

Cowarts loamy sand, in an area of Cowarts-Gritney complex, 5 to 8 percent slopes; 1.0 mile east on Georgia Highway 312 from its intersection with Georgia Highway 262, about 0.1 mile north on a dirt road, and 25 feet west of the road; Decatur County; USGS Climax North topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 53 minutes 57 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 23 minutes 35 seconds W.

• A—0 to 4 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; about 2 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• BE—4 to 9 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt1—9 to 18 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt2—18 to 25 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• BC—25 to 31 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) irregularly shaped masses of relic iron accumulation with abrupt boundaries; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• C—31 to 65 inches; sandy loam, 40 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4 and 5/8), and 25 percent white (10YR 8/1) in a variegated pattern; massive; friable; the brownish yellow and yellowish brown areas are relic iron accumulations; the white areas are relic iron depletions; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 20 to 40 inches
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: Less than 20 inches
• Content of rock fragments: 0 to 10 percent in some pedons
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 20 to 40 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—2 to 4
  • Texture—loamy sand
• E horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—5
  • Chroma—4 to 6
  • Texture—loamy sand or sandy loam
• BE horizon (where present):
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—4 to 8
  • Texture—sandy loam
• Bt horizon:
  • Hue—5YR to 10YR
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Relic redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of red, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy clay
• BC horizon (where present):
  • Hue—5YR to 10YR; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Relic redoximorphic features—common in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• C horizon:
  • Hue—2.5YR to 10YR; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—4 to 8
  • Chroma—1 to 8
  • Relic redoximorphic features—common or many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—loamy sand, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam

Dothan Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderate in the upper part and moderately slow in the lower part
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 3 to 5 feet, January through April
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Broad ridges
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Plinthic Kandiudults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Carnegie and Nankin soils, which are clayey and are in the slightly higher positions
• Faceville soils, which are clayey, are redder than the Dothan soils, and have less than 5 percent plinthite
• Fuquay and Lucy soils, which have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Norfolk and Orangeburg soils, which do not have a horizon with more than 5 percent plinthite within a depth of 60 inches
• Tifton soils, which have 5 percent or more ironstone nodules in the upper part of the solum

Typical Pedon

Dothan loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes; 0.3 mile west on Green Shade Road from its intersection with Georgia Highway 309, about 0.8 mile south on Robert Stephens Road from its intersection with Green Shade Road, and 55 feet east of the road; Decatur County; USGS Fowlstown topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 47 minutes 06 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 33 minutes 31 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 12 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common very fine and fine roots; about 4 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules; neutral; abrupt smooth boundary.
• Btc—12 to 24 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common very fine and fine roots; 4 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Bt1—24 to 34 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few very fine and fine roots; about 4 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules; few fine distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Bt2—34 to 48 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; about 4 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Btv—48 to 65 inches; yellow (10YR 7/8) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; about 10 percent, by volume, plinthite; about 5 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules; common medium distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: Less than 20 inches
• Content of pebbles: Less than 5 percent
• Concentrations: 0 to 5 percent ironstone nodules
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 30 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—2 or 3
  • Texture—loamy sand
• BA horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—3 to 8
  • Texture—sandy loam
• Bt and Btc horizons:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—none or few in shades of red, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Btv horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—few or common in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay loam

Faceville Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Parent material: Clayey marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: More than 6 feet
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Broad ridges and shoulder slopes
• Slope: 0 to 8 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kandiudults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Dothan soils, which are fine-loamy, are more yellow than the Faceville soils, and have a Bt horizon that contains 5 percent or more plinthite
• Nankin soils, which have more than a 20 percent decrease in clay content within a depth of 60 inches
• Orangeburg soils, which are fine-loamy

Typical Pedon

Faceville sandy loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes; 1.8 miles southwest of Rocky Hill on Meridian Road from its intersection with Hadley Ferry Road, 200 feet south of the road; Grady County; USGS Beachton topographic quadrangle (1982); lat. 30 degrees 41 minutes 36 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 14 minutes 10 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 4 inches; brown (7.5YR 4/3) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; many very fine and fine and common medium roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• BA—4 to 7 inches; yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; many very fine and fine and common medium roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt1—7 to 30 inches; red (2.5YR 4/8) sandy clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; few very fine roots; common faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Bt2—30 to 50 inches; red (2.5YR 4/8) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Bt3—50 to 65 inches; red (10R 4/8) sandy clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; common faint clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 65 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: Less than 20 inches
• Content of pebbles: Less than 5 percent
• Concentrations: 0 to 10 percent throughout
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: More than 60 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—3 or 4
  • Texture—sandy loam
• BA horizon (where present):
  • Hue—5YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Texture—sandy clay loam
• Bt horizon:
  • Hue—10R to 5YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Texture—sandy clay
  • Relic redoximorphic features—common in shades of brown or yellow in the lower part
• BC horizon (where present):
  • Hue—2.5YR; or variegated in shades of red, brown, or yellow
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—4 to 8
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy clay
  • Relic redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of brown or yellow

Fuquay Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons, moderate in the Bt horizon, and slow in the Btv horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 4 to 6 feet, January through March
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Ridges and adjacent side slopes
• Slope: 1 to 8 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Arenic Kandiudults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Blanton soils, which are in the higher positions and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 40 to 80 inches in thickness
• Bonneau and Wagram soils, which do not have more than 5 percent plinthite and are in positions similar to those of the Fuquay soils
• Carnegie soils, which are in the higher positions, are clayey, and have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick
• Cowarts soils, which are on slope breaks and have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick
• Dothan and Tifton soils, which are in positions similar to those of the Fuquay soils and have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick
• Nankin soils, which are on slope breaks and have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick
• Norfolk soils, which, do not have more than 5 percent plinthite, are in positions similar to those of the Fuquay soils, and have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick
• Orangeburg soils, which are in the higher positions, do not have more than 5 percent plinthite, and have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick

Typical Pedon

Fuquay loamy sand, 1 to 5 percent slopes; 0.6 mile south of Spring Hill church on Peeble's Still Road, 0.4 mile east on Kims Road, and 205 feet east in a field; Grady County; USGS Reno topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 57 minutes 59 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 18 minutes 31 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 8 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; few fine roots; about 1 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules 5 millimeters in size; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E—8 to 32 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) loamy sand; common medium light gray (10YR7/1) bodies of clean sand grains in the lower part; weak fine granular structure; loose; few fine roots; about 1 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules 5 millimeters in size; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt—32 to 40 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; about 3 percent, by volume, nodular plinthite 5 millimeters in size; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Btv1—40 to 58 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium distinct yellow (10YR 7/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; common medium prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) irregularly shaped iron depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout; about 10 percent, by volume, plinthite; about 3 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules 5 millimeters in size; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Btv2—58 to 72 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium distinct yellow (10YR 7/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; common medium prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) irregularly shaped iron depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout; about 7 percent, by volume, plinthite; about 1 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules 5 millimeters in size; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 20 to 40 inches
• Content of pebbles: Less than 15 percent
• Concentrations: 0 to 3 percent ironstone nodules throughout
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 30 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—1 to 3
  • Texture—loamy sand
• E horizon:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—3 to 6
  • Texture—sand or loamy sand
• BE horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—4 to 8
  • Texture—sandy loam
• Bt horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—4 to 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of red or yellow
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Btv horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—none to many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam

Goldsboro Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 2 to 3 feet, December through April
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Slightly concave interfluves
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Aquic Paleudults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Bonneau soils, which are well drained, are in the higher positions, and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Lynchburg soils, which are somewhat poorly drained and are in the slightly lower positions
• Norfolk soils, which are well drained
• Pelham soils, which are poorly drained, are in the lower positions, and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Ocilla soils, which are somewhat poorly drained, are in the lower positions, and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness

Typical Pedon

Goldsboro loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes; 3.8 miles north of Climax on Georgia Highway 262 from its intersection with U.S. Highway 84, about 190 feet west of the highway; Decatur County; USGS Climax North topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 55 minutes 39 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 24 minutes 46 seconds W.

• A—0 to 5 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many very fine and fine and few coarse roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E—5 to 10 inches; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine and medium roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt1—10 to 17 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine and medium roots; few fine faint olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—17 to 25 inches; olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine and medium roots; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and common fine distinct yellow (2.5Y 7/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; common fine prominent gray (2.5Y 6/1) irregularly shaped iron depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt3—25 to 40 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few medium roots; many medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; many medium prominent gray (10YR 6/1) irregularly shaped iron depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt4—40 to 50 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; many medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; many medium prominent gray (10YR 6/1) irregularly shaped iron depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg—50 to 60 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and yellow (10YR 7/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: Less than 20 inches
• Content of pebbles: Less than 5 percent
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 18 to 30 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—1 to 3
  • Texture—loamy sand
• E horizon:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—2 to 4
  • Texture—loamy sand
• BE horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—3 to 6
  • Texture—sandy loam
• Bt horizon, upper part:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—4 to 6
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay loam, sandy loam, or clay loam
• Bt horizon, lower part:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—4 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay loam, clay loam, or sandy clay
• Btg horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—common or many in shades of red, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy clay

Grady Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability: Slow
• Parent material: Clayey marine sediments
• Seasonal high water table: 2 feet above the surface to 1 foot below the surface
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Upland depressions
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Paleaquults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Lynchburg soils, which are in the higher positions, are somewhat poorly drained, and are fine-loamy
• Ocilla soils, which are in the higher positions, are somewhat poorly drained, and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Pelham soils, which have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Rembert soils, which have more than a 20 percent decrease in clay content within a depth of 60 inches
• Wahee soils, which are somewhat poorly drained and are in the higher positions

Typical Pedon

Grady sandy loam, ponded; 5.5 miles north on U.S. Highway 27 from its intersection with U.S. Highway 84 in West Bainbridge, 1,060 feet east of U.S. Highway 27; Decatur County; USGS Bainbridge topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 59 minutes 44 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 37 minutes 14 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; few very fine and many fine roots; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• Btg1—6 to 12 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common fine roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; few fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and light brown (7.5YR 6/4) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Btg2—12 to 40 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay; few fine distinct light gray (10YR 7/1) variegations; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Btg3—40 to 65 inches; sandy clay, 40 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), 30 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) in a variegated pattern; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; the grayish brown and light gray areas are iron depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout; the strong brown areas are masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: Less than 20 inches
• Content of rock fragments: Less than 5 percent
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 4 to 10 inches
• Reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—3 or 4
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Texture—sandy loam
• E horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—reduced matrix
  • Texture—sandy loam
• BEg horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, or yellow or reduced matrix
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or clay loam
• Btg horizon:
  • Hue—10YR to 5Y; or, below a depth of 30 inches, variegated in shades of gray, red, brown, or yellow
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, or yellow or reduced matrix
  • Texture—sandy clay or clay

Gritney Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability: Slow
• Parent material: Clayey marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 1-1/2 to 3 feet, December through April
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Ridges and short side slopes
• Slope: 5 to 12 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine, mixed, semiactive, thermic Aquic Hapludults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Bonneau soils, which are well drained and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Carnegie soils, which have more than 5 percent plinthite within a depth of 60 inches, are well drained, and are in positions similar to those of the Gritney soils
• Cowarts soils, which are well drained, are fine-loamy, and are in positions similar to those of the Gritney soils

Typical Pedon

Gritney loamy sand, in an area of Cowarts-Gritney complex, 5 to 8 percent slopes; 0.8 mile north of Climax on Salem Church Road from its intersection with U.S. Highway 84, about 600 feet east of the road; Decatur County; USGS Climax North topographic quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees 53 minutes 23 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 26 minutes 21 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 8 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many very fine and fine roots; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• Bt1—8 to 18 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common fine and medium roots; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; few fine prominent red (2.5YR 5/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt2—18 to 50 inches; sandy clay, 45 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), and 15 percent light gray (5YR 7/1) in a variegated pattern; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; many distinct clay films on faces of peds; the reddish brown and yellowish brown areas are iron accumulations; the light gray areas are iron depletions; extremely acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Cg—50 to 65 inches; light gray (5YR 7/1) clay loam; thin strata and veins of sandy clay loam; massive; very firm and cemented in place; common medium prominent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; extremely acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 35 to 60 inches
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: Less than 20 inches
• Content of pebbles: 0 to 10 percent in some pedons
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 18 to 28 inches
• Reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—3 to 5
  • Chroma—2 to 4
  • Texture—loamy sand
• E horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—3 to 6
  • Texture—loamy sand or loamy fine sand
• Bt horizon:
  • Hue—5YR to 10YR; or, in the middle or lower part, variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—4 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—clay loam, sandy clay, or clay
• BC horizon (where present):
  • Hue—5YR to 10YR; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—4 to 6
  • Redoximorphic features—common or many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy clay
• Cg horizon, where present:
  • Hue—5YR, 7.5YR, 10YR, or 2.5Y; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—4 to 7
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—common in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—dominantly sandy clay loam, loam, or clay loam with lenses, pockets, or strata of loamy sand or sandy loam. In some pedons, however, the Cg or 2Cg horizon is clay.

Hornsville Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability: Moderately slow
• Parent material: Loamy and clayey marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 feet, December through April
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Broad stream terraces
• Landform position: Smooth, level flats
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Aquic Hapludults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Bigbee soils, which are excessively drained and are on low stream terraces
• Wahee soils, which are somewhat poorly drained and are in shallow depressions
• Lucy and Orangeburg soils, which are on the higher ridges, are well drained, and are fine-loamy

Typical Pedon

Hornsville fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes; 0.7 mile south on Georgia Highway 253 from its intersection with U.S. Highway 84 in West Bainbridge, 0.6 mile west on the county road at the prison farm, and 50 feet north of road; Decatur County; USGS Bainbridge topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 54 minutes 34 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 36 minutes 46 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; few very fine, fine, and medium roots; moderately acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E—6 to 10 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common very fine and fine roots; few fine flakes of mica; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt1—10 to 16 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine and medium roots; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; few fine flakes of mica; few fine prominent red (2.5YR 5/6) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Bt2—16 to 24 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine and medium roots; many distinct clay films on faces of peds; few fine flakes of mica; common medium prominent red (2.5YR 5/6) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Bt3—24 to 28 inches; clay loam, 40 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), 35 percent red (2.5YR 5/6), and 25 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) in a variegated pattern; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine and medium roots; many distinct clay films on faces of peds; few fine flakes of mica; the red and reddish yellow areas are irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; the light gray areas are irregularly shaped iron depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• BC—28 to 60 inches; sandy clay loam, 40 percent red (2.5YR 5/6), 35 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), and 25 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) in a variegated pattern; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; few fine flakes of mica; the areas of red and reddish yellow are iron accumulations; the areas of light gray are iron depletions; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 40 to more than 60 inches
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: Less than 20 inches
• Content of pebbles: Less than 5 percent
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 21 to 27 inches
• Reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—2 to 4
  • Chroma—2 or 3
  • Texture—fine sandy loam
• E horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—4 to 7
  • Chroma—3 or 4
  • Texture—loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam
• Bt horizon (upper part):
  • Hue—5YR to 10YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—sandy clay loam, clay loam, sandy clay, or clay
• Bt horizon (lower part):
  • Hue—5YR to 10YR; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—few or common in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—clay loam or sandy clay
• BC horizon:
  • Hue—2.5YR to 10YR; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, yellow, brown, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay loam
• C horizon (where present):
  • Hue—variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Redoximorphic features—common or many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy loam or fine sandy loam

Lakeland Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Excessively drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Parent material: Sandy marine or eolian sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: More than 6 feet
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Broad ridges and side slopes
• Slope: 0 to 12 percent
• Taxonomic class: Thermic, coated Typic Quartzipsamments

Commonly Associated Soils

• Bigbee soils, which are in the lower positions and have a seasonal high water table within a depth of 3-1/2 to 6 feet
• Blanton and Troup soils, which have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 40 to 80 inches in thickness

Typical Pedon

Lakeland sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes; 4.2 miles north of Bainbridge on Georgia Highway 311 from its intersection with Georgia Highway 97, about 1.2 miles west of Georgia Highway 311 on Riverview Road, 1.1 miles south on Riverview Drive, and 60 feet west of the road; Decatur County; USGS Bainbridge topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 57 minutes 27 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 33 minutes 26 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 9 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sand; single grained; loose; common very fine, fine, and medium roots; few uncoated sand grains; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• C1—9 to 40 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sand; single grained; loose; few fine and medium roots; few uncoated sand grains; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C2—40 to 80 inches; yellow (10YR 7/6) sand; single grained; loose; few fine roots; many uncoated sand grains; few very fine flakes of mica; few medium faint very pale brown (10YR 7/4) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; the iron accumulations are relict redoximorphic features; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Depth of sand: 80 inches or more
• Content of rock fragments: Less than 5 percent
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—3 or 4
  • Chroma—2 to 4
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• C horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—4 to 7
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
  • Relic redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of brown or yellow
  • Texture—sand or fine sand below a depth of 40 inches

Lucy Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons and moderate in the Bt horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: More than 5 feet
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Broad ridges and adjacent side slopes
• Slope: 0 to 8 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Arenic Kandiudults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Blanton and Troup soils, which have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 40 to 80 inches in thickness
• Bonneau soils, which have mottles of chroma 2 or less within a depth of 60 inches and have dominant hue of 7.5YR or more yellow in the Bt horizon
• Dothan soils, which have one or more Bt horizons with 5 percent or more plinthite and have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick
• Hornsville soils, which are moderately well drained, are on broad stream terraces, and have a clayey subsoil
• Orangeburg soils, which have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick
• Wagram soils, which are in positions similar to those of the Lucy soils and have a Bt horizon dominated by hue of 7.5YR or more yellow

Typical Pedon

Lucy loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes; 2.4 miles north of West Bainbridge on U.S. Highway 27 from its intersection with U.S. Highway 84, about 1.0 mile east of U.S. Highway 27 on Whites Mill Road, and 300 feet north of the road; Decatur County; USGS Bainbridge topographic quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees 57 minutes 11 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 35 minutes 43 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 7 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common very fine and fine and few coarse roots; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• E1—7 to 14 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common very fine and fine and few coarse roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E2—14 to 28 inches; brown (7.5YR 5/4) loamy sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; few fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• BE—28 to 33 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; few fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt1—33 to 40 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt2—40 to 50 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt3—50 to 65 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) relic iron depletions with sharp boundaries throughout; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 20 to 40 inches
• Content of pebbles: Less than 10 percent
• Concentrations: Less than 5 percent ironstone nodules
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—5YR to 10YR
  • Value—3 to 5
  • Chroma—2 or 3
  • Texture—loamy sand
• E horizon:
  • Hue—5YR to 10YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—3 to 6
  • Texture—sand or loamy sand
• BE horizon (where present):
  • Hue—5YR or 7.5YR
  • Value—4 to 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Texture—sandy loam
• Bt horizon, upper part:
  • Hue—2.5YR or 5YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Bt horizon, lower part:
  • Hue—2.5YR or 5YR
  • Value—4 to 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of brown or yellow
  • Texture—sandy clay loam

Lynchburg Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 1/2 to 1-1/2 feet, December through March
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Interstream divides and shallow depressions
• Landform position: Slightly concave interfluves
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Aeric Paleaquults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Goldsboro soils, which are moderately well drained
• Grady and Rembert soils, which are clayey and are poorly drained
• Norfolk soils, which are well drained
• Ocilla soils, which have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Pelham soils, which are poorly drained and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness

Typical Pedon

Lynchburg fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes; 6.7 miles north of Whigham on Georgia Highway 179 from its intersection with U.S. Highway 84, about 50 feet east of the highway; Grady County; USGS Whigham topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 59 minutes 28 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 21 minutes 08 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 9 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; many fine and few medium and coarse roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E—9 to 18 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sandy loam; common fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) iron concentrations in root channels; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; many fine and few medium and coarse roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt—18 to 22 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine and few medium roots; many medium prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout; common medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg1—22 to 34 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; many medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—34 to 39 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; many medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and common medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg3—39 to 56 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and common medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg4—56 to 65 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: Less than 20 inches
• Content of rock fragments: Less than 10 percent
• Concentrations: 0 to 5 percent ironstone nodules throughout
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 12 to 18 inches
• Reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—3 or 4
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Texture—fine sandy loam or sandy loam
• E horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—2 to 4
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of brown or yellow
  • Texture—loamy sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam
• Bt horizon:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y; or variegated in shades of brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—4 to 6
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay loam
• Btg horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—6 or 7
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or clay loam
• BCg horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—sandy loam

Nankin Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderately slow
• Parent material: Loamy and clayey marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: More than 6 feet
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Upper side slopes
• Slope: 2 to 12 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kanhapludults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Carnegie soils, which have more than 5 percent plinthite
• Cowarts soils, which are in positions similar to those of the Nankin soils and are fine loamy
• Dothan and Tifton soils, which have more than 5 percent plinthite and are fine-loamy
• Faceville soils, which do not have a 20 percent decrease in clay content in the lower part of the B horizon
• Fuquay soils, which have more than 5 percent plinthite and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Orangeburg soils, which are fine-loamy

Typical Pedon

Nankin fine sandy loam in an area of Nankin-Cowarts complex, 5 to 8 percent slopes; 4.2 miles northeast of Whigham on U.S. Highway 84 from its intersection with Georgia Highway 179, about 100 feet north of the highway; Grady County; USGS Whigham topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 54 minutes 09 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 15 minutes 07 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; few ironstone nodules; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• Bt1—6 to 21 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine faint red (2.5YR 4/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—21 to 32 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine faint red (2.5YR 4/8) and few fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt3—32 to 39 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; many medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• BC—39 to 50 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many medium faint red (2.5YR 4/8) and many medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; few fine prominent pinkish gray (5YR 7/2) iron depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C—50 to 65 inches; sandy loam with pockets of sandy clay loam, 40 percent red (2.5YR 4/8), 35 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), and 25 percent pinkish gray (5YR 7/2) in a variegated pattern; massive; firm; the red and brownish yellow areas are iron accumulations; the pinkish gray areas are iron depletions; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 40 to 60 inches
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: Less than 20 inches
• Content of pebbles: 0 to 5 percent in some
• Concentrations: 0 to 25 percent ironstone nodules and 0 to 5 percent plinthite
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 40 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—3 to 5
  • Texture—loamy fine sand, fine sandy loam, or sandy loam
• BE horizon (where present):
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—4 to 8
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Bt horizon:
  • Hue—2.5YR to 10YR; or, in the lower part, variegated in shades of red, brown, or yellow
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—clay loam, sandy clay, or clay
• BC horizon (where present):
  • Hue—2.5YR to 7.5YR; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, pink, or gray
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, yellow, pink, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy clay loam with pockets of sandy loam
• C horizon:
  • Hue—variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, pink, or gray
  • Redoximorphic features—common or many in shades of red, brown, or gray
  • Texture—sandy loam with pockets of sandy clay loam or sandy clay

Norfolk Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 4 to 6 feet, January through March
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Broad ridges
• Slope: 0 to 8 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kandiudults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Bonneau, Fuquay, and Wagram soils, which have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Carnegie soils, which are clayey and are in the slightly higher positions
• Dothan soils, which are in positions similar to those of the Norfolk soils and have subsoil layers that contain 5 percent or more plinthite
• Goldsboro soils, which are moderately well drained
• Lynchburg soils, which are somewhat poorly drained
• Orangeburg soils, in which all or some part of the Bt horizon has hue of 5YR or redder
• Pelham soils, which are poorly drained and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Wagram soils, which have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness

Typical Pedon

Norfolk loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes; 5.2 miles east of Bainbridge on Georgia Highway 312 from its intersection with Wheat Avenue in Bainbridge, 0.6 mile north on Palmer Road, 1.0 mile east on Friendship Cemetery Road, and 100 feet north of the road; Decatur County; USGS Climax North topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 54 minutes 59 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many very fine roots; few ironstone nodules; moderately acid; clear smooth boundary.
• BE—6 to 14 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; few fine roots; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt1—14 to 22 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; few ironstone nodules; common medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—22 to 38 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few very fine roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt3—38 to 52 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common faint clay films on faces of peds; about 2 percent, by volume, nodular plinthite; common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and few fine prominent red (2.5YR 5/6) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• BC—52 to 65 inches; sandy clay loam, 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), 20 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), 20 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), and 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) in a variegated pattern; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of peds; about 2 percent, by volume, nodular plinthite; the yellowish red, strong brown, and brownish yellow areas are iron accumulations; the light gray areas are iron depletions; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: Less than 20 inches
• Content of pebbles: Less than 5 percent
• Concentrations: 0 to 5 percent ironstone nodules throughout and less than 5 percent plinthite in the Bt horizon
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 48 to 60 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—2 or 3
  • Texture—loamy sand
• E horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—4 to 6
  • Chroma—3 or 4
  • Texture—loamy sand
• BE horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—3 to 8
  • Texture—sandy loam
• Bt horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—4 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of brown or yellow
  • Texture—sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or, below a depth of 40 inches, sandy clay
• BC horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—5 to 8
  • Chroma—3 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—few or common in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy clay

Ocilla Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 1 to 2-1/2 feet, December through April
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Low uplands and stream terraces
• Landform position: Slightly concave interfluves
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Aquic Arenic Paleudults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Bibb soils, which are in the lower positions and are poorly drained
• Goldsboro soils, which are in the slightly higher positions and are moderately well drained
• Lynchburg soils, which are in the slightly higher positions and have a sandy surface layer that is less than 20 inches thick
• Poorly drained Pelham, Grady, Rembert soils in depressions

Typical Pedon

Ocilla loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes; on Pine Park Road 1.0 mile south of its intersection with a railroad track in Pine Park, east of the road 200 feet; Grady County; USGS Pine Park topographic quadrangle (1982); lat. 30 degrees 50 minutes 30 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 06 minutes 38 seconds W.

• A—0 to 3 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many very fine and common fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E1—3 to 18 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) loamy fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common very fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E2—18 to 27 inches; light gray (10YR 6/1) loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; few very fine roots; common medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) irregularly shaped iron depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt1—27 to 45 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; about 3 percent, by volume, nodular plinthite; few very fine roots; few medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; common medium prominent light gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Bt2—45 to 55 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; common medium prominent light gray (10YR 6/1) iron and clay depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Btg—55 to 65 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/8), common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), and common medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 to 80 inches
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 20 to 40 inches
• Content of pebbles: Less than 5 percent
• Content of plinthite: Less than 5 percent
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 22 to 33 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—3 or 4
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Texture—loamy fine sand
• E horizon:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—1 to 4
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of brown or gray
  • Texture—loamy sand or loamy fine sand
• BE horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—4 to 6
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—loamy sand
• Bt horizon, upper part:
  • Hue—7.5YR to 2.5Y
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—2 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Bt horizon, lower part:
  • Hue—7.5YR to 2.5Y; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—3 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or sandy clay
• Btg horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy clay

Orangeburg Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Parent material: Loamy and clayey marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: More than 6 feet
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Broad ridges
• Slope: 0 to 12 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kandiudults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Cowarts soils, which have a solum that is less than 40 inches thick
• Dothan and Tifton soils, which have plinthite and have a subsoil that is dominantly 7.5YR in hue or more yellow
• Faceville soils, which are clayey
• Fuquay soils, which have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness and have horizons that contain 5 percent or more plinthite
• Hornsville soils, which are moderately well drained and have a clayey subsoil
• Nankin soils, which are clayey and have a 20 percent decrease in clay content within a depth of 60 inches
• Lucy soils, which have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Norfolk soils, which have a subsoil that is dominantly hue of 7.5YR or more yellow
• Troup soils, which are somewhat excessively drained and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 40 to 80 inches in thickness

Typical Pedon

Orangeburg loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopes; 1.8 miles southeast of Bainbridge on Lake Douglas Road from its intersection with U.S. Highway 84 Bypass, 1.2 miles south on Toole Dairy Road (dirt road) from its intersection with Lake Douglas Road, and 125 feet north of the road; Decatur County; USGS Fowlstown topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 51 minutes 46 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 32 minutes 18 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 8 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many very fine and fine and common medium roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• BA—8 to 13 inches; brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; common very fine and few fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt1—13 to 32 inches; red (2.5YR 4/8) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common very fine, fine, and medium roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Bt2—32 to 72 inches; red (2.5YR 4/8) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few very fine roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 70 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: Less than 20 inches
• Content of pebbles: Less than 5 percent
• Concentrations: 0 to 3 percent ironstone nodules throughout
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 60 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—3 or 4
  • Chroma—2 to 4
  • Texture—loamy sand
• E horizon (where present):
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—5
  • Chroma—4 to 6
  • Texture—loamy sand
• BA horizon (where present):
  • Hue—2.5YR to 10YR
  • Value—4 to 6
  • Chroma—4 to 8
  • Texture—sandy loam or fine sandy loam
• Bt horizon:
  • Hue—2.5YR or 5YR
  • Value—4 or 5
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of brown or yellow at a depth of more than 60 inches
  • Texture—sandy clay loam

Osier Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Parent material: Sandy fluvial sediments
• Seasonal high water table: At the surface to a depth of 1/2 foot
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Flood plains
• Landform position: Drainageways
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Siliceous, thermic Typic Psammaquents

Commonly Associated Soils

• Bibb soils, which are coarse-loamy
• Pelham soils, which are loamy and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness

Typical Pedon

Osier loamy fine sand, in an area of Osier and Bibb soils, frequently flooded; from the intersection of Hadley Ferry Road and Turkey Creek, 225 feet north of the creek, and 200 feet east of Hadley Ferry Road; Grady County; USGS Cairo South topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 45 minutes 52 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 13 minutes 41 seconds W.

• A—0 to 8 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) loamy fine sand; about 25 percent clean sand grains; weak fine granular structure; loose; many fine, many medium, and few coarse roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Cg1—8 to 15 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; loose; few fine and few medium roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Cg2—15 to 45 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; loose; few fine roots; common medium pockets of clean sand grains; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Cg3—45 to 55 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; loose; many medium pockets of clean sand grains; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Cg4—55 to 65 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) fine sand stratified with thin layers of medium sand; weak fine granular structure; loose; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Depth of sand: 70 inches or more
• Content of pebbles: Less than 10 percent
• Concentrations: Less than 2 percent
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 0 inches
• Reaction: Extremely acid or very strongly acid throughout
• A horizon:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—2 to 4
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Texture—fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand, or fine sand
• Cg horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR to 2.5Y
  • Value—3 to 8
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of gray, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—loamy fine sand, fine sand, sand, or stratified with these textures

Pelham Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Seasonal high water table: At the surface to a depth of 1 foot, January through April
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Broad flats
• Landform position: Flood plains and slight depressions
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Arenic Paleaquults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Bonneau soils, which are well drained and are in the higher adjacent positions
• Blanton soils, which are well drained and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Bibb soils, which are coarse-loamy
• Grady and Rembert soils, which are clayey
• Lynchburg soils, which are somewhat poorly drained and have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick
• Ocilla soils, which are somewhat poorly drained
• Osier soils, which are sandy
• Goldsboro soils, which are moderately well drained and have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick
• Norfolk soils, which are well drained, are in the adjacent higher positions, and have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick

Typical Pedon

Pelham loamy fine sand, frequently flooded; Wautauga Road 0.5 mile from its intersection with US Highway 27, about 150 feet north of the road; Decatur County; USGS Climax South topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 45 minutes 28 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 27 minutes 33 seconds W.

• A—0 to 6 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) loamy fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; many very fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Eg1—6 to 25 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many very fine and few fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Eg2—25 to 30 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common very fine roots; few fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Btg1—30 to 45 inches; light gray (10YR 6/1) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; few very fine and fine roots; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8 and 5/6) masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—45 to 50 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8 and 5/6) masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg3—50 to 65 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries; few fine faint light gray (10YR 7/1) iron depletions with diffuse boundaries; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 20 to 40 inches
• Content of pebbles: Less than 5 percent
• Concentrations: 0 to 3 percent plinthite in some pedons
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 2 to 8 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—3 or 4
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Texture—sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand
• E horizon:
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—4 to 7
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand
• Btg horizon, upper part:
  • Hue—10YR to 5Y
  • Value—6 or 7
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Btg horizon, lower part:
  • Hue—10YR to 5Y
  • Value—5 to 7
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of brown, yellow, pink, or gray; or mottled in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy clay

Rembert Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability: Slow
• Parent material: Clayey and loamy marine sediments
• Seasonal high water table: 1 foot above the surface to 1 foot below the surface, December to April
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Flood plains
• Landform position: Depressions and drainageways
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Endoaquults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Grady soils, which do not have a 20 percent or more decrease in clay content within a depth of 60 inches
• Lynchburg soils, which are somewhat poorly drained and have a fine-loamy subsoil
• Ocilla soils, which are somewhat poorly drained and have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Pelham soils, which have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness

Typical Pedon

Rembert sandy loam, frequently flooded; 1.2 miles east of Mount Pleasant on Jessie Brock Road from its intersection with Georgia Highway 97, about 150 feet south of the road; Decatur County; USGS Vada topographic quadrangle (1971); lat. 31 degrees 01 minute 20 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 26 minutes 25 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 9 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine and medium and few coarse roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E—9 to 12 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; few fine, medium, and coarse roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Btg1—12 to 39 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine, medium, and coarse roots; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; few fine prominent red (2.5YR 4/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Btg2—39 to 52 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; many prominent clay films on faces of peds; common medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• BCg—52 to 65 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 40 to more than 60 inches
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: Less than 20 inches
• Content of pebbles: Less than 5 percent
• Concentrations: Less than 5 percent
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 4 to 6 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—10YR to 5Y
  • Value—2 to 5
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Texture—sandy loam
• E horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—3 to 5
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Texture—sandy loam
• Btg horizon:
  • Hue—10YR to 5Y
  • Value—4 to 7
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—clay loam, sandy clay, or clay
• BCg horizon:
  • Hue—10YR to 5Y
  • Value—5 to 8
  • Chroma—1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—none to many in shades of red, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—sandy clay loam

Tifton Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderate in BtC horizon and moderately slow in Btv horizon
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 3-1/2 to 5 feet, January through March
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Broad ridges and side slopes
• Slope: 0 to 8 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Plinthic Kandiudults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Orangeburg soils, which are redder in hue than the Tifton soils and are in the higher positions
• Carnegie soils, which are clayey
• Dothan soils, which have less than 5 percent ironstone nodules in the upper part of the solum
• Fuquay soils, which have a sandy surface layer that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Nankin soils, which are clayey and contain less than 5 percent plinthite

Typical Pedon

Tifton loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes; 9.5 miles northwest of Cairo on Georgia Highway 112 from its intersection with U.S. Highway 84, about 50 feet east of the highway; Grady County; USGS Whigham topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 59 minutes 09 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 15 minutes 25 seconds W.

• Apc—0 to 8 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; about 10 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules; slightly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• Ec—8 to 10 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; about 12 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Btc1—10 to 22 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; about 12 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules; moderately acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btc2—22 to 43 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; about 8 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btv1—43 to 51 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; about 10 percent, by volume, nodular plinthite; about 1 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules; few fine faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and common medium faint yellow (10YR 7/6) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Btv2—51 to 65 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; about 10 percent, by volume, plinthite; few fine faint yellow (10YR 7/8) irregularly shaped masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries throughout; few medium prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) iron depletions with diffuse boundaries throughout; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: Less than 20 inches
• Content of pebbles: Less than 5 percent
• Concentrations: 5 to 25 percent ironstone nodules in the A, Apc, or Ap horizon; 5 to 30 percent in the EC, Btc1, and Btc2 horizons; 0 to 13 percent in the Btv1, Btv2, and BC horizons; and 5 percent or more nodular plinthite
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: 36 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid, except where lime has been applied
• Ac or Apc horizon:
  • Hue—10YR
  • Value—4
  • Chroma—2 or 3
  • Texture—loamy sand
• Ec horizon (where present):
  • Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—4 to 6
  • Texture—loamy sand or sandy loam
• Btc horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of red or brown
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Btv horizon:
  • Hue—10YR; or variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, gray, or white
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—few to many in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay loam
• BC horizon (where present):
  • Hue—variegated in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of red, brown, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay loam

Troup Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons and moderate in the Bt horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: More than 6 feet
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Broad ridges and side slopes
• Slope: 0 to 12 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Grossarenic Kandiudults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Blanton soils, which are more yellow than the Troup soils and have a seasonal high water table within a depth of 6 feet
• Lakeland soils, which are sandy to a depth of more than 80 inches and are excessively well drained
• Lucy soils, which have a sandy epipedon that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Orangeburg soils, which have a sandy epipedon that is less than 20 inches thick

Typical Pedon

Troup loamy sand, 1 to 5 percent slopes; 5.9 miles northwest of Bainbridge on Bethel Road from its intersection with U.S. Highway 27, about 200 feet east of the road; Decatur County; USGS Brinson topographic quadrangle (1974); lat. 30 degrees 59 minutes 38 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 40 minutes 24 seconds W.

• Ap—0 to 8 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• E1—8 to 20 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; few fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E2—20 to 32 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; few fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• E3—32 to 52 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt—52 to 80 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 80 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 40 to 80 inches
• Content of rock quartz: Less than 10 percent pebbles
• Concentrations: Less than 5 percent
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: More than 6 feet
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
  • Value—3 to 5
  • Chroma—2 or 3
  • Texture—loamy sand
• E horizon:
  • Hue—5YR to 10YR
  • Value—4 to 6
  • Chroma—4 to 8
  • Texture—loamy fine sand, loamy sand, or sand
• BE horizon (where present):
  • Hue—5YR or 7.5YR
  • Value—5 or 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Texture—sandy loam
• Bt horizon:
  • Hue—2.5YR to 7.5YR
  • Value—4 to 6
  • Chroma—6 to 8
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam

Wagram Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: More than 6 feet
• Landscape: Coastal Plain
• Landform: Uplands
• Landform position: Ridges and adjacent side slopes
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Arenic Kandiudults

Commonly Associated Soils

• Bonneau soils, which have mottles indicating wetness within a depth of 60 inches
• Fuquay soils, which have a layer containing 5 percent or more plinthite
• Lucy soils, which have a Bt horizon with redder hues than the Bt horizon of the Wagram soils
• Norfolk soils, which have a sandy surface layer that is less than 20 inches thick

Typical Pedon

Wagram loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes; 10.7 miles south on Georgia highway 91 from its intersection with Georgia highway 37, about 0.5 mile southeast on Itchaway Plantation Road, and 50 feet north of the road; Baker County; USGS Hopeful topographic quadrangle (1971); lat. 31 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 27 minutes 44 seconds W.

• A—0 to 6 inches; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine and medium roots; slightly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E1—6 to 19 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine and medium roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—19 to 28 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loamy sand; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; common fine and medium roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt1—28 to 34 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; few fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—34 to 46 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of peds; few fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt3—46 to 80 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of peds; few fine roots; few medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) relic iron accumulations; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 to 80 inches
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 20 to 40 inches
• Content of pebbles: Less than 5 percent
• Concentrations: Less than 2 percent
• Depth to chroma of 2 or less: More than 60 inches