Chastain Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability: Slow
• Parent material: Clayey fluvial sediments
• Seasonal high water table: At the surface to a depth of 1 foot
• Landscape position: Flood plains
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Classification: Fine, mixed, acid, thermic Typic Fluvaquents

Geographically Associated Soils

• Bethera soils, which have an argillic horizon and are on the slightly higher landscapes
• Tawcaw soils, which are in the slightly higher landscape positions and are better drained than the Chastain soils

Typical Pedon

Chastain silty clay loam, in an area of Tawcaw-Chastain association, frequently flooded; east 2 miles on Georgia Highway 117 from the junction of Georgia Highways 117 and 132, southwest 3.25 miles from Georgia Highway 117, and northeast 900 feet from the Ocmulgee River; in Telfair County

• A—0 to 9 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 4/2) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bg1—9 to 34 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay; common medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common fine roots; few small black stains of iron and manganese accumulations; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bg2—34 to 46 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay; many medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; strong fine subangular blocky structure; firm; few small black stains of iron and manganese accumulations; few fine flakes of mica; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• 2Cg1—46 to 52 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) coarse sandy loam; massive; very friable; many small black manganese concretions; few fine flakes of mica; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• 2Cg2—52 to 65 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) coarse sand; single grained; loose; slightly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 40 to more than 72 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid in A and Bg horizons and moderately acid to neutral in the 2Cg horizon
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—3 to 9 inches
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 to 4
• Bg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2; mottles in shades of brown and red
  • Texture—silty clay, silty clay loam, clay loam, or clay
• 2Cg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2; mottles in shades of brown and red
  • Texture—coarse sandy loam, sandy loam, sandy clay loam, sand, or coarse sand

Clarendon Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability: Moderately slow
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 2 to 3 feet
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Slope: 0 to 3 percent
• Classification: Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Plinthaquic Paleudults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Dothan soils, which are in the slightly higher landscape positions and are well drained
• Cowarts soils, which have less than 5 percent plinthite
• Leefield soils, which have an arenic surface layer
• Stilson soils, which have an arenic surface layer
• Tifton soils, which are in the slightly higher landscape positions and are well drained

Typical Pedon

Clarendon loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes; 6.75 miles west on Georgia Highway 117 from the junction of Georgia Highway 117 and U.S. Highway 341 in Lumber City, 0.75 mile north of Georgia Highway 117 on a private road, 350 feet east on a private road, and 25 feet south of the road; in Telfair County

• Ap—0 to 9 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many medium roots; about 5 percent, by volume, nodules of ironstone; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• E—9 to 16 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common medium roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt—16 to 28 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btv1—28 to 36 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sandy clay loam; common medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent nodular plinthite; few faint clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btv2—36 to 40 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sandy clay loam; many medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent nodular and platy plinthite; few faint clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btv3—40 to 60 inches; mottled light gray (10YR 7/2), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 16 percent nodular and platy plinthite; few faint clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 to more than 70 inches
• Depth to mottles of chroma 2 or less: Less than 30 inches
• Plinthite: 5 to 20 percent below a depth of 28 to 58 inches
• Ironstone nodules: 2 to 10 percent in the A horizon and 0 to 5 percent in the E and Bt horizons
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• Ap horizon:
  • Thickness—6 to 9 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 1 or 2
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4
  • Texture—loamy sand or sand
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 to 6; in some pedons, mottles in shades of brown and red and, in the lower part, gray
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Btv horizon, upper part:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, chroma of 3 to 6, and mottles in shades of gray and brown; or mottled in shades of gray, brown, and red
• Btv horizon, lower part:
  • Color—mottled in shades of gray, brown, and red

Cowarts Series

• Depth class: Moderately deep to a dense layer
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderate in the solum and moderately slow or slow in the substratum
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Slope: 2 to 25 percent
• Classification: Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Typic Kanhapludults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Carnegie soils, which have a solum that is more than 40 inches thick and have a clayey particle-size control section
• Dothan soils, which have 5 percent or more plinthite in the lower part of the subsoil
• Fuquay soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 to 40 inches
• Nankin soils, which have a clayey particle-size control section
• Susquehanna soils, which are somewhat poorly drained and have a clayey subsoil
• Telfair soils, which have a clayey particle-size control section
• Tifton soils, which have 5 percent or more plinthite in the lower part of the subsoil

Typical Pedon

Cowarts loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopes; 2.1 miles southeast on Georgia Highway 230 from the Pulaski County line, 2.1 miles northeast on a county road, and 50 feet east of the road; in Dodge County

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; about 5 percent, by volume, rounded nodules of ironstone; few small quartz pebbles; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• BE—6 to 15 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; few fine and medium roots; about 3 percent, by volume, rounded nodules of ironstone; common small quartz pebbles; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt1—15 to 21 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine and medium roots; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; about 2 percent, by volume, rounded nodules of ironstone; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—21 to 29 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; common medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Cd—29 to 65 inches; mottled yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), red (2.5YR 4/6), light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4), and light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy clay loam; pockets and strata of finer and coarser textured material; massive; very firm and compact; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 24 to 32 inches
• Content of coarse fragments: 0 to 15 percent in the A and B horizons
• Ironstone nodules: 0 to 5 percent throughout
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• Distinctive features: A substratum that has dense and compact properties is below a depth of 22 to 35 inches; the gray mottles in the lower horizon are not indicative of wetness.
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Thickness—4 to 9 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4 (thickness is less than 6 inches where value is 3), and chroma of 2 or 3
  • Texture—loamy sand or sandy loam
• BE horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 to 8
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 to 8
• Cd horizon:
  • Color—mottled in shades of brown, red, yellow, and gray

Dothan Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderate in the upper part of the subsoil and moderately slow in the lower part
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 3 to 5 feet
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Slope: 0 to 8 percent
• Classification: Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Plinthic Kandiudults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Carnegie soils, which have a clayey subsoil control section
• Chastain soils, which are poorly drained
• Cowarts soils, which have a solum that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Fuquay soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 to 40 inches
• Marlboro soils, which have a clayey particle-size control section
• Nankin soils, which have a clayey particle-size control section
• Stilson soils, which are moderately well drained
• Tifton soils, which have more than 5 percent ironstone nodules in the upper part of the solum

Typical Pedon

Dothan loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopes; northeast 0.6 mile from Cary on Georgia Highway 112, southeast 2.6 miles on a county road, 0.8 mile on the county road, southeast 0.3 mile on a woods road, and northeast 30 feet from the road; in Bleckley County

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; few coarse nodules of ironstone; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt1—6 to 12 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; common fine roots; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Bt2—12 to 31 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt3—31 to 42 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common prominent clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btv—42 to 65 inches; mottled yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), red (2.5YR 4/8), strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 9 percent plinthite; common prominent clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 to more than 80 inches
• Plinthite: 5 to 10 percent below a depth of 27 to 46 inches
• Ironstone nodules: 0 to 5 percent in the A or Ap horizon and the upper part of the Bt horizon
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Thickness—6 to 10 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 4
  • Texture—loamy sand or sandy loam
• Bt horizon, upper part:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 to 8
• Bt horizon, lower part:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 6 to 8; common or many mottles in shades of brown or red
• Btv horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 5 or 6, chroma of 6 to 8, and common or many mottles in shades of brown, red, and gray; or mottled in shades of brown, red, and gray

Eunola Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability: Moderate in the subsoil and rapid in the substratum
• Parent material: Loamy fluvial sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 feet
• Landscape position: Stream terraces
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Classification: Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Aquic Hapludults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Bethera soils, which are in the lower landscape positions, are poorly drained, and have a clayey particle-size control section
• Grady soils, which are in the lower landscape positions, are poorly drained, and have a clayey particle-size control section
• Rains soils, which are in the lower landscape positions and are poorly drained

Typical Pedon

Eunola loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded; 0.4 mile west on Georgia Highway 117 from the junction of Georgia Highway 117 and U.S. Highway 441 in Jacksonville, 1.25 miles southwest on a private dirt road, and 50 feet west of the road; in Telfair County

• A—0 to 6 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; few fine flakes of mica; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E—6 to 16 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; few fine flakes of mica; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• BE—16 to 19 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few fine flakes of mica; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt1—19 to 29 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; few fine flakes of mica; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—29 to 48 inches; mottled yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), light gray (10YR 7/2), and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; few fine flakes of mica; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• BC—48 to 56 inches; mottled light gray (10YR 7/2), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) coarse sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; very few faint clay films on faces of peds; few fine flakes of mica; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• 2C—56 to 60 inches; mottled light gray (10YR 7/2), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) loamy coarse sand; single grained; loose; few fine flakes of mica; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 46 to 57 inches
• Depth to mottles of chroma 2 or less: 5 to 15 inches below the top of the argillic horizon
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—6 to 7 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 3 or 4
• BE horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 to 6
• Bt horizon, upper part:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 6 to 8
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy loam
• Bt horizon, lower part:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, chroma of 3 to 8, and common or many mottles in shades of gray, brown, and red; or mottled in those same colors
• BC and 2C horizons:
  • Color—mottled in shades of gray, brown, and red
  • Texture—loamy coarse sand or coarse sandy loam

Faceville Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well Drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Parent material: Clayey marine sediments
• Slope: 2 to 8 percent
• Classification: Clayey, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kandiudults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Grady soils, which are in depressions and are poorly drained
• Greenville soils, which have a dark red subsoil
• Lucy soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 to 40 inches
• Marlboro soils, which do not have a red subsoil
• Red Bay soils, which have a dark red subsoil and have a fine-loamy particle-size control section
• Tifton soils, which have a fine-loamy particle-size control section

Typical Pedon

Faceville sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes; 0.5 mile south on U.S. Highway 23 from the Twiggs County line, 0.9 mile east on a county road, and 100 feet south of the road; in Bleckley County

• Ap—0 to 7 inches; dark brown (10YR 4/3) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• Bt1—7 to 10 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—10 to 29 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt3—29 to 65 inches; red (2.5YR 4/8) sandy clay; few fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 65 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Thickness—4 to 8 inches
  • Color—hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4, and chroma of 3 to 6
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 2.5YR or 5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 6 to 8; few or common mottles in shades of brown in the lower part
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy clay in the upper part and sandy clay or clay in the lower part

Fuquay Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderate in the upper part of the subsoil and slow in the lower part
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 4 to 6 feet
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Slope: 1 to 8 percent
• Classification: Loamy, siliceous, thermic Arenic Plinthic Kandiudults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Ailey soils, which have less than 5 percent plinthite in the subsoil
• Bonifay soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 40 to 60 inches
• Cowarts soils, which have less than 5 percent plinthite in the subsoil
• Dothan soils, which are well drained and have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 inches
• Lakeland soils, which are excessively drained and are sand throughout the profile
• Lucy soils, which have less than 5 percent plinthite in the subsoil
• Nankin soils, which have more clay than the Fuquay soil and have less than 5 percent plinthite in the subsoil
• Stilson soils, which are moderately well drained
• Tifton soils, which are well drained and have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 inches

Typical Pedon

Fuquay loamy sand, 1 to 5 percent slopes; 1.8 miles east on Georgia Highway 46 from crossing of Gum Swamp Creek, 0.5 mile southeast on a county road, and 70 feet west of the road; in Dodge County

• Ap—0 to 7 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E—7 to 26 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt1—26 to 33 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—33 to 48 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btv1—48 to 58 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; common medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) and common medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 6 percent nodular plinthite; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btv2—58 to 65 inches; mottled brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), and light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 7 percent nodular plinthite; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 21 to 36 inches
• Plinthite: 5 to 10 percent below a depth of 40 inches
• Ironstone nodules: 0 to 5 percent in the A horizon, the E horizon, and the Bt1 and Bt2 horizons
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Thickness—5 to 8 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 to 6
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 6 to 8; common or many mottles in shades of brown or red in the lower part
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Btv horizon:
  • Color—hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 5 or 6, chroma of 4 to 8, and common or many mottles in shades of red, brown, or gray; or mottled in shades of red, brown, and gray

Grady Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability: Slow
• Seasonal high water table: 2 feet above the surface to a depth of 1 foot
• Landscape position: Upland depressions
• Parent material: Clayey marine sediments
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Classification: Clayey, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Paleaquults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Eunola soils, which are moderately well drained and have a fine-loamy particle-size control section
• Faceville soils, which are well drained
• Pelham soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 to 40 inches
• Rains soils, which have a fine-loamy particle-size control section
• Tifton soils, which are in the higher landscape positions, are well drained, and have more than 5 percent plinthite in the subsoil

Typical Pedon

Grady loam; 3.5 miles southwest on U.S. Highway 23 from the Twiggs County line, 1.0 mile west on a paved county road, 1.3 miles south on a field road, and 1,000 feet southeast of the road; in Bleckley County

• A—0 to 7 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• BE—7 to 17 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; few fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few medium roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Btg1—17 to 30 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) clay; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—30 to 50 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) clay; common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common prominent clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg3—50 to 65 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay; common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common prominent clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—4 to 7 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1
• BE horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 1 or 2
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1; few to many mottles in shades of brown, yellow, and red
  • Texture—sandy clay or clay

Greenville Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Parent material: Clayey marine sediments
• Slope: 0 to 18 percent
• Classification: Clayey, kaolinitic, thermic, Rhodic Kandiudults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Faceville soils, which have a lighter colored surface layer than the Greenville soils
• Orangeburg soils, which have a fine-loamy particle-size control section
• Red Bay soils, which have a fine-loamy particle-size control section

Typical Pedon

Greenville sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes; north 1 mile on U.S. Highway 23 from the intersection of U.S. Highway 23 and Georgia Highway 112, west 3.6 miles on a county road, and south 0.1 mile on a county road, in the road cut east of the road; in Bleckley County

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; few medium rounded iron and manganese concretions; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• BA—6 to 10 inches; dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many fine roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; few medium rounded iron and manganese concretions; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt1—10 to 46 inches; dark red (2.5YR 3/6) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common prominent clay films on faces of peds; few medium rounded iron and manganese concretions; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—46 to 65 inches; dark red (10R 3/6) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 inches or more
• Concretions: 0 to 5 percent in the A horizon and the upper part of the Bt horizon
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Thickness—4 to 8 inches
  • Color—hue of 2.5YR or 5YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 2 to 4
• BA horizon:
  • Color—hue of 2.5YR or 5YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 4 to 6
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10R or 2.5YR, value of 3, and chroma of 4 to 6

Kinston Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Parent material: Loamy and sandy fluvial sediments
• Seasonal high water table: At the surface to a depth of 1 foot
• Landscape position: Flood plains
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Classification: Fine-loamy, siliceous, acid, thermic Typic Fluvaquents

Geographically Associated Soils

• Bibb soils, which contain less than 18 percent clay in the control section

Typical Pedon

Kinston loam, in an area of Kinston-Bibb association, frequently flooded; south 1 mile on U.S. Highway 441 from the junction of U.S. Highways 441 and 341, north 500 feet from the bridge over Sugar Creek, and east 200 feet from Highway 441; in Telfair County

• A—0 to 4 inches very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Cg1—4 to 25 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy loam; few fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and red (2.5YR 5/6) mottles; massive; friable; many fine roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Cg2—25 to 50 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay loam; common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) mottles; massive; friable; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Cg3—50 to 65 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) mottles; single grained; loose; common thin strata of sandy loam; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—4 to 5 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3, and chroma of 1 or 2
• Cg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; common mottles in shades of brown and red
  • Texture—sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or sand (texture may be sand at a depth of more than 40 inches)

Lakeland Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Excessively drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Slope: 0 to 8 percent
• Classification: Thermic, coated Typic Quartzipsamments

Geographically Associated Soils

• Blanton soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 44 to 65 inches
• Bonifay soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 40 to 60 inches
• Fuquay soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 to 40 inches

Typical Pedon

Lakeland sand, 0 to 8 percent slopes; 1.1 miles north on Georgia Highway 126 from Chauncey, in a borrow pit on the west side of the road; in Dodge County

• A—0 to 4 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sand; single grained; loose; many fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• C1—4 to 24 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sand; single grained; loose; few fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C2—24 to 50 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sand; single grained; loose; few uncoated sand grains; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C3—50 to 64 inches; yellow (10YR 7/6) sand; single grained; loose; many uncoated sand grains; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C4—64 to 85 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sand; few fine distinct yellow (10YR 7/6) mottles; single grained; loose; many uncoated sand grains; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the sand: 80 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—4 to 8 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 2 or 3
• C horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8 or hue of 7.5YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 6 to 8; few mottles in shades of brown or yellow below a depth of 50 inches

Leefield Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Moderately slow
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 feet
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Slope: 0 to 3 percent
• Classification: Loamy, siliceous, thermic Arenic Plinthaquic Paleudults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Blanton soils, which are moderately well drained
• Clarendon soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 inches
• Pelham soils, which have less than 5 percent plinthite in the subsoil and are poorly drained
• Rigdon soils, which have a spodic horizon
• Sapelo soils, which do not have plinthite in the subsoil
• Stilson soils, which are moderately well drained

Typical Pedon

Leefield loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes; 5.0 miles west on Georgia Highway 117 from the junction of Georgia Highway 117 and U.S. Highway 341 at Lumber City, 1.75 miles northwest on a paved road, and 100 feet east of the road; in Telfair County

• Ap—0 to 9 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; few medium and coarse rounded ironstone nodules; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• E1—9 to 24 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loamy sand; single grained; loose; few fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—24 to 28 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loamy sand; common medium distinct yellow (10YR 7/6) and few fine distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) mottles; single grained; loose; few fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt1—28 to 36 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sandy loam; many fine distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common distinct clay coatings on sand grains; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—36 to 40 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sandy clay loam; many medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 4 percent plinthite; few faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btv—40 to 65 inches; mottled yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), light gray (10YR 7/2), and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent plinthite; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 65 to more than 75 inches
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 23 to 29 inches
• Depth to mottles of chroma 2 or less: Less than 30 inches
• Plinthite: 5 to 15 percent below a depth of 38 to 52 inches
• Ironstone nodules: 0 to 4 percent in the A and E horizons and 0 to 3 percent in the Bt and Btv horizons
• Reaction: Very strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• Ap horizon:
  • Thickness—6 to 10 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 2 to 6; none to common mottles in shades of yellow and gray in the lower part
  • Texture—loamy sand or sand
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 or 7, and chroma of 3 to 8; common or many light gray mottles
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy loam
• Btv horizon:
  • Color—hue of 2.5Y or 10YR or neutral, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 0 to 6, and common or many mottles in shades of gray, brown, yellow, and red; or mottled in shades of gray, brown, yellow, and red

Lucy Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the sandy upper layers and moderate in the subsoil
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Slope: 1 to 5 percent
• Classification: Loamy, siliceous, thermic Arenic Kandiudults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Faceville soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 inches
• Fuquay soils, which have more than 5 percent plinthite in the subsoil
• Orangeburg soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 inches

Typical Pedon

Lucy loamy sand, 1 to 5 percent slopes; southwest 0.7 mile from Interstate 16 on Georgia Highway 112 and south 60 feet from the road; in Bleckley County

• Ap—0 to 8 inches; dark brown (10YR 4/3) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• E—8 to 22 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; few fine and medium roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt1—22 to 28 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; sand grains coated and bridged with clay; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—28 to 65 inches; red (2.5YR 4/8) sandy clay loam; weak and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 21 to 35 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Thickness—6 to 8 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4, and chroma of 2 or 3
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5, and chroma of 4 to 6
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 5YR or 2.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 6 to 8
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam in the upper part and sandy clay loam in the lower part

Marlboro Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Parent material: Clayey marine sediments
• Slope: 2 to 5 percent
• Classification: Clayey, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Paleudults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Dothan soils, which have a fine-loamy particle-size control section and have more than 5 percent plinthite in the subsoil
• Faceville soils, which have redder colors in the subsoil than the Marlboro soils
• Tifton soils, which have a fine-loamy particle-size control section and have more than 5 percent plinthite in the subsoil

Typical Pedon

Marlboro sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes; 1.5 miles southwest from Coley on a county road, 0.2 mile northeast on a county road, and 30 feet west of the road; in Bleckley County

• Ap—0 to 5 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• Bt1—5 to 9 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt2—9 to 24 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt3—24 to 42 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay; few fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common prominent clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt4—42 to 65 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay; common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common prominent clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: More than 60 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid throughout, except in limed areas
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Thickness—5 or 6 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4, and chroma of 2 or 3
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5, and chroma of 6 to 8; few to many mottles in shades of red and brown in the middle and lower parts; in some pedons, the lower part is mottled in shades of red, brown, yellow, and gray.
  • Texture—sandy clay loam in the upper part and sandy clay in the lower part

Nankin Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderately slow
• Parent material: Loamy and clayey marine sediments
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Slope: 2 to 25 percent
• Classification: Clayey, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kanhapludults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Ailey soils, which have a sandy surface layer that is at least 20 inches thick
• Cowarts soils, which have a fine-loamy particle-size control section
• Dothan soils, which have a fine-loamy particle-size control section and have more than 5 percent plinthite in the subsoil
• Fuquay soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 to 40 inches and have more than 5 percent plinthite in the subsoil
• Susquehanna soils, which are somewhat poorly drained
• Telfair soils, which are moderately well drained
• Wicksburg soils, which have a sandy surface layer that is at least 20 inches thick

Typical Pedon

Nankin loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopes; 2.8 miles southwest on U.S. Highway 23 from Empire, 0.8 mile northwest on a county road, and 250 feet west of the road; in Dodge County

• A—0 to 6 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt1—6 to 13 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—13 to 29 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy clay; few fine distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt3—29 to 37 inches; mottled yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), red (2.5YR 4/6), and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• BC—37 to 53 inches; mottled yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), red (2.5YR 4/6), and light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C—53 to 65 inches; mottled strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), red (2.5YR 4/6), light gray (10YR 7/2), and pale brown (10YR 6/3) sandy clay loam; massive; firm; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 40 to 60 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• Distinctive features: The gray mottles in the lower horizons are not indicative of wetness.
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—4 to 9 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 2 or 3
  • Texture—loamy sand or sandy loam
• BE horizon, where present:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 to 6
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Bt horizon, upper part:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 to 6
  • Texture—sandy clay; sandy clay loam in some pedons that do not have a BE horizon
• Bt horizon, lower part:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 or 6, chroma of 6, and common or many mottles in shades of yellow, brown, and red; or mottled in shades of yellow, brown, and red
  • Texture—sandy clay loam, sandy clay, or clay
• BC and C horizons:
  • Color—mottled in shades of brown, red, and gray

Orangeburg Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Slope: 2 to 5 percent
• Classification: Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Typic Kandiudults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Faceville soils, which have a clayey particle-size control section
• Greenville soils, which have a clayey particle-size control section and a dark red subsoil
• Lucy soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 to 40 inches
• Red Bay soils, which a clayey particle-size control section

Typical Pedon

Orangeburg loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopes; south 1.1 miles on a county road from the intersection of U.S. Highway 23 and Georgia Highway 112 and east 50 feet from the road; in Bleckley County

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• BA—6 to 12 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; many fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt1—12 to 48 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—48 to 70 inches; red (2.5YR 4/8) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 70 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Thickness—6 to 8 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 4
• BA horizon:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5, and chroma of 4 to 8
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 2.5YR or 5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 6 to 8; none to common mottles in shades of brown in the lower part

Pelham Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Seasonal high water table: 1 foot above the surface to a depth of 1-1/2 feet
• Landscape position: Shallow depressions on uplands, broad flats, drainageways, and seepage areas near streams
• Slope: 0 to 3 percent
• Classification: Loamy, siliceous, thermic Arenic Paleaquults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Blanton soils, which are in the higher landscape positions and are moderately well drained
• Leefield soils, which are in the slightly higher landscape positions and are somewhat poorly drained
• Grady soils, which have a clayey particle-size control section
• Rigdon soils, which are somewhat poorly drained, are in the slightly higher landscape positions, and have spodic horizons
• Sapelo soils, which are somewhat poorly drained, are in the slightly higher landscape positions, and have spodic horizons

Typical Pedon

Pelham loamy sand, 0 to 1 percent slopes; 8.3 miles west on Georgia Highway 117 from the junction of Georgia Highway 117 and U.S. Highway 341 in Lumber City, 1.1 miles northeast on a county road, and 50 feet west of the road; in Telfair County

• A—0 to 8 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• E1—8 to 16 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—16 to 36 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) loamy sand; common medium distinct yellow (10YR 7/6) mottles; single grained; loose; common fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg1—36 to 46 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of some peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—46 to 65 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay loam; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and few medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of some peds; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 65 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 21 to 40 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—4 to 8 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2; mottles in shades of yellow in the lower part
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; mottles in shades of brown and red
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam

Rains Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Seasonal high water table: At the surface to a depth of 1 foot
• Landscape position: Upland flats and depressions
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Classification: Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Typic Paleaquults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Eunola soils, which are moderately well drained
• Grady soils, which have a clayey particle-size control section
• Pelham soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 to 40 inches

Typical Pedon

Rains sandy loam; 1.2 miles west on Georgia Highway 280 from Rhine, 0.2 mile north on a woods road, and 200 feet east of the road; in Dodge County

• A—0 to 5 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Btg1—5 to 18 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) sandy loam; few fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) mottles; weak fine granular structure; friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—18 to 45 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few medium roots; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg3—45 to 65 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 65 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—4 to 6 inches
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; few to many mottles in shades of brown, red, and yellow
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam in the upper part, sandy clay loam in the next part, and sandy clay loam or sandy clay in the lower part

Red Bay Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Slope: 2 to 5 percent
• Classification: Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Rhodic Kandiudults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Faceville soils, which have a lighter colored surface layer than the Red Bay soils and have a clayey particle-size control section
• Greenville soils, which have a clayey particle-size control section
• Orangeburg soils, which have a yellowish red or red subsoil

Typical Pedon

Red Bay loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopes; 1.2 miles south on a county road from the intersection of U.S. Highway 23 and Georgia Highway 112, in the road cut west of the road; in Bleckley County

• Ap—0 to 5 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt1—5 to 9 inches; dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Bt2—9 to 52 inches; dark red (10R 3/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt3—52 to 70 inches; dark red (2.5YR 3/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 70 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Thickness—4 to 6 inches
  • Color—hue of 5YR, value of 3, and chroma of 3 or 4
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10R or 2.5YR, value of 3, and chroma of 4 to 6
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam

Rigdon 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: 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 feet
• Landscape position: Uplands in areas of flatwoods
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Classification: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Ultic Haplohumods

Geographically Associated Soils

• Blanton soils, which are somewhat excessively drained and do not have spodic horizons
• Leefield soils, which do not have spodic horizons
• Pelham soils, which are poorly drained and do not have spodic horizons
• Sapelo soils, which have an argillic horizon at a depth of more than 40 inches

Typical Pedon

Rigdon loamy sand; 8.3 miles west on Georgia Highway 117 from the junction of Georgia Highway 117 and U.S. Highway 341 in Lumber City, 1.1 miles northwest on a county road, and 0.75 mile west of the road; in Telfair County

• A—0 to 7 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; many uncoated sand grains giving a salt-and-pepper appearance; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• Bh1—7 to 11 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) loamy sand; massive parting to weak fine granular structure; weakly cemented; many fine roots; many sand grains coated with organic matter; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bh2—11 to 13 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 4/2) loamy sand; massive parting to weak fine granular structure; weakly cemented; common fine roots; many sand grains coated with organic matter; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bh/E—13 to 17 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 4/2) (Bh) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) (E) loamy sand; Bh material has weak fine granular structure and is friable; E material is single grained and loose; common fine roots; many sand grains coated with organic matter; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E—17 to 27 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loamy sand; common medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles; single grained; loose; few fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt—27 to 33 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sandy loam; common medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg1—33 to 42 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy loam; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and red (2.5YR 4/6) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—42 to 65 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy clay loam; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and red (2.5YR 4/6) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 65 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid
• Distinctive features: Depth to the upper boundary of the Bt horizon is 24 to 40 inches
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—6 to 7 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 1
• Bh horizon:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 2 or 3 or hue of 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 2 or 3
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 or 4; mottles in shades of brown and yellow
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 or 7, and chroma of 2 to 4; mottles in shades of gray, brown, and red
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam

Sapelo 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 feet
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Classification: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Ultic Haplaquods

Geographically Associated Soils

• Blanton soils, which are excessively drained
• Leefield soils, which do not have spodic horizons and have at least 5 percent plinthite in the lower part of the subsoil
• Pelham soils, which are poorly drained and do not have spodic horizons
• Rigdon soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 24 to 40 inches

Typical Pedon

Sapelo sand; 8.3 miles west on Georgia Highway 117 from the junction of Georgia Highway 117 and U.S. Highway 341 in Lumber City, 1.2 miles northwest on a county road, and 50 feet east of the road; in Telfair County

• A—0 to 6 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; many uncoated sand grains giving a salt-and-pepper appearance; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E—6 to 15 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sand; single grained; loose; common fine roots; very strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Bh1—15 to 17 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) sand; massive parting to weak fine granular structure; weakly cemented; common fine roots; many sand grains coated with organic matter; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bh2—17 to 20 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 4/2) sand; massive parting to weak fine granular structure; weakly cemented; few fine roots; many sand grains coated with organic matter; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bh3—20 to 24 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sand; weak fine granular structure; few weakly cemented bodies; few fine roots; many sand grains coated with organic matter; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E´1—24 to 40 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sand; common medium distinct yellow (10YR 7/6) mottles; single grained; loose; common uncoated sand grains; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E´2—40 to 50 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sand; common medium distinct yellow (10YR 7/6) mottles; single grained; loose; common uncoated sand grains; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg—50 to 70 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy loam; common medium distinct yellow (10YR 7/6) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 70 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid
• Distinctive features: Depth to the Bh horizon is 10 to 30 inches, and depth to the Btg horizon is 40 to 70 inches.
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—4 to 6 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 1
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 or 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
• Bh horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 2 to 4
• E´ horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 2 to 4; mottles in shades of yellow
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 or 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; mottles in shades of yellow
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam

Stilson Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability: Moderate
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 2-1/2 to 3 feet
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Classification: Loamy, siliceous, thermic Arenic Plinthic Paleudults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Clarendon soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 inches
• Dothan soils, which are in the higher landscape positions, have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 inches, and are well drained
• Fuquay soils, which are well drained
• Leefield soils, which in the lower landscape positions and are somewhat poorly drained
• Tifton soils, which are in the higher landscape positions, have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 inches, and are well drained

Typical Pedon

Stilson loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes; 4 miles south on County Road 157 from the junction of Georgia Highway 134 and Georgia Highway 149 near Turnpike Creek and 300 feet southwest of County Road 175; in Telfair County

• Ap—0 to 8 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; few coarse nodules of ironstone; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• E—8 to 26 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; few coarse nodules of ironstone; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt—26 to 36 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; few small roots; about 3 percent nodular plinthite; few faint clay films on faces of some peds; common coarse nodules of ironstone; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btv1—36 to 40 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam; common medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) and common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 6 percent nodular plinthite; few faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btv2—40 to 65 inches; mottled light gray (10YR 7/2), strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), and red (2.5YR 4/8) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent nodular plinthite; few faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 65 inches or more
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 20 to 36 inches
• Plinthite: 5 to 15 percent in the Btv horizon
• Ironstone nodules: 0 to 5 percent in the Ap, E, and Bt horizons
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• Ap horizon:
  • Thickness—7 to 8 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 2
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 6 to 8; none to common mottles in shades of gray or brown at a depth of more than 5 inches below the top of the horizon
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy loam
• Btv horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, chroma of 4 to 8, and common or many mottles in shades of gray, brown and red; or mottled in the same colors

Susquehanna Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Very slow
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Parent material: Clayey marine sediments
• Slope: 2 to 12 percent
• Classification: Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Vertic Paleudalfs

Geographically Associated Soils

• Cowarts soils, which have a fine-loamy particle-size control section, are well drained, and have a thinner solum than that of the Susquehanna soils
• Nankin soils, which are well drained and have a thinner solum than that of the Susquehanna soils
• Telfair soils, which are moderately well drained and have a solum that ranges from 20 to 40 inches in thickness
• Wicksburg soils, which are well drained and have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 to 40 inches

Typical Pedon

Susquehanna sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes; northeast 0.6 mile from Cary on Georgia Highway 112, southeast 2.6 miles on a county road, north 0.8 mile on a county road, and east 0.2 mile on a woods road, on the south side of the road; in Bleckley County

• A—0 to 3 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Bt—3 to 10 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) clay; few fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; many fine and medium roots; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg1—10 to 21 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay; common medium prominent red (10R 4/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky; many prominent clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—21 to 45 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) clay; common medium prominent dark red (10R 3/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky; few slickensides with shiny faces that do not intersect; many prominent clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg3—45 to 65 inches; light gray (2.5Y 7/2) clay; common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky; many prominent clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—3 or 4 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 1 or 2
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 6 to 8; few to many mottles in shades of red or brown
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 6 or 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; common or many mottles in shades of brown, red, and yellow

Tawcaw Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Slow
• Parent material: Clayey fluvial sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 feet
• Landscape position: Flood plains
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Classification: Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Fluvaquentic Dystrochrepts

Geographically Associated Soils

• Bethera soils, which are poorly drained and are in depressions in the flood plain
• Chastain soils, which are in the lower landscape positions and are poorly drained

Typical Pedon

Tawcaw silty clay loam, in an area of Tawcaw-Chastain association, frequently flooded; east 2 miles on Georgia Highway 117 from the junction of Georgia Highways 117 and 132, southwest 3 miles from Georgia Highway 117, and east 1,800 feet from the Ocmulgee River; in Telfair County

• A—0 to 4 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 4/4) silty clay loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bw1—4 to 20 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay; common medium distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/4) and few fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common fine roots; common fine tubular pores; common brown concretions; few fine flakes of mica; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bw2—20 to 40 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay; common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and common medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine roots; common brown concretions; few fine flakes of mica; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bw3—40 to 52 inches; mottled light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common brown concretions; few fine flakes of mica; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• BCg—52 to 60 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sandy clay loam; common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine flakes of mica; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Cg—60 to 70 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) loamy sand; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) mottles; single grained; loose; slightly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 42 to 65 inches
• Depth to mottles of chroma 2 or less: Less than 24 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to slightly acid
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—3 to 5 inches
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 4
• Bw horizon, upper part:
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 4 to 8; mottles in shades of brown and gray
  • Texture—silty clay or clay
• Bw horizon, lower part:
  • Color—mottled in shades of gray and brown
  • Texture—silty clay or clay
• BCg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; mottles in shades of brown
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Cg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 or 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; mottles in shades of brown
  • Texture—loamy sand, sand, or coarse sand

Telfair Series

• Depth class: Moderately deep
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability: Very slow
• Parent material: Marine deposits of acid clays underlain by horizontally bedded sandstone
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 1 to 3 feet
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Slope: 2 to 15 percent
• Classification: Clayey, mixed, thermic Aquic Hapludults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Ailey soils, which have an argillic horizon at a depth of 20 to 40 inches
• Cowarts soils, which have a fine-loamy particle-size control section
• Nankin and Susquehanna soils, which have a thicker argillic horizon than that of the Telfair soils
• Wicksburg soils, which are well drained, have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 to 40 inches, and have a thicker solum than that of the Telfair soils

Typical Pedon

Telfair loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopes; west 0.3 mile on Georgia Highway 132 from the junction of Georgia Highway 132 and U.S. Highway 441 near McRae, 0.5 mile on a dirt road from Georgia Highway 132, and south 50 feet off the road; in Telfair County

• A—0 to 4 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt1—4 to 8 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; common fine roots; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt2—8 to 11 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; few medium prominent pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) mottles; strong fine angular blocky structure; very firm; few fine roots; common prominent clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Btg1—11 to 16 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) clay; common medium prominent red (10R 4/6) mottles; strong fine angular blocky structure; very firm; few fine roots; many prominent clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Btg2—16 to 24 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) clay; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), few fine prominent red (10R 4/6), and common medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) mottles; strong fine angular blocky structure; very firm; few fine roots; many prominent clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Cr—24 inches; semihard sandstone that can be dug with a spade in fresh cuts.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 20 to 40 inches
• Depth to soft bedrock: 20 to 40 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—3 to 7 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 to 3
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 2.5YR to 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 6 to 8; mottles in shades of red, brown, or gray
  • Texture—sandy clay or clay
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 or 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; mottles in shades of red and brown
  • Texture—sandy clay or clay

Tifton Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Moderately slow
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 3-1/2 to 6 feet
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Slope: 0 to 8 percent
• Classification: Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Plinthic Kandiudults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Carnegie soils, which have a clayey particle-size control section
• Clarendon soils, which are moderately well drained
• Cowarts soils, which have less than 5 percent plinthite in any horizon
• Dothan soils, which have less than 5 percent ironstone nodules in any horizon
• Fuquay soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 to 40 inches
• Marlboro soils, which have a clayey particle-size control section
• Stilson soils, which are moderately well drained and have a sandy surface layer that is at least 20 inches thick

Typical Pedon

Tifton loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopes; 2.1 miles west of Eastman on U.S. Highway 23 to Zebulon Church and 1,650 feet southeast of the church; in Dodge County

• Apc—0 to 8 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; 10 percent medium and coarse nodules of ironstone; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• Btc1—8 to 18 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; few fine roots; 12 percent coarse nodules of ironstone; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Btc2—18 to 38 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; sand grains coated and bridged with clay; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent coarse nodules of ironstone; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btv1—38 to 50 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; common medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and very pale brown (10YR 7/4) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 7 percent nodular plinthite that is brittle in the red part; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btv2—50 to 65 inches; mottled yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), yellowish red (5YR 5/8), and light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 8 percent nodular plinthite that is brittle in the red part; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 65 inches or more
• Plinthite: 6 to 15 percent below a depth of 30 to 50 inches
• Ironstone nodules: 5 to 15 percent in the Apc and Btc horizons and 0 to 5 percent in the Btv horizon
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except in limed areas
• A or Apc horizon:
  • Thickness—5 to 9 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 2 or 3
  • Texture—loamy sand or sandy loam
• Btc horizon:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5, and chroma of 4 to 8
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Btv horizon, upper part:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5, and chroma of 4 to 8; common or many mottles in shades of red and brown
• Btv horizon, lower part:
  • Color—mottled in shades of brown, red, and gray

Wahee Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Slow
• Parent material: Clayey fluvial and marine sediments
• Depth to the seasonal high water table: 1/2 to 1-1/2 feet
• Landscape position: Stream terraces
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Classification: Clayey, mixed, thermic Aeric Ochraquults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Bethera soils, which are in the lower landscape positions and are poorly drained

Typical Pedon

Wahee fine sandy loam, in an area of Wahee-Bethera association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded; 3.25 miles east on Georgia Highway 117 from the junction of Georgia Highway 117 and U.S. Highway 441 at Jacksonville, 2.75 miles on a private dirt road, 0.5 mile east on a private dirt road, and 300 feet south of the road; in Telfair County

• A—0 to 5 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt1—5 to 10 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) sandy clay loam, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) on faces of peds; few fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and few fine faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—10 to 27 inches; mottled red (2.5YR 5/6), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) on faces of peds; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common fine roots; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg1—27 to 54 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) clay; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and few fine prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) mottles; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine roots; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—54 to 62 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay; common medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 65 inches or more
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—3 to 7 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 1 or 2
• Bt horizon, upper part:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 3 or 4; mottles in shades of gray and yellow
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy clay
• Bt horizon, lower part:
  • Color—mottled in shades of gray, brown, and red
  • Texture—clay or sandy clay
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 1 or 2; mottles in shades of brown, yellow, and red
  • Texture—clay or sandy clay

The Wahee soils in this survey area are a taxadjunct to the series because they do not have a decrease in clay content of more than 20 percent from the maximum within a depth of 60 inches as is definitive for the series. This difference does not significantly affect use and management of the soils.

Wicksburg Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the surface and subsurface layers and slow in the subsoil
• Parent material: Sandy and clayey sediments
• Landscape position: Uplands
• Slope: 2 to 8 percent
• Classification: Clayey, kaolinitic, thermic Arenic Paleudults

Geographically Associated Soils

• Bonifay soils, which have a fine-loamy particle-size control section and have more than 5 percent plinthite in the subsoil
• Nankin soils, which have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 inches
• Susquehanna soils, which are somewhat poorly drained and have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 inches
• Telfair soils, which are moderately well drained, have an argillic horizon within a depth of 20 inches, and are moderately deep to semiconsolidated sandstone

Typical Pedon

Wicksburg loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopes; 7.0 miles southwest on County Road S190 from the junction of U.S. Highway 441 and County Road S190, 0.9 mile northwest on a county dirt road, 0.75 mile north on a private dirt road, and 100 feet east of the road; in Telfair County

• A—0 to 8 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; few small and medium quartz pebbles; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E—8 to 29 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loamy sand; single grained; loose; common fine roots; few small quartz pebbles; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• BE—29 to 34 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt1—34 to 38 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay; common medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) and common medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—38 to 55 inches; mottled yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), red (2.5YR 5/6), and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt3—55 to 65 inches; mottled light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), and reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: More than 65 inches
• Thickness of the sandy epipedon: 22 to 35 inches
• Ironstone nodules: 0 to 5 percent in the A and E horizons
• Content of coarse fragments: 0 to 5 percent quartz pebbles in the A and E horizons
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid
• Distinctive features: The gray colors in the lower horizons are not indicative of wetness.
• A horizon:
  • Thickness—8 to 12 inches
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 1 to 3
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 to 6
  • Texture—loamy sand or sand
• Bt horizon, upper part:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 6 to 8; none to common mottles in shades of red and brown in the lower part
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or sandy clay
• Bt horizon, lower part:
  • Color—mottled in shades of brown, red, and gray
  • Texture—sandy clay or clay