Soil Survey of Barbour County, Alabama

2005·49.7 MB·English

by  NRCS

United States In cooperation with Soil Survey of
Department of the Alabama Agricultural
Agriculture Experiment Station and the
Barbour County,
Alabama Soil and Water
Natural Conservation District
Resources
Alabama
Conservation
Service

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How To Use This Soil Survey
General Soil Map
The general soil map, which is a color map, shows the survey area divided into groups of associated soils called
general soil map units. This map is useful in planning the use and management of large areas.
To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the map, identify the name of the map unit in the
area on the color-coded map legend, then refer to the section General Soil Map Units for a general description of
the soils in your area.
Detailed Soil Maps
The detailed soil maps can be useful in planning the use and
management of small areas.
To find information about your area
of interest, locate that area on the
Index to Map Sheets. Note the
number of the map sheet and turn
to that sheet.
Locate your area of interest on
the map sheet. Note the map unit
symbols that are in that area. Turn
to the Contents, which lists the
map units by symbol and name
and shows the page where each
map unit is described.
The Contents shows which table
has data on a specific land use for
each detailed soil map unit. Also
see the Contents for sections of
this publication that may address
your specific needs.
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This soil survey is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort
of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State
agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The
Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) has
leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 2000. Soil names and
descriptions were approved in 2001. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this
publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2001. This survey was made
cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Alabama
Agricultural Experiment Station, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the
Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee, and the Alabama Department of
Agriculture and Industries. The survey is part of the technical assistance furnished to
the Barbour County Soil and Water Conservation District.
Soil maps in this survey may be copied without permission. Enlargement of these
maps, however, could cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping. If enlarged,
maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a
larger scale.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its
programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age,
disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all
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To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights,
Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C.
20250-9410 or call [phone] (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
Cover: A farm pond in an area of Dothan sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes. This map unit is well
suited to hay, pasture, and cultivated crops.
Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available online
from the Natural Resources Conservation Service at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov.
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Contents
How To Use This Soil Survey..................................i GoA—Goldsboro loamy fine sand, 0 to 2
Foreword............................................................... vii percent slopes.............................................43
General Nature of the County ..................................1 GrB2—Greenville sandy clay loam, 2 to 5
How This Survey Was Made................................3 percent slopes, eroded................................45
General Soil Map Units..........................................7 IbA—Iuka-Bibb complex, 0 to 1 percent
1. Dothan-Fuquay-Orangeburg..........................7 slopes, frequently flooded............................46
2. Bonifay-Cowarts-Fuquay...............................8 LcB—Lucy loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent
3. Cowarts-Nankin-Lucy....................................9 slopes..........................................................47
4. Springhill-Nankin-Lucy ................................10 LcC—Lucy loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent
5. Luverne-Springhill .......................................11 slopes..........................................................49
6. Ocilla-Goldsboro-Iuka..................................12 LeC—Luverne sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent
7. Conecuh-Luverne........................................13 slopes..........................................................50
8. Springhill-Troup-Luverne .............................14 LeD—Luverne sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent
9. Yonges-Muckalee........................................15 slopes..........................................................52
Detailed Soil Map Units .......................................17 LsE—Luverne-Springhill complex, 15 to 45
AwA—Annemaine-Wahee complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes.............................................53
percent slopes, rarely flooded .....................18 LyA—Lynchburg loamy fine sand, 0 to 2
BbA—Bladen fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent percent slopes.............................................55
slopes..........................................................19 MAA—Mantachie, Kinston, and Iuka soils,
BdA—Bladen fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded.....56
slopes, occasionally flooded........................21 NaB2—Nankin sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent
BnB—Blanton-Bonneau complex, 0 to 5 slopes, eroded.............................................58
percent slopes.............................................22 NaC2—Nankin sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent
BoB—Bonifay loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, eroded.............................................60
slopes..........................................................25 NnD—Nankin-Lucy complex, 8 to 12 percent
CeB—Conecuh sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes..........................................................61
slopes..........................................................27 NnE—Nankin-Lucy complex, 12 to 35 percent
CeC—Conecuh sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes..........................................................63
slopes..........................................................28 OcA—Ocilla loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent
CeD—Conecuh sandy loam, 8 to 20 percent slopes..........................................................64
slopes..........................................................30 OkC2—Oktibbeha clay loam, 3 to 8 percent
CgC2—Cowarts loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded.............................................66
slopes, eroded.............................................31 OnB2—Oktibbeha-Hannon complex, 1 to 3
CmD—Cowarts-Maubila complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded................................67
percent slopes, flaggy..................................33 OrA—Orangeburg loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent
CmE—Cowarts-Maubila complex, 15 to 25 slopes..........................................................69
percent slopes, flaggy..................................35 OrB—Orangeburg loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent
DoA—Dothan fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes..........................................................70
slopes..........................................................37 PeA—Pelham loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent
DoB—Dothan fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes..........................................................72
slopes..........................................................38 Pt—Pits..............................................................73
FqB—Fuquay loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent SgC—Springhill loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent
slopes..........................................................39 slopes..........................................................73
FqC—Fuquay loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent SlE—Springhill-Lucy complex, 15 to 25
slopes..........................................................41 percent slopes.............................................75
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SnE—Springhill-Nankin complex, 15 to 25 Bonifay Series..................................................117
percent slopes.............................................76 Bonneau Series ...............................................118
StD—Springhill-Troup complex, 8 to 15 Conecuh Series ...............................................119
percent slopes.............................................78 Cowarts Series ................................................120
TgB—Troup-Alaga complex, 0 to 5 percent Dothan Series..................................................121
slopes..........................................................80 Fuquay Series..................................................122
UnA—Una loam, ponded...................................81 Goldsboro Series.............................................123
YMA—Yonges and Muckalee soils, 0 to 2 Greenville Series..............................................124
percent slopes, frequently flooded...............83 Hannon Series.................................................125
Use and Management of the Soils......................87 Iuka Series.......................................................126
Interpretive Ratings............................................87 Kinston Series..................................................127
Rating Class Terms........................................87 Lucy Series......................................................127
Numerical Ratings .........................................87 Luverne Series.................................................128
Crops and Pasture.............................................87 Lynchburg Series.............................................129
Yields per Acre ..............................................89 Mantachie Series.............................................133
Land Capability Classification........................90 Maubila Series .................................................134
Prime Farmland .............................................90 Muckalee Series ..............................................135
Landscaping and Gardening..............................91 Nankin Series...................................................136
Agricultural Waste Management ........................93 Ocilla Series.....................................................137
Forest Productivity and Management ................95 Oktibbeha Series .............................................138
Forest Productivity.........................................95 Orangeburg Series...........................................139
Forest Management.......................................95 Pelham Series..................................................139
Recreation..........................................................97 Springhill Series...............................................140
Wildlife Habitat ...................................................98 Troup Series.....................................................141
Hydric Soils........................................................99 Una Series.......................................................142
Engineering......................................................101 Wahee Series...................................................142
Building Site Development...........................101 Yonges Series..................................................143
Sanitary Facilities.........................................103 Formation of the Soils .......................................145
Construction Materials.................................104 Factors of Soil Formation.................................145
Water Management .....................................105 Parent Material ............................................145
Soil Properties....................................................107 Climate ........................................................145
Engineering Index Properties...........................107 Relief ...........................................................145
Physical Properties..........................................108 Plants and Animals......................................145
Chemical Properties ........................................109 Time.............................................................146
Water Features ................................................110 Processes of Horizon Differentiation................146
Soil Features....................................................111 References..........................................................149
Physical and Chemical Analyses of Selected Glossary..............................................................151
Soils...........................................................111 Tables..................................................................163
Classification of the Soils .................................113 Table 1.—Temperature and Precipitation .........164
Soil Series and Their Morphology ........................113 Table 2.—Acreage and Proportionate Extent
Alaga Series.....................................................113 of the Soils.................................................165
Annemaine Series............................................114 Table 3.—Land Capability and Yields per
Bibb Series.......................................................115 Acre of Crops ............................................166
Bladen Series...................................................116 Table 4.—Land Capability and Yields per
Blanton Series..................................................117 Acre of Pasture..........................................169
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Table 5.—Prime Farmland ...............................172 Table 13a.—Sanitary Facilities (Part 1)............242
Table 6a.—Agricultural Waste Management Table 13b.—Sanitary Facilities (Part 2)............249
(Part 1) ......................................................173 Table 14a.—Construction Materials (Part 1)....254
Table 6b.—Agricultural Waste Management Table 14b.—Construction Materials (Part 2) ....259
(Part 2) ......................................................183 Table 15.—Water Management........................266
Table 7.—Forest Productivity...........................193 Table 16.—Engineering Index Properties.........271
Table 8a.—Forestland Management (Part 1) ...202 Table 17.—Physical Properties of the Soils .....284
Table 8b.—Forestland Management (Part 2) ...208 Table 18.—Chemical Properties of the
Table 9a.—Recreation (Part 1).........................213 Soils...........................................................290
Table 9b.—Recreation (Part 2).........................219 Table 19.—Water Features ..............................296
Table 10.—Wildlife Habitat...............................224 Table 20.—Soil Features..................................302
Table 11.—Hydric Soils List .............................228 Table 21.—Physical Analyses of Selected
Table 12a.—Building Site Development Soils...........................................................305
(Part 1) ......................................................231 Table 22.—Chemical Analyses of Selected
Table 12b.—Building Site Development Soils...........................................................306
(Part 2) ......................................................236 Table 23.—Classification of the Soils...............307
Issued 2005

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Foreword
This soil survey contains information that affects land use planning in this survey
area. It contains predictions of soil behavior for selected land uses. The survey also
highlights soil limitations, improvements needed to overcome the limitations, and the
impact of selected land uses on the environment.
This soil survey is designed for many different users. Farmers, ranchers, foresters,
and agronomists can use it to evaluate the potential of the soil and the management
needed for maximum food and fiber production. Planners, community officials,
engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers can use the survey to plan land
use, select sites for construction, and identify special practices needed to ensure
proper performance. Conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in
recreation, wildlife management, waste disposal, and pollution control can use the
survey to help them understand, protect, and enhance the environment.
Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may impose
special restrictions on land use or land treatment. The information in this report is
intended to identify soil properties that are used in making various land use or land
treatment decisions. Statements made in this report are intended to help the land
users identify and reduce the effects of soil limitations on various land uses. The
landowner or user is responsible for identifying and complying with existing laws and
regulations.
Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are
seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as a
foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septic
tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements or
underground installations.
These and many other soil properties that affect land use are described in this soil
survey. Broad areas of soils are shown on the general soil map. The location of each
soil is shown on the detailed soil maps. Each soil in the survey area is described.
Information on specific uses is given for each soil. Help in using this publication and
additional information are available at the local office of the Natural Resources
Conservation Service or the Cooperative Extension Service.
Robert N. Jones
State Conservationist
Natural Resources Conservation Service