Soil Survey of Wayne County, Mississippi

2009·3.8 MB·English

by  USDA NRCS

United States In cooperation with Soil Survey of
Department of the Mississippi State University
Agriculture College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences, Wayne County,
Agricultural Experiment Station
Mississippi
Natural
Resources
Conservation
Service

How To Use This Soil Survey
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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National Cooperative Soil Survey
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. This
survey was made cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and
the Mississippi State University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
Agricultural Experiment Stations. The survey is part of the technical assistance
furnished to the Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District.
Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 2007. Soil names and
descriptions were approved in 2007. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this
publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2007. The most current official data
are available at http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/.
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.
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Citation
The correct citation for this survey is:
United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
2009. Soil Survey of Wayne County, Mississippi. Online at: http://soils.usda.gov/
survey/printed_surveys/.
Cover Caption
Maynor Creek Lake, which is located 6 miles west of Waynesboro. The lake and
water park provide recreational opportunities, including fishing, boating, and camping.
An area of Trebloc silt loam, ponded, is in the foreground.
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
Foreword .....................................................................................................................vii
General Nature of the County.........................................................................................1
Climate .......................................................................................................................1
History ........................................................................................................................3
Agriculture and Commerce ........................................................................................3
How This Survey Was Made ..........................................................................................3
Detailed Soil Map Units ................................................................................................5
AgB—Alaga fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes .............................................................6
AnA—Annemaine fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded .................9
BeB—Benndale fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ..........................................11
BeC—Benndale fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes ..........................................15
BeD—Benndale fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes ........................................17
BkA—Bibb-Iuka complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded .......................20
BmB—Bigbee loamy fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded .....................23
BoB2—Boswell fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded ..............................26
BoC2—Boswell fine sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded ...........................29
BsE2—Boykin-Luverne-Smithdale complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, eroded ........32
BtD2—Brantley-Okeelala complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes, eroded ........................36
BtE2—Brantley-Okeelala complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, eroded ......................39
BtG2—Brantley-Okeelala complex, 35 to 90 percent slopes, eroded ......................43
CaA—Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded .....................45
CaB—Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded .....................48
DgB—Dogue fine sandy loam, gently undulating, rarely flooded .............................50
FnA—Fluvaquents, ponded .....................................................................................53
FsA—Freest fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ...............................................55
FsB—Freest fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ...............................................58
FsC—Freest fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes ...............................................61
HaA—Harleston fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded ..................64
HeD—Heidel fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes .............................................67
HeE—Heidel fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes ...........................................70
IcB—Ichusa silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ...................................................73
IrB—Irvington very fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ......................................76
JnB—Jena-Una-Mantachie complex, gently undulating, frequently flooded ............79
LaA—Latonia loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded .............................82
LfA—Leaf silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded .................................84
LpA—Leeper silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded ...................87
LrD—Lorman fine sandy loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes ............................................90
LrE—Lorman fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes ..........................................93
LtD—Lorman-Petal complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes ...............................................96
LuA—Louin silty clay, 0 to 2 percent slopes ...........................................................100
LvA—Lucedale sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ................................................103
MaA—Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ............................................105
MaB—Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ............................................108
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MaC—Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes ............................................110
MbE—Maubila-Olla-Rattlesnake Forks complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes ..............113
MdA—McCrory-Deerford complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded ...116
MrA—McLaurin fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes .........................................119
MrB—McLaurin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes .........................................122
MrC—McLaurin fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes ........................................124
OmC—Olla-Maubila complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes .............................................127
PaA—Paxville loam, ponded ..................................................................................130
Pd—Pits-Udorthents complex ................................................................................132
PeA—Prentiss fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ..........................................133
PwD—Prim-Suggsville-Watsonia complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes .......................136
PwF—Prim-Suggsville-Watsonia complex, 10 to 40 percent slopes......................140
QtA—Quitman fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded ........143
RuA—Ruston fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ............................................146
RuB—Ruston fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ............................................148
RuC—Ruston fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes ...........................................151
SaA—Savannah fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes .......................................154
SaB—Savannah fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes .......................................157
SaC—Savannah fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes .......................................161
ShB—Shubuta fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ..........................................164
SmD—Smithdale fine sandy loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes ....................................167
SmE—Smithdale fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes ..................................170
SoA—Stough fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded .........173
StC2—Sumter-Maytag complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, eroded ............................176
SuB—Susquehanna fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes .................................179
TbA—Trebloc silt loam, ponded .............................................................................182
UaB—Urbo-Una complex, gently undulating, frequently flooded ...........................184
WaB—Wadley loamy fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes ..........................................187
WsD—Wadley-Boykin-Smithdale complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes .......................189
Prime Farmland and Other Important Farmland ....................................................195
Use and Management of the Soils ..........................................................................197
Crops and Pasture .................................................................................................197
Land Capability Classification ............................................................................198
Forestland Management and Productivity ..............................................................199
Recreation ..............................................................................................................202
Wildlife Habitat .......................................................................................................204
Hydric Soils ............................................................................................................205
Engineering ............................................................................................................206
Building Site Development .................................................................................207
Sanitary Facilities ...............................................................................................209
Construction Materials .......................................................................................211
Water Management ...........................................................................................212
Catastrophic Mortality ............................................................................................214
Soil Properties ..........................................................................................................215
Engineering Soil Properties ....................................................................................215
Physical Soil Properties .........................................................................................216
Chemical Soil Properties ........................................................................................218
Water Features .......................................................................................................218
Classification of the Soils ........................................................................................221
Soil Series and Their Morphology ..............................................................................221
Alaga Series ...........................................................................................................222
Annemaine series ..................................................................................................223
Benndale Series .....................................................................................................225
Bibb Series .............................................................................................................227
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Bigbee Series .........................................................................................................230
Boswell Series ........................................................................................................231
Boykin Series .........................................................................................................234
Brantley Series .......................................................................................................235
Cahaba Series .......................................................................................................237
Deerford Series ......................................................................................................239
Dogue Series .........................................................................................................241
Freest Series ..........................................................................................................243
Harleston Series .....................................................................................................245
Heidel Series ..........................................................................................................248
Ichusa Series .........................................................................................................249
Irvington Series ......................................................................................................252
Iuka Series .............................................................................................................254
Jena Series ............................................................................................................256
Latonia Series ........................................................................................................257
Leaf Series .............................................................................................................259
Leeper Series .........................................................................................................261
Lorman Series ........................................................................................................263
Louin Series ...........................................................................................................266
Lucedale Series .....................................................................................................268
Luverne Series .......................................................................................................269
Malbis Series ..........................................................................................................271
Mantachie Series ...................................................................................................273
Maubila Series .......................................................................................................275
Maytag Series ........................................................................................................277
McCrory Series ......................................................................................................279
McLaurin Series .....................................................................................................281
Okeelala Series ......................................................................................................282
Olla Series ..............................................................................................................284
Paxville Series ........................................................................................................286
Petal Series ............................................................................................................287
Prentiss Series .......................................................................................................290
Prim Series .............................................................................................................292
Quitman Series ......................................................................................................293
Rattlesnake Forks Series .......................................................................................296
Ruston Series .........................................................................................................298
Savannah Series ....................................................................................................300
Shubuta Series .......................................................................................................302
Smithdale Series ....................................................................................................304
Stough Series .........................................................................................................307
Suggsville Series ....................................................................................................309
Sumter Series ........................................................................................................312
Susquehanna Series ..............................................................................................313
Trebloc Series ........................................................................................................316
Una Series .............................................................................................................318
Urbo Series ............................................................................................................320
Wadley Series ........................................................................................................323
Watsonia Series .....................................................................................................324
Formation of the Soils ..............................................................................................327
Parent Material .....................................................................................................327
Living Organisms .................................................................................................327
Climate .................................................................................................................328
Topography ..........................................................................................................328
Time .....................................................................................................................328
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References ................................................................................................................329
Glossary ....................................................................................................................331
Tables .......................................................................................................................345
Table 1.—Temperature and Precipitation ..............................................................346
Table 2.—Freeze Dates in Spring and Fall ...........................................................347
Table 3.—Growing Season ...................................................................................348
Table 4.—Acreage and Proportionate Extent of the Soils .....................................349
Table 5.—Prime Farmland and Other Important Farmland ...................................351
Table 6.—Land Capability and Yields per Acre of Crops and Pasture ..................352
Table 7.—Forestland Management and Productivity ............................................356
Table 8a.—Recreation (Part 1) ..............................................................................367
Table 8b.—Recreation (Part 2) ..............................................................................376
Table 9.—Wildlife Habitat ......................................................................................383
Table 10a.—Building Site Development (Part 1) ...................................................390
Table 10b.—Building Site Development (Part 2) ...................................................398
Table 11a.—Sanitary Facilities (Part 1) .................................................................407
Table 11b.—Sanitary Facilities (Part 2) .................................................................415
Table 12a.—Construction Materials (Part 1) .........................................................423
Table 12b.—Construction Materials (Part 2) .........................................................430
Table 13a.—Water Management (Part 1) ..............................................................440
Table 13b.—Water Management (Part 2) ..............................................................447
Table 14.—Catastrophic Mortality, Poultry Disposal .............................................454
Table 15.—Engineering Soil Properties ................................................................461
Table 16.—Physical Soil Properties ......................................................................476
Table 17.—Chemical Soil Properties .....................................................................486
Table 18.—Water Features ...................................................................................494
Table 19.—Taxonomic Classification of the Soils ..................................................503
Issued 2009
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Foreword
This soil survey contains information that affects land use planning in the 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.
Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and wider area
planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement this information in some cases.
Examples include soil quality assessments (http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/) and certain
conservation and engineering applications. For more detailed information, contact your
local USDA Service Center (http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs)
or your NRCS State Soil Scientist (http://soils.usda.gov/contact/state_offices/).
Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils
are seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are shallow to bedrock. 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. 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.
Homer L. Wilkes
State Conservationist
Natural Resources Conservation Service
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