GrB-Grenada silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes
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Setting
Landform position: Loess covered terraces
Typical Profile
Surface layer:
0 to 4 inches-brown silt loam
Subsoil:
4 to 22 inches-yellowish brown silt loam
22 to 24 inches-gray silt loam with redoximorphic features
24 to 50 inches-compact and brittle, yellowish brown silty clay loam and light gray silt with redoximorphic features
50 to 72 inches-compact and brittle, yellowish brown silt loam with redoximorphic features
Inclusions
• Calhoun soils
• Calloway soils
• Henry soils
• Hillemann soils
• Small depressional areas subject to flooding and/or ponding for long durations
Soil Properties and Qualities
Depth class: Very deep
Drainage class: Moderately well drained
Permeability: Moderate above the fragipan and slow in the fragipan
Available water capacity: Moderate
Depth to seasonal high water table: 1.5 to 2.5 feet below the surface
Hazard of flooding: None
Shrink-swell potential: Low
Surface runoff: Low to medium
Soil reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid in the surface layer and upper part of the subsoil; strongly acid to slightly acid in the lower part of the subsoil
Parent material: Loess
Land Use
Major Uses: Most areas are cultivated; other areas are in woodland or pastureland
Cropland
Land capability subclass: IIe
Suitability: Well suited
Adapted crops: Soybeans, grain sorghum, rice, and winter small grains
Management concerns:
• Erosion is a moderate limitation
Management measures:
• See Use and Management of the Soils, Crops and Pasture Section
Pasture and Hayland
Suitability: Well suited
Adapted plants: Common bermudagrass, improved bermudagrass, and tall fescue
Management concerns:
• No significant limitations
Management measures:
• See Use and Management of the Soils, Crops and Pasture Section
Woodland
Woodland ordination symbol: 8W
Suitability: Moderately suited
Adapted species: Cherrybark oak, sweetgum, southern red oak, loblolly pine, and shortleaf pine
Management concerns:
• Moderate windthrow hazard
Management measures:
• See Use and Management of the Soils, Woodland Management and Productivity Section
Urban Uses
Dwellings
Limitation rating: Moderate
Limitations:
• Wetness
Corrective measures:
• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section
Small Commercial Buildings
Limitation rating: Moderate
Limitations:
• Wetness
Corrective measures:
• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section
Septic Tank Absorption Fields
Limitation rating: Severe
Limitations:
• Wetness
• Slow permeability
Corrective measures:
• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Sanitary Facilities Section
Local Roads and Streets
Limitation rating: Severe
Limitations:
• Low strength
Corrective measures:
• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section