Setting

Landform position: Escarpments between terraces

Surface layer:

0 to 4 inches-brown silt loam

Subsoil:

4 to 12 inches-yellowish red silty clay loam with redoximorphic features

12 to 20 inches-red silty clay with redoximorphic features

20 to 26 inches-yellowish brown silty clay with redoximorphic features

26 to 40 inches-light brownish gray silty clay loam with redoximorphic features

40 to 52 inches-grayish brown silt loam with redoximorphic features

52 to 72 inches-brown silt loam with redoximorphic features

• Jackport soils

• Overcup soils

• Severely eroded areas and non-eroded areas

Depth class: Very deep

Drainage class: Moderately well drained

Permeability: Very slow

Available water capacity: High

Depth to seasonal high water table: 1.5 to 2.5 feet

Shrink-swell potential: High

Hazard of flooding: None

Surface runoff: Medium to high

Soil reaction: Moderately acid to slightly acid in the surface layer; very strongly acid to moderately acid in the upper part of the subsoil; strongly acid to neutral in the lower part of the subsoil

Parent material: Loess like sediment with low sand content

Major Uses: Most areas are in pasture; a few areas are cultivated or in woodland

Land capability subclass: IVe

Suitability: Poorly suited

Adapted crops: Winter small grains and other drilled crops

Management concerns:

• Erosion is a very severe limitation

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Crops and Pasture Section

Suitability: Moderately suited

Adapted plants: Common bermudagrass, improved bermudagrass, and tall fescue

Management concerns:

• Erosion

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Crops and Pasture Section

Woodland ordination symbol: 6W

Suitability: Moderately suited

Adapted species: Cherrybark oak, sweetgum, and water oak

Management concerns:

• Severe windthrow hazard

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Woodland Management and Productivity Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Shrink-swell potential

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Shrink-swell potential

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

• Very slow permeability

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Sanitary Facilities Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Shrink-swell potential

• Low strength

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section