PaB-Patterson fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

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Setting

Landform position: Low terraces and depressions

Typical Profile

Surface layer:

0 to 6 inches-dark brown fine sandy loam

6 to 10 inches-brown fine sandy loam with redoximorphic features

Subsurface layer:

10 to 16 inches-grayish brown fine sandy loam with redoximorphic features

16 to 33 inches-grayish brown fine sandy loam with redoximorphic features

Subsoil:

33 to 53 inches-dark gray sandy clay loam with redoximorphic features

53 to 67 inches-dark gray fine sandy loam with redoximorphic features

Substratum:

67 to 90 inches-brown loamy fine sand with redoximorphic features

Inclusions

• Wiville soil

• Bulltown soils

• Tuckerman soils

• Small depressional areas subject to flooding and/or ponding for long durations

Soil Properties and Qualities

Depth class: Very deep

Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained

Permeability: Moderately rapid

Available water capacity: Moderate

Depth to seasonal high water table: 1 foot to 2 feet

Shrink-swell potential: Low

Hazard of flooding: None

Surface runoff: Negligible to low

Soil reaction: Very strongly acid to slightly acid in the surface layers; very strongly acid or strongly acid in the subsurface layers and subsoil; strongly acid to neutral in the substratum

Parent material: Loamy alluvium

Land Use

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

Cropland

Land capability subclass: IIw

Suitability: Well suited

Adapted crops: Soybeans, grain sorghum, and cotton

Management concerns:

• Wetness

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:

• Seasonal wetness

Management measures:

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

Woodland

Woodland ordination symbol: 9W

Suitability: Well suited

Adapted species: Cherrybark oak, sweetgum, water oak, and willow oak

Management concerns:

• Equipment use is restricted due to wetness

• Windthrow hazard

• Seedling mortality

Management measures:

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

Urban Uses

Dwellings

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

Corrective measures:

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

Small Commercial Buildings

Limitation rating: Severe

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

• Poor filter

Corrective measures:

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

Local Roads and Streets

Limitation rating: Moderate

Limitations:

• Wetness

Corrective measures:

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