Soil Survey of Lee County, South Carolina
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United States In cooperation with Department of South Carolina Agricultural Agriculture Experiment Station and Soil Survey of South Carolina Department of Natural Lee County, Resources Natural South Carolina Resources Conservation Service i 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. ii 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, the South Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The survey is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Lee County Soil and Water Conservation District. Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 2003. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2005. The most current official data are available on the Internet at http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov. 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. Nondiscrimination Statement The United States 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 prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). 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 (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Cover Caption Peanuts growing in an area of Norfolk loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes. High yields of peanuts can be produced in areas of this soil under good management. Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available online from the Natural Resources Conservation Service at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov. iii Contents How To Use This Soil Survey .......................................................................................i Foreword ..................................................................................................................... ix General Nature of the County ...................................................................................... 2 History and Development ......................................................................................... 2 Climate ..................................................................................................................... 2 How This Survey Was Made ........................................................................................ 3 Detailed Soil Map Units ............................................................................................. 7 AaB—Ailey-Barnwell complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes .............................................. 8 AcC—Ailey-Troup-Vaucluse complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes ............................... 10 AeD—Ailey-Vaucluse-Troup complex, 10 to 15 percent slopes ............................. 12 AgB—Alaga sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes ............................................................... 14 AoB—Alaga-Lucknow complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes, rarely flooded ................... 16 ApB—Alpin sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes................................................................. 17 ApD—Alpin sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes .............................................................. 19 AuB—Autryville sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes .......................................................... 20 BaB—Barnwell loamy coarse sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes .................................... 21 BbB2—Barnwell sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded .............. 23 BcC—Barnwell-Cowarts-Troup complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes ........................... 25 BoB—Bonneau sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes .......................................................... 27 BuA—Butters coarse sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes ................................................. 28 CaB—Candor sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes............................................................. 29 CcA—Chastain-Chewacla complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded ...... 31 ChA—Chewacla-Chastain complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded...... 32 CwD—Cowarts loamy sand, 10 to 15 percent slopes ............................................ 34 CxA—Coxville sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ................................................. 36 DaA—Dorovan silty clay loam, overwash, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded ............................................................................................................. 37 DoA—Dothan loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes .................................................. 38 DoB—Dothan loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes .................................................. 40 DtB2—Dothan sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded ................. 41 EuA—Eunola sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded ........................... 42 FaA—Faceville loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes................................................. 44 FaB—Faceville loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes................................................. 45 FbB2—Faceville sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded............... 46 FoB—Foxworth sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes .......................................................... 48 FuB—Fuquay sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes ............................................................. 49 GoA—Goldsboro sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ............................................. 51 JhA—Johns loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded ............................. 52 JoA—Johnston muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded ........................... 54 JzA—Johnston-Mouzon complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded ......... 55 KaA—Kalmia loamy sand, wet substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded ............................................................................................................. 57 LaB—Lakeland sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes .......................................................... 58 LaD—Lakeland sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes ........................................................ 60 LbB—Lucknow coarse sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes ............................................... 61 iv LcB—Lucy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes ................................................................. 62 LuA—Lumbee sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded .......................... 64 LyA—Lynchburg sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes .............................................. 66 MaA—Marvyn sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes ............................................................ 67 MaB—Marvyn sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes ............................................................ 69 MeA—Meggett sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded .............. 70 MyA—Myatt-Paxville complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded .......... 71 NaB2—Nankin sandy clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded.......... 73 NbC—Nankin-Lucy complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes ............................................. 74 NbD—Nankin-Lucy complex, 10 to 15 percent slopes ........................................... 76 NeB—Noboco loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes ................................................. 78 NmB2—Noboco sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded ............... 79 NnA—Noboco-Goldsboro complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes ..................................... 80 NoA—Norfolk loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes................................................... 83 NoB—Norfolk loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes................................................... 84 OkA—Okeetee fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded .................. 85 OrA—Orangeburg loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes ........................................... 87 OrB—Orangeburg loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes ..........................................