Soil Survey of Newberry County, South Carolina
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United States In cooperation with Department of United States Department Agriculture of Agriculture, Forest Soil Survey of Service; South Carolina Natural Department of Natural Newberry Resources Resources, Land, Water Conservation and Conservation Division; Service and South Carolina County, Agricultural Experiment Station South Carolina How To Use This Soil Survey 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 go to that sheet. Locate your area of interest on the map sheet. Note the map unit symbols that are in that area. Go 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. iii 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 United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service; the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Land, Water and Conservation Division; and the South Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. The survey is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Newberry Soil and Water Conservation District. Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 2000. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 2001. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2001. 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (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 USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Cover Caption Farm structure in an area of Hard Labor sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, located about 2 miles northwest of the town of Newberry. Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available online from the Natural Resources Conservation Service at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov. iv Contents Cover .............................................................................................................................i How To Use This Soil Survey ..................................................................................... iii Contents...................................................................................................................... v Foreword ..................................................................................................................... xi Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1 General Nature of the Survey Area .......................................................................... 1 How This Survey Was Made .................................................................................... 4 Detailed Soil Map Units ............................................................................................. 7 Soils of Newberry County, Excluding the Sumter National Forest ................................ 8 AtB—Altavista sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes ................................................... 8 CaB—Callison silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes ...................................................... 10 CaC—Callison silt loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes .................................................... 13 CcA—Cartecay sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded ................. 15 CdB2—Cataula sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded ................ 17 CdC2—Cataula sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded.............. 19 CeB—Cecil sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes ...................................................... 22 CfB2—Cecil sandy clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded .............. 24 CfC2—Cecil sandy clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded............ 26 CfD2—Cecil sandy clay loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded.......... 28 CnA—Chenneby silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded .................... 31 CyA—Chenneby silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, ponded ..................................... 33 DaB2—Davidson sandy clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded ...... 35 GaB2—Georgeville silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded ...... 37 GaC2—Georgeville silty clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded .... 39 GnC2—Gundy silt loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded .................... 41 GnD2—Gundy silt loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded .................. 43 GnE2—Gundy silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded .................. 46 HaB—Hard Labor sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes ............................................ 48 HaC—Hard Labor sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes .......................................... 51 HeB—Helena sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes .................................................. 53 HeC—Helena sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes ................................................ 55 HwB2—Hiwassee sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded ............ 58 HwD2—Hiwassee sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded .......... 60 McB—Mecklenburg sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes ......................................... 62 MeB2—Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded ............................................................................................................. 64 MeC2—Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded ............................................................................................................. 67 PaD2—Pacolet sandy clay loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded ..... 69 PaE2—Pacolet sandy clay loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded ..... 71 PaF2—Pacolet sandy clay loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes, moderately eroded ..... 73 PcC3—Pacolet clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, severely eroded ...................... 76 PmB—Prosperity-Bush River-Helena complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes................... 78 PmC—Prosperity-Bush River-Helena complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes ................ 81 RnC2—Rion sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded .................. 84 v RnD2—Rion sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded ................ 87 RnE2—Rion sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded ................. 89 RnF2—Rion sandy loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes, moderately eroded ................. 92 SaB—Santuc loamy coarse sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes ....................................... 94 SaC—Santuc loamy coarse sand, 6 to 10 percent slopes ..................................... 96 SeB—Sedgefield sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes ............................................. 99 ShA—Shellbluff silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded ........... 101 ToA—Toccoa sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded ................... 103 UcC2—Urban land-Cecil complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded ........................................................................................................... 105 UsC—Urban land-Cecil-Santuc complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes ........................ 107 WnB—Winnsboro sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes .......................................... 108 WoA—Worsham loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ...................................................... 111 WwD2—Wynott-Wilkes complex, 10 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded ........................................................................................................... 113 WwE2—Wynott-Wilkes complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded ........................................................................................................... 116 WyB2—Wynott-Winnsboro