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Soil Survey of Leake County, Mississippi United States In cooperation with Department of the Mississippi State Agriculture College of Agricultural and Soil Survey of Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Experiment Leake County, Station Natural Mississippi Resources Conservation Service 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. i 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 and the Mississippi State College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Experiment Station. The survey is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Leake County Soil and Water Conservation District. Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 2003. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 2008. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2002. The most current official data are available at http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/. 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. Citation The correct citation for this survey is: United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2009. Soil Survey of Leake County, Mississippi. Online at: http://soils.usda.gov/ survey/printed_surveys/. Cover Caption The Pearl River in Leake County. The water-control structure shown here once regulated the water levels in an area of Jena-Kirkville-Kinston complex, undulating, frequently flooded. The construction of the Ross Barnett Reservoir and Dam, located farther downstream, eliminated the need for this smaller structure. Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available online from the Natural Resources Conservation Service at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov. ii Contents How To Use This Soil Survey ......................................................................................i Foreword .................................................................................................................... vii General Nature of the County.........................................................................................1 History ........................................................................................................................1 Geology ......................................................................................................................2 Water Resources ........................................................................................................3 Climate .......................................................................................................................3 How This Survey Was Made .........................................................................................4 Detailed Soil Map Units ................................................................................................7 Bb—Bibb fine sandy loam, frequently flooded ...........................................................8 BdA—Bude silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes .............................................................10 Gb—Gillsburg silt loam, occasionally flooded ..........................................................13 JkB—Jena-Kirkville-Kinston complex, undulating, frequently flooded .....................15 Kn—Kinston loam, frequently flooded ......................................................................18 KpB—Kipling silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ..........................................................20 KpC2—Kipling silt loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded ...........................................23 Kr—Kirkville fine sandy loam, occasionally flooded .................................................25 Ma—Mantachie fine sandy loam, occasionally flooded ...........................................27 NeB2—Neshoba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded ...........................30 NeC2—Neshoba fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded ...........................32 OrB—Ora fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ....................................................34 OrC2—Ora fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded ....................................37 Po—Pits-Udorthents complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes, eroded ...............................40 PrB—Providence silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ....................................................41 PrC2—Providence silt loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded .....................................43 Rb—Rosebloom silt loam, ponded ...........................................................................47 RK—Rosebloom and Arkabutla soils, frequently flooded .........................................49 RuB—Ruston fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ..............................................52 RuC2—Ruston fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded ..............................54 SaB—Savannah fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes .........................................56 SaC2—Savannah fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded ..........................59 SmD2—Smithdale fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded .......................62 SmF2—Smithdale fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, eroded .....................64 SsD2—Smithdale-Sweatman complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes, eroded ..................67 SsF2—Smithdale-Sweatman complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, eroded ................70 St—Stough fine sandy loam, rarely flooded .............................................................73 SwD2—Sweatman fine sandy loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes, eroded ......................76 SwF2—Sweatman fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, eroded .....................79 Ur—Urbo silty clay loam, occasionally flooded ........................................................81 WmD2—Williamsville gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes, eroded ............83 WmF2—Williamsville gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, eroded ..........86 Use and Management of the Soils ............................................................................89 Interpretive Ratings ..................................................................................................89 Rating Class Terms ..............................................................................................89 iii Numerical Ratings ...............................................................................................89 Crops and Pasture ...................................................................................................90 Yields per Acre .....................................................................................................90 Land Capability Classification ..............................................................................91 Prime Farmland ...................................................................................................93 Forestland Management and Productivity ................................................................94 Recreation ................................................................................................................96 Wildlife Habitat .........................................................................................................98 Hydric Soils ..............................................................................................................99 Engineering ............................................................................................................100
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