Soil Survey Lee County, Texas
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United States In cooperation Department of with Texas Soil Survey of Agriculture Agricultural Experiment Station Lee County, Natural Resources Texas Conservation Service How To Use This Soil Survey General Soil Map The general soil map, which is a color map, shows the survey area divided into groups of associated soils called general soil map units. This map is useful in planning the use and management of large areas. To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the map, identify the name of the map unit in the area on the color-coded map legend, then refer to the section General Soil Map Units for a general description of the soils in your area. 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 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. i 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 Station, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 2002. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 2002. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2002. This survey was made cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. The survey is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Lee County Soil and Water Conservation District. 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. 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 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) 795-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Cover: Grain sorghum and peanuts on an area of Rader fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes. Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available on the Natural Resources Conservation Service homepage on the World Wide Web. The address is http://www.nrcs.usda.gov ii Contents How to Use This Soil Survey...........................................................................i Foreword .........................................................................................................ix General Nature of the Survey Area .................................................................. 1 Settlement and Population.......................................................................... 1 Agriculture................................................................................................... 3 Natural Resources ...................................................................................... 3 Climate........................................................................................................ 4 How this Survey Was Made ............................................................................. 4 General Soil Map Units .................................................................................. 7 Sandy and Loamy Savannah Soils on Uplands ......................................... 7 1. Padina-Robco-Silstid......................................................................... 7 2. Edge-Crockett-Tabor......................................................................... 9 3. Singleton-Winedale-Burlewash....................................................... 10 4. Kurten-Tabor-Spiller........................................................................ 12 5. Jedd-Gasil ....................................................................................... 13 Loamy and Clayey Prairie Soils on Uplands ............................................ 13 6. Zack-Boonville-Zulch....................................................................... 14 7. Luling-Benchley-Crockett................................................................ 15 8. Benchley-Gasil-Lexton.................................................................... 17 Loamy Soils on Stream Terraces ............................................................. 18 9. Tabor-Lufkin-Mabank...................................................................... 18 10. Davilla-Wilson ............................................................................... 19 Loamy and Clayey Soils on Flood Plains ................................................. 20 11. Uhland-Sandow............................................................................. 21 12. Zilaboy-Sandow-Navasota............................................................ 21 Detailed Soil Map Units................................................................................ 23 ArD—Arenosa fine sand, 1 to 8 percent slopes ....................................... 24 BeB—Benchley clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes..................................... 26 BeC—Benchley clay loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes..................................... 28 BgB—Boonville gravelly fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes ............. 30 BoB—Boonville fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes........................... 32 BuC—Burlewash fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes......................... 34 BwC—Burlewash gravelly fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes .......... 35 BxG—Burlewash-Koether soils, 8 to 45 percent slopes, very stony ........ 37 CgB—Crockett gravelly fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes .............. 39 ChC—Chazos loamy fine sand, 1 to 5 percent slopes ............................. 41 CrC—Crockett fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes............................. 43 CrC2—Crockett fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded ............. 45 DuC—Dutek loamy fine sand, 1 to 5 percent slopes................................ 47 DwB—Davilla-Wilson complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes.............................. 48 EdB—Edge fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes ................................. 51 EdC2—Edge fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded.................. 53 EdD—Edge fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes................................. 55 EgD—Edge-Gullied land complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes ........................ 56 FaB—Faula fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes ........................................... 59 GaB—Gasil fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes ................................. 61 iii Soil Survey of Lee County, Texas GaD—Gasil fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes................................. 63 GgC—Gredge gravelly fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes ............... 65 GrC—Gredge fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes.............................. 66 GsB—Gasil loamy fine sand, 1 to 3 percent slopes ................................. 68 GsD—Gasil loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes ................................. 70 JeD—Jedd fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes .................................. 72 JeE—Jedd fine sandy loam, 5 to 20 percent slopes, stony...................... 74 JeF—Jedd fine sandy loam, 8 to 20 percent slopes................................. 75 JgD—Jedd soils, graded, 2 to 8 percent slopes ....................................... 77 KgC—Kurten very gravelly fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes ......... 79 KuC—Kurten fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes............................... 81 LeB—Lexton clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes .................................................. 82 LfA—Lufkin fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes ................................. 84 LgB—Luling gravelly clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes...................................... 86 LuB—Luling clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes ................................................... 87 LuC—Luling clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes ................................................... 90 MaA—Mabank fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes ............................ 91 MrB—Margie fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes............................... 93 NoC—Normangee clay loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes ................................ 95 NvA—Navasota clay,