United States In cooperation with Department of Tennessee Agricultural Agriculture Experiment Station, Soil Survey of Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Rhea County Rhea County, Board of Commissioners, and Rhea County Soil Natural Conservation District Tennessee Resources Conservation Service 3 How To Use This Soil Survey The information provided in this publication can be useful in planning the use and management of small areas. The text includes descriptions of detailed soil map units and provides an explanation of the information presented in the tables, or soil reports, which are available via the Web Soil Survey of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (accessible from the Soils Web site at http://soils.usda.gov). The publication also includes a glossary of terms used in the text and tables and a list of references. Bookmarks and links in the publication allow the user to navigate from one part of the text to another. Maps showing soil lines and map unit symbols can be accessed for a particular area of interest through Web Soil Survey (by clicking on the “Soil Map” tab). The symbols on the maps represent the detailed soil map units in the area. These map units are listed in the bookmarks panel of the text. Information about the map units can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate bookmark. The bookmarks panel of the text outlines the contents of this publication. 4 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. Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 2001. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 2003. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2001. This survey was made cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Rhea County Board of Commissioners, and the Rhea County Soil Conservation District. The survey is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Rhea County Soil 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. 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Cover: The historic Rhea County Courthouse in an area of Urban land-Udorthents complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes. (Photo courtesy of Eva Cruver) Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available on the Natural Resources Conservation Service home page on the World Wide Web. The address is http://www.nrcs.usda.gov. 5 Contents Cover ....................................................................... 1 CgD—Collegedale silt loam, 12 to 25 percent How To Use This Soil Survey ................................. 3 slopes .......................................................... 53 Contents.................................................................. 5 CoC—Conasauga silt loam, 5 to 12 percent Foreword ................................................................. 9 slopes .......................................................... 54 General Nature of the County ................................ 11 Cr—Cranmore loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, How This Survey Was Made .................................. 17 frequently flooded ........................................ 56 General Soil Map Units ........................................ 19 DeB—Dewey silt loam, 2 to 5 percent 1. Lily-Gilpin-Ramsey ...................................... 19 slopes .......................................................... 57 2. Gilpin-Allen-Bouldin-Petros.......................... 20 DeC—Dewey silt loam, 5 to 12 percent 3. Shady-Hamblen-Waynesboro-Cobstone ..... 21 slopes .......................................................... 58 4. Pailo-Fullerton-Tasso................................... 23 DeD—Dewey silt loam, 12 to 25 percent 5. Colbert-Lyerly-Ketona-Capshaw ................. 24 slopes ......................................................... 59 6. Townley-Sunlight-Salacoa-Apison ............... 25 DL—Dumps, landfills.......................................... 61 7. Waynesboro-Holston-Wolftever ................... 26 Ec—Ealy-Craigsville complex, occasionally 8. Waynesboro-Pailo-Holston .......................... 27 flooded ......................................................... 61 Detailed Soil Map Units ....................................... 29 Eg—Egam silty clay loam, 0 to 3 percent Ac—Allegheny-Cotaco complex, occasionally slopes .......................................................... 64 flooded ......................................................... 30 EtB—Etowah loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes .......... 65 AeB—Allen loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes............. 31 EtC—Etowah loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes........ 66 AeC—Allen loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes .......... 32 FuB—Fullerton gravelly silt loam, 2 to 5 AeD—Allen loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes ........ 34 percent slopes ............................................. 67 AMC—Allen-Urban land complex, 2 to 12 FuC—Fullerton gravelly silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes ............................................. 35 percent slopes ............................................. 69 AnB—Altavista loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes ....... 36 FuD—Fullerton gravelly silt loam, 12 to 25 AsF—Apison-Sunlight-Salacoa complex, 25 percent slopes ............................................. 70 to 65 percent slopes .................................... 37 FuF—Fullerton gravelly silt loam, 25 to 60 At—Atkins loam, frequently flooded ................... 39 percent slopes ............................................. 71 BaE—Barfield-Rock outcrop complex, 10 GpC—Gilpin loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes ......... 73 to 40 percent slopes .................................... 40 GpD—Gilpin loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes ....... 74 BEF—Bethesda-Mine pits complex, 10 GpF—Gilpin loam, 20 to 60 percent slopes ....... 75 to 80 percent slopes .................................... 42 GuF—Gilpin-Bouldin-Petros complex, 25 to Bm—Bloomingdale silty clay loam, frequently 80 percent slopes, very stony ...................... 77 flooded ......................................................... 43 Ha—Hamblen silt loam, occasionally flooded .... 79 CaB—Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 5 percent HoB—Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ........ 80 slopes .......................................................... 44 HoC—Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes ...... 82 CaC—Capshaw silt loam, 5 to 12 percent JeC—Jefferson cobbly loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes .......................................................... 46 slopes .......................................................... 83 Cb—Cobstone cobbly fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 JsD—Jefferson-Shelocta complex, 10 to 20 percent slopes, rarely flooded ..................... 47 percent slopes ............................................. 84 CDB—Cobstone-Shady-Urban land complex, JsF—Jefferson-Shelocta complex, 20 to 45 0 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded............ 49 percent slopes ............................................. 86 CeC—Colbert and Lyerly soils, 2 to 12 percent JvD—Jefferson-Varilla-Shelocta complex, 10 slopes, very rocky ........................................ 50 to 20 percent slopes, very stony .................. 87 CgC—Collegedale silt loam, 2 to 12 percent JvF—Jefferson-Varilla-Shelocta complex, 20 slopes .......................................................... 52 to 60 percent slopes, very stony .................. 89 6 Kt—Ketona–Tupelo complex, 0 to 3 percent TsD—Townley-Sunlight complex, 12 to 25 slopes, frequently flooded ............................ 90 percent slopes ........................................... 126 LhB—Lily loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes................ 92 UUC—Urban land-Udorthents complex, 2 LhC—Lily loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes ............. 93 to 12 percent slopes .................................. 127 LhD—Lily loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes ........... 94 W—Water......................................................... 129 LhE—Lily loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes............ 96 Wa—Wax-Rockdell complex, 0 to 3 percent LnB—Lonewood-Hendon complex, 2 to 5 slopes, occasionally flooded ...................... 129 percent