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Soil survey of Savannah River Plant area, parts of Aiken, Barnwell, and Allendale Counties, South Carolina.

DE91018370

Publication Date	1990
Personal Author	Rogers, V. A.
Page Count	235
Abstract	The Savannah River Plant area is midway between the mountains and the coast. About a third of the land is in the southwest corner of Aiken County, and nearly two-thirds is in the western part of the Barnwell County. A small part is in Allendale County, mainly along Lower Three Runs Creek. The Savannah River, on the west side of the survey area, is the boundary between South Carolina and Georgia. The survey area makes up about 198,231 acres. Most of the land is owned by the United States Department of Energy. Barnwell Industrial Park is in the survey area. Most of this survey area is in the Carolina and Georgia Sand Hills Land Resource Area, generally referred to in this soil survey as the Sand Hills. Some broad upland areas are in the Southern Coastal Plain Land Resource Area, referred to as the Coastal Plain. The soils in the survey area generally are gently sloping in moderately steep. Some soils on uplands are nearly level, and those on bottom land along the major streams are level. The soils are small, narrow areas adjacent to drainageways are steep. Most of the soils are well drained to excessively drained. The well drained soils have a sandy surface layer underlain by a loamy subsoil. The somewhat excessively drained soils have a thick, sandy surface layer that extends to a depth of 80 inches or more in some areas. Numerous upland depressions, commonly referred to as ''Carolina bays,'' are less than an acre to many acres in size. Water stands in most of these depressions for long periods in most years. The soils on bottom land range from well drained to very poorly drained. In the Sand Hills area, some soils on the abrupt slope breaks have a dense, brittle subsoil. 9 refs., 7 figs., 15 tabs.
Keywords	Savannah River Plant Soils Forests Agriculture Alluvial Deposits Clays Crops Drainage Erosion Georgia Ground Water Humus Mapping Plants Soil Chemistry Soil Conservation Soil Mechanics Soil-Structure Interactions South Carolina Surveys Trees Wild Animals Wood EDB/540210 EDB/580000 Land pollution
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	48E - Soil Sciences 48D - Forestry 68 - Environmental Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Soil Conservation Service, Aiken, SC. Savannah River Site.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199204
Contract Number	AI09-80SR10708

Soil survey of Savannah River Plant area, parts of Aiken, Barnwell, and Allendale Counties, South Carolina.

Soil survey of Savannah River Plant area, parts of Aiken, Barnwell, and Allendale Counties, South Carolina.
DE91018370

Publication Date	1990
Personal Author	Rogers, V. A.
Page Count	235
Abstract	The Savannah River Plant area is midway between the mountains and the coast. About a third of the land is in the southwest corner of Aiken County, and nearly two-thirds is in the western part of the Barnwell County. A small part is in Allendale County, mainly along Lower Three Runs Creek. The Savannah River, on the west side of the survey area, is the boundary between South Carolina and Georgia. The survey area makes up about 198,231 acres. Most of the land is owned by the United States Department of Energy. Barnwell Industrial Park is in the survey area. Most of this survey area is in the Carolina and Georgia Sand Hills Land Resource Area, generally referred to in this soil survey as the Sand Hills. Some broad upland areas are in the Southern Coastal Plain Land Resource Area, referred to as the Coastal Plain. The soils in the survey area generally are gently sloping in moderately steep. Some soils on uplands are nearly level, and those on bottom land along the major streams are level. The soils are small, narrow areas adjacent to drainageways are steep. Most of the soils are well drained to excessively drained. The well drained soils have a sandy surface layer underlain by a loamy subsoil. The somewhat excessively drained soils have a thick, sandy surface layer that extends to a depth of 80 inches or more in some areas. Numerous upland depressions, commonly referred to as ''Carolina bays,'' are less than an acre to many acres in size. Water stands in most of these depressions for long periods in most years. The soils on bottom land range from well drained to very poorly drained. In the Sand Hills area, some soils on the abrupt slope breaks have a dense, brittle subsoil. 9 refs., 7 figs., 15 tabs.
Keywords	Savannah River Plant Soils Forests Agriculture Alluvial Deposits Clays Crops Drainage Erosion Georgia Ground Water Humus Mapping Plants Soil Chemistry Soil Conservation Soil Mechanics Soil-Structure Interactions South Carolina Surveys Trees Wild Animals Wood EDB/540210 EDB/580000 Land pollution
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	48E - Soil Sciences 48D - Forestry 68 - Environmental Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Soil Conservation Service, Aiken, SC. Savannah River Site.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199204
Contract Number	AI09-80SR10708