LOCATION DASHER GA+FL SCEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Dysic, thermic Typic Haplohemists
TYPICAL PEDON: Dasher mucky peat, in a recently drained marsh. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
Oe1--0 to 8 inches; black (5YR 2/1) mucky peat; about 36 percent unrubbed fiber, 20 percent rubbed; weak medium granular structure; slightly sticky; about 2 percent mineral material; sodium-pyrophosphate extract color is light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4); extremely acid; abrupt wavy boundary. (8 to 12 inches thick)
Oe2--8 to 20 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) mucky peat; about 36 percent unrubbed fiber, 20 percent rubbed; massive; very friable; about 2 to 5 percent mineral material; sodium-pyrophosphate extract color is very pale brown (10YR 7/4); extremely acid; clear wavy boundary. (12 to 25 inches thick)
Oe3--20 to 40 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) mucky peat; about 40 percent unrubbed fiber, 25 percent rubbed; massive; very friable; about 2 to 5 percent mineral material; sodium-pyrophosphate extract color is very pale brown (10YR 7/3); extremely acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 40 inches thick)
Oe4--40 to 75 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) mucky peat; about 55 percent unrubbed fiber, 30 percent rubbed; massive; sodium-pyrophosphate extract color is white (10YR 8/1); very friable; about 2 to 5 percent mineral material; extremely acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Lowndes County, Georgia; about 1.9 miles northwest of Clayattville, Georgia, in Lanes pond.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 60 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: +12 to 12 inches, January to December
Soil Reaction: less than 4.5 in 0.01M calcium carbonate and extremely acid or very strongly acid by Hellige-Truog method
Thickness of organic material: 51 inches to more than 75 inches
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
Oe1 horizon:
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 to 3, or is neutral with value of 2 to 3
Fiber content--about 35 to 50 percent unrubbed, and 18 to 25 percent rubbed
Mineral content--2 to 5 percent
Texture--mucky peat
Oa horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 to 3, or is neutral with value of 2 or 3
Fiber content--about 25 to 35 percent unrubbed, and 10 to 16 percent rubbed
Mineral content--2 to 5 percent
Texture--muck
Oe2 and Oe3 horizons (where present):
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 to 3, or is neutral with value of 2 to 3
Fiber content--about 35 to 50 percent unrubbed, and 17 to 25 percent rubbed
Mineral content--2 to 5 percent
Texture--mucky peat
Oe4 horizons (where present):
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 to 3 or is neutral with value of 2 to 3
Fiber content--about 50 to 65 percent unrubbed, and 25 to 40 percent rubbed
Mineral content--2 to 5 percent
Texture--mucky peat
Cg horizons (where present):
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 7 or 8, and chroma of 1 or 2 or is neutral with value of 2 to 3
Texture--sand or fine sand
COMPETING SERIES:
Deweyville soils--contain more than 20 percent mineral material in the Oe horizons
Soils in similar families:
Brighton,
Dare,
Dorovan,
Everglades, Istokpoga,
Montverde,
Okeechobee,
Pungo and
Terra Ceia soils. Brighton, Everglades, Istokpoga, Montverde, Okeechobee and Terra Ceia soils have mean annual soil temperature of more than 72 degrees F. at depths of 20 inches below the surface. Brighton and Montverde soils are dominated by fibric material within the control section. Dare, Dorovan, Okeechobee, Pungo and Terra Ceia soils are dominated by sapric material within the control section. Everglades, Montverde, Okeechobee and Terra Ceia soils have soil reaction of pH 4.5 or more.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Coastal plain
Landform: Marshes, swamps, poorly defined drainageways
Geomorphic Component: Tread
Parent Material: Organic material, mostly hydrophytic plants
Elevation: 50 to 400 feet
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 57 to 70 degrees
Mean Annual Precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Frost Free Period: 190 to 275 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Numerous fluvial and marine terrace soils within MLRA 133A, 153A, and 153B
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Very poorly drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Very shallow, persistent, ponded for at least 10 months each year
Index Surface Runoff: Negligible
Permeability: Moderately rapid
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: water storage and wildlife habitat. . A very small percentage of these soils have a water control system and are used for improved pasture.
Dominant Vegetation: pond pines, southern bald cypress, water tupelo, swamp tupelo and sweetbay magnolia trees with a ground cover of sawgrass, iris, bull-tongue, arrowhead, greenbrier, ferns and other aquatic plants
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Georgia and northern portions of Florida, possibly North Carolina and South Carolina
Extent: Moderate
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Lowndes County, Georgia; 1975.
REMARKS: Diagnostic features recognized in this pedon are:
None
ADDITIONAL DATA:
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation GA0040 DASHER 0- 1 59- 70 190-275 38- 55 50- 400SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness GA0040 NONE - APPARENT - 60-60
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- GA0040 0- 8 MPT 0- 0 - 0- 0 - GA0040 0- 8 MUCK 0- 0 - 0- 0 - GA0040 8-75 MPT 0- 0 - 0- 0 -
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll GA0040 0- 8 3.6- 4.4 40-99 0- 0 2.0- 6.0 LOW GA0040 0- 8 3.6- 4.4 40-99 - 0.6- 6.0 LOW GA0040 8-75 3.6- 4.4 40-99 - 2.0- 6.0 LOW