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Soilscape of Dothan soil; Lee County, South Carolina

Dothan series consists of very deep, well drained, moderately slowly to slowly permeable soils on broad uplands of the Southern Coastal Plain (MLRA 133A) and to a much lesser extent in the Eastern Gulf Coast Flatwoods (MLRA 152A) Major Land Resource Areas. They formed in thick beds of unconsolidated, medium to fine-textured marine sediments. Slopes range from 0 to 15 percent.

 

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Plinthic Kandiudults

 

USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas of Dothan soils have been cleared and are used for the production of corn, cotton, peanuts, vegetable crops, hay, and pasture. Forested areas are in longleaf pine, loblolly pine, sweetgum, southern red oak, and hickory.

 

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Coastal Plain of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The series is of large extent, over 1.5 million acres.

 

For a detailed description of the soil, visit:

soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/D/DOTHAN.html

 

casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#dothan

 

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Uploaded on March 10, 2022
Taken on March 28, 2008