DOTHAN SOIL SERIES
The Dothan series consists of very deep, well drained soils that formed in thick beds of unconsolidated, medium to fine-textured marine sediments. Dothan soils are on interfluves. Slopes range from 0 to 15 percent.
Left: An horizonated and scaled Dothan pedon from Lee County, SC
Center: Typical landscape of Dothan soil from the Soil Survey of Lee County, South Carolina.
Right: Closeup of a plinthic horizon from the Dothan soil.
For additional information about Plinthic and non-plinthic Upper Coastal Plain soils, visit Polygenesis and Cementation Pathways...
For more information about describing, sampling, classifying, and/or mapping soils, please refer to the following references: "Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils", "Keys to Soil Taxonomy", and the "Soil Survey Manual".
DOTHAN SOIL SERIES
The Dothan series consists of very deep, well drained soils that formed in thick beds of unconsolidated, medium to fine-textured marine sediments. Dothan soils are on interfluves. Slopes range from 0 to 15 percent.
Left: An horizonated and scaled Dothan pedon from Lee County, SC
Center: Typical landscape of Dothan soil from the Soil Survey of Lee County, South Carolina.
Right: Closeup of a plinthic horizon from the Dothan soil.
For additional information about Plinthic and non-plinthic Upper Coastal Plain soils, visit Polygenesis and Cementation Pathways...
For more information about describing, sampling, classifying, and/or mapping soils, please refer to the following references: "Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils", "Keys to Soil Taxonomy", and the "Soil Survey Manual".