WEIKERT-CULLEOKA
COMPLEX
WeB
- Weikert-Culleoka complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes
WeC - Weikert-Culleoka complex, 8 to
15 percent slopes
WeD - Weikert-Culleoka complex, 15
to 25 percent slopes
THE WEIKERT SERIES CONSISTS OF
SHALLOW, SOMEWHAT EXCESSIVELY DRAINED SOILS ON UPLANDS. THEY
FORMED IN MATERIAL WEATHERED FROM SHALE, SILTSTONE, AND
SANDSTONE. TYPICALLY THESE SOILS HAVE A DARK BROWN CHANNERY SILT
LOAM SURFACE LAYER 7 INCHES THICK. THE SUBSOIL FROM 7 TO 14
INCHES IS YELLOWISH BROWN VERY CHANNERY SILT LOAM. THE
SUBSTRATUM FROM 7 TO 18 INCHES IS YELLOWISH BROWN VERY CHANNERY
SILT LOAM. BEDROCK IS AT 18 INCHES. SLOPES RANGE FROM 0 TO 80
PERCENT.
THE CULLEOKA SERIES CONSISTS OF
MODERATELY DEEP, WELL DRAINED SOILS ON UPLANDS. THEY FORMED
MOSTLY IN MATERIAL WEATHERED FROM SILTSTONE OR SANDSTONE.
TYPICALLY THESE SOILS HAVE A BROWN SILT LOAM SURFACE LAYER 9
INCHES THICK. THE SUBSOIL FROM 9 TO 27 INCHES IS BROWN CHANNERY
SILT LOAM AND FLAGGY SILT LOAM. THE SUBSTRATUM FROM 27 TO 33
INCHES IS MOTTLED STRONG BROWN AND YELLOWISH-BROWN VERY FLAGGY
SILTY CLAY LOAM. BEDROCK IS AT 33 INCHES. SLOPES RANGE FROM 2 TO
65 PERCENT.
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