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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.