Soil Survey of Limestone County, Texas Page: 54
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Soil Survey
This map unit is moderately suited to openland and
woodland wildlife habitat.
This soil is not suited to most urban and recreational
uses. The major limitation is the flooding hazard. Other
limitations include very slow permeability, clay texture, low
strength, and very high shrink-swell potential. Trench
sidewalls become very unstable in this soil under certain
conditions. Trenches excavated to a depth of 5 feet or
more should be shored or the sidewall graded to an angle
that ensures safe working conditions.
This Tinn soil is in capability subclass Vw and in the
Clayey Bottomland range site.
Uh-Uhland fine sandy loam, frequently
flooded
This very deep, nearly level soil is on flood plains of
streams that drain areas of sandy soils. Areas of Uhland
soil are irregular in shape and range from 20 to 200 acres.
Slopes are 0 to 1 percent. This soil is inundated one or
more times in most years by floods of shallow depth and
short duration.
The typical sequence, depth, and composition of the
layers of this soil are-
Surface layer:
0 to 7 inches, dark brown fine sandy loam
Subsoil:
7 to 30 inches, very pale brown fine sandy loam that has
strong brown and light brownish gray mottles
30 to 48 inches, light brownish gray fine sandy loam that
has strong brown mottles
48 to 60 inches, light gray fine sandy loam that has reddish
yellow mottles
60 to 80 inches, light gray fine sandy loam that has
brownish yellow mottles
Important soil properties-
Permeability: moderately slow
Available water capacity: moderate
Drainage: moderately well drained
Runoff: negligible
Water erosion hazard: slight
Shrink-swell potential: low
Water table: perched at a depth of 2 to 3.5 feet for about
30 to 60 days, mostly during spring
Bedrock: none within a depth of 6 feet
Included with this soil in mapping are small areas of
Oletha, Nahatche, Silstid, and Whitesboro soils. The
Oletha soils have a clayey surface layer and are in lower
landscape positions. Nahatche soils are wetter and in
lower positions. Silstid soils are sandy and in uplandpositions. Whitesboro soils have a darker surface layer and
are in slightly lower positions. Also included are soils
similar to Uhland soils that are sandy throughout. Included
soils make up less than 15 percent of this map unit.
This Uhland soil is used mainly as rangeland.
This soil is well suited to rangeland. The climax
vegetation is medium and tall grasses with an overstory of
scattered oak, willow, and elm trees. Controlled grazing
and brush control are needed for maximum production.
This soil is well suited to pasture and hayland grasses.
A complete fertilizer and controlled grazing are needed for
improved yields of adapted grasses such as coastal
bermudagrass and bahiagrass. Some pastures are
overseeded with legumes such as clovers and singletary
peas. This adds nitrogen to the soil and provides early
grazing in the spring.
This map unit is moderately suited to openland,
wetland, and rangeland wildlife habitat.
This soil is not suited to cropland because of the hazard
of flooding and wetness.
This soil is not suited to urban and recreational uses.
The major limitation is the flooding hazard. Other
limitations include wetness, moderately slow permeability,
and corrosivity to uncoated steel.
This Uhland soil is in capability subclass Vw and in the
Loamy Bottomland range site.
Wa-Whitesboro loam, occasionally flooded
This very deep, nearly level soil is on broad flood plains
of the Navasota River and its tributaries. It is partially
protected from flooding by levees or flood prevention
reservoirs. Soil areas are long and narrow or oblong in
shape and range from 20 to several hundred acres. Slopes
are 0 to 1 percent. This soil is inundated about once every
2 to 10 years by floods of shallow depth and short
duration.
The typical sequence, depth, and composition of the
layers of this soil are-
Surface layer:
0 to 26 inches, very dark grayish brown loam
Subsoil:
26 to 36 inches, dark grayish brown clay loam that has
dark brown mottles
36 to 55 inches, grayish brown clay loam that has
yellowish brown mottles
Underlying material:
55 to 80 inches, yellowish brown clay loam
Important soil properties-
Permeability: moderate54
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Griffin, Edward L.; Sabo, Donald J.; Brezina, Dennis N. & Janak, Edward L. Soil Survey of Limestone County, Texas, book, 1997; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth130231/m1/60/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.