United StatesDepartment ofAgriculture

NaturalResourcesConservationService

In cooperation with United StatesDepartment of Agriculture, ForestService; North Carolina Departmentof Environment and NaturalResources; North CarolinaAgricultural Research Service; NorthCarolina Cooperative ExtensionService; Yancey Soil and WaterConservation District; and YanceyCounty Board of Commissioners

Soil Survey ofYancey County,North Carolina

General Soil Map

The general soil map, which is a color map, shows the survey area divided into groups of associated soils calledgeneral soil map units. This map is useful in planning the use and management of large areas.

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Detailed Soil Maps

The detailed soil maps can be useful in planning the use andmanagement of small areas.

To find information about your areaof interest, locate that area on theIndex to Map Sheets. Note thenumber of the map sheet and turnto that sheet.

Locate your area of interest onthe map sheet. Note the map unitsymbols that are in that area. Turnto the Contents, which lists themap units by symbol and nameand shows the page where eachmap unit is described.

The Contents shows which tablehas data on a specific land use foreach detailed soil map unit. Alsosee the Contents for sections ofthis publication that may addressyour specific needs.

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How To Use This Soil Survey

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Additional information about the Nations natural resources is available on theNatural Resources Conservation Service home page on the World Wide Web.The address is http://www.nrcs.usda.gov.

This soil survey is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effortof the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, Stateagencies including the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, and localagencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil ConservationService) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey.

Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 1995. Soil names anddescriptions were approved in 1997. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in thispublication refer to conditions in the survey area in 1997. This soil survey was madecooperatively by the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural ResourcesConservation Service and Forest Service; the North Carolina Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources; the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service;the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service; the Yancey Soil and WaterConservation District; and the Yancey County Board of Commissioners. The survey ispart of the technical assistance furnished to the Yancey Soil and Water ConservationDistrict. The Yancey County Board of Commissioners provided financial assistance forthe survey.

Soil maps in this survey may be copied without permission. Enlargement of thesemaps, however, could cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping. If enlarged,maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at alarger scale.

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ContentsCover ....................................................................... 1How To Use This Soil Survey ................................ 3Contents .................................................................. 5Foreword ................................................................. 9General Nature of the Survey Area ......................... 11How This Survey Was Made .................................. 15

Survey Procedures ............................................. 16Detailed Soil Map Units ........................................ 19Soil Survey as a Land Management Tool ................ 20Map Unit Descriptions ............................................ 20

AcFAshe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex,30 to 95 percent slopes, very bouldery ........ 20

BbFBalsam cobbly loam, 50 to 95 percentslopes, rubbly ............................................... 22

BcDBalsam-Tanasee complex, 15 to 30percent slopes, extremely bouldery ............. 23

BcEBalsam-Tanasee complex, 30 to 50percent slopes, extremely bouldery ............. 25

BdABandana sandy loam, 0 to 3 percentslopes, occasionally flooded ........................ 27

BmABiltmore sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes,frequently flooded ........................................ 29

BtDBuladean-Chestnut complex, 15 to 30percent slopes, stony ................................... 31

BtEBuladean-Chestnut complex, 30 to 50percent slopes, stony ................................... 34

BtFBuladean-Chestnut complex, 50 to 95percent slopes, stony ................................... 37

BwDBurton-Craggey complex, windswept,15 to 30 percent slopes, rocky ..................... 39

BxEBurton-Craggey-Rock outcrop complex,windswept, 30 to 50 percent slopes, verybouldery ....................................................... 41

BxFBurton-Craggey-Rock outcrop complex,windswept, 50 to 95 percent slopes, verybouldery ....................................................... 42

CaBCashiers fine sandy loam, 2 to 8percent slopes ............................................. 44

CaCCashiers fine sandy loam, 8 to 15percent slopes ............................................. 47

CcDCashiers fine sandy loam, 15 to 30percent slopes, stony ................................... 49

CcECashiers fine sandy loam, 30 to 50percent slopes, stony ................................... 52

CcFCashiers fine sandy loam, 50 to 95percent slopes, stony ................................... 54

CdCChandler-Micaville complex, 8 to 15percent slopes ............................................. 56

CeDChandler-Micaville complex, 15 to 30percent slopes, stony ................................... 58

CeEChandler-Micaville complex, 30 to 50percent slopes, stony ................................... 61

CeFChandler-Micaville complex, 50 to 95percent slopes, stony ................................... 64

CkFChestoa-Ditney-Rock outcrop complex,30 to 95 percent slopes, very bouldery ........ 66

CnC2Clifton clay loam, 8 to 15 percentslopes, eroded ............................................. 68

CnD2Clifton clay loam, 15 to 30 percentslopes, eroded ............................................. 71

CnE2Clifton clay loam, 30 to 50 percentslopes, eroded ............................................. 74

CrECraggey-Rock outcrop-Clingmancomplex, windswept, 30 to 50 percentslopes, rubbly ............................................... 77

CrFCraggey-Rock outcrop-Clingmancomplex, windswept, 50 to 95 percentslopes, rubbly ............................................... 78

DeADellwood-Reddies complex, 0 to 3percent slopes, occasionally flooded ........... 80

DrBDillard loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes,rarely flooded ............................................... 84

DuDDitney-Unicoi complex, 15 to 30percent slopes, very stony ........................... 86

DuEDitney-Unicoi complex, 30 to 50percent slopes, very stony ........................... 88

DwFDitney-Unicoi complex, 50 to 95percent slopes, very rocky ........................... 90

EaC2Evard-Cowee complex, 8 to 15percent slopes, eroded ................................ 93

EcDEvard-Cowee complex, 15 to 30percent slopes, stony ................................... 96

EcEEvard-Cowee complex, 30 to 50percent slopes, stony ................................... 99

FeC2Fannin sandy clay loam, 8 to 15percent slopes, eroded .............................. 102

FeD2Fannin sandy clay loam, 15 to 30percent slopes, eroded .............................. 104

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FeE2Fannin sandy clay loam, 30 to 50percent slopes, eroded .............................. 107

HaDHarmiller-Shinbone complex, 15 to 30percent slopes, stony ................................. 109

HaEHarmiller-Shinbone complex, 30 to 50percent slopes, stony ................................. 112

HuCHuntdale clay loam, 8 to 15 percentslopes, stony .............................................. 114

HuDHuntdale clay loam, 15 to 30 percentslopes, stony .............................................. 117

HuEHuntdale clay loam, 30 to 50 percentslopes, stony .............................................. 120

KcDKeener-Lostcove complex, 15 to 30percent slopes, very bouldery .................... 123

KcEKeener-Lostcove complex, 30 to 50percent slopes, very bouldery .................... 126

NkANikwasi sandy loam, 0 to 3 percentslopes, occasionally flooded ...................... 128

PeDPigeonroost-Edneytown complex, 15to 30 percent slopes, stony ........................ 129

PeEPigeonroost-Edneytown complex, 30to 50 percent slopes, stony ........................ 132

PuCPorters-Unaka complex, 8 to 15percent slopes, stony ................................. 135

PuDPorters-Unaka complex, 15 to 30percent slopes, ston