Steven's Creek Heritage Preserve
Steven's Creek Heritage Preserve | |
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Edgefield counties, South Carolina | |
Nearest city | Clarks Hill |
Coordinates | 33°41′N 82°10′W / 33.683°N 82.167°W |
Area | 434 acres (1.76 km2) |
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Steven's Creek Heritage Preserve is a
The site was identified in 1957 by
Soils of the bluffs were found to be atypical for South Carolina. Most of the state's soils are acidic with pH near or below 5.[2] However, some topsoils in the preserve had pH readings near 7 -- neutral on the scale. This is more typical of base-rich sites in Appalachian coves and the Midwest, where many plants rare to South Carolina are abundant. These soils correspond most closely to the Cartecay and Toccoa series which are loam or sandy loam-textured Entisols. Along Steven's Creek are alluvial silt loam Inceptisols of the Riverview series.[3] The majority of the preserve, away from the bluffs, is underlain by acidic sandy loam Ultisols of the Cataula, Hiwassee, Louisburg, and Pacolet series typical of the South Carolina Piedmont. These upland soils support mixed pine and hardwood forest over most of the preserve except in the southwest corner which has pure stands of pine.
References
- ^ Radford, Albert E. A Relict Plant Community in South Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Society 75 (1959). pp. 33-34
- ^ Soil Data, psu.edu
- ^ Web Soil Survey