Soil series profile
Wagram soil series
Wagram is a well drained soil with a loamy sand surface, mapped on 740,886 acres in 56 counties across 5 states. Hydrologic group A.
- Drainage class
- Well drained 100% of mapped acres
- Hydrologic group
- A 57% of mapped acres
- Typical topsoil pH
- 5.3 strongly acidic · range 5.3–5.3
- Mapped area
- 741k acres in 56 counties, 5 states
Typical Wagram profile
Texture and pH by depth
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| Depth | Texture | pH | Clay | Sand | Organic matter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–8 in (Ap) | Loamy sand | 5.3 | 6% | 81% | 1.25% |
| 8–28 in (E) | Loamy sand | 5.3 | 6% | 81% | 0.5% |
| 28–72 in (Bt) | Sandy clay loam | 5.0 | 23% | 60% | 0.25% |
| 72–80 in (C) | Sandy loam | 5.0 | 17% | 64% | 0.25% |
What this means
What Wagram soil means for gardens, lawns and septic systems
For gardens
Typical topsoil in Wagram soils is strongly acidic: pH 5.3. Most vegetables and lawn grasses do best around 6.0 to 7.0, so lime is often needed; blueberries, azaleas and rhododendrons like it as it is.
Sandy topsoil covers 100% of mapped Wagram acres. It drains fast and warms early in spring, but dries out and loses nutrients quickly: mulch, compost and steady watering help. The most common surface texture is loamy sand (75% of mapped Wagram acres).
100% of mapped Wagram acres is moderately well to excessively drained, which suits most garden plants.
For lawns and yards
57% of mapped acres is in hydrologic group A, where water soaks in fast. Lawns there dry out quickly; deeper, less frequent watering and organic matter help.
For a septic system
For conventional septic absorption fields, NRCS rates 2% of the acres in mapped Wagram soils very limited, 92% somewhat limited and 7% not limited.
Only a licensed site evaluation or perc test at the actual lot decides whether a system is allowed and which design.
Where Wagram soil is found
Mapped acres
Wagram is mapped in North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Florida.
| County | Acres | Share of county land |
|---|---|---|
| Sampson County, NC | 63,376 | 11.2% |
| Robeson County, NC | 59,623 | 10.3% |
| Barnwell County, SC | 50,019 | 23.8% |
| Wayne County, NC | 36,633 | 11.1% |
| Florence County, SC | 31,245 | 6.5% |
| Cumberland County, NC | 28,866 | 7.8% |
| Mitchell County, GA | 28,566 | 10.3% |
| Kershaw County, SC | 24,314 | 5.2% |
| Baker County, GA | 23,010 | 12.1% |
| Pitt County, NC | 22,999 | 6.0% |
| Miller County, GA | 20,465 | 12.7% |
| McDuffie County, GA | 19,655 | 11.9% |
| Escambia County, AL | 18,849 | 3.5% |
| Edgecombe County, NC | 18,633 | 6.1% |
| Seminole County, GA | 17,665 | 13.1% |
| Warren County, GA | 17,230 | 9.5% |
| Johnston County, NC | 17,175 | 3.7% |
| Scotland County, NC | 16,835 | 9.0% |
| Edgefield County, SC | 16,812 | 5.4% |
| Early County, GA | 16,365 | 5.5% |
| Hoke County, NC | 15,719 | 7.0% |
| Wilson County, NC | 13,769 | 6.2% |
| Lenoir County, NC | 13,538 | 5.7% |
| Columbia County, GA | 13,410 | 7.3% |
| Greene County, NC | 11,985 | 7.4% |
| Bladen County, NC | 11,310 | 2.2% |
| Harnett County, NC | 10,982 | 3.1% |
| Columbus County, NC | 10,922 | 2.0% |
| Sumter County, SC | 9,887 | 2.3% |
| Aiken County, SC | 6,816 | 1.0% |
| Nash County, NC | 5,750 | 1.8% |
| Lancaster County, SC | 5,536 | 1.6% |
| Muscogee County, GA | 5,415 | 4.0% |
| Leon County, FL | 5,368 | 1.3% |
| Darlington County, SC | 5,096 | 1.5% |
| Allendale County, SC | 4,462 | 1.2% |
| Worth County, GA | 4,410 | 1.4% |
| Dougherty County, GA | 3,960 | 2.0% |
| Lee County, SC | 3,950 | 1.5% |
| Calhoun County, GA | 3,930 | 2.4% |
| Marlboro County, SC | 3,658 | 1.3% |
| Toombs County, GA | 3,531 | 1.7% |
| Bamberg County, SC | 3,461 | 1.5% |
| Macon County, AL | 3,369 | 1.0% |
| Saluda County, SC | 2,571 | 0.9% |
| Duplin County, NC | 2,321 | 0.5% |
| Montgomery County, GA | 2,265 | 1.6% |
| Wheeler County, GA | 1,419 | 0.8% |
| Greene County, AL | 1,076 | 0.3% |
| Orangeburg County, SC | 966 | 0.1% |
| Decatur County, GA | 896 | 0.3% |
| Lexington County, SC | 330 | 0.1% |
| Chesterfield County, SC | 231 | 0.0% |
| Richland County, SC | 122 | 0.0% |
| Jefferson County, FL | 65 | 0.0% |
| Grady County, GA | 57 | 0.0% |
Septic absorption fields
NRCS rating, share of Wagram acres
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| Not limited | 6.7% |
| Somewhat limited | 91.6% |
| Very limited | 1.7% |
Drainage, water table and flooding
Share of Wagram acres
- Depth to seasonal high water table
- About 6.3 feet (75 in) (median where reported).
- Flooding
- Not mapped as flooding on most acres.
- Slope
- Typically 2–7% (median 3%).
- Topsoil organic matter
- Median 1.2%.
Drainage class
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| Excessively drained | 0.0% |
| Somewhat excessively drained | 0.0% |
| Well drained | 100.0% |
| Moderately well drained | 0.0% |
| Somewhat poorly drained | 0.0% |
| Poorly drained | 0.0% |
| Very poorly drained | 0.0% |
Hydrologic soil group
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| A: fast infiltration (mostly sandy or gravelly) | 57.3% |
| B: moderate infiltration | 42.7% |
| C: slow infiltration | 0.0% |
| D: very slow infiltration (clayey, shallow or wet) | 0.0% |
| A/D: D as is, A if drained | 0.0% |
| B/D: D as is, B if drained | 0.0% |
| C/D: D as is, C if drained | 0.0% |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- USDA NRCS Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO), queried through Soil Data Access. Public domain.
- Data date
- SSURGO as published on November 3, 2026 (most recent survey area update October 26, 2026). NRCS refreshes SSURGO each October.
- Scope
- All map unit components named Wagram (component kind "Series") in SSURGO: 740,886 acres.
- Method
- Shares are by mapped acres of Wagram components. The profile comes from the single largest Wagram component. Full methodology.