The slope range is 3 to 70 percent. The soils have formed in residuum from limestone and gray calcareous shale and siltstone. Brooke and Lowell soils are in similar positions as Elba soils. Brookside soils are on foot slopes. Upshur and Belpre soils are on ridgetops, side slopes, and benches.
Belpre soils have redder hue.
Dekalb and Gilpin soils are on shoulders and back slopes and have low base saturation, lack carbonates, and are loamy. Westmore soils typically are on ridgetops and upper side slopes and are fine-silty. Runoff is moderate to very rapid depending upon slope. Permeability is slow. Most areas are used for pasture, hay, and grain.