Sunday soils have a sandy particle-size control section. Fryeburg soils are on flood plains and high bottoms. Slope ranges from 0 to 8 percent. The soils formed in alluvial deposits of very fine sand and silt. Flooding frequency ranges from once or twice a year to once in 5 to 10 years or more.
Flooding generally occurs during spring runoff or during periods of high rainfall in the fall.
Floodwater seldom covers these soils for periods of more than 1 or 2 days on the high bottoms, but the duration may be longer in the lower positions. The climate is humid and cool temperate with cool summers and cold winters. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 34 to 48 inches. The frost-free season ranges from 80 to 160 days. Elevation ranges from 10 to 1750 feet above sea level.