Permeability is very slow. Runoff is low on 0 to 1 percent slopes, medium on 1 to 3 percent slopes, high on 3 to 5 percent slopes and very high on 5 to 20 percent slopes. Infiltration is rapid when the soil is dry and cracked, but very slow when the soil is wet. Many areas have been cultivated but are now in grass. Some areas are used for growing grain sorghum and cotton.
Grasses are mainly bluestem, buffalograss, and threeawn grass.
Scattered mesquite trees occur in places. The series is extensive. These soils formerly were included with the Houston series. Vertic Properties - slickensides.at a depth of 18 to 58 inches.