The till is strongly influenced by shale and, to a lesser degree, by siltstone. These are the Appleton , Aurora Burdett , Darien , Ovid , and Varick soils. Angola soils are in a drainage sequence with drier Aurora soils and wetter Varick soils. Appleton, Burdett, Darien, and Ovid soils are associates developed in deep glacial till. Somewhat poorly drained.
Internal drainage is slow.
Runoff is moderate or rapid. Permeability is slow. Native vegetation is sugar and red maple, elm, white ash, hemlock, white pine and red oak. The northern slopes of the Allegheny Plateau, the Mohawk Valley, and the Ontario plain of central and western New York. The soil is moderately extensive, with an estimated 20,000 acres.