The well drained Chenango , Hoosic and Tunkhannock soils, the moderately well drained Braceville and Castile soils and the somewhat poorly drained Red Hook soils are other members of drainage sequences in which Atherton soils are the wettest member. Tioga and Barbour soils are on nearby first bottoms and Allard and Unadilla soils on silt-mantled terraces. Lordstown , Bath and related soils are on adjoining uplands. Poorly to very poorly drained. Runoff is very slow.
Internal drainage is slow.
Permeability is moderate in the solum and moderate or moderately rapid in the substratum. An apparent seasonal high water table is at depths of 0 to 6 inches. Where undrained, the soil is in woodlots mostly of elm and soft maple, is idle or is pastured. Drained areas are used for growing corn, small grains, hay and pasture. Southern and eastern New York, eastern Ohio, western and northern Pennsylvania.