The well drained Parke soils have less than 40 inches of loess are on similar landform positions as the Pike soils. The somewhat poorly drained Taggart soils are on nearly level summits of outwash plains. The well drained Hickory soils have less than 20 inches of loess are on backslopes of dissected till plains. The somewhat poorly drained Dubois soils are on flats of lake plains and the moderately well drained Otwell soils are on shoulders and backslopes of dissected lake plains. The potential for surface water runoff is negligible to high.
Permeability is moderate.
Most areas are used to grow corn, soybeans, wheat and hay. Some areas are used for pasture, and a few areas are forested. The native vegetation is mixed deciduous forest. Southern Indiana, southern Illinois and southern Ohio. The OSD type location is in MLRA 114.