The somewhat poorly drained, fine-loamy Solvay soils occur in interdunes. The well drained, fine-loamy Spelvin soils occur on interdunes. Tivin soils are somewhat excessively drained. Runoff is low and permeability is rapid. A loamy substratum phase is recognized for this soil.
Native vegetation is sand bluestem, sand dropseed, and prairie sandreed.
LRR H Great Plains Winter Wheat and Range, MLRA 79 Great Bend Sand Plains. This series is of moderate extent. Tivin is our mesic soil for Tivoli. We feel that Valentine is a little too far north to be used in south central Kansas.