Permeability is rapid in the sandy alluvium and moderate or moderately rapid in the underlying stratified alluvium. Prissel soils have a perched seasonal high water table at a depth of 3.5 to 6.0 feet for 1 month or more per year at some time during the period of October to June in 6 or more out of 10 years. Most areas of Prissel soils are used for cropland. Corn, soybeans, small grains, and hay are the principal crops. A few areas remain in woodland.
Native vegetation is mixed deciduous and pine forest.
Common trees are northern pin oak, jack pine, red pine, and eastern white pine. This series is of small extent. Pepin County, Wisconsin, 1998. Prior to 1996, Prissel soils were mapped as a loamy substratum phase of the Plainfield series. A Grossarenic subgroup is needed.