The Braceville series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils formed in glacial outwash of stratified sand, silt, and gravel. They are on terraces, benches, fans, and moraines. Slopes range from 0 to 25 percent.
Permeability is moderately slow to slow.
Mean annual precipitation is 40 inches. Mercer County, Pennsylvania, East Lackawannock Township, two miles southwest of Mercer. Solum thickness ranges from 30 to 55 inches. Depth to the fragipan ranges from 15 to 30 inches. Depth to bedrock is from 5 to 50 feet or more.