Moderately well drained. An apparent seasonal high water table is 2.0 to 3.5 feet below the surface at some time between February and April in most years. The potential for surface runoff is low or medium. Permeability is moderate. Almost all areas used to grow corn and soybeans.
Native vegetation is prairie grass.
Catlin soils are in central and northern Illinois. Vermilion County, Illinois, 1932.