Permeability is moderately slow to slow. Depth to an intermittent apparent water table is 1 to 3.5 feet at some time from November through July in normal years. The soils are commonly used for cropland. Corn, hay, small grains, and soybeans are grown. A few areas are wooded.
Native vegetation is deciduous trees.
The series is of large extent. Jefferson County, Iowa, 1957.