They formed in sandy aeolian and marine sediments. They are located on backshore and dune areas of barrier islands along the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Permeability is very rapid.
Slopes range from 0 to 30 percent. Mean annual temperature is 57 degrees F., and mean annual precipitation is 44 inches. Acquango sand on an 8 percent slope on a barrier island dune. The thickness of the A and C horizons is greater than 72 inches. Fine gravels range from 0 to 5 percent in the substratum.