The well drained Allegheny soils, moderately well drained Monongahela and Zoar soils, poorly and very poorly drained Purdy soils, and somewhat poorly drained Tyler soils which have a fragipan, are on associated terraces. The moderately deep Berks and Gilpin soils, well drained Upshur soils and shallow Weikert soils are in the nearby uplands. Ernest soils are moderately well drained soils in colluvial positions. Somewhat poorly drained. Runoff is slow to moderate.
Permeability is slow.
Most areas have been cleared and are used for growing pasture or field crops. The natural vegetation is chiefly hardwoods. The series is of small to moderate extent. Berkeley County, West Virginia, 1963. Competing series are expected to change as similar series are evaluated.