This soil type occurs throughout the County as long, narrow bands parallel to streams and drainageways. It covers about 4 percent of the County. Monacan soils have a brown loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy loam surface layer. The subsoil is yellowish red loam, brown silty loam, dark brown fine sandy loam, dark gray and gray sandy clay loam, and light gray sandy clay. The organic matter in the surface layer is low.
Permeability is low and surface runoff is slow.
The subsoil is strongly acid to neutral. Depth to bedrock is more than 60 inches. Depth to the season high water table is only 0.5 foot to 2 feet in winter and early spring. Flooding is for brief periods late in winter and early in spring. This soil type occurs in the eastern top of the County.