Permeability is moderate in the silty and loamy alluvium and rapid in the sandy alluvium. These soils have an apparent seasonal high water table at a depth of 3.5 to 6 feet for 1 month or more per year at some time during the period November to May in 6 or more out of 10 years. Most areas are used for cropland. Common crops are corn, small grain, and hay. Some areas are used for woodland and pastureland.
Native vegetation is mixed hardwood forest.
Common trees are northern red oak, black oak, white ash, white oak, black walnut, and quaking aspen. This soil is moderately extensive. Shelby County, Missouri, 1903.