In addition, Philomont soils are coarse-loamy, Purcellville soils are fine silty, and Tankerville soils have bedrock within 60 inches of the surface. Swampoodle soils are moderately well drained. Runoff is medium to slow and permeability is slow. Most areas of this soil are used for pasture and hay. A significant portion is wooded.
Native vegetation is hardwood forest dominated by beech, gum, and sycamore.
Series is of moderate extent. Loudoun County, Virginia, 1998. Swampoodle is the name of a community in central Loudoun County. Swampoodle soils were mapped partly as Belvoir and partly as Chester soils in the previous soil survey of Loudoun County. Mechanical and mineralogical analyses performed by Loudoun County, Virginia, Department of Environmental Resources staff using the hydrometer method.