The Brockatonorton series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils. They formed in sandy aeolian and marine sediments. They are located in back dune areas of barrier islands along the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Permeability is rapid.
Slopes range from 0 to 5 percent. Mean annual temperature is 57 degrees F., and mean annual precipitation is 44 inches. Brockatonorton sand on an undulating 1 percent slope in a back dune area of a barrier island. The thickness of the A and C horizons ranges from 36 to 58 inches. Fine gravels range from 0 to 5 percent in the substratum.