Upshur and Belpre soils are on ridgetops, side slopes, and benches. Belpre soils have redder hue. Dekalb and Gilpin soils are on shoulders and back slopes and have low base saturation, lack carbonates, and are loamy. Westmore soils typically are on ridgetops and upper side slopes and are fine-silty. Runoff is moderate to very rapid depending upon slope.
Permeability is slow.
Most areas are used for pasture, hay, and grain. Some areas are in woodland. Some formerly cultivated areas are reverting to woodland and now have vegetation of briars and brushy woodland. Original vegetation was hardwood forest. Black walnut is prominent in woodland on the Elba soils.