The Berville series consists of very deep, very poorly drained soils formed in glaciofluvial sediments over glacial till on lake plains and ground moraines.
Permeability is moderate over moderately slow.
Slopes range from 0 to 2 percent. Berville loam with a slope of 1 percent on a till plain in a cultivated field. The thickness of the solum ranges from 20 to 50 inches. Cobbles range from 0 to 3 percent throughout. The A horizons have hue of 10YR, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 1 or 2.