Surface runoff is low or ponded. Permeability is moderate in the upper part and rapid in the lower part. Where undrained, principal use is pasture. Where adequately drained, Marshan soils are cultivated. Corn, soybeans, and small grains are principal crops.
Native vegetation is a wet-site community of the tall grass prairie.
Cation exchange class is inferred from lab data from similar soils in the surrounding area. Taxonomic version - Second edition, 1999.