The Pope series consists of very deep, well drained soils that formed in acid alluvial material in flood plains.
Permeability is moderate or moderately rapid.
Slopes range from 0 to 4 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 48 inches and mean annual air temperature is about 53 degrees F near the type location. Pope fine sandy loam, in a cultivated field on a nearly level flood plain. Thickness of the solum ranges from 30 to 60 inches. Depth to bedrock is more than 60 inches.