Colwood soils are fine-loamy. Thetford and Tedrow soils have more than 15 sand in the upper subsoil. Pella soils are fine-silty. Somewhat poorly drained. The depth to the seasonal high water table ranges from 1 to 2 feet below the surface from November to April.
Permeability is moderate and runoff is slow or very slow.
Potential surface runoff is negligible to high. Most of the Dixboro soils are cultivated. Corn, soybeans, small grains, and legume-grass hay are the principal crops. In some areas, these soils are used for permanent pasture or forest. The native vegetation was hardwood forest, principally American elm, Northern red oak, hickory, American basswood, and red maple.