They developed in materials in which reddish shale is a significant component, with limestone, sandstone, and some grayish shale. Slopes range from 0 to 25 percent in gradient. The Phelps series is a catenary associate. Internal drainage is medium or rapid. Runoff is medium.
Permeability is moderate in the solum and rapid in the substratum.
Most areas have been cleared and are used for corn, small grains, hay, pasture, or urban uses. Woodlots contain sugar maple, red oak, and associated northern hardwoods. The series is inextensive. Madison County, New York, 1954. Wampsville soils were classified as Gray Brown Podzolic soils in the modified 1938 system.