Slopes range from 0 to 5 percent. Mean annual temperature is 57 degrees F., and mean annual precipitation is 44 inches. Brockatonorton sand on an undulating 1 percent slope in a back dune area of a barrier island. The thickness of the A and C horizons ranges from 36 to 58 inches. Fine gravels range from 0 to 5 percent in the substratum.
Reaction ranges from moderately acid to mildly alkaline.
Salinity ranges from nonsaline to moderately saline throughout the soil profile. The A horizon has hue of 2.5Y or 10YR, value of 5 through 8, and chroma of 2 through 4. It is sand, coarse sand, or fine sand. The C horizon has hue of 5Y or 2.5Y, value of 5 through 8, and chroma of 3 through 6. It is sand, coarse sand, or fine sand.