Menlo soils are very poorly drained. Narragansett soils are well drained and have a loamy sand substratum. Poquonock soils are well drained and sandy over loamy. Moderately well drained. Surface runoff is slow to medium.
Permeability is moderate in the solum and moderate or moderately rapid in the substratum.
Watchaug soils have a seasonal high water table. Cleared areas are used mostly for cultivated crops, hay, or pasture. Some areas are used for vegetables, nursery stock, and other specialty crops. Scattered areas are used for community development. Stony areas are mostly wooded.