VA WV Established Series Rev. The Berks series consists of moderately deep, well drained soils formed in residuum weathered from shale, siltstone and fine grained sandstone on rounded and dissected uplands. Slope ranges from 0 to 80 percent.
Permeability is moderate or moderately rapid.
Mean annual precipitation is 42 inches. Berks channery loam, on a south-facing slope of 3 to 8 percent in a cultivated field. Solum thickness ranges from 12 to 40 inches. Depth to bedrock is 20 to 40 inches. Depth to the top of the cambic horizon range from 3 to 12 inches.