The Newton series consists of very deep, very poorly drained soils that formed in sandy sediments on outwash plains and lake plains.
Permeability is rapid.
Slope gradient ranges from 0 to 2 percent. Mean annual temperature is about 50 degrees F, and mean annual precipitation is about 35 inches. Newton loamy fine sand on a less than 1 percent slope in a idle field at an elevation of 713 feet. The depth to the C horizon ranges from 10 to 40 inches. It is mucky fine sand, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, sand or fine sandy loam.