The Allegheny, Monongahela. Sciotoville, and Wheeling soils have argillic horizons and are on stream terraces. Ashton and Kanawha soils are well drained and are on low stream terraces on high flood plains. The Chagrin, Dunning, Lindside, Melvin, and Newark soils are on flood plains. Runoff is medium.
Permeability is moderate.
Most areas are in crops or pasture. Original vegetation was presumably mixed hardwoods. Total Extent is large. Wheeling area, West Virginia, 1906.