Sandyhook are mineral soils influenced by saltwater. Tilden soils contain 10 to 34 percent human artifacts. This soils is well drained. The potential for surface runoff is very low to low on vegetated slopes less than 20 percent, and medium on vegetated slopes 20 percent and greater. The potential for surface runoff is one class more rapid where the soil is unvegetated or the surface is poorly protected from erosion.
Permeability is rapid.
These soils are covered with beach grasses, poison ivy, beach plum, red cedar, black cherry, smooth sumac, green briar, ailanthus, pin cherry, bayberry and milkweed. These soils are used for recreational development, urban development, beach cottages, and wildlife refuge. These soils occur on modified landscapes in and near major urbanized areas of the Northeast. This series is of small extent. Kings County, New York, 1995.