The Pequea series consists of deep, well drained soils on uplands. They formed in residuum weathered from micaceous limestone, graphitic phyllite, and schist. Slopes range from 3 to 50 percent.
Permeability is moderate to moderately rapid.
Mean annual precipitation is 42 inches. Mean annual temperature is 53 degrees. Pequea silt loam - cultivated. Solum thickness ranges from 16 to 35 inches. Depth to bedrock ranges from 40 to 60 inches.