Bevil soils are poorly drained. Permeability is very slow. Runoff is low. In wet seasons, these soils are saturated from 0 to 12 inches for periods of 1 to 3 months. These soils have aquic conditions within 1 foot of the surface in most years.
Most areas are in woodland of mixed hardwood and pine.
Some areas are used for native pasture, and cropland. Principal trees consists of various species of water oak, red oak, with loblolly pine and sweetgum. The understory consists of andropogon, paspalums, panicums, sedges, and rushes. A few areas have been cleared and used for improved pastures or cultivated to rice. The series is of minor extent.