They are nearly level to steep soils on outwash plains and moraines. Permeability of the Carver soils is very rapid throughout. Solum thickness ranges from 18 to 40 inches. Rock fragments are generally less than 10 percent by volume but individual horizons range from 0 to 20 percent.
Rock fragments are commonly fine gravel but range to stone size.
Surface stones and boulders are generally absent but range up to 3 percent of the surface of some pedons. The soil ranges from extremely acid through moderately acid except where it is limed. The A horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 through 4, and chroma of 0 through 2. It is structureless or has weak medium granular structure and is very friable or loose. Texture ranges from loamy sand through coarse sand in the fine-earth fraction.