The Skowhegan series consists of very deep, moderately well and somewhat poorly drained soils formed in glaciofluvial deposits on outwash plains and stream terraces. Slope ranges from 0 to 8 percent.
Permeability is moderately rapid or rapid.
Mean annual temperature is about 44 degrees F, and mean annual precipitation is about 42 inches at the type location. 44 degrees 47 minutes 31 seconds N. and long. 69 degrees 51 minutes 7 seconds W., NAD 27. Thickness of the solum ranges from 15 to 24 inches. Depth to bedrock is more than 60 inches.