The Ab horizon, where present has the same color and texture range as the A horizon. The Cg horizon has hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, or is neutral, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 0 to 2. The C horizon is stratified alluvial sediments of clay loam, sandy clay loam, silt loam, loam, silty clay loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, often with lenses and strata of loamy sand or sand. Gravel or cobbles are in the C horizons in some pedons. There are no other known series in this family.
Toxaway soils are on nearly level flood plains of mountain valleys.
Slopes range from 0 to 3 percent. The soils formed in loamy alluvial deposits. Elevations are above 2,000 feet. Mean annual temperature near the type location is 57 degrees F., and mean annual precipitation is about 60 inches. These are the Arkaqua , Biltmore , Chatuge , Colvard , Codorus , Comus , Cullowhee , Dellwood , Dillard , Dillsboro , French , Hatboro , Hemphill , Iotla , and kinkora , Nikwasi , Reddies , Rosman , Statler , Sylva , Transylvania , Whiteside series.