Runoff is medium to rapid. Permeability is moderately slow. Most areas are in second growth forest with mixed stands of Eastern hemlock, white oak, yellow-poplar, chestnut oak, American beech, scarlet oak, pitch pine, Virginia pine and various hickories. Minor species include red maple, northern red oak, black oak, black gum, sourwood and black cherry. A few of the less sloping areas are used for pasture and sites for houses and gardens.
Series is of moderate extent.
Powell County, Kentucky 1989. Westbend soils were previously mapped as Carpenter or Latham soils.