Branford, Ellington, Hartford, and Manchester soils are on nearby outwash terraces and are underlain by stratified sand and gravel. Cheshire soils do not have a dense substratum. Holyoke and Yalesville soils have bedrock within 40 inches. Newport soils have hue of 2.5Y or 5Y in the upper part of the B horizon. The Poquonock soils and moderately well drained Birchwood soils have a sandy over loamy particle-size control section.
Watchaug soils are moderately well drained and lack a dense substratum.
Surface runoff is medium to rapid. Permeability is moderate in the solum and slow or very slow in the substratum. Many areas are cleared and used for cultivated crops, hay, or pasture. Some areas are used for vegetables, orchards, and nursery stock. Scattered areas are used for community development.