Slope gradients dominantly are less than 2 percent but range to 5 percent in some pedons. Hodge soils formed in sandy alluvium. The mean annual temperature varies from 52 to 57 degrees F, and mean annual precipitation varies from 35 to 44 inches. These are the Aholt, Albaton, Bosworth, Gilliam, Haynie, Kenmoor, Leta, Modale, Sarpy, Waldron, and Waubonsie soils. The Aholt, Albaton, Bosworth, Gilliam, Haynie, Kenmoor, Leta, Modale, Waldron, and Waubonsie soils contain more clay and are on adjacent flood plains.
Sarpy soils contain less silt and clay and occur on similar landscapes.
Runoff is slow. Permeability is rapid. Hodge soils are frequently flooded where not protected by levees. Native vegetation is mostly cottonwood and oak trees with some interspersed tall grasses. Along the Missouri River in Missouri.