The East Lake soils are on outwash plains, stream terraces, lake terraces, lake basins, deltas, eskers, and beach ridges. Slopes range from 0 to about 50 percent. They occur on similar landscape positions. The somewhat poorly drained Au Gres and Gladwin soils and the poorly drained Epoufette , Roscommon , and Wheatley soils are wetter associates. They occur on lower landscape positions.
Surface runoff is negligible to medium depending on slope.
Permeability is rapid. A small part is used for growing hay, oats, and potatoes. The remainder is in permanent pasture or forest, or is idle. Common tree species are quaking aspen, jack pine, northern red oak, paper birch, red pine, and red maple. Northern Lower Peninsula and Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan and probably northeastern Wisconsin.