Newport and Paxton soils are well drained. Pittstown soils have rock fragments dominated by dark phyllite, slate, shale or schist. Scituate soils have a loamy sand substratum. Wethersfield soils are well drained and have 5YR or redder hue in the B horizon. Moderately well drained.
Surface runoff is slow to medium.
Permeability is moderate in the solum and slow or very slow in the substratum. Rainbow soils have a seasonal high water table. Cleared areas are used mostly for cultivated crops, hay, or pasture. Some areas are used for vegetables, nursery stock, and other specialty crops. Scattered areas are used for community development.