21. This landscape, however, is composed of two soils series namely the Santa Maria. 22. There are a number of soil series in the watershed of West Branch Briar Creek. 23. Another soil series in the drainage basin is the Buchanan Series, an acidic stony loam. 24. The upper reaches of the watershed lie over the Watson-Berks-Alvira soil series . 25. Affected soils become less able to absorb rainfall, thus increasing Cecil soil series is an example. 26. One type of soil series found in the vicinity of Little Fishing Creek is the Middlebury Series. 27. This soil series ranges from deep and fairly well-drained to poorly-drained alluvial soil. 28. Most of the soil in the watershed belongs to the Berks-Weikert-Beddington soil series . 29. However, the lower reaches of the watershed have the Chenango-Pope-Holly soil series . 30. The Hazleton-Dekalb-Buchanan soil series can be found in the watershed of Stony Creek.