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<font size=3>'''Recommended values for porosity, field capacity and wilting point for different soils.<sup>1</sup>'''</font size><br> | <font size=3>'''Recommended values for porosity, field capacity and wilting point for different soils.<sup>1</sup>'''</font size><br> | ||
| − | Link to this [[Soil water storage properties | + | Link to this [[Soil water storage properties|table]]. |
<table class="sortable"><tr> | <table class="sortable"><tr> | ||
<th>Soil</th> | <th>Soil</th> | ||
| − | <th>Porosity (volume/volume)</th> | + | <th>Hydrologic soil group</th> |
| + | <th>Porosity <sup>2</sup> (volume/volume)</th> | ||
<th>Field capacity (volume/volume)</th> | <th>Field capacity (volume/volume)</th> | ||
<th>Wilting point (volume/volume)</th> | <th>Wilting point (volume/volume)</th> | ||
| − | <th>Porosity minus field capacity (volume/volume)<sup> | + | <th>Porosity minus field capacity (volume/volume)<sup>3</sup></th> |
| − | <th>Field capacity minus wilting point (volume/volume)<sup> | + | <th>Field capacity minus wilting point (volume/volume)<sup>4</sup></th> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Sand</td> | <td>Sand</td> | ||
| + | <td>A (GM, SW, or SP)</td> | ||
<td>0.43</td> | <td>0.43</td> | ||
<td>0.17</td> | <td>0.17</td> | ||
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<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Loamy sand</td> | <td>Loamy sand</td> | ||
| + | <td>A (GM, SW, or SP)</td> | ||
<td>0.44</td> | <td>0.44</td> | ||
<td>0.09</td> | <td>0.09</td> | ||
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<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Sandy loam</td> | <td>Sandy loam</td> | ||
| + | <td>A (GM, SW, or SP)</td> | ||
<td>0.45</td> | <td>0.45</td> | ||
<td>0.14</td> | <td>0.14</td> | ||
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<td>0.09</td> | <td>0.09</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| − | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Loam</td> | <td>Loam</td> | ||
| + | <td>B (ML or OL)</td> | ||
<td>0.47</td> | <td>0.47</td> | ||
<td>0.25 to 0.32</td> | <td>0.25 to 0.32</td> | ||
<td>0.09 to 0.15</td> | <td>0.09 to 0.15</td> | ||
<td>0.19</td> | <td>0.19</td> | ||
| − | <td>0. | + | <td>0.16</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| − | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Silt loam</td> | <td>Silt loam</td> | ||
| + | <td>B (ML or OL)</td> | ||
<td>0.50</td> | <td>0.50</td> | ||
<td>0.28</td> | <td>0.28</td> | ||
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<td>0.17</td> | <td>0.17</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| − | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Sandy clay loam</td> | <td>Sandy clay loam</td> | ||
| + | <td>C</td> | ||
<td>0.4</td> | <td>0.4</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| − | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Clay loam</td> | <td>Clay loam</td> | ||
| + | <td>D</td> | ||
<td>0.46</td> | <td>0.46</td> | ||
<td>0.32</td> | <td>0.32</td> | ||
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<td>0.17</td> | <td>0.17</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| − | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Silty clay loam</td> | <td>Silty clay loam</td> | ||
| + | <td>D</td> | ||
<td>0.47 to 0.51</td> | <td>0.47 to 0.51</td> | ||
<td>0.30 to 0.37</td> | <td>0.30 to 0.37</td> | ||
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<td>0.14</td> | <td>0.14</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| − | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Sandy clay</td> | <td>Sandy clay</td> | ||
| + | <td>D</td> | ||
<td>0.43</td> | <td>0.43</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| − | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Silty clay</td> | <td>Silty clay</td> | ||
| + | <td>D</td> | ||
<td>0.47</td> | <td>0.47</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| − | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Clay</td> | <td>Clay</td> | ||
| + | <td>D</td> | ||
<td>0.47</td> | <td>0.47</td> | ||
<td>0.32</td> | <td>0.32</td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
| − | <font size=1><sup>1</sup>Sources of information include | + | <font size=1><sup>1</sup>Sources of information include Saxton and Rawls (2006), Cornell University, USDA-NIFA, Minnesota Stormwater Manual. (See [[References for trees]])<br> |
| − | <sup>2</sup>This value may be used to represent the volume of water that will drain from a bioretention media.<br> | + | <sup>2</sup>Soil saturation is assumed to be equal to the porosity.<br> |
| − | <sup> | + | <sup>3</sup>This value may be used to represent the volume of water that will drain from a bioretention media.<br> |
| + | <sup>4</sup>This value may be used to estimate the amount of water available for evapotranspiration | ||
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<noinclude> | <noinclude> | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Level 3 - General information, reference, tables, images, and archives/Tables/Soil and soil properties]] |
| + | [[Category:Level 3 - General information, reference, tables, images, and archives/Tables/Hydrology and geology]] | ||
</noinclude> | </noinclude> | ||
Latest revision as of 02:23, 15 December 2022
Recommended values for porosity, field capacity and wilting point for different soils.1
Link to this table.
| Soil | Hydrologic soil group | Porosity 2 (volume/volume) | Field capacity (volume/volume) | Wilting point (volume/volume) | Porosity minus field capacity (volume/volume)3 | Field capacity minus wilting point (volume/volume)4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand | A (GM, SW, or SP) | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.025 to 0.09 | 0.26 | 0.11 |
| Loamy sand | A (GM, SW, or SP) | 0.44 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.35 | 0.05 |
| Sandy loam | A (GM, SW, or SP) | 0.45 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.31 | 0.09 |
| Loam | B (ML or OL) | 0.47 | 0.25 to 0.32 | 0.09 to 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
| Silt loam | B (ML or OL) | 0.50 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.17 |
| Sandy clay loam | C | 0.4 | 0.07 | |||
| Clay loam | D | 0.46 | 0.32 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.17 |
| Silty clay loam | D | 0.47 to 0.51 | 0.30 to 0.37 | 0.17 to 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.14 |
| Sandy clay | D | 0.43 | 0.11 | |||
| Silty clay | D | 0.47 | 0.05 | |||
| Clay | D | 0.47 | 0.32 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.12 |
1Sources of information include Saxton and Rawls (2006), Cornell University, USDA-NIFA, Minnesota Stormwater Manual. (See References for trees)
2Soil saturation is assumed to be equal to the porosity.
3This value may be used to represent the volume of water that will drain from a bioretention media.
4This value may be used to estimate the amount of water available for evapotranspiration
This page was last edited on 15 December 2022, at 02:23.