Hydrologic soil group | Infiltration rate (inches/hour) | Soil textures | Corresponding Unified Soil Classification |
---|---|---|---|
A | 1.6a |
gravel |
GW - well-graded gravels, sandy gravels |
0.8 |
sand |
SP - gap-graded or uniform sands, gravelly sands |
|
B | 0.6 | silt loam | SM - silty sands, silty gravelly sands |
0.3 | loam | MH - micaceous silts, diatomaceous silts, volcanic ash | |
C | 0.2 | Sandy clay loam | ML - silts, very fine sands, silty or clayey fine sands |
D | <0.2 |
clay loam |
GC - clayey gravels, clayey sandy gravels |