Specific yields for different geologic materials. Source: USGS Water Supply Paper 1662-D (Table 29).
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Material | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Clay | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | ||
Silt | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.08 | |||||
Sandy clay | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.07 | |||||
Fine sand | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.21 |
Medium sand | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.26 |
Coarse sand | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.27 |
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