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 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 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 |
Gravelly sand | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.25 | ||
Fine gravel | 0.27 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
Medium gravel | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.23 | |||
Coarse gravel | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.22 |
1 - Valley fill, California 2 - Mokelumne area, California 3 - Santa Ynez River basin, California 4 - Sacramento Valley, California 5 - Smith River plain, California 6 - Ventura County, California 7 - Santa Margarita Valley, California 8 - Tia Juana Basin, California 9 - San Luis Obispo County, California 10 - San Joaquin Valley, California 11 - Eureka area, california 12 - Santa Ynez basin, California 13 - Rechna Doab, Pakistan 14 - Napa-Sonoma Valleys, California 15 - Humboldt River Valley, California 16 - Unconsolidated alluvium 17 - Little Bighorn River Valley, Montana 18 - Average specific yield
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