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<td>Silt loam</td>
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<td>Silty sand</td>
 
<td>'''SM''' – Silty sand or silty sand with gravel</td>
 
<td>'''SM''' – Silty sand or silty sand with gravel</td>
<td>0.3</td>
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<td>0.45</td>
 
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<td>Loam</td>
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<td>Silt loam, loam</td>
 
<td>'''ML''' – Silt
 
<td>'''ML''' – Silt
 
'''OL''' – Organic silt or organic silt with sand or gravel or gravelly organic silt
 
'''OL''' – Organic silt or organic silt with sand or gravel or gravelly organic silt

Revision as of 21:16, 16 December 2013

Design infiltration rate as a function of soil texture for bioretention in Minnesota
Link to this table
Soil texture Corresponding Unified Soil Classification Design Infiltration Rate (in/hr)
Gravel, sandy gravel, and silty gravels GW – Well-graded gravel or well-graded gravel with sand

GP – Poorly graded gravel or poorly graded gravel with sand

1.63
Sand, loamy sand, and sandy loam GM – Silty gravel or silty gravel with sand

SW – Well-graded sand or well-graded sand with gravel SP – Poorly graded sand or poorly graded sand with gravel

0.8
Silty sand SM – Silty sand or silty sand with gravel 0.45
Silt loam, loam ML – Silt

OL – Organic silt or organic silt with sand or gravel or gravelly organic silt

0.3
Sandy clay loam GC – Clayey gravel or clayey gravel with sand

SC – Clayey sand or clayey sand with gravel

0.2
Clay, clay loam, silty clay loam, sandy clay, and silty clay CL – Lean clay or lean clay with sand or gravel or gravelly lean clay

CH – Fat clay or fat clay with sand or gravel or gravelly fat clay OH – Organic clay or organic clay with sand or gravel or gravelly organic clay MH – Elastic silt or elastic silt with sand or gravel

0.06