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<th>Soil texture (USDA classification)</th>
 
<th>Corresponding Unified Soil Classification</th>
 
<th>Corresponding Unified Soil Classification</th>
 
<th>Corresponding hydrologic soil Group (HSG)</th>
 
<th>Corresponding hydrologic soil Group (HSG)</th>

Revision as of 22:07, 12 December 2017

Design infiltration rate as a function of soil texture for bioretention in Minnesota
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Soil texture (USDA classification) Corresponding Unified Soil Classification Corresponding hydrologic soil Group (HSG) 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

A 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

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

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

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

SC – Clayey sand or clayey sand with gravel

C 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

D 0.06