Hydraulic Conductivity Ranges of Various Soil Types
Representative Values for Hydraulic Conductivity of Soils
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Typical Permeability Classes
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Notation and Units
Metric and Imperial Units
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The above values have been provided with both imperial and metric units. As with all calculations care must be taken to keep consistent units throughout. A guide to Soil Types has been provided by StructX and additional information has been provided below.
Notation
- k = hydraulic conductivity, ft/s or m/s
Additional Resources
- Duffield, G. (2019, June 06). Aquifer testing 101: Hydraulic properties representative values of hydraulic properties. Retrieved from http://www.aqtesolv.com/aquifer-tests/aquifer_properties.htm
- H.T. Hwang, S.W. Jeen, A.A. Suleiman, K.K. Lee. Comparison of Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Estimated by Three Different Methods. Basel, Switzerland. 2017. Publised online in "MDPI/Journal/Water".
- M.A. Lewis, C.S. Cheney, B.E. Odochartaigh. Guide to Permeability Indices. UK. 2006. Open Report.
- No Author. (n.d.). Hydraulic Conductivity and related terms. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/hydraulic-conductivity
- S.M. Seth. Determination of hydraulic Conductivity of Soils in Central Bihar. India. 1998. Print.
- United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS). (n.d.). Saturated hydraulic conductivity in relation to soil texture. Retrieved from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/office/ssr10/tr/?cid=nrcs144p2_074846