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Soil Type
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(A) DRY soils (with little or no vegetation):
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Sandy soils: 127 mm/hr (5 in/hr)
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Loam soils: 76.2mm/hr (3 in/hr)
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Clay soils: 25.4mm/hr (1 in/hr)
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(B) DRY soils (with dense vegetation):
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Multiply values given in (A) by 2.
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(C) MOIST soils:
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Soils that have drained but not dried out i.e. field capacity - Divide values from (A) and (B) by 3.
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Soils close to saturation - Choose value close to min. infiltration rate.
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Soils that have partially dried out - Divide values from (A) and (B) by 1.5 - 2.5.
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