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Which surface soil type has the slowest permeability rate and is most likely to produce flooding?
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What surface soil type has the slowest permeability rate and is most likely to produce flooding?
Generally, it's the type with the most clay at the surface. Clay type soils are least permeable, especially when disturbed or compacted when wet by agricultural or forestry heavy machinery. The permeability rate of soil can be somewhat inversely related to it's porosity. Clay soils are very porous, since they can hold more water than a sandy or loamy soil type. However, rate of infiltration and permeability are slow. it can take a long time for water to soak into the soil (rain water entering soil prevents over land flow and therefore flooding). Sandy soils are able to quickly absorb water and generally have higher permeability. Caveat - Sandy soils, in temperate and subtropical climates, often have a limiting clay layer somewhere below the surface that restrict water flow through the soil profile at certain depths. Hope this helps... Bill
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What surface soil type has the slowest permeability rate and is most likely to produce flooding?
Generally, it's the type with the most clay at the surface. Clay type soils are least permeable, especially when disturbed or compacted when wet by agricultural or forestry heavy machinery. The permeability rate of soil can be somewhat inversely related to it's porosity. Clay soils are very porous, since they can hold more water than a sandy or loamy soil type. However, rate of infiltration and permeability are slow. it can take a long time for water to soak into the soil (rain water entering soil prevents over land flow and therefore flooding). Sandy soils are able to quickly absorb water and generally have higher permeability. Caveat - Sandy soils, in temperate and subtropical climates, often have a limiting clay layer somewhere below the surface that restrict water flow through the soil profile at certain depths. Hope this helps... Bill
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