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How does the type of soil affect the amount of water it can hold?
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∙ 14y ago
Compactness with the free space of the soil differs the water that it can hold.
For example: in Sand, it has free space but there is no compactness so it just does not get stored in the sandy soil but in a Clay, it has compactness but no good free space so, it takes time to intake water while Lacustrine and other loamy soil can absorb the water and store it very fast manner with compactness to hold the water as well as the free space for the water to be placed.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes, soil that is high in sand will drain very quickly. Soil that is high in clay will drain very slowly. It all depends on the sand/silt/clay composition of the soil.
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