Soil Parameters

Soil hydraulic parameters (i.e. saturated hydraulic conductivity, porosity, field capacity, and wilting point) for the 11 standard soil layers defined in STATSGO were extracted in ArcGIS and provided in ascii files. The standard soil layers defined in STATSGO are given in the table below.

Table - Soil layers defined in STATSGO

Layer

Thickness      

Depth to Top   

Depth to Bottom

1

5cm(2in)

0cm(0in)

5cm(2in)

2

5cm(2in)

5cm(2in)

10cm(4in)

3

10cm(4in)

10cm(4in)

20cm(8in)

4

10cm(4in)

20cm(8in)

30cm(12in)

5

10cm(4in)

30cm(12in)

40cm(16in)

6

20cm(8in)

40cm(16in)

60cm(24in)

7

20cm(8in)

60cm(24in)

80cm(31in)

8

20cm(8in)

80cm(31in)

100cm(39in)

9

50cm(20in)

100cm(39in)

150cm(59in)

10

50cm(20in)

150cm(59in)

200cm(79in)

11

50cm(20in)

200cm(79in)

250cm(98in)

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Layer

Saturated

Hydraulic Conductivity

Porosity

Field Capacity

Wilting Point

1

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2

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3

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4

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5

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6

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7

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8

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9

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10

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11

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