TABLE 2.1. Representative Soil Characteristics (Based on Davis and DeWiest, 1966; Freeze and Cherry, 1979; Harr, 1962; Israelse and Hansen 1962; Lane and Nyhan, 1984; Linsley, Kohler, and Paulus, 1975; Mills et al., 1985; Schultz, et al., 1986.)

Soil-Texture Classification	Soil Composition (based on USDA Textural Diagram)				Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity, (cm/s)		Representative Root- Zone Depth, cm			Porosity %
	% Sand	% Silt	% Clay
Sand	92	5	3		6.6E-03		73			38.0
Loamy Sand	83	11	6		1.9E-03		76			43.7
Sandy Loam	65	25	10		7.2E-04		79			44.2
Loam	42	38	20		3.7E-04		55			46.6
Silty Loam	20	65	15		2.0E-04		31			46.3
Silt	7	88	5		1.3E-04		44			44.2
Sandy Clay Loam	60	14	26		1.1E-04		57			39.8
Clay Loam	32	35	33		6.2E-05		70			47.7
Silty Clay Loam	10	57	33		4.6E-05		64			49.0
Sandy Clay	52	7	41		3.4E-05		57			43.0
Silty Clay	7	46	47		2.6E-05		50			48.6
Clay	20	20	60		1.9E-05		43			47.5
Soil-Texture Classification	Dry Bulk Density, g/cm	Field Capacity, %		Available Water Capacity, cm/cm		Soil-Type Coefficient		USLE K-Factor by Organic Matter Content
								<0.5%	2%		4%
Sand	1.64	9.0		0.050		4.05		0.05	0.03		0.02
Loamy Sand	1.49	12.0		0.060		4.38		0.12	0.10		0.08
Sandy Loam	1.48	17.5		0.085		4.90		0.27	2.24		0.19
Loam	1.42	23.5		0.110		5.39		0.38	0.34		0.29
Silty Loam	1.42	27.5		0.155		5.30		0.48	0.42		0.33
Silt	1.48	28.0		0.190		5.30		0.60	0.52		0.42
Sandy Clay Loam	1.60	24.0		0.083		7.12		0.27	0.25		0.21
Clay Loam	1.39	34.0		0.140		8.52		0.28	0.25		0.21
Silty Clay Loam	1.35	37.5		0.150		7.75		0.37	0.32		0.26
Sandy Clay	1.51	32.0		0.090		10.40		0.14	0.13		0.12
Silty Clay	1.36	42.0		0.145		10.40		0.25	0.23		0.19
Clay	1.39	40.0		0.100		11.40		0.25	0.23		0.19