Evaporative
extinction depth |
Soil type |
Feet |
Meters |
||||
Bare soil |
Grass |
Forest |
Bare soil |
Grass |
Forest |
|
Sand |
2 |
5 |
8 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
Loamy sand |
2 |
6 |
9 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
Sandy loam |
4 |
8 |
11 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
Sandy clay loam |
7 |
10 |
13 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
Sandy clay |
7 |
10 |
13 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
Loam |
9 |
12 |
15 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
Silty clay |
11 |
14 |
17 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
5.3 |
Clay loam |
13 |
17 |
20 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
6.1 |
Silt loam |
14 |
17 |
20 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
Silt |
14 |
17 |
21 |
4.3 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
Silty clay
loam |
15 |
18 |
21 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
6.6 |
Clay loam |
20 |
23 |
27 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
8.2 |
Source: N. Shah et al. GROUND WATER 45, no. 3: 329–338, 2007.