Available Water Holding Capacity

Attribute definition
Attribute Label AWHC
Title Available Water Holding Capacity
Description

Indicates the soils available water holding capacity class. First used in SLC 3.0.

Classes Average Water Holding Capacity. 9 classes. First used in SLC 3.0


Classes
Code Class Description
1 <50mm

Available Water Holding Capacity of < 50mm.

2 50 - 99 mm

Available Water Holding Capacity of 50 - 99 mm.

3 100 - 149 mm

Available Water Holding Capacity of 100 - 149 mm.

4 150 - 199 mm

Available Water Holding Capacity of 150 - 199 mm.

5 200 - 250 mm

Available Water Holding Capacity of 200 - 250 mm.

6 Solonetzic or saline soils

Not applicable - solonetzic or saline soils.

7 High water table

Not applicable - high water table.

8 Perennially frozen subsoils

Not applicable - perennially frozen subsoils.

- Water, ice or rock

Not applicable - water, ice or rock.

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