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Analysis of Long‐Term Water Table Depth Records from a Hydrosequence of Soils in Central Ohio
Author(s) -
Zobeck T. M.,
Ritchie A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1984.03615995004800010022x
Subject(s) - soil water , water table , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , table (database) , soil survey , precipitation , soil series , soil science , period (music) , term (time) , geology , soil classification , groundwater , geography , geotechnical engineering , meteorology , physics , computer science , acoustics , quantum mechanics , data mining
Abstract Water table depths and precipitation were measured over a 10‐yr period on four adjacent forested soils in central Ohio. The soils included a hydrosequence of well, moderately well, poorly, and very poorly drained fine‐textured soils. Graphs describing the probability of observing water tables during consecutive 2‐week (semi‐monthly) intervals, by soil depth class, were compared with estimates reported on USDA‐Soil Conservation Service forms SOIL‐SOI‐5 and a method proposed in the Soil Survey Manual . All soils had a probability of an observed water table within 50 cm of the soil surface. Water tables were observed in all soils, with the exception of the well drained soil, within 25 cm of the surface, 10% of the time or more, over a 12‐ or 14‐week period in the late winter and spring.