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Step 3 Determine the soil class

Soil Class determines Soil Class Run-off Potential Description

the amount of amount

that soaks into the 1 Very Low Well drained, sandy, loamy or earthy peat soils

ground amount that

can form run 2 Low Very permeable soils (e.g. gravels, sands with shallow

groundwater or rock)

3 Moderate Very fine sands, silts and clays. Permeable soils with
shallow groundwater in low lying areas

4 High Clayey or loamy soils

5 Very high Wet uplands, shallow rocky soils on steep slopes, peat
with impermeable layers at shallow depth

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