soil drainage
Water through earth
Soil drainage is how well water moves through soil rather than pooling on the surface or saturating the ground.
Good drainage allows excess water to percolate away from plant roots; poor drainage leaves soil waterlogged.
Gardeners and farmers consider drainage when choosing what to plant: This clay has terrible drainage, The site needs sandy soil for adequate drainage.
- seepageSlow fluid escape
- runoffExcess water drainage
- porosityVoid space density
- swalesShallow drainage depressions
- percolationLiquid passing through pores
soggy ground · permeability · capillarity · saturation · texture · compaction · culverts · downspout extension · French drains · water table · retention ponds · flood mitigation · puddles · wet feet · groundwater · sandy · irrigation · clay
- Growing Conditionssunlight, moisture, climate, shade, nutrients
- soil sciencetopsoil, subsoil, clay, sand, silt
- drainagedrain, drains, drain pipe, floor drains, floor drain
- Plant Wateringwatering, sprinklers, soaker hoses, hand watering, garden hoses
- xeriscapingxeriscaping, drought tolerant, water conservation, drought resistant, succulent
- hydrogeologyaquifers, aquifer, permeability, porosity, water table
soil drainagewater retention
Body storing excess fluid
moisture retention · water holding capacity · waterlogging · water absorption · flooding
soil drainagepoor drainage
Inadequate water removal
waterlogged soil · impermeability · swampy ground · standing water · soil compaction