Drainage Terminology

3. What type of speed at which water is being applied to a specific area.
5. The soil lying immediately under the surface soil.
9. What type of drainage for the removal of excess water from the surface via shallow ditches or open drains.
10. A measure of how easily water can pass through soil.
11. What type of rate of velocity or speed at which water enters into the soil.
14. What capacity is the amount of soil moisture or water content held in the soil after excess water has drained away and the rate of downward movement has decreased.
16. The top layer of soil; surface soil.
17. A type of drainage for removal of excess water from the rootzone via deep open drains or buried pipe drains.

1. point The minimum amount of water in the soil that plants require not to wilt.
2. Putting holes in the turf surface to allow air to get into the subsoil, to break up the thatch and allow the surface to drain properly.
4. a measure of drainage used in soil science to determine the ability of a soil to drain water efficiently. It is a value that indicates how much drainage is needed to prevent waterlogging
6. introducing air into the soil profile
7. A wet and soft surface.
8. The degree of slope.
9. A low-lying or depressed and often wet stretch of land.
12. The draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land.
13. A matted layer of dead stalks, moss, and other material in a lawn.
14. Surface runs downhill
15. profile Soil layers or horizons formed during its formation.
17. A type of drain shallow channel usually made from concrete installed to redirect excess water to other areas or to inlets for subsoil drainage systems.