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Normally Wet (SWC_3)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

Name

normallyWet

Attribute

SWC Soil Wetness Condition

Definition

The soil moisture content ranges from the soil's liquid limit to its maximum water holding capacity, which approaches complete saturation.

Description

At complete saturation all soil pores contain water and is equal to approximately 200 percent of field capacity. A soil in a wet condition commonly has free standing water at or near the soil surface. Areas exhibiting wet soil conditions are commonly waterlogged or flooded at least part of the year, and have water tables within 0.3 metres of the surface throughout most of the year. Soils in a wet condition are commonly found in swamps, marshes, bogs, and other low-lying, perennially wet areas. Wet soils can also exist seasonally in level to nearly level upland flats with poor internal drainage or shallow, restrictive pans or impervious layers, or in sloping areas with soils that have very poor internals drainage, are affected by seepage, or both. Wet soils will bind easily and may form a 'muddy' or 'wet' ball when squeezed in the hand.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Allowed for

DA010 Soil Surface Region