WatermarkTM Sensor Reading Calculator

Step 1. Select soil texture.
Step 2. Input WatermarkTM sensor centibar readings at the various soil depths.
Step 3. Click 'Calculate' button.
1. Select Soil Texture (see >>)
Please select soil texture

2. Input WatermarkTM Readings:
1-foot depthA value is required. Invalid format.
2-foot depthA value is required. Invalid format.
3-footA value is required. depth Invalid format.
4-footA value is required. depth Invalid format.

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Only These Soil Texture Types Are Currently Calibrated for the WatermarkTM Sensor:

Silty clay loam: Silty clay loam topsoil, silty subsoil (e.g., Sharpsburg)
Silt-loam: Silt-loam topsoil, clay loam subsoil (e.g., Keith)
Upland silt-loam: Upland silt-loam topsoil, silty clay loam subsoil
                          (e.g., Hastings, Crete, Holdrege)
Bottomland silt-loam: (e.g., Wabash, Hall)
Fine sandy loam
Sandy loam
Loamy sand: (e.g., O'Neill)
Fine sand: (e.g., Valentine)

Click below to look at:
Table - WatermarkTM sensor centibar reading versus soil texture water (inches).

Click below to learn more about using:
WatermarkTM Granular Matrix Sensor to Measure Soil Matric Potential for Irrigation Management.

Source: Irmak et al. (2006)
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