Seasonally Saturated Soils

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Theme: SEASONALLY SATURATED SOILS
Place: Firth, Goshen, Lewisville, Menan Buttes, Rexburg, Rigby, Ririe, Ucon, Woodville, Idaho Falls North, Idaho Falls South, Bingham County, Bonneville County, Jefferson County, Madison County

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Abstract
Liquefaction susceptibility is strongly increased by a shallow groundwater table. To highlight areas with high water tables, seasonally saturated (aquic) soils within 5 ft (1.5 m) of the surface were indicated using data from county soil maps (Jorgensen, 1979; Noe, 1981; Miles, 1981; Salzmann and Harwood, 1973). These soils have redoximorphic features characteristic of transient saturation. In most of these soils, saturation occurs only during spring runoff and the irrigation season. Changes in irrigation practices and field draining alter local water tables so areas of saturation may have changed since collection of soil data. These data are shown on the digital map pdf files; they are also available in the ArcGIS Personal Geodatabase listed at the end of this file.

Purpose
Identify liquefaction susceptibable soils. Liquefaction susceptibility is strongly increased by a shallow groundwater table.

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