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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The amount of water left in the soil after it has been saturated and allowed to drain  by [[gravity]] for 24 hours.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph"><br/>''See also'' [[detention storage]], [[gravitational water]], [[retention storage]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 11:11, 30 March 2024

The amount of water left in the soil after it has been saturated and allowed to drain by gravity for 24 hours.


See also detention storage, gravitational water, retention storage.

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