Soil holeSite Type ⤴
A small excavation into soil at the top few meters of earth surface. Soil generally includes some organic matter derived from plants. Soil holes are created to measure soil composition and properties. Sometimes electronic probes are inserted into soil holes to measure physical properties, and (or) the extracted soil is analyzed.
Term
soilHole
Category
Land Sites
Provenance
Adapted from USGS Site Types.
Provenance Uri
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Note
http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/nwisgmap/help/sitetype.html