Specific Retention in Groundwater Hydrology Formulas

Specific Retention (in %) tells how much water remains in the rock after it is drained by gravity. And is denoted by %S_r.

Formulas to find Specific Retention in Groundwater Hydrology

fxSpecific RetentionGo

fxTotal Volume of Soil or Rock Sample given Specific RetentionGo

fxVolume of Water Retained in Total Volume Soil or Rock SampleGo

fx Volume of water Retained Go

fx Total Volume of Soil or Rock Sample Go

What is the Specific Retention?

Specific Retention (in %) tells how much water remains in the rock after it is drained by gravity.

Can the Specific Retention be negative?

{YesorNo}, the Specific Retention, measured in {OutputVariableMeasurementName} {CanorCannot} be negative.

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