Research Article

Assessing Land Suitability for Rainwater Harvesting Using Geospatial Techniques: A Case Study of Njoro Catchment, Kenya

Table 1

Hydrologic soil groups.

GroupSoil typeCharacteristics

ASand, loamy sand, sandy loamLow runoff, high infiltration
BSilt loam, loamModerate infiltration rates
CSandy clay loamLow infiltration rates
DClay, silty clay loam, sandy clay, silt clayHigh runoff potential, very low infiltration