U.S.

Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service

MT-ENG-174
Rev. 12/02

FIELD HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY TEST

(AUGER HOLE METHOD)
Technician

Date

Ground Surface

Auger Dia.___________ft. Depth (D)______________ft.

Water Table

Number of Times Auger Hole Cleaned

Soil Ph.

Residual
drawdown

Caving or Sloughing

Soil Type

Groundwater Ph.

Hole Number
Location

Unified
Classification

Depth in Feet

t
Elapsed
Time

(Min.)

Distance to Water Surface from

Reference Point
Before
Pumping
8 (ft.)

(Min.)
Start at
___:___A.M., P.M.

xxx

0.0

xxx

After
Pumping
A (ft.)
xxx

xxx

1.0
2.0
3.0

4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0

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During
Recharging
R (ft.)
xxx

A-R
(ft.)
xxx

Residual
Drawdown

R-B
(ft.)
xxx

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service

MT-ENG-174
Rev. 12/02

FIELD HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY TEST

(AUGER HOLE METHOD)
HC = 444

r
h
(S)d t

(
(
(

) r
) D
) d

) h

) t

) h

(
(
(

) h/d
) r/d
) S

Radius of auger hole (ft)

Depth of auger hole (ft)
Depth of water in auger hole
(ft) (D-B)
(A-R) Value just before rate
of rise of water becomes
non-uniform.
Elapsed time corresponding
to the h value selected
(minimum).
Average depth of water
during testing (D-A + h 2)
From graph at left

HC = 444 x x

HC = _________in/hr.
REMARKS

Plot residual drawdown against

recharge time for different holes or
different depths of hole. The steeper
the curve, the higher the conductivity.
The break or beginning of flattening of
curve gives h and t.

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