Map

Soil Name and Texture

Water Holding Capacity, mm

Symbol

Average

Minimum

Maximum

9

Ashley silt loam

90

9H

Ashley hill soils

90

24

Barrhill fine sandy loam

250

200

300

24a

Barrhill sandy loam

200

150

300

26

Chertsey silt loam

100

75

150

58

Coopers Creek deep silt loam

175

150

200

58a

Coopers Creek moderately deep silt loam

125

100

150

32

Eyre stony silt loam and shallow silt loam

75

50

100

32a

Eyre stony sandy loam and shallow sandy loam

75

50

100

32b

Eyre very stony sandy loam

50

25

75

16a

Glenroy silt loam, easy rolling

90

16H

Glenroy hill soils

90

60

Halkett sand

125

100

150

25

Hatfield silt loam

175

150

200

25a

Hatfield sandy loam

150

100

200

25b

Hatfield shallow sandy loam

85

75

100

49

Highbank deep silt loam

200

150

300

57

Hororata stony and shallow silt loam

75

50

100

57a

Hororata very stony silt loam

50

25

75

41

Kaiapoi silt loam

175

150

200

41b

Kaiapoi sandy loam

175

150

200

44

Kairaki complex

75

50

100

15

Kakahu silt loam

90

15a

Kakahu silt loam, easy rolling

90

48

Kowai deep fine sandy loam

250

200

300

27

Lismore stony and shallow silt loam

75

50

100

27a

Lismore stony and very stony silt loam

60

50

75

50

Lyndhurst moderately deep silt loam

125

100

150

50a

Lyndhurst shallow silt loam

85

75

100

56

Mayfield silt loam

175

150

200

56a

Mayfield silt loam on clay loam

150

100

200

56b

Mayfield shallow silt loam

85

75

100

56c

Mayfield sandy loam

175

150

200

56d

Mayfield stony sandy loam

60

50

75

56e

Mayfield very stony sandy loam and very stony silt loam

50

25

75

47

Motukarara deep sandy loam and silt loam, moderately saline

175

150

200

47a

Motukarara deep sandy loam and silt loam, weakly saline

200

150

300

47b

Motukarara deep sandy loam and silt loam, strongly saline

150

100

200

14

Mt. Somers silt loam

90

30

Paparua sandy loam

150

100

200

30a

Paparua stony sandy loam

60

50

75

30b

Paparua very stony sandy loam and very stony silt loam

40

25

50

52

Ruapuna shallow silt loam

85

75

100

52a

Ruapuna stony silt loam

75

50

100

52b

Ruapuna very stony silt loam

60

50

75

42

Taitapu silt loam

200

150

300

42a

Taitapu silt loam, peaty

200

150

300

42b

Taitapu shallow silt loam

125

100

150

42c

Taitapu sandy loam

200

150

300

42d

Taitapu clay loam

175

150

200

42e

Taitapu complex

200

150

300

46

Taumutu gravelly sandy loam

50

25

75

46a

Taumutu very gravelly sandy loam

20

10

25

31

Templeton silt loam

200

150

300

31a

Templeton silt loam on sandy loam

200

150

300

31b

Templeton silt loam on clay loam

125

100

150

31c

Templeton shallow silt loam

85

75

100

31d

Templeton deep silt loam

175

150

200

34

Temuka silt loam

200

150

300

34a

Temuka silt loam, peaty

200

150

300

34d

Temuka clay loam

150

100

200

34e

Temuka complex

150

100

200

45

Waikuku complex

100

75

150

43

Waimairi peaty loam and loamy peat

250

200

300

43a

Waimairi shallow peaty loam

200

150

300

40

Waimakariri silt loam

175

150

200

40a

Waimakariri shallow silt loam

85

75

100

40b

Waimakariri sandy loam

175

150

200

40c

Waimakariri sandy loam on silt loam

175

150

200

40d

Waimakariri stony sandy loam and shallow sandy loam

50

25

75

40e

Waimakariri sand

100

75

150

40f

Waimakariri stony sand and shallow sand

40

25

50

40g

Waimakariri very stony sand and very stony sandy loam

20

10

25

40h

Waimakariri deep silt loam

200

150

300

33

Wakanui silt loam

175

150

200

33b

Wakanui silt loam on sandy loam

200

150

300

33c

Wakanui shallow silt loam

85

75

100

33d

Wakanui sandy loam

175

150

200

33e

Wakanui shallow sandy loam

85

75

100

35b

Waterton clay loam

125

100

150

35c

Waterton shallow clay loam

85

75

100

37

Windermere loamy peat and peaty loam

250

200

300