Soil Water Infiltration Rate
Benchmark Value
Scoring Curve
This curve shows how a field measurement for this indicator would score across all available benchmark forms in this context. The scoring engine uses 18 benchmarks together — the OptimalRange form drives the primary score, while 17 guard(s) constrain the result.
Contributing Benchmarks
Evidence & Context
Based on the synthesis of evidence, a general benchmark representing a high level of ecological function and soil health under best-practice regenerative agricultural management is a steady-state infiltration rate of ²65 50 mm/hr.
Soil water infiltration rate (SWIR) as the steady-state infiltration rate for a high-functioning agricultural soil under best-practice regenerative management.
This benchmark represents the steady-state infiltration rate for a high-functioning agricultural soil under best-practice regenerative management in the Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands biome.
Due to a lack of direct published data for this specific biome-land use combination, the value is derived by triangulating evidence from high-functioning Australian agricultural systems (well-structured soils: 50-70 mm/hr) and international standards for healthy tropical agriculture (>50 mm/hr).
Sources (4)
Healthy soils and water infiltration in the paddock - Local Land Services - NSW Government
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Standard range of water infiltration rate for plantation or agricultural purpose - ResearchGate
View SourceWater Retention - Oz Soils 4 - UNE, accessed May 11, 2025,
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Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) Grassy Woodlands and Derived Native Grasslands of South-eastern Australia, accessed August 11, 2025
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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
Spatial distribution of soil microbial activity and soil properties ..., accessed August 13, 2025,
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Maintaining groundcover to reduce erosion and sustain production - NSW Department of Primary Industries
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