{"id":1650,"date":"2022-03-15T22:46:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T22:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwcedb.utah.edu\/?page_id=1650"},"modified":"2025-11-12T22:20:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T22:20:45","slug":"soil-moisture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwc.utah.gov\/central-wasatch-dashboard\/water\/soil-moisture\/","title":{"rendered":"Soil Moisture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is soil moisture?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Soil moisture is \u201cthe total amount of water, including the water vapor, in an unsaturated soil.\u201d Soil moisture\u2014sometimes also called soil water\u2014represents the water in land surfaces that is not in rivers, lakes, or groundwater, but instead resides in the pores of the soil. The level of soil moisture is determined by a host of factors beyond weather conditions, including soil type and associated vegetation. In turn, soil moisture levels affect a range of soil and plant dynamics. 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