U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Back to the OSAC Lexicon

Slope Gradient

The ground surface inclination with respect to the horizontal plane; commonly called "slope". Make observations downslope to avoid errors from clinometer types.

Committee
Trace Materials
Date Added to Lexicon
Technical Report/Other Source (Author, Title of report. Publisher, Year.)
, Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils. National Soil Survey Center, 2012.