Measuring Water in Soil (IMAGE) American Society of Agronomy Caption The rate of water movement through soil was measured by monitoring how quickly a hole in the ground was refilled by these unusual devices. Credit Photo credit: M. Johnston Usage Restrictions Please use with story only License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.