Abstract: Based on the analysis of the spectral reflectance of the typical Takyr Solonetzs soil in Ningxia, the relationship of soil water content and spectral reflectance was determined, and a quantitative model for the prediction of soil water content was constructed. The results showed that soil spectral reflectance decreased with the increasing soil water content when it was below the water holding capacity but increased with the increasing soil water content when it  was  higher than the water holding capacity. Soil water content presented significantly negative correlation with original reflectance (r), smooth reflectance (R), logarithm of reflectance (lgR), and positive correlation with the reciprocal of R and logarithm of reciprocal ［lg(1/R］. The correlation coefficient of soil water content and R in the whole wavelength was 0.0013, 0.0397 higher than r and lgR, respectively. Average correlation coefficient of soil water content with 1/R and ［lg(1/R)］ at the wavelength of 950-1000 nm was 0.2350 higher than that of 400-950 nm. The relationships of soil water content with the first derivate differential (R′), the first derivate differential of logarithm (lgR)′ and the first derivate differential of logarithm of reciprocal \[lg(1/R)\]′ were unstable. Base on the coefficients of r, lg(1/R), R′ and (lgR)′, different regression models were established to predict soil water content, and the coefficients of determination were 0.7610, 0.8184, 0.8524 and 0.8255, respectively. The determination coefficient for power function model of R′ reached 0.9447, while the fitting degree between the predicted value based on this model and onsite measured value was 0.8279. The model of R′ had the highest fitted accuracy, while that of r had the lowest one. The results could provide a scientific basis for soil water content prediction and field irrigation in the Takyr Solonetzs region.