The erosion process whereby water accumulates in narrow channels and, over short periods, removes the soil from this narrow area to various depths, from 30 cm (about 1 ft) to as much as 30 m (100 ft). ... Soil erosion from gullying...
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In conclusion, Wischmeier and Smith's equation cannot be described as universal, for it applies neither to swelling clay soils, nor to volcanic soils, nor to mountainous regions with young landforms where linear gullying erosion is predominant, nor to Saharan and Mediterranean areas where exceptional rainfall has...
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Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia. ... Gully erosion is the removal of soil along drainage lines by surface water runoff. Once started, gullies will continue to move by headward erosion or by slumping of the side walls unless steps are taken to stabilise the disturbance.
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Distribution of Gully Erosion | Gully Initiation & Development | Gully Reclamation Techniques | Conclusions | References; S.C. Boucher; ... Apart from the apparent loss of soil and nutrients, there are numerous other on-site effects of gullying, such as reduced trafficability resulting from paddock dissection (Graham,
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Western Iowa, a 10,811 square mile area encompassing all of thirteen and portions of nine other counties, has a national reputation for high sediment loads in streams and severe gully erosion problems. ... The third gullying cycle began about 800 years ago. In this cycle, gullying was restricted to moderate-sized and...
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Poorly maintained banks in such situations may lead to rilling and gullying. An option is to level them or create gaps in the banks to safely disperse the run-off. ... Cropping management Control erosion on sloping, cultivated land by stubble retention and the construction and maintenance of contour banks and...
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erosion and gullying; to explain their significance as causative .... season, erosion and gullying activities are therefore at a minimum. ...
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Soil erosion is a gradual process that occurs when the actions of water, wind, and other factors eat away and wear down the land, causing the soil to deteriorate or disappear completely. The main agents of soil erosion are wind, water, and tillage.
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Showers (world environmental history, U. of Sussex) draws on her time living and working in Losotho to present an in-depth account of the erosion and gullying in the southern African country that have concerned environmentalists and conservationists for over half a century.
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Gully erosion has scarcely been reported in the Cantabrian Cordillera (Northern Iberian Peninsula), even though this phenomenon is relatively frequent in ...
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