CURRENT METHODS USED IN THE SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE TO ESTIMATE SEDIMENT YIELD

The four basic procedures currently used in the Soil Conservation Service to estimate sediment yield depending on the environment and available data are (1) gross erosion and sediment delivery ratio estimates, (2) predictive equations, (3) suspended sediment load measurements and (4) sediment accumulation measurements. Use of more than one method for verification is explained.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the ASAE Winter Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, December. 14-17, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Agricultural Engineers

  2950 Niles Road, P.O. Box 410
  St Joseph, MI  United States  49085
• Authors:
  • Nicholas, E C
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conservation; Erosion; Forecasting; Loads; Measurement; Runoff; Sedimentation; Sediments; Soil conservation; Soils
• Subject Areas: Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165218
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASAE 76-2532
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM