Erodibility of selected soils and estimates of sediment yields in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico
Water-Resources Investigations Report
81-44
By: Rebecca M. Summer
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Abstract
Onsite rainfall-simulation experiments were conducted to derive field-erodibility indexes for rangeland soils and soils disturbed by mining in coal fields of northwestern New Mexico. Mean indexes on rangeland soils range from 0 grams (of detached soil) on dune soil to 121 grams on wash-transport zones. Mean field-erodibility-index values of soils disturbed by mining range from 16 to 32 grams; they can be extrapolted to nearby coal fields where future mining is expected. Because field-erodibility-index data allow differentiation of erodibilities across a variable landscape, these indexes were used to adjust values of K, the erodibility factor of the Universal Soil Loss Equation. Estimates of soil loss and sediment yield were then calculated for a small basin following mining. (USGS)
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Summer, R.M., 1981, Erodibility of selected soils and estimates of sediment yields in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-44, v, 33 p. , https://doi.org/10.3133/wri8144.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Erodibility of selected soils and estimates of sediment yields in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 81-44 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri8144 |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | v, 33 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| Other Geospatial | San Juan Basin |