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Sediment production from forest roads with wheel ruts

Foltz, R.B.; Burroughs, E.R., Jr. 1990. Sediment production from forest roads with wheel ruts. In: Proceedings from Watershed Planning and Analysis in Action. Symposium Proceedings of IR Conference, Watershed Mgt, IR Div, American Society of Civil Engineers, Durango, CO, July 9-11, 1990. pp. 266-275.

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Abstract: Artificial rainfall was applied to two sets of paired plots 30.5 m long by 1.52 m wide, each set on a different soil type. One plot in each set contained a wheel rut while the other did not. Measurements of water and sediment yield on rutted plots showed sediment production declined with cumulative runoff while unrutted plots did not show a significant sediment depletion. This difference was a result of concentrated flow versus sheet flow.

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