Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Early Online
    • Archive
    • Subject Collections
  • Info For
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Subscribers
    • Advertisers
  • About
    • About JSWC
    • Editorial Board
    • Permissions
    • Alerts
    • RSS Feeds
    • Contact Us

User menu

  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart

Search

  • Advanced search
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Early Online
    • Archive
    • Subject Collections
  • Info For
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Subscribers
    • Advertisers
  • About
    • About JSWC
    • Editorial Board
    • Permissions
    • Alerts
    • RSS Feeds
    • Contact Us
  • Follow SWCS on Twitter
  • Visit SWCS on Facebook
Research ArticleResearch Section

Evaluation of the Soil Vulnerability Index for artificially drained cropland across eight Conservation Effects Assessment Project watersheds

C. Baffaut, S. Lohani, A.L. Thompson, A.R. Davis, N. Aryal, D.L. Bjorneberg, R.L. Bingner, S.M. Dabney, L.F. Duriancik, D.E. James, K.W. King, S. Lee, G.W. McCarty, L.A. Pease, M.L. Reba, A.M. Sadeghi, M.D. Tomer, M.R. Williams and L.M.W. Yasarer
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation January 2020, 75 (1) 28-41; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.75.1.28
C. Baffaut
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
S. Lohani
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
A.L. Thompson
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
A.R. Davis
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
N. Aryal
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
D.L. Bjorneberg
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
R.L. Bingner
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
S.M. Dabney
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
L.F. Duriancik
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
D.E. James
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
K.W. King
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
S. Lee
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
G.W. McCarty
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
L.A. Pease
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
M.L. Reba
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
A.M. Sadeghi
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
M.D. Tomer
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
M.R. Williams
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
L.M.W. Yasarer
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • References
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

Abstract

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has proposed the Soil Vulnerability Index (SVI) as a standard tool to classify inherent soil vulnerability of cropland to loss of sediment and nutrients by runoff and leaching. The tool uses soil properties and topography, and does not consider crop management, except for the presence of artificial surface or subsurface drainage. For artificially drained cropland, SVI vulnerability to runoff remains unchanged but vulnerability to leaching is raised by two classes out of four to reflect the increased risk of nitrate (NO3) transport. The SVI was reviewed within different contexts, but there is a need for SVI evaluation when artificial drainage is present. Thus, the objectives of this evaluation were to (1) evaluate SVI vulnerability to runoff and leaching for artificially drained cropland, and (2) propose changes to the SVI ruleset based on the findings of Objective 1. The SVI was evaluated for eight sites with artificial drainage located in regions ranging from Idaho to Maryland. Seven sites were watersheds ranging in size from 600 to 113,600 ha, with 44% to 84% cropland consisting of row crops or small grains. The eighth site consisted of six fields ranging from 7 to 30 ha in size. Consistency between SVI vulnerability, hydrologic processes that take place on the landscape, and outcomes such as crops grown were examined, using the accumulated experience and knowledge of the coauthors of this paper. Overall, SVI vulnerability to runoff and leaching was consistent with earlier research for sites with artificial subsurface drainage unless rainfall intensities were greater than they are in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio-Tennessee River basins. SVI vulnerability to leaching was greater than expected in case of surface drainage. In addition, complex soil map units can cause incorrect vulnerability classification at field scale. At the watershed or regional scale, the leaching component should be considered both with and without artificial drainage so that the causes of the vulnerability (permeable soils or artificial drainage) can be distinguished.

    Key words
  • Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
  • erosion
  • leaching
  • nutrient loss
  • surface runoff
  • targeting
  • © 2020 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society
View Full Text
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation: 75 (1)
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Vol. 75, Issue 1
January/February 2020
  • Table of Contents
  • About the Cover
  • Index by author
  • Front Matter (PDF)
Print
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Evaluation of the Soil Vulnerability Index for artificially drained cropland across eight Conservation Effects Assessment Project watersheds
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
13 + 0 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.
Citation Tools
Evaluation of the Soil Vulnerability Index for artificially drained cropland across eight Conservation Effects Assessment Project watersheds
C. Baffaut, S. Lohani, A.L. Thompson, A.R. Davis, N. Aryal, D.L. Bjorneberg, R.L. Bingner, S.M. Dabney, L.F. Duriancik, D.E. James, K.W. King, S. Lee, G.W. McCarty, L.A. Pease, M.L. Reba, A.M. Sadeghi, M.D. Tomer, M.R. Williams, L.M.W. Yasarer
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Jan 2020, 75 (1) 28-41; DOI: 10.2489/jswc.75.1.28

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Request Permissions
Share
Evaluation of the Soil Vulnerability Index for artificially drained cropland across eight Conservation Effects Assessment Project watersheds
C. Baffaut, S. Lohani, A.L. Thompson, A.R. Davis, N. Aryal, D.L. Bjorneberg, R.L. Bingner, S.M. Dabney, L.F. Duriancik, D.E. James, K.W. King, S. Lee, G.W. McCarty, L.A. Pease, M.L. Reba, A.M. Sadeghi, M.D. Tomer, M.R. Williams, L.M.W. Yasarer
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Jan 2020, 75 (1) 28-41; DOI: 10.2489/jswc.75.1.28
del.icio.us logo Digg logo Reddit logo Twitter logo Facebook logo Google logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • Materials and Methods
    • Results and Discussion
    • Summary and Conclusions
    • Acknowledgements
    • Footnotes
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • Mapping the Soil Vulnerability Index across broad spatial extents to guide conservation efforts
  • Performance of the Soil Vulnerability Index with respect to slope, digital elevation model resolution, and hydrologic soil group
  • Purpose, development, and synthesis of the Soil Vulnerability Index for inherent vulnerability classification of cropland soils
  • Assessing cultivated cropland inherent vulnerability to sediment and nutrient losses with the Soil Vulnerability Index
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

Research Section

  • Phytoremediation and high rainfall combine to improve soil and plant health in a North America Northern Great Plains saline sodic soil
  • Combining a saltation impact sensor and a wind tunnel to explore wind erosion processes–A case study in the Zhundong mining area, Xinjiang, China
  • Physicochemical properties of biochar derived from wood of Gliricidia sepium based on the pyrolysis temperature and its applications
Show more Research Section

Special Research Section: Soil Vulnerability Index

  • Assessment of the Soil Vulnerability Index and comparison with AnnAGNPS in two Lower Mississippi River Basin watersheds
  • Purpose, development, and synthesis of the Soil Vulnerability Index for inherent vulnerability classification of cropland soils
Show more Special Research Section: Soil Vulnerability Index

Similar Articles

Keywords

  • Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
  • erosion
  • leaching
  • nutrient loss
  • surface runoff
  • targeting

Content

  • Current Issue
  • Early Online
  • Archive
  • Subject Collections

Info For

  • Authors
  • Reviewers
  • Subscribers
  • Advertisers

Customer Service

  • Subscriptions
  • Permissions and Reprints
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy

SWCS

  • Membership
  • Publications
  • Meetings and Events
  • Conservation Career Center

© 2022 Soil and Water Conservation Society