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Designing gully control systems for eroding watersheds

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Effective design of gully control systems must consider the gully network as a whole and be based on geomorphologie indicators such as type of network, stream order, and stage of development. Consideration of geomorphologic characteristics allows a ranking of gully treatment priorities that, in turn, promises the highest return for expenditures. Relationships between sediment catch, channel gradient, treatment cost, and height of check dams in a treatment system are presented. Return is considered within a physical rather than economic framework. Future soil savings are the main focus.

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Heede, B.H. Designing gully control systems for eroding watersheds. Environmental Management 2, 509–522 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01866709

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