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Soil, Landscape, and Erosion Relationships in a Northwest Illinois Watershed

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1988

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Kreznor, William R., Olson, Kenneth R., Banwart, Wayne L., and Johnson, Donald L., 1988, Soil, Landscape, and Erosion Relationships in a Northwest Illinois Watershed: Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., v. 53, no. 6, p. 1763-1771.

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The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between soil taxonomic description, landscape form and position, and erosion in northwest Illinois. The study area consists of a first-order drainage basin about 10 ha in size. The hillslopes have mean gradients of 6 to 10% with overland flow the primary contributor to erosion. A detailed geomorphic map of the watershed was constructed on a 1-m topographic survey base map. Map units were delineated based on slope shape, gradient, and USDA erosion class. Erosion classes were determined for the transect pedons by comparison with two uneroded and uncultivated pedons in area cemeteries with similar slope gradient, slope shape, slope length, and landscape positions. The A horizon [...]

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  • National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
  • Northeast CASC

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DOI http://sciencebase.gov/vocab/identifierScheme 10.2136/sssaj1989.03615995005300060026x

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