Protecting--and taming--watersheds

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Agricultural Research (Beltsville, MD); (United States)

OSTI ID:6201542

Corliss, J

Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service are studying watersheds to understand the forces that make them rise and fall. Six watersheds and their particular problems are discussed. Herrings Marsh Run is affected significantly by agricultural practices: fertilizers, runoff from livestock, and other agricultural effluents. Reynolds Creek is affected primarily by snowmelt and unevenness in forecasting. Walnut Gulch is a low precipitation, rangeland watershed with the major sties including erosion sedimentation, hydrology, water quality, and global climate change. Southern Piedmont looks at the effects of ill-timed rain on agriculture in the watershed. Treynor Watershed studies involve protecting the vulnerable loss soils. Little Washita watershed studies focus on forecasting how agriculture and climatic change will affect long-term water resources.

• OSTI ID: 6201542
• Journal Information: Agricultural Research (Beltsville, MD); (United States), Journal Name: Agricultural Research (Beltsville, MD); (United States) Vol. 41:4; ISSN AGREA5; ISSN 0002-161X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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