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| Author(s): | Dabney, S. M.;
Shields, F. D. Jr.;
Temple, D. M.;
Langendoen, E. J. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Dabney: ASAE Member, Research Agronomist; Shields, Jr.: Research Hydraulic Engineer; Langendoen: Research Hydraulic Engineer, USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, Mississippi; Temple: ASAE Member Engineer, Research Hydraulic Engineer, USDA-ARS Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit, Stillwater, Oklahoma |
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| Title: | Erosion processes in gullies modified by establishing grass hedges |
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| Source: | Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 47, No. 5, September/October 2004, p. 1561-1571. |
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| Publishing Information: | St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers |
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| # of Pages: | 11 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Buffers; Erosion control; Filter strips; Hedgerows; Gully control; Panicum virgatum; Slope; Soil conservation; Surface runoff
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Concentrated flow can cause gully formation on sloping lands and in riparian zones of floodplains adjacent to incising stream channels. Current practice for riparian gully control involves blocking the gully with an earthen embankment and installing a pipe outlet. Measures involving native vegetation would be more attractive for habitat recovery and economic reasons. To test the hypothesis that switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) hedges planted at 0.5 m vertical intervals within a gully would control erosion, we established a series of hedges in several concentrated flow channels. Two of the channels were previously eroded trapezoidal channels cut into compacted fill in an outdoor laboratory. The other channels were located at the margin of floodplain fields adjacent to an incised stream channel (Little Topashaw Creek) in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. While vegetation was dormant following two growing seasons, we created artificial runoff events in our test gullies using synthetic trapezoidal-shaped hydrographs with peak discharge rates of approximately 0.03, 0.07, and 0.16 m3 s-1, flow rates similar to those observed during natural runoff events in gullies at Topashaw. During these tests, we monitored flow depth, velocity, turbidity, and soil pore water pressures. Flow depths were generally <0.3 m, and flow velocities varied spatially and exceeded 2.0 m s-1 at the steepest points in some tests. Erosion rates remained modest for the conditions tested, as long as slopes were less than 3 horizontal to 1 vertical (33%) and step height between hedges was less than 0.5 m. Stability modeling of soil steps reinforced with switchgrass roots showed that cohesive forces were 3 times greater than shearing forces for 0.5 m step heights, and that therefore mass failure was unlikely even with the surcharge weight of a 0.2 m depth of ponded water. For step heights greater than 1 m, however, mass failure was observed and predicted to be the dominant erosion mechanism." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 37 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Dabney, S. M., F. D. Shields, D. M. Temple, and E. J. Langendoen. 2004. Erosion processes in gullies modified by establishing grass hedges. Trans. ASABE. 47(5):p. 1561-1571. |
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