Types of Soil erosion gully by
Charles Monari
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What is soil erosion?
Soil erosion is the carrying away of the top soil Name types of erosion
Types of soil erosion
- Splash erosion
- Wind erosion
- Rill erosion
- Gully erosion
Splash erosion; Splash erosion occurs when raindrops hit bare soil
Wind erosion
Rill erosion
Gully erosion is the removal of soil along drainage lines by surface water runoff.
Gully erosion
V-shaped gullies
U-shaped gullies
Controlling of gully erosion
1.Gully erosion is controlled by building gabions also called porous dams.
2.Porous dams or gabions allow water to pass but hold the soil
3.Porous dams or gabions reduce the speed of the flowing water
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Gabions or porous dam
Other ways of controlling soil erosion
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Questions
- What is soil erosion?
- Name four types of soil erosion.
- Gully erosion is caused by ______water
- List five methods of controlling soil erosion
Answers
- Soil erosion is the carrying away of the top soil
- Splash, rill, sheet and gully erosion
- Gully erosion is caused by run-off water
- List five methods of controlling soil erosion(answers next slide)
4. Five methods of controlling soil erosion
- Building gabions
- Terracing
- Cover cropping
- Mulching
- Contour farming
- Tree planting
- Avoid burning vegetation
- Build cut off drains
- Controlled grazing
