WWRC 88-06
Estimates of Upland Erosion and Runoff in an Arid Watershed in Wyoming
Abstract
Rainfall simulation experiments were conducted in the Fifteenmile
Creek watershed of north-central Wyoming to identify nonpoint sources of
suspended sediment. A portable drop-forming rainfall simulator was
chosen for reasons of low cost and low water requirements. Simulated
rainstorms were applied to 73 study plots for a duration of 1 hour.
Rates of erosion and runoff were found to be most closely related to
vegetation density, litter density, slope gradient, and soil texture.
Erosion and runoff production were then related to composite terrain
types to facilitate data analysis and display in a geographic information
system.
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