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Interrill Erodibility of Some Ohio Soils Based on Field Rainfall Simulation

Dep. of Agronomy

W. J. Elliot

Dep. of Agricultural Engineering, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH 43210.

ABSTRACT

Prediction of soil erodibility and an understanding of erosion processes are vital to sustained productive use of agricultural land. Interrill erodibilities (K_i) of five Ohio soils were assessed and compared with predicted K_i using the Water Erosion Prediction Project equation (WEPP-K). A portable rainfall simulator was used to apply 70 mm h^-1 intensity rain for 1 h on 0.75-m² field plots representing crop row sideslopes. The soils studied included Miamian (fine, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludalf) and Riddles (fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludalf) silt loams, Crosby silt loam (fine, mixed, mesic Aeric Ochraqualf), Kokomo silty-clay loam (fine, mixed, mesic Typic Argiaquoll) and Mechanicsburg loam (fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Ultic Hapludalf). The value of K_i determined for each soil was related to selected physical and chemical properties. Values of K_i varied significantly between soils and ranged from 1.23 ± 0.09 to 1.97 ± 0.60 x 10^-6 kg s m^-4. Interrill erodibility was negatively correlated with water-stable aggregates (WSA) >0.25 mm (r² = 0.50), WSA > 0.5 mm (r = 0.49), and organic C (r² = 0.61), and positively correlated with Middleton's dispersion ratio (r² = 0.84) and the ratio of water-dispersible clay to total clay (r² = 0.70). The WEPP-K_i differed from measured values by 10 to 40%, ranging from 1.1 to 2.0 kg s m^-4. There was no correlation between WEPP-K_i and measured K_i.

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Received for publication January 7, 1991.