Effects of Gully Plugs and Contour Furrows on the Soil Moisture Regime in the Cisco Basin, Utah
Citation
Gifford, G., Hancock, V. B., & Coltharp, G. B. (1978). Effects of gully plugs and contour furrows on the soil moisture regime in the Cisco Basin, Utah. Journal of Range Management, 31(4), 293-295.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3897605Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Soil moisture patterns in and around gully plugs and contour furrows constructed on Mancos shale-derived soils in Cisco Basin were studied from December of 1965 through December of 1966. Preliminary studies were initiated during the summer and fall of 1965. Results of monthly measurements indicate increased moisture storage immediately beneath treatment depressions, but minimal lateral movement. Results of this study, and others, suggest that treatments of this type on Mancos shale will function primarily to collect runoff, sediment, and possibly associated salts and that increased vegetal production is not a logical expectation.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3897605