Issue Date
1969-07-01Keywords
SedimentationVegetal Response
Range Floodwater
Spreaders
Dikes
Divert
Flows
Gullies
Supplemental Moisture
Moisture Retention
Annual Precipitation
Floodwater Supply
Design Factors
horizons
Flood
capacity
climate
evaluation
soil texture
forage production
Maintenance
soils
Metadata
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Miller, R. F., McQueen, I. S., Branson, F. A., Shown, L. M., & Fuller, W. (1969). An Evaluation of Range Floodwater Spreaders. Journal of Range Management, 22(4), 246-257.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3895927Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Range floodwater spreaders are systems of dikes constructed to automatically divert flood flows from gullies and spread them over adjacent range land. The primary purpose of the investigation was to determine what factors influence vegetal response to this supplemental moisture. Forage was established and produced only on sites that received at least one flooding per year. Forage production per unit of water was less when water was ponded and could not drain completely from the soil surface. The total moisture retention capacity of the A and B horizons had more influence than soil texture on the amount of forage produced.Type
Articletext
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3895927