An erosion process in which numerous small channels, typically a few inches deep, are formed. It occurs mainly on recently cultivated soils or on recent cuts and fills.
Forestry Operations & Water Quality] The removal of soil by numerous small channels only several inches deep. Rills occur mainly on recently cultivated soils or recent cuts and fills.
The removal of soil by runoff from the land surface whereby numerous small channels, generally up to 30cms deep are formed.
refers to troughs, called rills, formed where sheet erosion becomes concentrated due to the variation in surface contours or erodibility.
Removal of soil by running water forming shallow channels that can be smoothed out by normal cultivation.
The removal of soil by concentrated water running through little streamlets, or headcuts. Detachment in a rill occurs if the sediment in the flow is below the amount the load can transport and if the flow exceeds the soil's resistance to detachment. As detachment continues or flow increases, rills will become wider and deeper.
a form of erosion involving formation of shallow gutters which may be removed by cultivation
Small eroding channels produced by surface runoff.
The formation of rills as a consequence of poor cultivation.
soil particles being removed from a slope. One of the most common causes of erosion.
The formation of numerous, closely spaced streamlets due to uneven detachment of surface soils by runoff on slopes.
Related Topics: [ erosion] [ runoff] Eroded channels ranging in size from rivulets to small gullies caused mainly by runoff waters rather than raindrop dislocation.
The removing of thin layers of soil as little rivulets of running water gather and cut small channels in the soil.
