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Gandhiv Kafle
Lecturer, IOF, Hetauda
Water erosion
Water erosion is the process of detaching the soil
particles from the land surface of one place and its
transportation to another place for deposition by
water.
Water erosion involves three distinct processes: a.
Detachment, b. Transportation and c. Deposition
Gully erosion
Streambank erosion
Guess questions
What is land degradation? Why is the land
degradation a serious problem?
Define water erosion and its mechanism. Describe the
types of water erosion.
Write a short note on water erosion prediction
equation.
Define wind erosion. Indicate its types.
Soil erosion is a serious problem for the farming
communities of Nepal. Justify it.
WME 508: Soil and water conservation engineering -
by Gandhiv Kafle