Highly erodible soils definition

Highly erodible soils means soils (excluding vegetation) with an erodibility index (EI) from sheet and rill erosion equal to or greater than eight. The erodibility index for any soil is defined as the product of the formula RKLS/T, where K is the soil susceptibility to water erosion in the surface layer; R is the rainfall and runoff; LS is the combined effects of slope length and steepness; and T is the soil loss tolerance.
Highly erodible soils means those soils with a slope greater than 15 percent; or those soils with a K value greater than .35 and with slopes greater than 5 percent.
Highly erodible soils means very unstable soils that are generally described as Sodosols with hard setting, fine sandy loam to silty clay loam surfaces (solodics, solodised solonetz and solonetz) or soils with a dispersible layer located less than 25 cm deep or soils less than 25 cm deep.

Examples of Highly erodible soils in a sentence

  • Highly erodible soils include those soils with a slope greater than 15% or those soils with a K value greater than .35 and with slopes greater than 5%.

  • Highly erodible soils are those that are easily carried by water and, to a lesser extent, by wind.

  • The Figure contains the following information:• The proposed Facility and Project Area; • Undeveloped or abandoned lands (vacant fields, wood lots, etc.); • Wildlife areas, nature preserves, and other conservation areas; • Bodies of water, including but not limited to, streams, drainage channels/ditches, wetlands, reservoirs, lakes, and ponds; and• Highly erodible soils and slopes 12 percent and greater.

  • Highly erodible soils within the Study Area include the Kingstowne-Sassafras- Marumsco complex and Sassafras-Marumsco complex.

  • Highly erodible soils are classified as having an erosion rating index of eight or greater.


More Definitions of Highly erodible soils

Highly erodible soils means very unstable soils that are generally described as Sodosols with hard –setting, fine sandy loam to silty clay loam surfaces (solodics, solodised solonetz and solonetz) or soils with a dispersible layer located less than 25cm deep or soils less than 25cm deep.
Highly erodible soils means land that is defined as highly erodible by the Sodbuster, Conservation Reserve, and Conservation Compliance parts of the Food Security Act of 1985 (P.L. 99-198) and the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-624). Lists of highly erodible and potential highly erodible map units are maintained in NRCS field office technical guide.
Highly erodible soils means soils (excluding vegetation) with an erodibility index (EI) from sheet and rill
Highly erodible soils means those soils with a K value greater than .35 and with slopes greater than 5%, and for land within the critical area, slopes greater than 15%.
Highly erodible soils means soils (excluding vegetation) with an erodibility index (EI) from sheet and rill erosion equal to or greater than eight. The erodibility index for any soil is defined as the product of the formula RKLS/T, as defined by the "Food Security Act (F.S.A.) Manual" of August, 1988 in the "Field Office Technical Guide" of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Soil Conservation Service, where K is the soil susceptibility to water erosion in the surface layer; R is the rainfall and runoff; LS is the combined effects of slope length and steepness; and T is the soil loss tolerance.
Highly erodible soils means any soil with an erodibility class (K factor) greater than or equal to 0.43 in any layer as found in Table 3-1 of the Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook for Urban and Developing Areas in New Hampshire (Reference: National Resources Conservation Service – NRCS).
Highly erodible soils means land that is defined as highly erodible by the Sodbuster,