Publication Date
1-12-1982
Series Number
11
Abstract
The time lag prior to peak runoff following rains of comparable high intensity increased by approximately 80 per cent in the largest event after the construction of contour banks. Although 80 per cent more runoff also occurred because the catchment was wetter and had been cultivated for three years in a row, the peak rate of runoff increased by only approximately 20 per cent. That the peak rate was not increased by 80 per cent, may be primarily attirbuted to the effect of the contour banks.
Number of Pages
17
Keywords
Berkshire Valley Experimental Catchment, Runoff, Western Australia, Erosion control, Banks (soil conservation)
Disciplines
Hydrology | Natural Resources and Conservation | Soil Science
Recommended Citation
Bligh, K J.
(1982), Progress report on effects of contour banking on surface runoff at the Berkshire Valley experimental catchment (near Moora) 1961-82. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report 11.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/rmtr/10
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