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sediment yield
The amount of eroded soil that is delivered to a point in a watershed or transported out of a stream section over a period of time. It includes the contributions of erosion from slopes, channels, and a mass wasting of streambanks minus the sediment deposited before the point of interest.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Earth science
- Category: Soil science
- Company: Soil Science Society of America
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- Bob Adams
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