Water erosion control - 3

Authors

J P. Fallon, Department of AgricultureFollow

Keywords

Western Australia, Water erosion, Water erosion control, Contour bank

Disciplines

Agriculture

First Page Number

20

Last Page Number

29

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

Contour Bank is the name applied to a ridge or bank of earth built across sloping ground between points of equal or nearly equal heights. The basic function of a contour bank is "interception of run-off water is then either absorbed or conducted slowly from the land, depending on the condition of the soil conservation work contour banks are not a substitute for, but supplementary to, suitable plant cover and careful land management.

Recommended Citation

Fallon, J P. (1952) "Water erosion control - 3," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3: Vol. 1: No. 4, Article 5.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture3/vol1/iss4/5