Calculate Soil Erosion

Step 3: Enter site information - County: Luce, MI
The asterisk * denotes required fields.

 Site information:
Site Name:  
Site ID:  
Slope:   *
Slope Length:   *
Soil:   *
Acreage:   acre(s)
   
 Select a C factor from the conditions listed below: *
(* Be consistent with the slope and slope length selected above)
   Type of 
Mulch		  Mulch Rate
(tons/acre)  		  Land Slope
(%) 		  Max Length
(feet) 		  C Factor
None 0 all - 1.0
Straw/hay 1.0 1-5 200 0.20
Straw/hay 1.0 6-10 100 0.20
Straw/hay 1.5 1-5 300 0.12
Straw/hay 1.5 6-10 150 0.12
Straw/hay 1.5 1-5 400 0.06
Straw/hay 2.0 6-10 200 0.06
Straw/hay 2.0 11-15 150 0.07
Straw/hay 2.0 16-20 100 0.11
Straw/hay 2.0 21-25 75 0.14
Straw/hay 2.0 26-33 50 0.17
Straw/hay 2.0 34-50 35 0.20
Crushed_stone 135 <16 200 0.05
Crushed_stone 135 16-20 150 0.05
Crushed_stone 135 21-33 100 0.05
Crushed_stone 135 34-50 75 0.05
Crushed_stone 240 <21 300 0.02
Crushed_stone 240 21-33 200 0.02
Crushed_stone 240 34-50 150 0.02
Wood_chips 7 <16 75 0.08
Wood_chips 7 16-20 50 0.08
Wood_chips 12 <16 150 0.05
Wood_chips 12 16-20 100 0.05
Wood_chips 12 21-33 75 0.05
Wood_chips 25 <16 200 0.02
Wood_chips 25 16-20 150 0.02
Wood_chips 25 21-33 100 0.02
Wood_chips 25 34-50 75 0.02

 

 
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