Watershed Conditions: (circa 1971) About 12% in cultivation (cotton (1970-74), corn and
soybeans), fair cover November to March, poor cover April and May improving to good
by mid-July; 38% in pasture and idle land, good cover April to October with fair cover
remainder of year; 48% in woods, good cover; 2% bare gullies. Percentages of total area
in various land use categories are based on the latest survey completed in 1972. About
30% of drainage area above small desilting and retention dams.
Watershed Conditions: (circa 1971) About 27% in cultivation (cotton, corn, soybeans and
ryegrass), fair cover November to March, poor cover April and May improving to good
by mid-July; 32% in pasture and idle land, good cover April to October with fair cover
remainder of year; 40% in woods, good cover; 1% in bare gullies. Percentages of total
area in various land use categories are based on surveys made from 1971 to 1972. About
23% of drainage area above small desilting and retention dams.
Watershed Conditions: (circa 1971) About 23% in cultivation (cotton, corn, and
soybeans), fair cover November to March, poor cover April and May improving to good
by mid-July; 29% in pasture and idle land, good cover April to October with fair cover
remainder of year; 46% in woods, good cover; 1% in bare gullies; 1% urban. Percentages
of total area in various land use categories are based on surveys made from 1965 to 1971.
About 17% of area, principally in upper reaches above small desilting and retention dams.
Runoff for period October 1969 thru December 1970 discontinued, due to dredging in the
channel.
Watershed Conditions: (circa 1971) About 31% in cultivation (cotton, corn, soybeans and
ryegrass), fair cover November to March, poor cover April and May improving to good
by mid-July; 31% in pasture and idle land; good cover April to October with fair cover
remainder of year; 37% in woods, good cover; 1% in bare gullies. ercentages of total are
in various land use categories are based on the latest survey completed in 1971. About
22% of drainage area above small desilting and retention dams.
Watershed Conditions: Normally about 26% is in cultivation - cotton and corn; 45% idle -
fair to poor cover of broom sedge and common grasses; 28% pasture - fair cover; 1% bare
gullies.
Flow character: Ephemeral, continuous.
Slopes: 0-2% - 16% of area; 2-5% - 37% of area; 5-8% - 14% of area; 8-12% - 16% of
area; 12-17% - 17% of area
Instrumentation: Runoff: current meter rated section of natural sand-bed channel;
continuous water-stage recorder. Precipitation: three recording rain gages located within
one mile of watershed.
U. S. Department of Agriculture | Agricultural Research Service
