. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 12 675, V. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. fact that area A received loss than one-half as much rainfall as area B. The other 25 rainstorms of the year 1915, with the possible excep- tion of one or two in June, produced no run-off, because they were of a much gentler nature, so that the soil was able to absorb the moisture as it fell. Exception is made to certain storms occuring during June, since there was at that time a continual flow from the melting WINTER SNOW PRECIPITATION! W A'^^^^^ (AREft-A *)I6 lyARE
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 12 675, V. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. fact that area A received loss than one-half as much rainfall as area B. The other 25 rainstorms of the year 1915, with the possible excep- tion of one or two in June, produced no run-off, because they were of a much gentler nature, so that the soil was able to absorb the moisture as it fell. Exception is made to certain storms occuring during June, since there was at that time a continual flow from the melting WINTER SNOW PRECIPITATION! W A'^^^^^ (AREft-A *)I6 lyAREA-B 1<?16< STREAM FLOW^^^^^^I EROSION I 10 PRECIPITATION â â STREAM FLOW^f lEROSION IZD fPRECIPITATlONH fAREA-B \q\i Tnov5 an DS or Qu I VAi_ OO'j OF CwFt, Alll FALL - INCH \\\\K\\\^ Hur^DRCO) O? < u. F* Fir,. kEROSION 'PRECIPITATION AREA-B Iqi5< STREAM FLOW ,EROSION [ (PRECIPITATION AREA-A tfllfrC STREAM FLOW Ierosion (precipitation .AREA-B iqifr< STREAM Fl0wL2\23 Ierosion I I -Erosion and run-off from molting of accumulated winter snow and from of snow on the areas. The effect of rainfall upon the stream flow during the presence of melting snow could not be ascertained. On July 4 a fall of and of an inch, respectively, were recorded from the two rain gauges on area A, and and of an inch on area B, over a. period of 3 hours and 25 minutes. This resulted in no run-off. On September 2 and 3 there was a fall of and of an inch on area A and and of an inch on area B, covering a period, of 8 hours and 45 minutes. This produced no run-off. These latter two cases, in which the rain fell at an. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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