Advances in Environmental Development, Geomatics Engineering and Tourism Modeling soil erosion by water on agricultural land in Cenei, Timiş County, Romania GEORGE NARCIS PELEA, IOANA ALINA COSTESCU, ERIKA BEILICCI, TEODOR EUGEN MAN, ROBERT BEILICCI Faculty of Civil Engineering, Hydrotehnical Engineering Department University Politehnica of Timişoara G. Enescu Street No. 1A 300022 Timişoara, Timiş County ROMANIA
[email protected] http://www.upt.ro Abstract: This paper aims to present soil erosion by water on agricultural land with low slope up to 5%. In the study were analyzedthe agricultural land of Cenei, in Timiş County, Romania, on part of drainage systems Răuţi – Sânmihaiu German and Checea – Jimbolia, and on the course section of river BegaVeche. The model analyzes soil erosion by water and sediment transport on the main drainage channels and the course section of river BegaVeche. Key-Words:soil erosion by water, sediment transport, drainage system, earth channels,hydrographic area, low slope erosion. 1 Introduction In order to evaluate the soil erosion by water on the Through the water cycle in nature appears the studied surface due to the small slope of phenomenon of soil erosionby water on agricultural surface,which is up to 5%., for the analysis was used land. This phenomenon affects the condition of the a modelling program -WEPP (Water Erosion drainage systems by clogging the channels section. Prediction Project) [5] Due to this problem it is brought to discussion the WEPP is software for the prediction of erosion possibility of analysis of soil erosionby water on processes in watersheds, developed by USDA agricultural land with small slopes.