Author: Julia C. Klapproth, Faculty Assistant-Natural Resources, Maryland Cooperative Extension; James E. Johnson, Extension Forestry Specialist, College of Natural Resources, Virginia Tech
Publication Number 420-151, Posted October 2000
Figure 1
Sediment enters surface waters from eroding land, including plowed fields, construction sites, logging sites, urban areas, and eroding streambanks. (photo courtesy Robert Baldwin, Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control - Sediment & Stormwater Program)
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