Deposition ends where transport
capacity = sediment load
Transport capacity
Sediment load
Relationship of Deposition to
Transport Capacity and Sediment Load for a Grass Strip
This slide illustrates how
RUSLE2 computes deposition for a grass strip.The strip causes an abrupt decrease in transports capacity at the
upper edge of the strip.
After the abrupt decrease,
transport capacity increases within the strip.
Deposition occurs because
transport capacity drops to less than sediment load.
If the strip is sufficiently
wide, deposition will end within the strip where sediment load becomes equal
to transport capacity.