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Rill

In hillslope geomorphology, a rill is a shallow channel (no more than a few inches/centimeters deep) cut into soil by the erosive action of flowing surface water. Similar but smaller incised channels are known as microrills; larger incised channels are known as gullies.

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Rills created by erosion

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Rill

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples26
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

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related to Significance of rill erosion · 12
Rill → Agricultural, Although, Belgium, Huldenberg, In, Poesen, Rills, Some, These, They, Tractor, Unfortunately
related to Rill initiation · 9
Rill → Each, For, Gravity, Rills, Slope, Therefore, These, They, This
related to Rills created by erosion · 3
Rill → Rills, Since, Unless
is a · 1
Rill → shallow channel

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rills soil water erosion also may surface channels form slope often formation constructed runoff erosional created gullies channel left agricultural

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Rillis ashallow channel0.90text
gullies or eveninstance ofrills on regularly eroding areas may eventually develop into larger erosional features0.80text
Rillrelated to Rill initiationRills0.60section
Rillrelated to Rill initiationThey0.60section
Rillrelated to Rill initiationThis0.60section
Rillrelated to Rill initiationThese0.60section
Rillrelated to Rill initiationGravity0.60section
Rillrelated to Rill initiationTherefore0.60section
Rillrelated to Rill initiationSlope0.60section
Rillrelated to Rill initiationEach0.60section
Rillrelated to Rill initiationFor0.60section
Rillrelated to Rills created by erosionRills0.60section

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