@article {52021, title = {Water ponding for increasing soil water on arid rangelands}, journal = {Journal of Range Management}, volume = {35}, number = {5}, year = {1982}, note = {Permission to post articles granted by the Society for Range Management; www.rangelands.org.}, month = {September 1, 198}, pages = {601-603}, abstract = {

Ponding \ dikes constructed \ to slow and control the overland flow of runoff \ water were evaluated. \ Infiltration and \ runoff measure- ments from a sprinkling infiltrometer indicated \ no differences between the control \ and the water pending area. Examination of 20 \ years \ of \ precipitation\  \ records \ for \ June \ through \ September showed \ that \ enough \ pending \ events occurred \ to supply an ade- quate \ amount \ of water for \ wetting the soil profile to below the plant \ rooting \ zone. The control \ areas \ were low in available\  soil water even immediately \ following \ precipitation events.

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