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Snow Trapping by Contour Furrows in Southeastern Montana
Author
Neff, E. L.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1980-05-01
Body

Contour furrows on fine-textured range sites in southeastern Montana caught an annual average of 22 mm more snow equivalent than nearby nonfurrowed areas. In addition, the furrows held snowmelt onsite in the spring and significantly reduced winter runoff in nearly half of the years of record. Except in years of much below normal winter precipitation, however, the winter runoff from furrowed areas was still more than adequate to fill well-designed stockponds. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/3898290
Additional Information
Neff, E. L. (1980). Snow trapping by contour furrows in southeastern Montana. Journal of Range Management, 33(3), 221-223.
IISN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/646412
Journal Volume
33
Journal Number
3
Journal Pages
221-223
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
Montana