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Wine lhe area is overgmed, lhe glgala beeollle
mm lheaolonellr clays ween away and a m
a nanny nuaunna evolve. ne area loses lnoal ol lu
pi. aral mm: unelable.
noon-001$, GULUE, BADlANDS
m ulkd llal-ouu, or m, «base ale (he EV!!-
eeldlnual; flamh noolaol valleye rhey leave lhe hllla
M"mull\s'lllufllyZ—8mdecpindlomwmm
wide. bralded and gable wuer absnrbi eyel a wide
— lal eueu plauu. Ovelyund, lhe auealnr nonlnlorlly
ml elode aollle deepel channels, that become Shep
galhee. AI lhls slage, divzriiun nl walel lroln gully
bealda, wulel apleadlng holn laree cllnals. and gully
plalaollg lllual be npplled. snull gullié can be lllled,
and laleel gullia planned behind alone waua or gablnn
bamdee onee rhe leed walel has been alvened or
apeead (ngule lull.
Connolllng gulllea ueerendally a nlaher ul:
. llellevlng rhe oauua, lull-fly dlooe el overllae and
ladr of walel eonbnl, and
- Plevellung hllrhel eul-bukol lhe gulllee
Fraglle sollr, leose shaley ground, and leeenl
aedualelus eepuaed |osudden overland flow) may gully
ln a [m downpoura, ln desemy Ihls llloel hequeully
oeelm where looahlll llood plan» are avergnud,
whele rabbis hlnrlel mm loose aubeolle, whele vehleles
or name ereaoe downhlfl lacks, or whele eadly bull|
loud; dueel met llow lo (uh/Ins lhal mill-raw now
Such areas need lene-lng oul, llgm on no eloeklng ol
anllrulla, le oonnnl, and above all, spmdcrbanks lnl
lhe walel
ln ule valleys above lhe gulllea, smam now eall be
dlvened |u flood bpmidlr rhannels, and a eenee ul
exp-hues drawn downulll horn the gully bank |uwin15
lhe rlelges (sloping al l mm on sol. figure 1m slnall
gu|li=s ean be bulldozed lull, or lluereeplnl drallls
lllade m lhenl m an oll llow. large gullics ean also
be find or narnrned ll soils ale alulable, but erlenslye
gullkd badlalule ale we erpelulye m oeal ln lhla way,
nd we nlay need In lall bull lo emu-lg small slll dalne
in lhe valley flmn Ihgmsdvav
A, wun muly dryland lmhniqun, gully lelehrlnn
banks need In be arnall, Inquull, and wellrmide to
eneellvely Spud now and eleale absorbenl [Ills whele
walel cupped lrl nlre eleale benenelal erowlng ruedla
lll lually aleaa, onee gullylng has developed, lhere lsm
alrerneelve lo allowlng wlker lo llow ln lbe gully
syjkms and m neale helde lhele.
A eeele. ol wells as rn high lnps sedmmll 50 MAI
llee ealabllahlneul ran rlablhre ule mnv". Wells ean
be made llnln a aellee nlwell-bl-aeed Wale-men [mu-i
all low none bands amss gully floors, or slmlbfillzd
wlle baskets chlllublsl plneed lo splead lne flow Bf
noodwalel “SI"! 1113,
U lhe wells are hlellel lhan as nl ll )5 neoesaaly lo
pmvide a rplneh aplnn ar lhe lool ol lhe well whele
plunge poola lorln Howeeel. nleleeplor banks an
be made above lhe sully/Judy Ind waler dlyerled,
lhen ehe lower volunl: ol flow Prnlu5 ways at I34 5
ln hlgh wulloul scan! damage.
All well: are suned al lhe gully nude, and bull ln
sequlmr upilveamy Whele no local aupply ol bouldel I5
available, «he lawn helglll ol wells ale bum n! wile
lnelh only, Where lhele are plenlllul Hunts, slone
seepage Wllrs are vuy satiflanury and lorrn loads
moss lhe gulllea
Wan mu§| always ealend up lhe gully aides, well
above any [land level. 5lnne wells are lnere easlly
malnlalned and .eunred lhun wue leneea, and male
pennanenl. A|I walls need Velhler gm or some such
rough planl balrler lo hold eloelon
m pm such is lhal al Asnnlada lCape Veldel ln
rhe Sahel llllrerlullulllll Agnellllnlol Dueloplllelu lan/Feb
I955), lance—bulldlng and check dams bulll ol
alone-ruled wlle lneah gablnlu m lhe urealn beds have
elleellvely eneelled and nahlllsrd soil eldelon nnln
help My absorb runoll wnler A (hilly.- llorll sugar me
elnpplng lo {11: nnd vegeuble eulluee aha aaelala aoll
musen'znml and alda 10a! nulnhon ln lhla area nf hlgh
“Mmyhymtnll Some 2000 ha have been leelalrned lrl
lwo lalgel valkys.
Iigzon pea lclllmr cyan) has suprlied lood and
glvurua cover, and cooperlfiva have mud in W
and markel lnod, h cledll providzd lor (mp
ploduellon Wdls and pllenea dug In lap prourldwalel
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FIGURE 11.1:
GlEEER DESERV m wmnnows
Slnny flmn mudmua xlnb—asl nmml are uelnllll llea sues,
W mu lmllmea mum on onmnu! naulull; llela imam
253:
mean alumni: mnmm as lleas all needed In lam-m um
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