Table Lu02: Qualitative Erosional Changes of the Current River

Summary of probable qualitative changes to runoff, soil erosion, and riparian erosional resistance on parts of the Ozarks landscape relative to pre-settlement period conditions. Reproduced in whole from Jacobson and Primm (1994).
Period	Uplands	Valley Slopes	Valley Bottoms
Pre-settlement	Baseline	Baseline	Baseline
Early Settlement
Annual Runoff	Decrease	Slight Increase	N/A
Storm Runoff	Decrease	Slight Increase	N/A
Upland Sediment Yield	Decrease	Slight Increase	N/A
Riparian Erosional Resistance	N/A	N/A	Moderate Decrease
Timber-Boom
Annual Runoff	Slight Increase	Slight Increase	N/A
Storm Runoff	Slight Increase	Moderate Increase	N/A
Upland Sediment Yield	Slight Increase	Moderate Increase	N/A
Riparian Erosional Resistance	N/A	N/A	Decrease
Post-Timber-Boom
Annual Runoff	Moderate Increase	Increase	N/A
Storm Runoff	Moderate Increase	Increase	N/A
Upland Sediment Yield	Moderate Increase	Increase	N/A
Riparian Erosional Resistance	N/A	N/A	Substantial Decrease
Recent
Annual Runoff	Slight Increase	Slight Increase	N/A
Storm Runoff	Slight Increase	Moderate Increase	N/A
Upland Sediment Yield	Slight Increase	Slight Increase	N/A
Riparian Erosional Resistance	N/A	N/A	Decrease

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