Ultimately, he is the one who must reduce the level at which erosion sediments are dislodged from his cropland. Soil erosion can be divided into two very general categories geological erosion and accelerated erosion. Although for this report will cover accelerated erosion. Accelerated erosion is a type of erosion that includes such problems as wind and water erosion caused by rain and poor drainage. Three types of erosion are sheet, rill, and gully.
Sheet erosion is defined as the uniform removal of soil in thin layers from sloping land.
The soil merely runs off with the rain. Rill erosion is the most common form of erosion. Although its effects can be easily removed by tillage, it is the most often overlooked. It occurs when soil is removed by water from little streamlets that run through land with poor surface draining. Rills can often be found in between rows of crops.