Erosion is the process that wears away the river bed and banks. Erosion also breaks up the rocks that are carried by the river.

The distance that eroded sediments travel is a function of the type of erosion ... soil and water conservation techniques (Table 1). The rate of soil erosion in intensively cultivated agricultural ...

While water erosion continues to be the most ... depths of topsoil removal/addition (see Table 2 for an example of the results from this type of study). While clearly appropriate for evaluating ...