Abstract
ABSTRACT: Sediment losses and water yields were measured for five years on nine forested watersheds in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas. After one year of pretreatment measurements, three watersheds were clearcut and mechanically site prepared, three were selectively harvested, and three control watersheds were left undisturbed. Sediment losses and water yields were similar for the selectively harvested and cohtrol watersheds during all four post‐treatment years. However, clearcutting with mechanical site preparation significantly increased sediment losses and water yields above levels measured on other watersheds. Increased sediment losses persisted for two years, while water yields increased for one year. Although sediment losses from clear‐cutting were greater than for other treatments, actual losses averaged only 264 kg/ha and 63 kg/ha for the first and second post‐treatment years, respectively. The relatively low sediment losses are attributed to the flat terrain and the relatively low flow discharge rates that typify these sites.
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