The main factors affecting Soil Erosion rates are listed below.
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+ or - at the right hand side of each box, for each factor to indicate which cause more or less erosion| Run off volume |
| Wind Strength |
| Vegetation cover |
| Steep Slope angle |
| High Infiltration capacity |
| Long slope length |
| Soil management techniques used |
| Terracing |
| Planting of windbreaks to shorten fetch |
| Rainfall erosivity level |
| Poor quality soil in Capability study |