Rill

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024316",
  "term": "Rill",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A small channel eroded into the soil surface by runoff, rills easily can be smoothed out (obliterated) by normal tillage.\n\n2. A small channel eroded into the soil by surface runoff; can be easily smoothed out or obliterated by normal tillage.\n\n3. Small channels that carry concentrated flow during runoff events and are dry most of the time.\n\n4. A small channel eroded into the soil by surface runoff; it can be easily smoothed out or obliterated by normal tillage.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "USDA Agricultural Research Service Engineered Information Systems for Natural Resources Glossary",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/rill/"
}