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Irrigation causes soil erosion.

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Is it true that irrigation causes soil erosion?

Yes. A peer-reviewed overview reports that 21% of U.S. irrigated land is affected by soil erosion to some extent, with measured sediment yields from irrigated fields. Several other sources list irrigation or surface/flood/furrow irrigation among practices that cause or worsen soil erosion.

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Evidence for · 10
Irrigation
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Irrigation. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrigation

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Soil erosion
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Soil erosion. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_erosion

Overview of Soil Erosion from Irrigation
1993
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Overview of Soil Erosion from Irrigation. (1993). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9437(1993)119:6(929)

Soil Degradation: Causes, Consequences, and Management Strategies
2026
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Soil Degradation: Causes, Consequences, and Management Strategies. (2026). hal.science. https://hal.science/hal-05670435v1

Frontiers | Mitigating irrigation-induced soil erosion and enhancing soil ecosystem services on sloping lands using zig-zag furrow irrigation in cotton production
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Frontiers | Mitigating irrigation-induced soil erosion and enhancing soil ecosystem services on sloping lands using zig-zag furrow irrigation in cotton production. (n.d.). frontiersin.org. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/agronomy/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1778881/full

Methods of closing field experience in the study of irrigation erosion on the slope land in Azerbaijan
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Methods of closing field experience in the study of irrigation erosion on the slope land in Azerbaijan. (n.d.). ecology-and-construction.com. http://ecology-and-construction.com/articles/arhive/2017_3_30-34.pdf

Sustainable reconstruction of highland and headwater regions : proceedings of Third International Symposium on Headwater Control, New Delhi, October 6-8, 1995
1995
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India), I. S. o. H. C. (. :. 1. :. N. D. (1995). Sustainable reconstruction of highland and headwater regions : proceedings of Third International Symposium on Headwater Control, New Delhi, October 6-8, 1995. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/sustainablerecon0000inte

Common bean improvement in the twenty-first century
1999
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Common bean improvement in the twenty-first century. (1999). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/commonbeanimprov0000unse

Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment
2004
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Hillel, D. & Hatfield, J. L. (2004). Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=obdFAAAAYAAJ&dq=Irrigation+causes+soil+erosion.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

LibreTexts: 1.11: Soils
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LibreTexts: 1.11%3A Soils. (n.d.). bio.libretexts.org. https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Ecology/AP_Environmental_Science/01%3A_Chapters/1.11%3A_Soils

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