Redistribution of sediment within small catchments of the temperate zone

The features of sediment redistribution within small basins of the temperate zone are investigated by studying each component of the sediment budget. The volume of sediment which accumulates between a cultivated slope and the river channel is the key component of the sediment budget. It has also been found that the individual features of a small basin are more important than the general landscape features in controlling the sediment budget. However the intensities of erosion and sedimentation processes are influenced by the landscape zone, since their intensities increase from the forest belt to the wet steppe belt.