Keywords: surface runoff, area, precipitation

// Мелиорация. – 2016. – №4(78).– С. 40—43

The article present a brief review of the literature about soil slop challenge in various soil-climatic conditions, in particular how surface slop depends on precipitation intensity. Special attention is drawn to construction and size of runoff area. Soils composing runoff areas are characterized. Some results of observation of surface runoff on areas of different slops and agricultural use are presented.