Rusle 2 is the water erosion prediction tool for use by natural resources conservation service. The nrcs developed and maintains the database components on this site. A rusle2 database is included for these plans as well. Much of the information in ah703 is generally applicable to rusle2 in principle, but nothing more. The revised universal soil loss equation, version 2 rusle2 is an. Select one or more items from the available counties. Plants profile for cylindropuntia leptocaulis christmas cactus. It is operated by the usda natural resources conservation service nrcs and provides access to the largest natural resource information system in the world. It provides stepbystep guidance for using the model. Virginia nrcs rusle2 quick guide installing rusle2. Nrcs also uses the usle for water erosion highly erodible land conservation helc determinations and the wind erosion equation weq for wind erosion helc determinations.
This site contains the official nrcs version of rusle2. Rusle2 provides daily information, unlike usle, which provided information on a yearly basis. Revised universal soil loss equation, version 2 rusle2. Comparisons of stir ratings for different tillage and planting systems provide insight into the carbon loss, moisture depletion, and air quality dust issues related to tillage of the soil. Base computational unit the base rusle2 computational unit is a single overland flow path along a. The rusle2 site also supplies data files from their site that work together in these categories. This webinar also provides an update on future rusle2 uses for forage record keeping and organic carbon tracking. The usda agricultural research service ars is the lead agency for developing the. Progress 030110 to 093011 outputs progress report objectives from ad416 the purpose of this agreement is for the united stated department of agriculture, agricultural research service ars, to continue development, programming, and debugging of the revised universal soil loss equation version 2 rusle2 for use by nrcs. In that position he served as national database manager for erosion prediction models rusle2 and weps. The rusle2 usda ars, 2001 model is largely used for official purposes by the united states department of agriculture usda natural resources conservation services nrcs field offices in. Rusle2 is an upgrade of the textbased rusle dos version 1. Currently, nrcs uses the wind erosion prediction system weps to predict wind erosion and the revised universal soil loss equationrevision 2 rusle2 to predict water erosion. Prior to retirement in 2010 he worked as the agronomist on the usda, nrcs, soil interpretations staff at the national soil survey center in lincoln, nebraska.
The usda agriculture handbook ah 703 documents rusle1 in detail through version 1. How can we account for tillage operations that are not included as options in rusle2. These components comprise the official nrcs rusle2 database. It is the one stop source for environmental and natural resources data, at any time, from anywhere, to anyone. The official nrcs rusle2 database is the only database to be used for official purposes by nrcs field office employees. If available on a cd, simply copy the files from the cd to the rusle2 archive folder or other file folder that you created in step 1. Some sections are incomplete, as are certain figures and appendices. For detailed instructions on installing rusle2, download the following file in adobe acrobat format rusle2 installation.
Virginia nrcs rusle2 quick guide rusle2 installation and basic moses database setup for any virginia computer usda or non usda new for 2019. The shift and ctrl keys are used for multiple selections. A list of available counties for that state will then be displayed. It is a computer model containing both empirical and processbased science in a windows environment that predicts rill and interrill erosion by rainfall and runoff. Provided by usda nrcs wetland science institute wsi. The united states department of agriculture usda prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. Virginia nrcs rusle2 quick guide installing rusle2 software. In most cases, there is a prebuilt operation included in rusle2 that is similar to a new tillage implement. Virginia nrcs rusle2 quick guide installing rusle2 software on non usda computers in virginia revised 020216 by chris lawrence, nrcs state cropland agronomist, richmond, va chris. Revised universal soil loss equation, version 2 nrcs usda. Download the rusle2 instructions to view the tutorial. Once chosen, use the button to move those counties to the selected.
Rusle2 versions from other sources may appear to differ from the one that you download from this site because of differences in the templates used to configure rusle2. Rusle2 nrcs is a program developed by university of tennessee. The geospatial data gateway gdg provides access to a map library of over 100 high resolution vector and raster layers in the geospatial data warehouse. Nrcs has soil maps and data available online for more than 95 percent of the. Support for version 1 of usda nrcss new national cnmp template is. C factors used for erosion prediction in michigan by nrcs, usda rusle program dos download from usda website rusle2 an improved windowbased rusle program interactive watershed information system online nutrient trading website natural resources conservation service nrcs, usda national soils data. Ag data commons providing central access to usdas open. Using the panel in the middle select the state for your order. Revised universal soil loss equation, version 2 rusle2 usda. Research service ars, the usda natural resources conservation service nrcs, and the university of tennessee, rusle2 was written primarily to guide conservation planning, inventory erosion rates and estimate sediment delivery.
Rusle2 includes a procedure for estimating soil erodibility for highly disturbed soils at construction sites and reclaimed mined land. Web soil survey wss provides soil data and information produced by the national cooperative soil survey. However it requires that you add the specific climate data for your states, the specific soils data for your county or soil survey areas and the specific sets of crop management templates for your crop management zone or area of the. It is the only version of rusle2 to be used for official purposes by nrcs field offices. Download quick start guide for incorporate compost docx. Goals objectives the purpose of this agreement is for the united stated department of agriculture, agricultural research service ars, to continue development, programming, and debugging of the revised universal soil loss equation version 2 rusle2 for use by nrcs. While rusle2 is similar to rusle1, rusle2 is actually new erosionprediction technology. Download, installation, and set up instructions for rusle 2. Rusle2 guide for modeling nontypical sections june 9, 2009 use for reclamation plan design and. The natural resources conservation service nrcs is the u. On august 1, 2019, the national water and climate center upgraded to a new, improved version of the interactive map.
Rusle2 uses factors based on climate, soil erodibility, topography, cover management and support practices to compute soil erosion. The programdata folder is a hidden folder and may not. Search the available operations by clicking on the open operation icon the green tractor. The usda nrcs has assigned soil erodibility values for most cropland and similar soils across the us. Department of agricultures principal agency for providing conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations. Revised universal soil loss equation 2 download rusle2. The rusle2 user typically selects a soil by soilmap unit name from a list of soils in the rusle2 database. Iowa state university extension and outreach and the iowa usda natural resource conservation service nrcs have scheduled an advanced rusle2 workshop for sept. Weps management files management templates converted from rusle2 will be provided in the same cmz file structure as you are familiar with in rusle2.
Crop management templates instructions crop management zone maps data files. After winzip opens, dropdown unzip and select extract. Revised universal soil loss rusle 2 training webinar. Virginia nrcs rusle2 quick guide rusle2 installation and basic moses database setup for any virginia computer usda or non usda. Improved descriptions of herbaceous perennial growth. Rusle2 program file installation instructions download file. In addition he was the lead contact for the rusle2 model for nrcs. However it requires that you add the specific climate data for your states, the specific soils data for your county or soil survey areas and the specific sets of crop management templates for your crop management zone or. Download the following from the above website and save it in your rusle2 archive folder. For detailed instructions on installing rusle2, download the.
For detailed instructions on installing rusle2, download. This webinar is sponsored by the usda nrcs east and west national technology support centers. Or by clicking on start programs usda applications rusle2. Nrcs edirectives subpart b cnmp development process usda. Th e usda nrcs is developing extensive databases so that the new version of rusle2 will allow erosion estimates to be a factor considered as part of forage and grazing planning. Nrcs delivers conservation technical assistance through its voluntary conservation technical assistance. Conservation planning concepts must be understood and implemented into the rusle2 program in order for this program to be used effectively. Two new sample plans are included which have full rusle2 data entered. Other resources for additional information relating to the water quality index for runoff from agricultural fields wqiag, please see. The usda nrcs hydrology manual provides information on assigning hydrologic soil group designations for those soils not included in the nrcs soil survey. The software installer includes 10 files and is usually about 8. This guide is intended to provide help to users of the rusle2 program. As part of this upgrade, older versions of the map are no longer supported.
Higher stir ratings are associated with greater soil disturbance and more frequent operations. This webinar covers the basics of the revised universal soil loss, crop management factors, calculating soil conditioning index and soil tillage intensity rating. Program files x86 usda rusle2 nrcs, however, the data for the program is kept at computer localdisk c. However, its easy to convert the older urls to the new map format. Rusle2 nrcs by university of tennessee should i remove it.
Effectiveness of all recbs and mulch materials have been calibrated to two independent studies conducted in texas and san diego, california. Development of rusle2 was a joint project involving the usda agricultural research service ars, the usda natural resources conservation service nrcs, and. Plants profile for elymus canadensis canada wildrye. Lightle says that this database is the most soughtafter feature of rusle and is being used in other models. The usda ah703 is available electronically in acrobat.
Revised universal soil loss equation, version 2 rusle2 ag. Rusle revised universal soil loss equation, version 2 rusle2 web site. It allows you to choose your area of interest, browse and select data, customize. Through rural utilities service water and environmental programs wep, rural communities obtain the technical assistance and financing necessary to develop drinking water and waste disposal systems. Rusle2 is also available from other sources, including the university of tennessee and usda nrcs. To quickly bring nrcs field office personnel and others up to speed with. With the rusle2 update, the location of the information for the rusle2 program has changed. Open the rusle2training zip file on your hard drive. Virginia nrcs rusle2 quick guide rusle2 installation.
The rusle2 program itself is kept at computer localdisk c. Currently, users have to download soil data from the nrcs national soil information system, the agencys official soil database. Rusle2 is also available from other sources, including the university of tennessee and usdanrcs. Rusle2 is an erosion prediction tool that will be used by nrcs for all conservation planning. If you have bookmarked map urls, some of your bookmarks may no longer resolve. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and select rusle2program, templates. Cmz folders, single year or single crop management templates multiyear rotation templates construction site templates weps management files however, instead of the c. Once the tsp or nrcs planner has the customer folder xml download file, the tsp or nrcs planner uses mmp to extract just the land treatment and production area practices from the conservation plan xml file and saves it to a new xml file in the same folder and with the same name as the mmp plan file. Development of rusle2 began in november 1993 and was accelerated when the usda nrcs announced in august 1998 that it would implement rusle2 in its field offices starting in 2002. Revised universal soil loss equation, version 2 official nrcs rusle2 program and official nrcs database. Base computational unit the base rusle2 computational unit is a single overland flow path along a hill slope profile. The soil file is a gdb file and can be directly copied to the import folder, however the climate, crop management zone, and. Water erosion rusle2 wind erosion weps field office technical guide fotg engineering economics. East national technology support center technical specialists acquire and develop sciencebased technology for a range of agricultural and environmental topi.
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