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Potential sediment erosion from a burned slope

By Communications and Publishing October 2016 (approx.)
Potential sediment erosion from a burned slope over the Los Padres reservoir, California. 
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Potential sediment erosion from a burned slope over the Los Padres reservoir, California. 

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Photo credit: USDA Forest Service

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