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Erosion. 1  Rainfall-Rainfall can cause erosion both when the rain hits the surface of the Earth, called splash erosion, and when raindrops accumulate and flow like small streams. 2  Rivers-Rivers can create a significant amount of erosion over time. 3  They break up particles along the river bottom and carry them downstream.
Damage from water erosion is not limited to the loss of productivity on the land where it occurs. The bulk of eroded soil from a hillside comes to rest a short distance away, at the foot of the slope or on a nearby flood plain, where it may bury crops or lower the fertility of bottomlands.