Summary Water-losses from the soil and streams are caused by several factors, the most important of which is probably transpiration, especially during periods of hot, dry weather. This paper describes these losses and, as a result of an experiment carried out at Jonkershoek, suggests that water-loss can be reduced by removing the riparian vegetation during periods of acute water shortage.
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H. B. Rycroft (1955) studied this question.