InordertopreliminarilylookatrulesforsoilmoisturechangesinthebankofthegullyandtoprovidesomerecommendationsforvegetativerestorationingullybankregionsintheLoessPlateau,changesofsoilmoisturewithdepthanddistancetothegullyedgeandtheirdynamicchangeswithtimewereobservedtostudythesoilwatercharacteristicsinthebankofthegully.Theresultsshowedthatsoilwatercontentincreasedwithincreasingdistancefromthegullyedge,whereasforthesametimeperiod,thecloserthedistancetothegullywall,thegreaterthewaterloss;andthattheinfluentialdistanceofsideevaporationdecreasedasdepthincreased.