Abstract:The distribution characteristics of soil water in Wangdonggou watershed in gully region of the loess plateau are studied. The results show that the soil water have renewed in a certain extent after a rainy period in 2m soil profile. In the soil profile below 2m, soil water is dry without water supply. In the whole watershed, the average soil water storage of farm land, grass land, orchard land, and forest land are 465.3mm, 452.8mm, 450.2mm, and 424mm in 2m soil profile; and 627 mm, 620.6 mm, 598.8 mm, and 542.7mm in 3m soil profile. In general, farm land grass land orchard landforest land in soil water content. In the same time, soil water distribution is affected by slope degree, slope direction, slope location, plant category, plant density, and biomass. Moreover, it has some spatial variability.