[Objective] To explore the monitoring content, index and methods of silt storage dam at small watershed, analyze the benefit of warping dam construction, consequently serve planning, construction, operation and management of warp land dam preferably.[Methods] The 12 typical small watershed damming system were selected to set up monitor points, and use the methods of remote sensing, water and sediment observation, investigation, etc. To continuously develop the dynamic warping dam engineering, construction, soil and water retention, dam land use and its yield reproduction, safety of dam system in the different soil erosion type zone on the Loess Plateau from 2005 to 2010. We analyzed the relationships between silt storage dam construction and dam system configuration, slope control, soil and water retention, dam field use, etc.[Results] The dam system gave play to obvious ecological, social and economic benefits in flood and sediment control and rural production condition enhancement.[Conclusions] The dam system construction should obey the principle of combination of large-sized, middle-sized and small-sized ones with the key dam as the main and a small watershed as unit.