Soil erosion mapping and severity analysis based on RUSLE model and local perception in the Beshillo Catchment of the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Environmental Systems Research

Table 7 Annual values of soil loss for various slope classes of the watershed

Slope classes (%)	Area		Estimated annual loss
Slope classes (%)	ha	%	ton year⁻¹	Contribution to total soil loss (%)
0–5	1094	4.6	5436	0.4
5–10	1426	5.9	28,447	2.3
10–15	2790	11.6	62,578	5.0
15–30	3161	13.2	314,371	25.3
30–60	6667	27.8	411,632	33.1
> 60	8832	36.8	421,110	33.9
Total	23,970	100.0	1,243,574	100.0