Skip to main content

Table 5 Land use/cover, area coverage and published C-values

From: Potential soil erosion estimation and area prioritization for better conservation planning in Gumara watershed using RUSLE and GIS techniques’

LUC type

Area (ha)

Area (%)

C-value

Source

Forest land

854.46

4.18

.001

Hurni (1985); Zerihun et al. (2018)

Shrub land

4476.87

21.9

.014

Hurni (1985); Gessesse et al. (2015); Moges and Bhat (2017)

Cultivated land (Ethiopian tef)

11,873.43

58.1

.25

Hurni (1985); Haile and Fetene (2012)

Grass land

1326.24

6.49

.05

Hurni (1985); Haile and Fetene (2012)

Built-up area

578.97

2.83

.05

Moges and Bhat (2017)

Bare land

1327.5

6.5

.05

Moges and Bhat (2017); Haile and Fetene (2012)