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Table 1 Slope gradient share of each land use/cover types in hectare

From: Combined effect of land use/cover types and slope gradient in sediment and nutrient losses in Chancho and Sorga sub watersheds, East Wollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Slope class	Sorga sub watershed/ha				Chancho sub watershed/ha
Slope class	Cultivated	Forest	Urban	Grass	Cultivated	Grass	Residential
0–5%	218.28	47.12	21.60	–	202.92	25.96	10.35
5–6%	288.31	51.59	43.49	–	244.80	21.95	12.52
8–15%	835.50	267.57	106.67	3.26	622.67	84.21	26.22
15–30%	687.19	347.46	101.23	11.97	452.77	50.27	12.85
> 30%	91.24	63.86	–	4.83	34.60	1.58	–

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