Enset-based land use land cover change detection and its impact on soil erosion in Meki river watershed, Western Lake Ziway Sub-Basin, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Environmental Systems Research

Table 10 Annual soil loss rate and severity class

Severity class	Soil loss (t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹)	Priority class	Sub-watersheds	Area (ha)	Percent
Low	5–10	VI	W3460	4627.5	2.2
Moderate	10–18	V	W3260	3115.8	1.48
High	18–30	IV	W2750, W3080, W3180, W3190, W3280, W3300, W3400, W3690, W3730, W3910, W4070, W4130 and W4250	89,988.9	42.64
Very high	30–42	III	W2510, W2530, W2610, W2620, W2860, W3410, W3700, W3790, W4180, W4290 and W4400	67,907.2	32.18
Severe	42–80	II	W2640, W2890, W2970,W4030, W4620, W4720 and W4730	43,531.5	20.6
Very sever	> 80	I	W4590	1868.2	0.9