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Table 3 K-factors for the northern catchment and its sub-catchments of Lake Tana

From: Estimation of soil loss using remote sensing and GIS-based universal soil loss equation in northern catchment of Lake Tana Sub-basin, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Northwest Ethiopia

K factor

Entire catchment ha (%)

Gabi Kura subcatchment ha (%)

Derma subcatchment, ha (%)

Megech subcatchment, ha (%)

Gumero subcatchment ha (%)

Garno subcatchment ha (%)

0.34

1959 (0.4)

0 (0)

725 (1.2)

1803 (2.2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.33

82,925 (28.4)

0 (0)

3997 (6.6)

36,251 (44.9)

22,122 (40.9)

19,877 (48.5)

0.24

111,166 (38.0)

34,011 (60.4)

30,993 (51.6)

27,248 (33.8)

14,229 (26.3)

3971 (9.7)

0.21

15,721 (5.4)

0 (0)

0 (0)

8184 (10.1)

2492 (4.6)

4881 (11.9)

0.20

81,223 (27.8)

22,331 (39.6)

24,399 (40.6)

7276 (9.0)

15,184 (28.1)

12,291 (30.0)