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Table 7 Soil loss and sediment export trends of the Suha watershed in the last 35 years

From: Quantify soil erosion and sediment export in response to land use/cover change in the Suha watershed, northwestern highlands of Ethiopia: implications for watershed management

Year

Mean soil loss rate (t ha−1 yr−1)

Total annual soil loss (t yr−1)

Mean sediment export (t ha−1 yr−1)

Total sediment export (t yr−1)

Sediment deposition (t yr−1)

1985

15.2

1,221,214

3.95

317,515.5

903,698

1999

21.8

1,751,477

5.66

455,384.1

1,296,093

2009

31.4

2,522,770

8.16

655,920.3

1,866,850

2019

30.2

2,426,359

8.02

630,853.2

1,795,505