Assessment of Spatial Soil Erosion Using RUSLE Model Integration with GIS and RS Tools: The Case of Gilgel Gibe-I Catchment, South West Ethiopia

Alemayehu Gemeda Wedajo; Fekadu Fufa; Abebayehu Aticho Mentsiro

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Assessment of Spatial Soil Erosion Using RUSLE Model Integration with GIS and RS Tools: The Case of Gilgel Gibe-I Catchment, South West Ethiopia

Alemayehu Gemeda Wedajo, Fekadu Fufa, Abebayehu Aticho Mentsiro

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Water-induced soil erosion is one of the serious environmental, agricultural, and socioeconomic problems in Ethiopian highlands. Accurate information on the rates of soil erosion helps environment protection and socio-economic development efforts of the nation. The objective of this research was to estimate annual soil loss, sediment yield, and map erosion risk areas of Gilgel Gibe-I (GG-I) catchment via integrating Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RULSE) model with Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) technologies. The model inputs variables; rainfall erosivity (R), soil erodibility (K), topographic (LS), land cover (C) and land management (P) were derived from meteorological stations, Ethio-soil map, and satellite image of the catchment. The annual soil loss (t^-1ha^-1yr) was estimated using pixel-by-pixel ArcGIS map overlays to ensure the accuracy of RULSE output. The model output revealed on average 12.52 (t^-1ha^-1yr) soils was lost from GG-I catchment through sheet and rill erosion. The rates of soil loss were varying in the catchment, 59.8% of the catchment exposed to low rate (<5 t^-1ha^-1yr), 12.2% to moderate rate (5-12 t^-1ha^-1yr), 11.7% to high rate (12-30 t^-1ha^-1yr), and 6.6% to severe (>30 t^-1ha^-1yr). The annual sediment yield capacity of the catchment was 2.54 t^-1ha and delivery ration estimated 0.203% transported to outlet of the catchment-GGI hydropower dam. To combat the problems of GG-I hydropower dam siltation, land degradation, and low agricultural productivity an integrated natural resource management intervention is required throughout the catchment particularly in high and severe erosion risk areas.

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DOI	10.11648/j.bio.20221001.12
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Soil Erosion, RULSE, Erosion Molding, Soil Erosion Severity, Gilgel-Gibe, Siltation, Catchment, Watershed

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Alemayehu Gemeda Wedajo

Department of Soil Resources and Watershed Management, College of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Oda Bultum University, Chiro, Ethiopia
Fekadu Fufa

Water Supply and Environmental Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
Abebayehu Aticho Mentsiro

Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

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