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1.Rainfal runoff erodibility factor, R

Bol's Equation
Annual Precipitation, P

2.Soil erodibility factor, K

Equation derived from Wieschmeier monograph method

OM 0%
MS 0%
VFS 0%
CL 0%
S 0
P 0
M 0

w gravel cover?
Assumed K(using table) 0.11 no
Computed K(using monograph) -

3.Slope Length Factor, LS

Stone equation

Length of slope
Slope Steepness

LS
4.Land and cover management factor,C

5.Erosion control practice factor,P

AVERAGE ANNUAL SOIL LOSS, E E

Drainage area D.A.

Unit weight of sediment

Estimated Sediment Yield

FINAL RESULT
 USLE EQUATION

3596.08

1228.12

h method

percentage
- For gravel or stone cover
If 50% stone k multiplied by .4
If 25% stone k multiplied by .7
0.11 *Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations Case Study of Kenya

4.2 m 0.5
52.16

8.82 constant = 22.1 metric (72.5 Imperial)

 0.014

16.69 tons/ha/year

1668.73 tons/km2
17.70 KM2

1.96 tons/cu.m.

29536.53 tons
15069.66 cu.m.
753482.86
753.48 (1000 m3)
 SOIL TYPE ERODIBILITY K VALUE RANGE
Fine textured, high in clay low 0.05-0.15
Coarse-textured, sandy low 0.05-0.15
Medium textured, loam moderate 0.25-0.45
High silt content high 0.45-0.65
*Jones, Kowalski and Shaw, A Review of USLE Factors

e United Nations Case Study of Kenya

Land use class Average C Factor

1. Primarily forest (canopy cover > 40%) 0.002
2. Secondary forest (canopy cover 10-40%) 0.006
3. Shrub 0.014
4. Agricultural land 0.377
5. Grazing land 0.11
*Adapted from Wischmeier and Smith (1978)
**Calculation from Morgan(1986)

Land Use type Slope(%) P factor

Agricultural land 0 to 5 0.11
5 to 10 0.12
10 to 20 0.14
20 to 30 0.19
30 to 50 0.25
50 to 100 0.33
Other land all 1.00
*Based on interpolation from Wischmeier and Smith (1978)