Author:
Temtime Getnet Solomon,Eshete Asalf Shumete
Abstract
AbstractLand use land cover change has an impact on hydrology of the watershed on the Robigumero watershed. The study mainly focused on estimating land use change and stream flow under different land use land cover changes of the Robigumero watershed. Land use land cove maps of 1996, 2006 and 2016 were collected from Ethiopian water irrigation and energy office. The soil and water assessment tool model (SWAT) was used to simulate LULC effects on the streamflow of Robigumero Watershed. The SWAT model performance was evaluated through sensitivity analysis, calibration, and validation. During the study period the land use land cover has changed due to growth in population of the study area. The Agricultural land increased by 22.4% and while grass land & forestland decreased by 17.5 and 5.3% Respectively in the year between 1996 to 2016. The findings of the stream flow simulation were used to assess the seasonal variability in stream flow caused by changes in land use and land cover. Both the calibration and validation result shows very good agreement between observed and simulated stream flow with NSE values of 0.81 and R2 values of 0.83 for calibration and NSE Values of 0.86 and R2 values of 0.87 for validation. The result of this study indicated that mean monthly stream flow were increased by 44.1m3/s for wet season and decreased by 2.3m3/s in dry season over 21 years’ period. In general redaction of agricultural land and increment of forest land on the degraded land reduce stream flow which shows the reduction of soil erosion. Therefore, this study results can be used to encourage different users and policymakers for planning and management of water resources in the Robigumero watershed as well as in other regions of Ethiopia.
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Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Water Science and Technology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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