The Study of Erosion on Varoious Land Use in Paluh Besar Sub Watershed Using Geographic Information System

Abstract

Erosion could be a sign of natural resources damage. It’s important to prevent the erosion that had to predict in each land cover to sustainability of natural resources. This study aimed to predict the erosion value in each land cover unit using Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) Method with Geographic Information System. The study showed that the highest erosion occurs in residential area which valued 138.11 ton/ha/year and the lowest occur in pond that valued 0.3 ton/ha/year. The highest erosion hazard level occur in residential area that classify moderate (III) and the lowest erosion hazard level is pond that classify low hazard level (I).