Research Article

Sediment Yield Modeling and Mapping of the Spatial Distribution of Soil Erosion-Prone Areas

Table 2

Dominant soil types in the watershed with their corresponding percentage of coverage.

SWAT soil codeSoil nameArea (km2)Soil texturesArea coverage (%)

Be56-2-3a-456Eutric Cambisols13.85Clay and loam0.41
Nh7-2-3c-854Chromic Luvisols862.75Clay and loam25.66
Vc14-3a-261Mollic Andosols290.95Clay8.65
Vc25-3a-263Vitric Andosols71.03Clay2.11
Xh17-2a-310Haplic Xerosols235.89Loam7.02
Fo94-2ab-556Eutric Fluvisols9.01Sandy clay and loam0.27
Be64-1-2a-461Vertic Cambisols130.08Sandy loam3.87
Nd3-1565Eutric Nitisols1646.38Loam48.96
Vc40-3a-956Pellic Vertisols102.47Clay3.05