Estimation of soil loss rate using the USLE model for Agewmariayam Watershed, northern Ethiopia

Table 5 Land use, area coverage, and cover management factor for the study area

Land-use type	Area in ha	Area %	C factor	References
Cultivated land	149.60	81.65	0.15	Hurni [33], Bewket and Teferi [7], Amsalu and Mengaw [3]
Forest land	10.55	5.80	0.01	Hurni [33], Morgan [40]
Shrub land	23.0	12.55	0.014	Wischmeier and Smith [57] and Shiferaw [48]
Total	183.15	100

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