Water is one of the most vital requirements for sustenance of life. Water, along with soil, is the most essential natural resource for economic and social development. A study of soil and water dynamics at a watershed level can facilitate a scientific approach toward their conservation and management. The present study is an attempt to apply the Modified Universal Soil Loss Equation (MUSLE) along with the Soil Conservation Service Curve Number (SCS-CN) method for runoff estimation and comparison of soil loss estimates for the catchments of Baindur Hole and Yedamavina Hole in the Udupi District of Karnataka State, India, obtained by times of concentration calculated by the Kirpich equation and the Williams equation. The base map and thematic maps were prepared using Indian Remote Sensing satellite 1C (IRS-1C) LISS-III (Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor) image for land use/land cover and from Survey of India topo sheet in a GIS environment for overlaying and extraction of results. The time of concentration estimated by the Kirpich formula is lower in all cases; hence, the corresponding soil loss is 1.4 times higher than that determined with Williams formula. Catchments 23 and 17 with a lower drainage length show comparatively higher values of soil loss in case of the Williams equation, which can be attributed to the greater importance of drainage length in the equation.
1)Water is one of the most vital requirements for sustenance of life. Water, along with soil, forms the combination of the most essential natural resource for economic wd social development. A study of soil and water dynamics at a watershed level can facilitate a scientific approach to a conservation and management plan for them. The present study is an attempt to implement Modified Universal Soil Loss Equation (MUSLE) using Soil Conservation Service Curve Number (SCS-CN) method for runoff estimation and comparison of soil loss results for the catchments of Baindur Hole and Yedamavina Hole in Udupi district of Karnataka state obtained by times of concentration calculated by the Kirpich equation and the Williams equation. Preparation of base map and thematic maps was carried out using IRS-1C, LISS-111 image for LU/LC and from SOl toposheet in a GIS environment for overlaying and extraction of results. The time of concentration estimated by the Kirpich formula is lower in all cases; hence the corresponding soil loss is higher by 1.4 times in comparison to Williams' formula. The catchments 23 and 17 with a lower drainage length show comparatively higher values of soil loss in case of the Williams equation which can be attributed to the higher importance given to drainage length in the equation.
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