SOIL INFILTRATION IN VARIOUS AREAS AS A BASIS FOR HYDRLOGICAL ALTERATIONS IN THE TOBOLI WATERSHED, CENTRAL SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Journal: Water Conservation and Management (WCM)
Author: Naharuddin Naharuddin, Abdul Wahid, Golar Golar, Imran Rachman, Akhbar Akhbar, Sudirman Daeng Massiri
Print ISSN : 2523-5664
Online ISSN : 2523-5672
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
Doi: 10.26480/wcm.02.2022.76.80
ABSTRACT
The heterogeneity of infiltration has a strategic influence on the hydrological process in the watershed, and one of the factors affecting its rate and soil compaction is land use. Therefore, this study aims to compare infiltration rates in three land-use areas, namely secondary forest, agroforestry, and moor. A survey method was used, where field data observations were carried out at three locations. The infiltration rate measurement was performed using a double-ring infiltrometer with five repetitions at each sampling site. The results showed that the lowest value of 4.72 cm h-1 was recorded on the moorland, while agroforestry had the highest of 12.87 cm h-1. These findings indicate that land use has a significant role in changing soil physical properties and compaction, hence, sustainable soil and water conservation strategies are needed.| Pages | 76-80 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Volume | 6 |
