Application of Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (Rusle) Model to Assess Soil Erosion in “Kalu Ganga” River Basin in Sri Lanka

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Soil type</td><td class="align_center">Distribution area (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Alluvial</td><td class="align_center">4.76</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Bog and Half Bog</td><td class="align_center">1.69</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Lithosols</td><td class="align_center">1.09</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Red Yellow Podzolic</td><td class="align_center">92.41</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Reddish Brown earth</td><td class="align_center">0.04</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Area coverage by different soil types.</div>

Applied and Environmental Soil Science

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Table 2: Application of Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (Rusle) Model to Assess Soil Erosion in “Kalu Ganga” River Basin in Sri Lanka 