Assessment and Characterization of Agricultural Salt-Affected Soils around Abaya and Chamo Lakes, South Ethiopia Rift Valley

Table 1

Representative salt-affected soils pits site characteristics.

Parameters		Around Chamo lake		Around Abaya lake
		Pit, CL01	Pit, CL02	Pit, AL01	Pit, AL02	Pit, AL03
Cordinate^a	Latitude	584129	584140	606999	612708	616202
	Longitude	3745538	3745538	3757727	3763443	3766494
Altitude^b		1107	1128	1191	1184	1183
Slope (%)		2	2	2	2	2
Slope position		Bottom (flat)	Bottom (flat)	Bottom (flat)	Bottom (flat)	Bottom (flat)
Drainage class		Imperfectly	Poorly drained	Poorly drained	Poorly drained	Poorly drained
Erosion/deposition		N^c	N	N	N	N
Parent material		Colluvium sedimentary	Colluvium sedimentary	Colluvium sedimentary	Colluvium sedimentary	Colluvium sedimentary
Land use		Animal husbandry	Animal husbandry	Animal husbandry	Animal husbandry	Animal husbandry

^aUTM coordinate, zone 37 N, datum WGS 1984. ^bMeter above sea level. ^cNo evidence of erosion.