Prioritization of Susceptible Watershed to Sediment Yield and Evaluation of Best Management Practice: A Case Study of Awata River, Southern Ethiopia

Table 17

Sediment yield reduction effectiveness and rank of BMPs on Awata watersheds.

Rank	Types of BMP	SED yield before BMP (t/ha/year)	SED yield after BMP (t/ha/year)	Reduction (%)
1	Terracing	27.85	14.74	47.05
2	Grassed waterway	27.85	17.21	38.18
3	Contouring	27.85	18.54	33.43
4	Filter strips	27.85	22.98	17.48