Research Article

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

Table 5

Summary of calibrated best flow parameters.

No.ParameterDescription of parameterRangeFitted value

1R_CN2.mgtSCS runoff curve number±0.20.0097
2V_HRU_SLP.hruAverage slope steepness0-10.3170
3V_RCHRG_DP.gwDeep aquifer percolation fraction0-10.1389
4V_CANMX.hruMaximum canopy storage0–1000.7525
5V_ALPHA_BF.gwBaseflow alpha factor0-10.7273
6R_SOL_K.solSaturated hydraulic conductivity±0.25-0.2260
7R_SLSUBBSN.hruAverage slope length±0.250.1133
8R_SOL_AWC.solAvailable water content of soil±0.25-0.2388
9V_GW_DELAY.gwGroundwater delay100–500372.77
10V_CH_N2.rte“N” value for main channel−0.01–0.30.088
11V_CH_K2.rte“K” of main channel alluvium−0.01–500260.267
12V_SURLAG.bsnSurface runoff lag time0.05–2411.55