Research Article
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 |
| Cordinatea | Latitude | 584129 | 584140 | 606999 | 612708 | 616202 | Longitude | 3745538 | 3745538 | 3757727 | 3763443 | 3766494 | Altitudeb | 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 | Nc | 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 |
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aUTM coordinate, zone 37 N, datum WGS 1984. bMeter above sea level. cNo evidence of erosion.
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