Indonesian Journal of Geography
Vol 42, No 1 (2010): Indonesian Journal of Geography

APPLICATION OF US-SCS CURVE NUMBER METHOD AND GIS FOR DETERMINING SUITABLE LAND COVER OF SMALL WATERSHED

Christanti Nana Widiyati (Serayu Opak Progo Watershed Management Centre, Ministry of Forestry)
Sudibyakto Sudibyakto (Faculty of Geography, Gadjah Mada University)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2010

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the appropriate land cover which can reduce runoffusing US-SCS Curve Number method with GIS. Four land cover scenarios aredeveloped to reveal which one of existing land cover types is appropriate for thearea. To make a validation of the application US-SCS Curve Number Method,calculating observational run-off is required. Statistical analysis is than used totest those two run-off data. The result of this study shows that actual run-off depthis 2143, 0 mm and peak discharge is 91, 76 m3/s. The result also reveals that forestcoverage can reduce dramatically surface run-off until 48, 38 percent. Potatoincreases surface run-off 1, 59 percent, on the contrary, applying cacica papayacan reduce surface run-off 24, 6 percent. Scenario 4 is developed based on theresult of the previous scenario on run-off yield. Run-off yield result from scenario 4is 1690, 40 mm (decrease 21, 14 percent from actual run-off). Statistical analysisshows that there is no difference between observed run-off depth and estimatedrun-off depth in the level of significance 5 %.

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Journal Info

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ijg

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Subject

Earth & Planetary Sciences

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Indonesian Journal of Geography ISSN 2354-9114 (online), ISSN 0024-9521 (print) is an international journal of Geography published by the Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada in collaboration with The Indonesian Geographers Association. Our scope of publications includes physical geography, ...