Fig. 1. Location of basin in the map of Nepal
Fig. 2. Slope map of the basin
Fig. 3. Distribution of land use in the basin
Fig. 4. RUSLE data preparation
Fig. 5. Factors for RUSLE computation
Fig. 6. Soil loss distribution in the basin
Fig. 7. Soil loss in different land use
Fig. 8. Soil loss groups by OECD
Table 1. Details of precipitation data
Table 2. Value of m for different slope gradients
Table 3. Cover management factor (C) based on land use
Table 4. OECD standard for soil loss risk classification
Table 5. Soil loss risk classified by the OECD standard
Table 6. Soil loss on each land use
Table 7. Soil loss risk classified by OECD standard for types of land use
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