Determining the Erosion in Kahman Drainage Basin Using EPM, BLM and Fargas Models

Sediment yield is one of the important results of soil erosion, that causes on-side and off-site effect. Considering that each year thousands tons of soil from different lands of our country become out of access due to erosion and  accumulation in sedimentation areas causing considerable damage, it is necessary to identify the potential sediment yield areas, determine the critical areas and employ proper classification, to plan for soil conservation or watershed management. In this study, three models, including EPM, BLM and Fargas, were used for estimating and zoning the erosion and sediment to identify and introduce proper action model to evaluate models for zoning erosion in Kahman drainage basin. The validation of the EPM model showed that this model is not proper for this drainage basin because it showed the amount of sediment estimate more than the actual amount. Based on EPM model the total sediment in drainage basin was estimated 181320/6 cubic meters per year.  But based on the information from the hydrometric stations in the area under study, the actual sediment is 75416/8 cubic meters per year. Also, according to field observations of erosion in the area under study, available erosion does not match the obtained erosion from the Fargas model but the BLM model matches the erosion of the drainage basin more.