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The Soil and Water Assessment Tool
Environmental Consequences of Reforestation on the Upper Tana River Basin
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Root Zone
Shallow (unconfined)
Aquifer
Vadose(unsaturated)
Zone
Confining Layer
Deep (confined) Aquifer
Precipitation
Evaporation and Transpiration
Infiltration/plant uptake/ Soil moisture redistribution
Surface Runoff
Lateral Flow
Return FlowRevap from
shallow aquiferPercolation to
shallow aquifer
Recharge to deep aquifer
Flow out of watershed
Hydrologic Modeling
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Output Tablesand Charts
Watershed Delineation
HRU Definition
DEM
EditingCalibration
Parameterization
SWATSWATModelModel
SWAT Databases
AVSWATInput DataData Processing and Display
Weather Stations
Mask
ArcView
Raw GIS Data
Land Use
Soils
x y
Weather Stations
and Time Series
Hydrography
Run
Output Maps
The Soil and Water Assessment Tool
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The Tana River Basin
Poor Land Management
Poor Downstream Water Supply
Disruption of wildlife habitatIncreased soil erosionDisruption of hydrological cyclesLack of forest productsDestabilization of local and global
climate patterns
Inadequate water for domestic use and irrigationNairobi Water supplyHorticulture and irrigation schemes
Siltation and water levels in the Masinga DamStorage water reservoir effectsEffect on power generationHigh fluctuation of shorelines
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Study Objective
Explore the hydrologic impacts on the Masinga reservoir in response to land use interventions in the Upper Tana River catchment with a focus on varying levels of reforestation.
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Study Area
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SWAT Inputs
SoilsClimatePrecipitationLand Use/Vegetation CoverTopographyWatershed or Subbasin DelineationCrop or Land ManagementPonds or Reservoirs/WithdrawalsBMPs
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Land Area Relationships
Thika
Tana
Thiba
PPT = 4%
RO = 40%
SED = 44%
PPT = 93%
RO = 52%
SED = 50%
PPT = 3%
RO = 8%
SED = 6%
PPT = Precipitation
RO = Runoff
SED = Sediment
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Reforestation Scenarios
Reforestation scenarios were implemented as full replacement of land by forest above a certain elevation.The GIS was used to build a conditional replacement model using the land use grid and the DEM. This allowed spatial representation of the scenariosFor the base scenario, the areas designated as forest were left intact as were all of the other land uses.
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Graded reforestation scenarios were implemented at 2000, 1950, 1900 and 1850m elevation zones
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Reforestation Results:Average Annual Sediment Yield for Entire Basin
3.18
3.24
3.333.31
3.43
3.05
3.1
3.15
3.2
3.25
3.3
3.35
3.4
3.45
Baseline 2000 1950 1900 1850
Model Run
Mill
ion
Tons
of S
edim
ent
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Reforestation Results: Percent Reduction in Sediment Loading into the Masinga Dam