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Spatial assessment of water erosion hazard in Chiffa wadi watershed and along the first section of the Algerian North-South highway using remote sensing data, RUSLE, and GIS techniques

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The Algerian North-South highway is regarded as the country’s project of the century given its role in the socio-economic development of the country. Recently implemented, its first section “Medea-Chiffa” is built parallel to the old national road (RN1) where several ground instabilities related to water erosion hazard were repeatedly recorded. These instabilities affect continuously the roadside slopes and cause traffic disruptions with negative socio-economic impacts on these areas. In this context, this study aims to evaluate the extent of water erosion phenomenon in the Chiffa wadi watershed and identify areas prone to this hazard along the new North-South highway and the old national road (RN1) sections by applying a GIS-RUSLE approach. The resulted water erosion hazard map was produced by multiplying the raster layers of RUSLE factors, namely, climate (R), topography (LS), soil (K), vegetation (C), and conservation practices (P). The data used in these factors’ calculation were mainly collected from public institutions or available online. Even though this method has been already applied in several studies, it has not been used in assessing water erosion hazard along a road infrastructure. The results of this approach allowed the estimation of soil loss rates in the watershed and the delineation of the most affected areas, while the combination of the resulting water erosion map with the road chainage of the two infrastructures allowed identification by kilometric points of areas highly to extremely exposed to water erosion along the roadside slopes of the two road sections. This approach can be used as a key tool for the proper management and protection of road infrastructures to ensure their well-functioning and reduce their vulnerability to water erosion.

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Goumrasa, A., Guendouz, M., Guettouche, M.S. et al. Spatial assessment of water erosion hazard in Chiffa wadi watershed and along the first section of the Algerian North-South highway using remote sensing data, RUSLE, and GIS techniques. Arab J Geosci 14, 2152 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-08377-5

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