Effect on sediment delivery ratio by changes in land use land cover and construction of hydraulic structures at sub basin scale

Many areas of the world are particularly vulnerable to sedimentation. Determining the amount of soil erosion and sediment rate from watersheds would be the first step in reducing sedimentation. Soil and Water Analysis Tool (SWAT) based on Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to determine sediment yield and Sediment Delivery Ratio (SDR). This paper's main objective is to assess the impact of land-use change on SDR at the sub-basin scale. Land-use changes indicated a vast reduction of 19% in the forest area, which causes an increase in agricultural land and commercial land. Therefore, SDR must be increased, but the study area's average SDR trend is decreasing from 1985 to 2015. But, sub-basin-scale, sub-basins no. 17, 18, and 24 are decreasing from 1985 to 2005 and increasing from 2005 to 2015.