10.57647/j.ijes.2024.1604.23

Study the relationship between rainfall erosivity and sediment yield in Shirin Darreh dam catchment, NE Iran

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  • Maryam Tajbakhshian1,
  • Abolfazl Mosaedi*2,
  • Mohamad Hosein Mahmudy Gharaie1,
  • Moussavi Harami1,
  1. Department of Geology, Faculty of science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
  2. Department of Water Science and Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Study the relationship between rainfall erosivity and sediment yield in Shirin Darreh dam catchment, NE Iran

Received: 2023-12-09

Revised: 2024-01-10

Accepted: 2024-02-10

Published in Issue 2024-11-04

Copyright (c) 2024 Maryam Tajbakhshian, Abolfazl Mosaedi, Mohamad Hosein Mahmudy Gharaie, Moussavi Harami (Author)

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Tajbakhshian, M., Mosaedi, A., Mahmudy Gharaie, M. H., & Harami, M. (2024). Study the relationship between rainfall erosivity and sediment yield in Shirin Darreh dam catchment, NE Iran. Iranian Journal of Earth Sciences, 16(4), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.57647/j.ijes.2024.1604.23
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Abstract

The main goal of this study is to better understand the relationships between rainfall erosivity
and sediment yield during 1982 to 2018 in the Shirin Darrehdam (SDD) basin (1750 km2), North
Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran. Rainfall erosivity was evaluated by the Fournier index (FI),
Modified Fournier index (MFI), and rainfall erosivity (R factor), and specific sediment yield (SSY)
was obtained based on the Fournier empirical model (FEM) using daily precipitation data from 3
and 2 gauging stations in the upstream and downstream of the dam, respectively. The relationship
between rainfall erosivity, precipitation, and sediment yield was assessed by the coefficient of
determination (R2)and Pearson coefficient (r). The results showed that the upstream of the dam was
more affected by rainfall and produced more sediments than the downstream. Strong correlations
were observed between the sediment yield, precipitation, and rainfall erosivity indices (R2≥0.5 and
the correlation was significant at the 0.01 level based on the r2. The primary sources of sediment
supply are the easily eroded sedimentary rocks such as the shale (Sanganeh Formation) and marl
(Sarcheshmeh Formation) which cover the considerable area in the study basin.

Keywords

  • Shirin Darreh dam,
  • Rainfall erosivity,
  • Precipitation;,
  • Sediment yield,
  • Shale
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