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. 2022 Aug 15;8(8):e10209. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10209

Table 2.

Main characteristics of the studied watershed.

Zone Watershed/Area Watershed characteristics
 Model Erosion rate (t/ha/year) Paper type Reference
Area (ha) Latitude Longitude Dam/Outlet
Rif Arbaa Ayacha 19900 31°–31°21′N 7°30′-7°60′O ____ RUSLE 25.77 Article (Ouallali et al., 2016a)
Arbaa Ayacha 19900 31°–31°21′N 7°30′-7°60′O ____ PAP/RAC Map Article (Ouallali et al., 2016b)
Asfalou 81023 ____ ____ Asfalou PAP/RAC Map Article (Tahouri et al., 2021)
Boussouab 25220 34°30′-34°35′N 3°35′-3°40′W ____ USLE 55.35 Article (Sadiki et al., 2014)
El Hachef 23000 ____ ____ El Hachef 137Cs and210Pb 20 to 32 Article (Damnati et al., 2013)
Inaouene 370000 34°30′-33°50′N 3°49′-4°33′W Idriss-I RUSLE 37 Article (Brahim et al., 2020)
Khmiss 29300 35°45′-35°32′N 5°26′-5°37′W ____ USLE 36 Article (Issa et al., 2014)
Kalaya 3837 35°39′-35°43′N 5°37′31″-5°45′O Atlantic Ocean USLE 34.74 Article (Issa et al., 2016)
Kalaya 3838 35°39′-35°43′N 5°37′31″-5°45′O Atlantic Ocean SWAT 20 to 120 Article (Briak et al., 2016)
Loukkos ____ ____ ____ ____ RUSLE 10 Article (Acharki et al., 2022)
Nakhla 10900 35°20′-35°28′N 5°20′-5°25′W Nakhla 137Cs Up to 50 Article (Bouhlassa et al., 2000)
Nakhla 10900 35°20′-35°28′N 5°20′-5°25′W Nakhla 137Cs 12 to 29 Article (Hassouni and Bouhlassa, 2005)
Nakhla 10900 35°20′-35°28′N 5°20′-5°25′W Nakhla 137Cs and210Pb 20 to 41 Article (Damnati et al., 2013)
Nakhla 11800 ____ ____ Nakhla SWAT 11.25 Article (Taleb et al., 2021)
Nekor 78000 ____ ____ MBAK RUSLE/USPED 38 Article (Arrebei et al., 2020)
Oued El Makhazine 241400 34˚45′-35˚15′N 5˚14′32″-5˚51′9″W ____ USLE A max of 95 Article (Belasri and Lakhouili, 2016)
Oued El Malleh 3400 ____ ____ ____ RUSLE 13.95 Article (El Aroussi, 2013)
Oued Haricha 22100 ____ ____ April 9, 1947 RUSLE/MUSLE 62.72 Article (Tahiri et al., 2016)
Oued Tlata 12300 ____ ____ ____ RUSLE Up to 50 Article (Garouani et al., 2008)
Oued Tlata 12300 ____ ____ ____ USLE 61 Article (Tribak et al., 2009)
Ouergha 619000 34°25–35°25′N 3°45′-5°24′W El Wahda RUSLE 61.14 to 300 Article (Jaouda et al., 2020)
Ouergha 730000 34°24′-35°07′N 3°05′-5°05′W El Wahda SWAT/MUSLE
RUSLE		 27 Conference (Tairi et al., 2021)
Raouz 4700 ____ ____ Raouz 137Cs and210Pb 12 to 16 Article (Damnati et al., 2013)
Saboun 720 ____ ____ ____ USLE Up to 30 Thesis (Moussadek, 1999)
Saboun 720 ____ ____ ____ Spectral indices Map Article (Chikhaoui and Bonn, 2006)
Tahaddart 114100 35°40′-35°20′N 5°40′-6°W Atlantic Ocean RUSLE/MUSLE 47.79 Article (Tahiri et al., 2017.)
Wadi Tarmast 6900 ____ ____ ____ RUSLE 7 to 32 Article (Tribak et al., 2015)
High Atlas Aoulouz 444600 ____ ____ Aoulouz GIS (Factors) 4.85 Conference (Fox et al., 1997)
Argana Corridor ____ ____ ____ Issen River RUSLE 47.52 Article (Bou-imajjane et al., 2020)
Azilal (site) 10000 31°46′-31°52′N 6°45′-6°52′W Hassan-I Spectral indices Map Article (Bannari et al., 2007)
Azilal 7000 31°45′-31°50′N 6°45′-6°51′W Hassan-I Spectral indices Map Article (Maimouni et al., 2012)
Azilal (South) 5300 31°45′N-31°50′N 6°45′W-6°51′W Hassan-I AHP Map Article (Farah et al., 2021a)
El Ksiba (region) 6000 32°32′-32°37′N 6°–6°06′W ____ Spectral indices Map Article (Bachaoui et al., 2014)
Beni Mellal (region) ____ 32°17′-32°24′N 6°14′-6°23′W ____ Spectral indices Map Article (M. Bachaoui et al., 2014)
Beni Mohand 34,894 ____ ____ ____ RUSLE 40.38 Article (Bou-imajjane and Belfoul, 2020)
Lakhdar 680000 ____ ____ Hassan-I Spectral indices Map Article (Nouaim et al., 2019)
Lakhdar 295000 ____ ____ Hassan-I AHP Map Article (Eloudi et al., 2021)
N'fis 170400 30.5°-31.2°N 7.55°-8.40°W Lalla Takerkoust SWAT 131 Article (Markhi et al., 2019)
N'fis 170400 30.5°-31.2°N 7.55°-8.40°W Lalla Takerkoust RUSLE/SEDD 54 Article (Gourfi, 2019)
Ouarzazate 58.977 ____ ____ El Mansour Eddahbi Sentinel 2 A Map Article (Farah et al., 2021b)
Oued El Abid 311900 ____ ____ Bin El Ouidane IntErO/EPM 402 Conference (El Mouatassime et al., 2019)
Ourika 57600 31°–31°21′N 7°30' -7°60′W ____ RUSLE 380 Article (Modeste et al., 2016)
Ourika 57600 31°–31°20′N 7°30′-7°60′W ____ 137Cs 4.5 to 7.3 Article (Meliho et al., 2019)
Ourika 57300 31°–31°20′N 7°30′-7°60′W ____ SWAT 2 to 59 Conference (Elmalki et al., 2021)
Ourika 50300 31°–31°20′N 7°30′-7°60′W ____ InVEST-SDR 258.48 Article (Ayt Ougougdal et al., 2020)
Rheraya 22500 ____ ____ ____ STREAM 4 Article (Simonneaux et al., 2015)
SBEI of Ain Asmama 23564 30.74°-31°N 9.03°-9.33°E ____ RUSLE 339.03 Article (Labbaci et al., 2021)
Tensift 2045 30°50′-32°10′N 7°12′-9°25′W ____ RUSLE 44.03 Article (Meliho et al., 2019)
Tessaoute upstream 141800 31°33′-31°64′N 6°48′-7°33′W Moulay Youssef USLE 15.44 Article (Elaloui et al., 2017)
Tifnout Askaoun 148800 30°35′-31°05′N 7°37′-8°11′W Mokhtar Soussi and Aoulouz RUSLE 14.44 Article (Tairi et al., 2021)
Upper Draa basin 128400 30°56′-31°23′N 7°00′-7°36′W ____ Spectral indices Map Article (Ourhzif et al., 2021)
Ziz 443500 32°05′-32°64′N 4°11′-5°46′W Hassan Eddakhil RUSLE 489.5 Conference (Fenjiro et al., 2020)
Middle Atlas High Oum Er-Rbia 153100 32°35′-33°N 5°05′-5°50′W El Hansali RUSLE 224 Article (Yjjou et al., 2014)
High Oum Er Rbia 361200 ____ ____ Ahmed El Hansali CA_Marcov/RUSLE 142 Article (Jazouli et al., 2019)
Ikkour 5500 32°32′–32°40′N 5°50′–5°58′W ____ USLE/Spectral indices 0.68 Article (El Jazouli et al., 2017)
M'dez 335000 ____ ____ ____ SWAT/RUSLE 3.95/2.94 Conference (Boufala et al., 2020)
Oued Beht 430.728 ____ ____ El Kansra USLE 19.40 Article (Gaatib and Larabi, 2014)
Oued Srou 144300 32°35′-33°N 5°05′-5°50′W ____ LEAM Map Conference (Elbouqdaoui et al., 2005)
Oued Zgane 54915 33°30′-33°50′N 4°37′-5°06′W ____ PAP/RAC Map Article (Ousmana et al., 2017)
Upper Sebou 549500 33°-34°N 4°03′-5°20′W Allal El Fassi SWAT 6.51 Article (Boufala et al., 2020)
Anti-Atlas Souss 1718600 29.70°-31.11°N 7.47–9.6W Atlantic Ocean EPM 1.81 Article (Ahmed et al., 2019)
Tifnout-Askaoun 157000 ____ ____ Aoulouz/Mokhtar Soussi AHP Map Article (Tairi et al., 2019)
Occidental Meseta Bouregreg 957000 34°00′-33°00′N 6°40′-5°35′W SMBA SWAT ____ Article (Fadil et al., 2011)
Bouregreg River 395600 ____ ____ SMBA RUSLE 13.81 Article (Adilmoussebbih, et al., 2019)
Bouregreg 545 33°06′43″N 7°24′21″W SMBA USLE 1.1 Article (Asserar et al., 2020)
Bouregreg 1013000 34°00′-33°00′N 6°40′-5°35′W SMBA MUSLE 2.7 Article (Ezzaouini et al., 2020)
El Grou 350400 ____ ____ Ras El Fathia SWAT 11.3 Article (M'Barek et al., 2021)
Harchane ____ ____ ____ ____ 137Cs/7Be 8 to 58 Conference (Benmansour et al., 2016)
Korifla 63600 33°00′-33°45′N 6°40′-6°52′W SMBA GIS Map Article (Bouh, 1996)
Korifla 63600 33°00′-33°45′N 6°40′-6°52′W SMBA RUSLE 0.01 to 0.14 Thesis (El Bahi, 2006)
Marchouch 1 33°470 N 6°420W ____ 137Cs/210Pbex 12 to 14 Article (Benmansour et al., 2013)
Marchouch ____ ____ ____ ____ 137Cs/7Be 8 to 58 Conference (Benmansour et al., 2016)
Oued Aricha 13800 ____ ____ ____ USLE 20 Article (Anys et al., 1994)
Oued El Maleh 0.3 33°37W 7°25N Oued El Maleh 137Cs 82 Article (Nouira et al., 2003)
Oued El Maleh 257700 32˚90-33˚76N 6˚60-7˚50E Oued El Maleh USLE 8.21 Article (Lahlaoi et al., 2015)
Oued Mellah ____ ____ ____ ____ 137Cs/7Be 8 to 58 Conference (Benmansour et al., 2016)
Sbou 4000000 33°-35°N 6°35′-4°15′W ____ RUSLE 86 Article (Chadli, 2016)
Settat-Ben Ahmed 99932 ____ ____ ____ SWAT A max of 5.20 Thesis (Bouslihim, 2020)
Oriental Meseta Oued Isly 131200 ____ ____ ____ RUSLE 21.78 Article (Driss and Brahim, 2018)
Ziz upper watershed 443.5 32°64′19″-32°05′48″N 5°46′20″-4°11′72″W Hassan Addakhil WaTEM/SEDEM 4.57 Article (Mohamed et al., 2020)
Sahara ____