Mapping Watershed Boundaries and Potential of Rural Farming in the Batang Masumai Watershed

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10.2991/978-2-38476-110-4_89How to use a DOI?

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Batang Masumai Watershed; Mapping; Rural Agriculture

Abstract

Watershed is one of the hydrological components that acts as an area that collects, stores and drains rainwater into lakes or seas through rivers. Determination of watershed boundaries has several purposes such as knowing the shape of a flow hydrograph to predict peak discharge, flood analysis, planning for water resources management, and can be used as a reference in conducting an inventory of potential natural and non-natural resources in an area. Watershed. The Batang Masumai watershed is a part of the Batanghari watershed. Mapping of watershed boundaries is carried out in several stages of activity, namely making work maps, surveying rivers in the field, and analyzing field data and secondary data for determining watershed boundaries using terrain analysis with ArcGIS software. This research was conducted from June to August 2022. Most of the Batang Masumai watershed covers Merangin Regency (99.89%) and a small portion (0.19%) is the area of Kerinci Regency. The Merangin Regency area which is included in the Masumai watershed boundary consists of 8 sub-districts and 55 villages and the Kerinci Regency which is included in the Batang Masumai watershed boundary is Tamiai Village (122.96 Ha). The Batang Masumai watershed is dominated by land use as primary forest (46%) and secondary forest (41%) with slope classes of 0–8% (39.13%) and 8–15% (48.19%). The Batang Masumai watershed is very potential for agricultural development because it is supported by the availability of water sourced from the river. Residents living in the area utilize their resources through agricultural activities with a rural farming system. The application of rural farming systems is applied to the use of paddy fields and plantations by applying terracing techniques. Rural farming systems are carried out using traditional concepts in their management, so as to minimize degradation in the watershed area.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sunarti
AU  - Najla Anwar Fuadi
AU  - Endriani
AU  - Mohd. Zuhdi
AU  - Heri Junedi
AU  - Diah Listyarini
AU  - M. Agus Kurniawan
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/11/07
TI  - Mapping Watershed Boundaries and Potential of Rural Farming in the Batang Masumai Watershed
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th Green Development International Conference (GDIC 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 951
EP  - 958
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-110-4_89
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-110-4_89
ID  - 2023
ER  -