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Table 5 Land use land cover changes of the watershed

From: Flood risk analysis: causes and landscape based mitigation strategies in Dire Dawa city, Ethiopia

Land use (Km2)

1985

1995

2006

2016

Forest

63. 73

50. 01

48. 71

37. 09

Settlements

17. 27

27. 60

30. 06

44. 66

Bush and grass

345. 90

316. 91

282. 27

236. 24

Agriculture

139. 34

102. 73

63. 02

73. 64

Bare land

115. 61

171. 37

261. 29

308. 45

River side

20. 76

34. 37

17. 59

2. 83