Abstract—Canal erosion is one of the technical issues in tidal
lowland agriculture. It is influenced by water flow in the canal
under a designated water network system. This study aims at
exploring several aspects related to the erosion at the
secondary canal in tidal lowlands of Delta Telang I, Banyuasin
District, South Sumatra. A survey was conducted to measure
canal profiles related to water flow, observe grain size and
sediment transport in secondary canal and its implication on
the operation and maintenance of water infrastructures.
Results indicate that majority of secondary canals are unstable
in relation to water flow. Sediment size in both SPD and SDU
canals is categorized as non-cohesive. Operation and
maintenance should be directed towards achieving stable canal
to fulfil crop water requirement.
Index Terms—Erosion and sedimentation, secondary canal,
Opreation and Maintenance.
A. Syarifudin, M.S Imanudin and M. Yazid are with Sriwijaya
University, Indonesia (e-mail: syarifachmad6080@yahoo.co.id;
momon2001hk@yahoo.com; yazid_ppmal@yahoo.com)
A. S Moerwanto is with Water Resources, Ministry of Public Works,
Indonesia (e-mail: ariemoerwanto@yahoo.com)
F. X. Suryadi is with IHE-Unesco, Delft, The Netherlands (e-mail:
f.suryadi@unesco-ihe.org)
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Cite:A. Syarifudin, M. S. Imanudin, A. S. Moerwanto, M. Yazid, and F. X. Suryadi, "Erosion on the Secondary Canal of Reclaimed Agriculture Tidal Lowlands Telang I Banyuasin Regency," Journal of Clean Energy Technologies vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 6-8, 2014.