Assessment of the Properties of Soil in Flooded and Upland Forest Areas in Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria

Abstract

Floods are among the most devastating natural disasters in the world, claiming more lives and causing more property damages than any other natural phenomena. In recent times, the incidence of flooding across Nigeria has left both the government and the governed devastated. It is no longer news that flooding and its attendant consequences are injurious to man while the spatial dimensions are often not mapped. This study, therefore, Analysis of Physical and Chemical Properties of Soils in flooded and Upland Forest areas of Yola-North. Flood analysis for low, medium and high flow regimes showed that physical and chemical properties of soils are being affected. Longitudinal and cross section profiles depict the trend in which sediment loads are transported by flood and presence of boulders along the Benue channel. Sustainable measures such as review of Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) 1999 flood combat measures, dredging of the Benue and relocation of people living near river banks were suggested for the management of flooding in Adamawa State