The Batanghari watershed has changed greatly over the past 30 years. These changes occur more because of human activity. The activity was in the form of illegal mining. Morphological deformation of the Batanghari watershed can cause damage to many rivers part of the Batanghari watershed. The damage affected the morphology of the river, the physical and chemical conditions of the soil at the mine site. The location of the mine is very close to the river. Most mining is the C mining quarry (sand mining). This study aims to determine changes in morphology and physical and chemical soil conditions due to mining along the Batanghari watershed, especially in the area of Solok Selatan Regency. Based on the analysis of remote sensing imagery, two sub-watersheds experienced damage and continuous change, namely the Jujuhan Sub-watershed area and Punjung Island Subwatershed. There has been a change in the shape of the river channel and width. Based on soil laboratory analysis, it was found that the soil in the mine area for physical and chemical conditions of the soil has decreased in quality with the loss of soil solum and low levels of microorganisms as a marker of life in the mine area.
Volume 12 | 07-Special Issue
Pages: 664-670
DOI: 10.5373/JARDCS/V12SP7/20202156