Abstract:
Many reclaimed areas in Indonesia have abandoned swampland or idle land which is
attributed to various factors. One of the main factors is the unsuitability of the exiting flow system in
this area since the condition of the canals and water structures in this area has not been rehabilitated
for a long time. No study has been carried out to investigate the suitable model for simulating the
appropriate criteria for assessment of erosion within the channel on Tidal lowland in Indonesia.
This study focuses on the investigation of erosion occurring within the Rural Channel and Main
Drainage Channel on Tidal lowland in Palembang, Indonesia which becomes the originality of this
manuscript. The erosion was attributed to the accumulation of sediment transport within the channel
of the reclaimed tidal delta region Telang I. The results of the research on the P8-13S scheme show
that equilibrium on the accumulation of sediment transport in the channel was observed in the Rural
Channel and Main Drainage Channel on average ranging from 3,301,859 m3 to 3,349,103 m3 while the
average sedimentation ranged from 809,232–898,467 m3. This study is very important in minimizing
the possible erosion near riverbank.