Soil erosion is (J f:ri1i<:a.f l'r.>hl,!11: in the .. tmhara Rc?.~i<n::1! State. Befit,'? port ofthts. soi/ erosion at Debre Mewi fY<1ter·:,-b.!1l. Wt·\·t Gajw11 7.111K! o.{ tl«: r\~.'.fion has occurred cit u11 olarming rote. 1:.:srhnati1ig soil erosion. idc11tifj:U1g erosion ;,,;t ''P<'' r11Y!t1s and ,·efli>rg priorities are needed by '~~e1n;fe.'i inFof._·~d in de .. -elopmem ~t·<•r.~.) !?.f the watershed to plan & implement soil am! water co11S\!1·\·1uivn measures. Ther,•fi11·<·. mis research has been carried our to assess "Sv1l erosion. 11/.•nijl}' erosion hot "'JH>J.r aru] to \'£~! priority for conservation treatment. '/ o perform these. lfw .stud)· integrate»! ti;,~ ttevised Universal Soi! Loss Equation (RUS!.F., ·.,.,;n.,., (i~oworl!ic !!lformatk>n ~J'J«'"' Soil, !a11Li u~//a11d co~~'- elevation. and climatic ,J.·;1,; 1 -ere used to generate the RUSU·; factor \'WUIJs. Data s<:I i(lr the RUS!.E factors, .,:,.;•:;;. 1··11ii associated maps showing geographtc dismbvnons. '~t"tt? rstnolished <111 Ar« .~f::r; '!l·~1rc Cl.) 9.2 software. /)oil erosion 1.1:a,· calculated through 01-e1h1;• analysis 14·bl!·l1 rtmge1l from 0.1)046 lrJ I .91. 1.5 tons /J1c1.1~vr •. .1 b<>ul f>RJ.~ of- 1.'1c.! area is under verJ· !o:•' 1;-> moderate erosion rates (<.11. J tons/ha/yr), 31% is JN.nYI hi;_.,,;1 lit extrema erosion ruse ·' ; 12. 5 I 0() tons/ha/yr) and i% is greater than 1 {)() IO!J.}!110..>;'T. whicJ1 if u11lkr exceptiom« erosion rate. Soil erosion rate i..; dijjeri!ni in tftjferent tand use.·:',11h.l <:v·.~er types tint! slo1u~ classes .. Agriculturai c1reas /crop lflTlflsj hov« 1:e1y high soii vrosion [oilowed by grazing Iciri(ls anti bush land». However, tbe soi! loss is low i11cuc:<1~··1>11n1if,n11tai11n.1,· and built Uf> areas. Simtlorlv, asslope steepness increase» sotl loss incrca«: .. -;. Know ledge of runoff clue 10 re1frJt_1!/ is most im/XJJ°'f('I.'( jos: designing an)' water hurvesiing structures. Direct 111t'fl.'illrr.nir1u of rw'll>jf is alwov« .s!oolf hut time consuming, labor» 111ul expensi v -a. In conduions where direct 11utas11renr<"nt' cnuld 1101 be possibte remote st~nsing technolo~· and (Tl.\. comtnned with nmoff f1;orle1s ... 1·hic:h are les» time and labor intensive. co11 be used in roi1!{'"4·f,' r111u>J{ estimation. !11 this study. th .. '! remotely sen'"" sale/lite data (US Quickbird:!J pro,·i1kd spasia! i11jin·mclirm on land use/land cover. Precipiuuion and .)()ti dcaa were obtained from tbe t» r:rr:~t nu~J(~Or<>loxit:11/ station and laboratory analysis results, respoctiveiv. The G~~ 1.00°•\ ::,ri·r. been used lo vtor«, ntanipulat« and estimate nmof] depth. surft.v" stomge und :·um!/f volume applying Soil Conservation Se11•ice (..t;(:.)j (~'uro-e. ;Vu1nhcr tCaJo,9 foinntiu f hr ,liret:J run<~J! volu;ne esti1nt1teti usiJ1g SG""S-(.~),,':' 1nu<k:I \l't.J\' 1A>1111J(Jrf!d H'ith 11t .... t'.~i!rcd l~alues lr1u:J closer relationship was.found tanners in Jiu: ~Vitit~r."hedft1c1' shorlttge 0[1 .. ·ajl!.J' jo:- 1h;..1;1 }1t:t~Sf.O<:k cot1'Su1nplio11 during the dry semon So, 1iiere is a m•1•,/ to ,,,,I/eel nmo.ff" oi.-.- 1hroug!J communal farm pol1(.lv. In arder to dig the pcrul. ;d<•c·iioa of sui!ahle m1•11 . .; " prerequisite. Jherefore, suil<rbl<! )i'aler ht.u-...·esli1tK area . .., tr~rt" u:le11tified consideri>1,'.!. hoih sot:it1! 1.1nd techr1icai <lSJJe.(·/s. 1·m: ,l·aclu''S cv11J.-itie,·t!d im.·1'bck !tir.tf u.re!/aittf rot-(1'. ,·io1x~ .f!.t·aclie1u. soil. /lo.._., accumulmion arui priority of Yl1Jkehvh&•r