Zone Sample point Length Km Flooded portion Km Percentage of total length Depth in cm Periodicity Category Crop cultivated Crop yield Kg Crop loss Kg Percentage loss Odah 2011 A 1.48 0.76 80 28 5 days to 2 weeks Seasonal Cassava 200 80 40 Odah 2012 A 1.02 0.46 85 49 5 days to 2 weeks “ Cassava 250 138 55.2 Iwhre-otah 2011 A 0.49 0.24 68 24 5 days to 2 weeks “ Cassava 250 100 40 “ 2012 A 0.60 0.47 86 56 5 days to 2 weeks “ Cassava 250 180 72 Erorin 2011 A 0.90 0.25 80 27 7 days to 2 weeks “ Cassava 300 160 53.3 “ 2012 A 0.90 0.57 72 22 1 week to 2 months “ Cassava 280 170 60.7 - Total 5.39 2.75 471 206 - - - 1530 828 321.2 - 0.898 0.458 78.5 34.33 - - - 255 138 53.5 Source: Fieldwork, 2011 and 2012.

Table 2: Mean distribution of the flooded farmlands by Melon (2011 and 2012).