Abstract:
Land cover can affect the physical properties of soil related to the pace, volume and capacity of infiltration on a land. The purpose of this research is to know the pace of infiltration and to analyze the large capacity and volume of infiltration on several different land cover in Sub DAS Bati-Bati DAS Maluka. Data collection required is primary data and secondary data. The research method is purposive sampling means the retrieval of infiltration data, laying of infiltrometer tools and soil sampling with the ring samples in the area that can be considered to represent all areas research. The pace of infiltration will be faster on land cover which is overgrown by vegetation such as plantation than only land cover of reeds and shrub. The highest infiltration pace is at a plantation of 84.86 mm, while the lowest in the reeds land cover is 74.67 mm. The infiltration pace is influenced by the physical properties of the soil, when the physical properties of the soil will also increase the infiltration pace. The infiltration capacity is directly proportional to the volume of infiltration, the highest value is on the land cover of the shrub with an average infiltration capacity of 198.1 mm/hr and volume infiltration 125.17 mm3. Lowest value in reeds land cover with average infiltration capacity of 157.58 mm/hr and volume infiltration 114.69 mm3. At Plantation land cover the average value of infiltration capacity is 185.88 mm/hr and the volume of infiltration is 121.58 mm3
