Natural and anthropogenic effects on spatio-temporal variation in sediment load and yield in the Godavari basin, India

River sediment, the most crucial component of the land-ocean interaction, is enduring substantial changes worldwide because of anthropogenic alterations and climate change. Our study assesses the interaction of sediment load variability and yield to the rainfall, land-use, and dam constructions at both spatial and temporal scales in the Godavari and its major tributaries. The most important river basin in Peninsular India, the Godavari, has witnessed a dramatic decline (p-value