The monitoring of suspended sediment loads in runoff and stream flows aims to quantify the amount of sediments translocated during runoff events. These measurements contribute to the understanding and the quantification of the soil redistribution induced by water erosion processes. The measurements of suspended matter are made through manual and automated water sampling at the hydrological stations, which are then processed and analysed in the laboratory to derive suspended sediment concentrations. A turbidimeter has been recently installed to complete the time series of sediment discharge. Suspended sediment concentrations are integrated into the HYSAE database, they can subsequently be consulted and downloaded via the OMERE data portal.

Soil moisture assessment in different areas of the Kamech catchment area is carried out using soil tensiometry measurements carried out on different areas and at different depths of the Kamech site.

The measurement of rainfall in Kamech catchment (Cap Bon/Tunisia) is operational since 1994 through a network of daily and instantaneous (tipping bucket) rain gauges, some of them being remotely connected to servers in Montpellier. Verification treatments and possible corrections aare applied before the data sets are integrated into the HYSAE database. A "synthetic" rainfall dataset derived from these measurements and accessible from the OMERE data portal is elaborated as a complete and uninterrupted chronicle of rainfall data for the catchment area.

Water sampling in rain, runoff and undergroundwater are performed on the fields and send to a specialized laboratory to quantify major elements contents (Ca, Mg, Na, K, SO4, PO4, HCO3, NO3) ( FILTRATION ???. PH ??? ? EC, ???)

These data correspond to a non-systematic monitoring of dissolved, particulate or total organic carbon contents in water (rain, surface overflow, underground water) in the Roujan catchment area.

The Kamech basin is located north of Cap-Bon, in the governorate of Nabeul, on the border between the sub-humid and semi-arid Mediterranean climates. The average inter-annual rainfall is about 640 mm and the potential evapotranspiration is 1300 mm. The outlet of the basin is occupied by a hilly lake built in 1994 (140,000 m3 of initial capacity). The inter-annual flow coefficient is of the order of 10%-15% and the erosion of 15 t/ha/year. Land use is characterised by a cultivation rate close to 75% with, in order of importance: cereals, legumes and irrigated market gardening. This basin has been the subject of a monitoring of anthropogenic activities (land use and management, agricultural practices...), of agro-climatic variables, and of runoff and erosion since 1994 (+ pesticides more recently) at its outlet and since 2005 on 4 substations. This watershed is part of a network of 27 watersheds monitored under an agreement with the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture (DGACTA).

Pesticide contents are determined on the suspended matter extracted by filtration (0,7µm) in runoff water. Contents allow quantification of particula transport of pesticides and allow too compare it to solute transport.

Evaluation of pesticides contents in cultivated soils in the Roujan catchment area.