ANALISIS TINGGI MUKA AIR DAN TUTUPAN LAHAN PADA KAWASAN HUTAN LINDUNG LIANG ANGGANG BLOK I

The Liang Anggang Block I Protected Forest Area is a forest area with the majority of land in the form of peat near the center of Banjarbaru. Peatland is an area that contains organic matter with flooded conditions during the rainy season and tends to dry out in the dry season, so this condition facilitates the occurrence of peatland fires during the dry season. The purpose of this study is to analyze the water level and land cover use in the Liang Anggang Protected Forest Area Block I. This research was carried out in August – September 2023 in the Liang Anggang Protected Forest Area Block I. The results of the study show that TMA (>-61 cm) has the largest area, which is 496,89 ha or 52,12%, and TMA (-51 cm to -60 cm) has the least area, which is 161,98 ha or 16,99%. The land cover that dominates the Liang Anggang Block I Protected Forest Area is Agriculture with an area of 497,3 ha or 51,80% and the smallest land cover is Kelakai alang-alang shrubs of 82,76 ha or 8,62%. Large TMA values and changes in land cover from their original form can cause drought disasters and forest and peatland fires.