Effect of River Flooding on Soil Nutrient Enrichment Along River Benue Floodplain at Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria

This study focused on the effect of river flooding on soil enrichment along the River Benue floodplain at Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria during the 2019 dry season. The work was carried out along the Northern and the Southern banks of the River. Soil samples were collected from 10 different locations, along the River Benue floodplains from Mu River Bank down to Agboughul River Bank of Makurdi Local Government Area. Five (5) samples were collected at 0-10cm and 10-20cm depth along the floodplains. Four (4) samples were collected on the floodplain and one (1) was collected off the floodplain and used as control. From this work it is observed that the floodplain soils on both sides of the River Benue are richer in nutrients than their respective controls.