## 4 Discussion  
Prevention is the most effective method for ensuring safety from the processes of soil erosion and catastrophic flooding [50]. The creation of this organized IntErO database for the river basins will aid erosion control planning, enabling a comprehensive river-basin management system. The three river basins that were selected to be representative of the most significant geographic locations in Cluj County were evaluated for soil erosion and sediment yield, using the IntErO model in this study. According to the model's conclusions, an increase in the intensity of flooding should be expected as a result of the recent change in land use. According to the results of the study, the river basins fall into the fourth and third destruction category, which indicates that the rate of erosion is from low to moderate, and that the major kind of erosion is surface erosion, with Chinteni having mixed erosion. The growth of agricultural land, and the degradation of forest lands, as well as deforestation, are all factors that are contributing to an increase in the peak flow and sediment yield in the areas [51; 52; 53]. Compared to the Batin river basin, which according to geographical characteristics has a depression landform and real soil losses of 44.73 m\({}^{3}\) km\({}^{-2}\) yr\({}^{-1}\), Rasca belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians, and has real soil losses of 70.59 m\({}^{3}\) km\({}^{-2}\) yr\({}^{-1}\). The results are justifiable, given the significantly increased slopes in Rasca and the lower permeability, due to the abundance of genisess (Figure 5). The Chinteni river basin registered the highest values, respectively a real soil loss of 99.71 m\({}^{3}\) km\({}^{-2}\) yr\({}^{-1}\). The results are directly correlated to the land use of the area (Figure 8), given that the Chinteni river basin had the highest percentage of ploughland, with 64.79%, as opposed to 30.31% for Batin and 20.83% for Rasca. The very low percentage of well-consolidated forests also influenced the higher value of erosion in the Chinteni river basin, considering the value of 8.48% as opposed to 28.52% for Batin and 64.79% for Rasca. Also, as highlighted in Figure 5, the predominant type of soils in the Chinteni river basin are mollisols, which have an increased erosion susceptibility.  
The findings of this study align with the research conducted by [PERSON] et al. [12], which demonstrates a direct correlation between the intensity of soil erosion and agricultural practices. Furthermore, a multitude of methodologies and research findings have consistently highlighted the need to implement crop rotation practices as a means to mitigate soil erosion [5]. Agriculture plays a crucial role in land management, since it serves as the primary means for mitigating soil erosion. This phenomenon is observable across several crop varieties, resulting in a decrease in the severity of soil erosion due to the regro  
Figure 8: The real soil losses on the three river basins, with the correlation to land use.  
The strain exerted on agricultural and forest land in Romania has been significantly amplified in recent decades, due to anthropogenic forces. The consequence of this phenomenon has led to a decline in the vegetation cover, subsequently resulting in significant degradation and depletion of rich soil. In addition to agricultural mismanagement and land use practices, water-induced erosion is identified as the primary form of soil erosion in Romania [8; 33]. The primary factors that contribute significantly to water erosion are precipitation and the resulting runoff. Additionally, it is worth noting that fluvial erosion in streams can also generate water erosion. The erosion described can exert a notable influence on the topography, owing to the notably elevated quantities of precipitation observed in some regions of the nation.