The SWAT model was upgraded with a new potassium (K) module.
Model outputs were compared to observed stream dissolved K load and plant K yield.
The validated modified model allowed quantifying the K budget at watershed scale.
Soil K surplus was estimated 75 kg ha−1 year−1; plant K uptake was 28 kg ha−1 year−1.
Adsorption maximum for K normalized for clay content was 4 to 20 g K kg−1