Table 2 Morphometric parameters of the Murredu watershed

 Stream order (U)

Hierarchical rank

Dimensionless

[54]

 Stream length (L_u)

L_u = L_u1 + L_u2 + L_u3 ··· + L_un

Kilometer (km)

[17]

 Stream number (N_u)

N_u = N_u1 + N_u2 + N_u3 ··· + N_un

Dimensionless

[17]

 Stream length ratio (R_l)

R_l = L_u/L_u−1

Dimensionless

[17]

 Bifurcation ratio (R_b)

R_b = N_u/N_u+1

Dimensionless

[45]

 Mean bifurcation ratio (R_bm)

Average of bifurcation ratio of all orders

Dimensionless

[53]

 Mean stream length (L_sm)

L_sm= (L_u/N_u)

Kilometer

[17]

 Mean stream length ratio (R_lm)

Average of the steam length ratio of all orders

Dimensionless

[45]

 Stream frequency (F_s)

F_s = (∑N_u)/A

km⁻²

[45]

 Drainage density (D_d)

D_d =(∑L_u)/A

km/km²

[45]

 Drainage texture (D_t)

D_t =(∑N_u)/P

km⁻¹

[45]

 Length of overland flow (L_o)

L_o = (1/(2D_d))

Kilometer

[45]

 RHO coefficient (ρ)

ρ = R_lm/R_bm

Dimensionless

[17]

 Drainage intensity (D_i)

D_i = F_s/D_d

km⁻¹

[13]

 Infiltration number (I_f)

I_f = F_s × D_d

km⁻³

[13]

 Constant of channel maintenance (C_cm)

C_cm = 1/ D_d

km²/km

[45]

 Maximum elevation (H)

GIS analysis

Meter

 Minimum elevation (h)

GIS analysis

Meter

 Relief (B_h)

B_h = H–h

Kilometer

[52]

 Relief ratio (R_h)

R_h = B_h/L_b

Dimensionless

[45]

 Relative relief (R_hp)

R_hp = H × 100/P

Dimensionless

[27]

 Ruggedness number (R_n)

R_n = B_h × D_d

Dimensionless

[53]

 Area of the watershed (A)

GIS analysis

Km²

 Perimeter of the watershed (P)

GIS analysis

Kilometer

 Basin length (L_b)

L_b = 1.312 × A^0.568

Kilometer

[33]

 Circulatory ratio (R_c)

R_c = 4πA/P²; where π = 3.14

Dimensionless

[30]

 Elongation ratio (R_e)

R_e = (2 (A/π)^0.5)/(L_b)

Dimensionless

[45]

 Form factor (F_f)

F_f = (A/L_b²)

Dimensionless

[17]

 Lemniscate ratio (K)

K = (L_b²/4A)

Dimensionless

[8]

 Shape index (S_b)

S_b= 1/F_f

Dimensionless

[16]

 Compactness coefficient (C_c)

C_c = (P/2(πA)^0.5)

Dimensionless

[17]