Table 6 Calculation of compound parameters, prioritization, and ranking

Mean bifurcation ratio

1

4

8

10

5

6

13

9

7

3

12

2

14

11

Mean steam length ratio

4

2

6

3

10

11

12

14

1

7

9

5

13

8

Stream frequency

7

6

8

5

9

4

12

14

1

10

3

2

11

13

Drainage density

8

4

3

10

7

9

12

14

1

2

5

6

11

13

Drainage texture

5

14

8

10

4

6

11

13

1

7

3

2

9

12

Length of overland flow

7

11

12

5

8

6

3

1

14

13

10

9

4

2

RHO coefficient

3

12

9

13

5

4

10

2

1

6

11

7

8

14

Drainage intensity

7

6

9

3

8

4

14

13

1

10

5

2

11

12

Infiltration number

10

5

7

6

9

4

12

14

1

8

3

2

11

13

Constant of channel maintenance

7

11

12

5

8

6

3

1

14

13

10

9

4

2

Relief

2

11

7

10

5

9

3

6

14

8

12

4

1

13

Relief ratio

4

1

8

6

7

9

5

13

11

10

14

2

3

12

Relative ratio

2

1

9

5

6

11

8

14

10

12

13

3

4

7

Ruggedness number

3

10

7

9

5

8

4

13

12

6

11

2

1

14

Circulatory ratio

13

6

2

3

14

7

4

1

9

5

10

12

8

11

Elongation ratio

6

14

10

12

7

9

3

1

13

5

4

8

2

11

Form factor

6

14

10

12

7

9

3

1

13

5

4

8

2

11

Lemniscate ratio

9

1

5

3

8

6

12

14

2

10

11

7

13

4

Shape index

9

1

5

3

8

6

12

14

2

10

11

7

13

4

Compactness coefficient

2

9

13

12

1

8

11

14

6

10

5

3

7

4

Sum of rankings (x)

115

143

158

145

141

142

167

186

134

160

166

102

150

191

Total number of parameters (y)

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

Compound parameter (x/y)

5.75

7.15

7.9

7.25

7.05

7.1

8.35

9.3

6.7

8

8.3

5.1

7.5

9.55

Ranking

2

6

9

7

4

5

12

13

3

10

11

1

8

14

Final priority

High

Medium

Medium

Medium

Medium

Medium

Low

Low

Medium

Low

Low

High

Medium

Low