Table 9 Calculation of compound parameters, prioritization, and ranking of sub-watersheds.

From: Assessment of suitable sub-watersheds for sand dams and prioritization of artificial sandy aquifers for sustainable groundwater development

Parameters

SW 1

SW 2

SW 3

SW 4

SW 5

SW 6

SW 7

SW 8

SW 9

SW 1O

Mean bifurcation ratio

7

3

6

9

8

10

5

4

2

1

Mean stream length ratio

4

1

3

8

6

9

5

10

7

2

Stream frequency

6

8

10

3

7

1

2

9

4

5

Drainage density

8

3

4

2

9

5

6

10

1

7

Drainage texture

2

4

10

5

9

1

3

6

8

7

Length of overland flow

3

8

7

9

2

6

5

1

10

4

RHO coefficient

5

1

3

8

6

4

7

9

10

2

Drainage intensity

3

10

8

4

5

2

1

6

9

7

Infiltration number

8

6

9

5

7

1

3

10

2

4

Constant of channel maintenance

3

8

7

9

2

6

5

1

10

4

Relief

10

9

6

1

7

5

3

8

4

2

Relief ratio

6

10

7

2

8

4

1

9

3

5

Relative relief

1

7

9

4

8

6

2

5

3

10

Ruggedness number

7

10

8

1

4

6

3

5

9

2

Circulatory ratio

9

3

6

5

1

7

8

2

10

4

Elongation ratio

10

7

2

5

1

9

8

4

6

3

Form factor

10

7

2

5

1

9

8

4

6

3

Lemniscate ratio

1

4

9

6

10

2

3

7

5

8

Shape index

1

4

9

6

10

2

3

7

5

8

Compactness coefficient

2

8

5

6

10

4

3

9

1

7

Sum of rankings

106

121

130

103

121

99

84

126

115

95

Total number of parameters

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

Compound parameter

5.3

6.05

6.50

5.15

6.05

4.95

4.2

6.3

5.75

4.75

Ranking

5

7

9

4

7

3

1

8

6

2