Table 3 Weight of factors in the flood susceptibility map of the Wadi Araba Basin.

From: Strategic dam site selection and hazard mapping using remote sensing: insights from Wadi Araba, Egypt

Factors

Classes

Rank

Weight

Slope

0–72.33

22

5

72.33–144.67

4

144.67–217.015

3

217.015–289.35

2

289.35–361.69

1

LULC

Vegetation

20

5

Water bodies

5

Agriculture

4

Bare land

1

Buildings

1

Rainfall

0–19.14

12

1

19.14–26.028

2

26.028–32.912

3

32.912–39.79

4

39.79–46.68

5

Drainage density

0–241.9

12

5

241.9–459.92

4

459.92–677.94

3

677.94–895.95

2

895.95–1,113.97

1

Lineament density

0–0.169

10

1

0.169–0.338

2

0.338–0.507

3

0.507–0.676

4

0.676–0.845

5

Elevation

0–293

7

5

293–590

4

590–887

3

887–1,184

2

1,184–1,481

1

Distance from mainstream

0–0.009877.009877

6

1

0.009877–0.019754

2

0.019754–0.029632

3

0.029632–0.039509

4

0.039509–0.049386

5

Distance from Roads

0–6378.53.53

11

1

6378.53–12757.06.53.06

2

12757.06–19135.59.06.59

3

19135.59–25514.12.59.12

4

25514.12–31892.65.12.65

5