Flood is more likely in areas with a bigger TWI (Mojaddadi et al. 2017). Lower TWI zones, on the other hand, are less vulnerable to flooding (Figure 3 (l)). The higher value was assigned for the higher TWI and the lower value was assigned for the lower TWI, respectively. As a result, the downstream of the Bilate catchment has the highest TWI and has a larger probability of flooding than the upstream of the catchment, which has the lowest TWI and has a lower probability of flooding. The lowest TWI covers an area of 265.9 km2 (4.7%) in class between 6.8 and 8.3 whereas the highest TWI cover an area of 2,077.2 km2 (36.9%) in class between 12 and 14, respectively (Table 14).
The TWI factor of the Bilate catchment
TWI (TWI) . | Area (km2) . | Area (%) . |
---|---|---|
2.6–6.7 | 1,830.7 | 32.5 |
6.8–8.3 | 265.9 | 4.7 |
8.4–11 | 492 | 8.7 |
12–14 | 2,077.2 | 36.9 |
15–28 | 959.2 | 17.1 |
Total | 5,625 | 100 |
TWI (TWI) . | Area (km2) . | Area (%) . |
---|---|---|
2.6–6.7 | 1,830.7 | 32.5 |
6.8–8.3 | 265.9 | 4.7 |
8.4–11 | 492 | 8.7 |
12–14 | 2,077.2 | 36.9 |
15–28 | 959.2 | 17.1 |
Total | 5,625 | 100 |