Research Article

Assessing Land Suitability for Rainwater Harvesting Using Geospatial Techniques: A Case Study of Njoro Catchment, Kenya

Table 2

Weightage and ranking for features.

LayerWeightFeature classRunoff generation rankRain water harvesting/storage site

Lineaments15Lineaments11

Soil28Loam11
Sandy clay loam22
Sandy clay33

Slope27>30%41
8–30%32
2–8%23
0–2%14

Land use30Waterbody11
Forest22
Agriculture33
Bare land44
Built-up
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