Table 2. Descriptive statistics of variables used in the study

Category Variables Min. Max Mean Std. D.
Stream environments Stream order 1.00 7.00 4.28 1.33
Elevation (m) −4.00 568.00 80.68 110.15
Slope (%) 1.00 89.50 13.68 19.24
Land use Developed areas (%) 4.34 67.57 31.03 12.11
Riparian vegetation pattern PLAND 4.69 78.42 35.37 19.60
LPI 1.34 59.44 20.73 13.15
LDI 0.64 0.99 0.92 0.08
LSI 1.43 2.82 1.85 0.22
Water quality TN (mgL−1) 0.79 6.66 2.77 1.10