An article by Dr Hafiz Aminu Umar, also the correspondence. Co authored by me myself, Sanusi Shiru, Murtala Shehu Ahmed, Jazuli Abdullahi, Michael Ajeni Obute and Prof Anuar Ahmad FABU UTM. Published in Journal of Hydrology, WoS-indexed, Quartile 1, impact factor 5.9. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022169424008412