The current study used remote sensing, GIS, and seismic data to determine the geological and morphometric parameters of the Wadi Beda Basin area, which is located in the northwestern part of the Gulf of Suez Province. The geomorphic parameters related with the development of neotectonics are deduced using the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), DEM-derived catchments, and drainage networks of the research area. The most important geomorphic parameters applied to the current study area are valley floor width to height ratio (Vf), stream length gradient index (Sl), transverse topographic symmetry index (T), hypsometric curve and integral (HI), and drainage basin shape (Bs). Based on the obtained geomorphic parameter results, the Wadi El-Noqra and Wadi Umm Athala basins exhibit moderate tectonic activity and moderate symmetry and are considered to be at their mature stage. The main basins of Wadi Umm Elda and Wadi Beda are moderately symmetrical and reflect the youth stage. However, the Bs index suggests that the Beda main basin has moderate tectonic activity, whereas Wadi Umm Elda has strong tectonic activity. By integrating the geomorphic and geological data, it is possible to determine that the majority of the study area (83.4%) is categorized by a moderate risk. Low-risk and high-risk zones, on the other hand, make up 11.1% and 5.5%, respectively, of the study area. The majority of the wadis in the Wadi Beda Main Basin are controlled by NW-trending faults, and the perturbation sites are concentrated there where these faults cross with E-W-trending faults, making them high-risk areas.
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