Type, amount and duration of rainfall e.g light showers in long duration reaching the ground facilitate infiltration as apposed to heavy rain in showt duration
Nature of slope- Level land hold water on ground long enough to infiltrate than on steep slope where run-off is accelerated.
Level of soil saturation-Infiltration is greater in areas with lower water table and lower soil water than in higher water table with high amount of soil water
Soil type- Coarse grained soil allow greater infiltration than fine grained compact soil
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