We consider different physical geographic indicators that are indispensable in a hydrologic study of watersheds. Among these those that stand out are precipitation, soils, elevation, interception, infiltration, runoff, and the drainage network, among others. The use of several indicators allowed the generation of data to create and calibrate the hydrologic model CASC2D for the microwatershed
... [Show full abstract] Estero, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Results can be obtained more objectively to describe and predict the hydrologic behavior of microwatersheds. Indirectly the model can be used to explore the environmental alteration that has happened in the microwatershed. Therefore, when using different indicators in the microwatershed Quebrada the modeling results showed hydrologic changes as a result of the changes in land use, specifically urbanization. Together with steep slopes and the expansion of roads and highways, urbanization has produced concentrated surface runoff, which has increased the response time of the Quebrada Estero as well as the magnitude of the floods.