 This paper examined a new hydrological landscape classification method based on dominant runoff mechanisms. It identified three landscape classes, wetlands, hill slopes and plateaus, corresponding to three dominant hydrological regimes, saturation excess overland flow, storage excess subsurface flow, and deep percolation. The study found that topography, geology and land use were key factors in determining these landscapes. Additionally, two indicators, hand, height above nearest drainage, and slope, prove to be effective in classifying the landscape. The study also assessed the sensitivity of the classification to sample size and resolution. Overall, the results showed that the hand-based classification was an efficient method for reading the landscape and developing conceptual models. This article was authored by Eskarari, M. Hrakowicz, F. Fenisha, and others.