“…Indeed, over‐parameterisation increases the complexity of the models, which can prevent them from reaching their potential performance levels, as shown by Perrin, Michel, and Andréassian (2001) and Willems, Mora, Vansteenkiste, Taye, and van Steenbergen (2014), and generates the equifinality of the parameters, which is an important issue in hydrological modelling, as highlighted by Beven and Binley (1992). Therefore, to choose the most efficient model, considering the effect of the number of parameters, we applied the models' selection criteria that differentiate models based on the performance of each model and the number of parameters it contains (Asl‐Rousta, Mousavi, & Ehtiat, 2017; Chien & Mackay, 2019; Symonds & Moussalli, 2011).…”