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2. DEM Processing for Erosion

Description

Creates a catchment layer that will be used to summarize erosion production and specific erosion production, as well as a flow direction raster, flow accumulation raster, stream link raster, and catchment raster.

Usage

Parameters

DirectionTypeParameter NameData TypeDialog Reference
InputRequiredInput DEMGPRasterLayerInput elevation raster.
InputRequiredInput Draft Sink PolygonGPFeatureLayerFeature class that defines real sinks, i.e. areas where water can flow into but not outward. This layer can be created by either selecting relevant sinks in the flat area polygon feature class created by the Characterize DEM tool or by creating a new layer from the selection set.