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This document describes the steps to use the BaDAM Toolbox for basin delineation, extraction, stream segmentation, and morphometric analysis in ArcGIS. The toolbox performs the following functions: 1) Basin delineation from a DEM, 2) Extraction of a single basin boundary, 3) Generation of stream networks within the basin, and 4) Calculation of morphometric parameters for the basin. The document provides details on the inputs, outputs, and processing steps for each toolbox tool.

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This document describes the steps to use the BaDAM Toolbox for basin delineation, extraction, stream segmentation, and morphometric analysis in ArcGIS. The toolbox performs the following functions: 1) Basin delineation from a DEM, 2) Extraction of a single basin boundary, 3) Generation of stream networks within the basin, and 4) Calculation of morphometric parameters for the basin. The document provides details on the inputs, outputs, and processing steps for each toolbox tool.

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Chinu Jose1, Jobin Thomas1, V.

Prasannakumar2, Rajesh Reghunath1


1International and Inter University Centre for Natural Resources Management,
2Centre for Geo Information Science and Technology,
University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram-695 581, Kerala, India
Contents

Integration

Basin delineation

Basin extraction

Stream segmentation

Morphometric analysis
1. Integration into ArcGIS

The BaDAM Toolbox is designed for ArcGIS 10 version.

For integration into ArcGIS Toolbox follow the instructions below:


 Download the BaDAM.tbx file and the .py files.

 To setup BaDAM Tools in ArcToolbox:


 ArcToolbox >> Add Toolbox >> Select BaDAM.tbx
This will install the toolbox as shown below.

 Now, you need to specify the path of the script file as


BaDAM >> Basin Delineation >> Properties >> Source >> ~/basin_delineation.py

Also,
BaDAM >> Basin Extraction >> Properties >> Source >>~/ basin_extraction.py
BaDAM >> Stream Segmentation >> Properties >> Source >>
~/Stream_segmentation.py
BaDAM >> Morphometric Analysis >> Properties >> Source >>~/ Morphometry.py
2. Basin Delineation

First tool Basin Delineation accepts 2 inputs:

 Workspace: Specify the geodatabase/folder path where the results as well as temporary files will be
stored.

 Dem: The basic input required for the whole morphometry process is a DEM. The voids if any will be
corrected in this step.
Once the tool execution is completed, possible basin boundaries will be generated in the basins.shp file.
Which could be found in the specified workspace. A void filled dem will also be generated under the name
hydrodem.
3. Basin Extraction

The basin for which the morphometry is to be calculated will be extracted by executing this tool.
The first step is to add the basins.shp (output generated from Basin Delineation Tool) file to the Table of
Contents.
Now identify the required basin and note down its Id. This can be done either by using identify tool or by
selecting the basin and then obtain the id from the attribute table.

Now open the Basin Extraction tool.


The tool accepts 3 inputs:
 Workspace: Specify the geodatabase/folder path where the results as well as temporary files will be
stored.
 Input Basins: The basins.shp file generated using Basin Delineation Tool.
 Id: The Id of the desired basin.
A basins_1.shp file is generated as a result of execution of this tool. This is the required basin boundary.
4. Stream Segmentation

This tool accepts the following input:


 Workspace: Specify the geodatabase/folder path where the results as well as temporary files will be
stored.
 Hydrodem (filled dem): hydrodem generated by the Basin Delineation tool is to be given as input
here.
 Basin Boundary : the basins_1.shp file generated from the Basin Extraction tool is to be given as
input here.
 Threshold: The threshold value for the generation of stream network denotes the minimum upstream
drainage area necessary to maintain a stream. Lower the threshold, higher the number of streams
and vice-versa.
 Stream smoothing tolerance: Set a tolerance value at which the generated stream segments are to
be smoothened. Note that the value entered will be in Meters.
 Feature mask: A waterbody/dam boundary could be given inorder to avoid the generation of parallel
streams in such areas. This is an optional input.
The successful execution of the stream segmentation tool results in:
stream.shp: a stream network and a dem clipped
basindem: final dem clipped for the basin boundary

NOTE: In case of an error regarding overwriting the already existing file, do the following
Geoprocessing tab>> Geoprocessing Options >> Overwrite the outputs of geoprocessing operations
5. Morphometric Analysis

The morphometric calculations are to be performed by this tool. Prior to the execution of this tool the following
files need to be added to the Table of Contents.
Stream.shp, basins1.shp

The tool accepts the following inputs:


 Stream: stream.shp file generated from the Stream Segmentation tool.
 Workspace: Specify the geodatabase/folder path where the results as well as temporary files will be
stored.
 Dem: basindem file generated from the Stream Segmentation tool. If the user already has any other
specific dem it can be given here in TIFF format. The basindem generated by the tool is already in
the required format.
 Watershed boundary: basins1.shp file generated before is to be given here. The user may also give
a watershed boundary already available.
The output path for the order corrected stream is also to be specified.

The morphometric calculations could be found in the basin boundary (basins1.shp) file.

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