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User Manual for the ArcGIS 9.3 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox

1. Input Vegetation Type Polygons Input Hillslope Polygon Input Named Stream Polylines shapefile created in Step 2 Input Soil Texture Polygons Output ERMIT Hillslope Polygons D Tempi ermit_hillslope_polygons_step3B shp OK Cancel Environments lt lt Hide Help Tool Help 2 Click on the file folder icon next to the Input Hillslope Polygons drop down menu and navigate to the hillslope polygon input shapefile that you created in Step 2 Don t be concerned if you see an error warning at this point 3 Click on the file folder icon next to the Input Vegetation Type Polygons drop down and navigate to the vegetation type data that you want to intersect with the hillslopes 4 Click on the file folder icon next to the Input Named Stream Network Polylines drop down menu and navigate to the stream network shapefile that you would like to use for determining the names of streams adjacent to hillslopes If you don t have a stream network shapefile with names available select the stream network shapefile you generated in Step 2 This will allow the tool to function properly but will not return any stream name values 5 Click on the file folder icon next to the Input Soil Texture Polygons and navigate to the soil texture shapefile that you want to intersect with the hillslopes 6 Click in the Output ERMiT Hillslope Polygons box to name your output file A suggested naming convention for this file is ermit_hi
2. jr 10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants 20 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 2 Click on the file folder next to the Input Stream Network Polylines drop down and navigate to the grid stream network you created in Step 2 3 The next box is for Raster cell size Type in the resolution of your elevation raster into this box If you have been working with a 10 meter DEM for example you would type in the value 10 in the Linear unit box 4 Click on the file folder icon next to the Input Hillslope Treatment Polygons drop down menu and navigate to the hillslope treatment polygons shapefile that you created in Steps 3A or 3B1 depending if you want to generate an input file for the Disturbed WEPP or ERMiT batch models 5 Click on the Input Flow Accumulation Grid drop down menu and select the flow accumulation grid that you created in Step 1 6 Click on the Input Flow Direction Grid drop down menu and select the flow direction grid that you created in Step 1 7 Click on the Input Clipped Elevation Grid drop down and select the elevation grid that you created in Step 1 8 Click in the Output Flowpath Point box to name your output file A suggested naming convention for this file is representative_flowpath_pts_step4 shp 9 Click OK The two images below represent the flowpath point output The first has a color gradient represen
3. Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Spatial Reference Properties XY Coordinate System Z Coordinate System Name Unknown Details Select Select a predefined coordinate system Import a coordinate system and X Y Z and M Import domains from an existing geodataset e g feature dataset feature class raster New Create a new coordinate system Edit the properties of the currently selected coordinate system Sets the coordinate system to Unknown Save the coordinate system to a File 8 Navigate to the location of one of your raster datasets with the coordinate system you want to use for your project Click OK Repeat the Project Raster step as necessary until all of your raster datasets are in one common coordinate system See the Preparing the Elevation Grid section of this user guide for instructions on how to combine these grids into one elevation raster 9 Now you will repeat the projection steps describe above for your other datasets These are polygon or polyline files so the Project tool for features is used Open ArcToolbox click on Data Management Tools and navigate to the Project tool under Feature jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 appendix a March 30 2012 A 7 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 ArcToolbox gt 3D Analy
4. lt lt Hide Help Tool Help 2 Click on the file folder icon next to the Input Flowpath Points drop down menu and navigate to the representative slope point file that you created in Step 4 3 Click on the folder icon next to the Output Temporary Hillslope Table box and navigate to the location where you would like to save your output table 4 Click OK Step 6 Export Hillslope Data The final tool in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox is Export Hillslope Data The purpose of this tool is to take the output table created in Step 5 and combine it with user input to create one output file formatted in a way that can be easily upload into the Disturbed WEPP and ERMIT batch models The following output file will be generated by this tool Formatted Hillslope Output Table The Export Hillslope Data tool has only one output file This is a table of the combined hillslope and representative slope profile data that will be processed at the end of this step into a comma delimited text file for input into the Disturbed WEPP and ERMIT batch models Each row in the output file is an individual hillslope with a unique identifier field named HS_ID Table 1 below shows a complete list of the fields and field types that are included in the output file jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 March 30 2012 23 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Table 1 Field Descri
5. affect your overall model results The tools are designed to be used in a sequential order and much of the data processing itself is hidden from the user This is to ensure that the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox can be run by a user with minimal GIS experience without the need for any additional resources besides this user guide Step 1 Hydrology Processing The first tool in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox is Hydrology Processing The purpose of this tool is to run a series of hydrology processing steps on an input elevation raster in order to generate necessary output gridsfor later steps in the toolbox The following output files will be generated by this tool jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants 8 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Clipped Elevation Grid The first grid that is generated by the Hydrology Processing tool is the Clipped Elevation Grid This grid is generated by clipping an input elevation raster to an extent defined by the user Hillshade Grid The second grid that is generated by the Hydrology Processing tool is the Hillshade Grid A hillshade is generated by modeling illumination source angles and shadows to create a shaded relief grid that gives the user a more three dimensional sense of on the ground topography Fill Grid The third grid that is generated by the Hydrology Processing tool is the Fill Grid This grid
6. Each point has an ID number associating it with a hillslope a length value indicating how far upstream the point is from the channel it drains to and a percent slope value at that point A hillslope may have many different possible flow paths Implementation of Representative Slope Profile Extraction 1 Open the Representative Slope Profile Extraction tool by clicking on Step 4 Representative Slope Profile Extraction in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox If yellow exclamation points occur next to any of the outputs don t be concerned This indicates that the file that you are trying to generate already exists Once you choose a new file name the exclamation point errors will disappear Step 4 Representative Slope Profile Extraction Input Stream Network Polylines Step 4 Representative Slope Profile Extraction Raster cell size Linear unit This tool extracts a representative slope profile for each hillslope generated in Field Or Steps 3A or 3B based on all possible flowpaths For more Input Hilslope Treatment Polygons detailed information on the methodology used for this step please see the Toolbox User Guide document Meters Input Flow Accumulation Grid Input Flow Direction Grid Input Clipped Elevation Grid Output Flowpath Points D Temp representative_flowpath_pts_step4 shp Bee e e OK Cancel Environments lt lt Hide Help Tool Help
7. Toolbox requires the user to obtain and input a few GIS datasets to generate output for the Disturbed WEPP and ERMIT Batch models Listed below are the required datasets u An elevation raster such as a 10 meter DEM or LiDAR E Polygons describing treatment or vegetation types z Polygons describing soil textures A BARC Burned Area Reflectance Classifiation burn severity raster ERMiT Batch model only and stream centerline data with names optional Some of this data are publicly available for most areas such as elevation data stream centerlines and soil data Other files like treatment or vegetation type polygons will need to be generated by the user Appendix A provides information on public data sources to help you with data gathering as well as basic instructions on creating your own data The data also needs to meet a couple basic requirements before it can be used successfully in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox m All data needs to be in one common coordinate system The elevation dataset used needs to be one single raster m Grid size does not need to be consistent between the elevation and BARC rasters Appendix A provides more information on how to preprocess data if you have multiple elevation grids or multiple coordinate systems The following sections provide step by step instructions for each tool in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox They also explain background terminology and any important considerations that may
8. Transformations amp S Feature 5j ES Raster 2 Flip A Mirror Project Raster A Rescale Rotate A Shift Fad Warp gt Create Custom Geographic 1 Resampling Techinque optional S 3 aan NEAREST X Define Projection us amp Raster Output Cell Size optional ed ES Raster Catalog x j ES Raster Dataset Copy Raster Cancel Environments lt lt Hide Help Tool Help Create Random Raster Create Raster Dataset Fad Mosaic ee the Mosaic To New Raster hy Raster Catalog To Raste in Workspace To Raster De i RR D actar Dracaccinn M N i gt Yu ER Fasi Pr Favorites Index Search Results Polen 4 X J Project Raster xi 4 4 The coordinate system for the majority of your elevation grids is the coordinate system you should project your other grids to For example if you have four elevation grids and three are in the same coordinate system that is the coordinate system you should use for your analysis 5 Click on the file folder next to the Input Raster box and navigate to the raster that you need to project 6 Click in the Output Raster Dataset box and type in a name for your projected raster Remember that the limit for raster naming is 13 characters T Click on the icon next to the Output Coordinate System box and click on Import jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 appendix a Herrera Environmental Consultants A 6 March 30 2012 le
9. are adjacent to hillslopes The following output files will be generated by this tool ERMiT Hillslope Polygons The Treatment Area Processing tool has only one output file This file is an intersection of hillslopes vegetation type and soil texture data It is possible for there to be more than one hillslope in a vegetation type area Each intersection in the output file is a hillslope polygon with a unique ID If you choose to enter named stream network data the name of the adjacent stream for each polygon will be included in the output file Not all hillslopes have an adjacent stream If you need help in obtaining soil texture or named stream network data or creating vegetation type data please refer to Appendix A before proceeding Implementation of ERMiT Treatment Area Processing 1 Open the ERMiT Treatment Area Processing tool by clicking on Step 3B1 ERMiT Treatment Area Processing in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox If yellow exclamation points occur next to any of the outputs don t be concerned jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 March 30 2012 17 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 This indicates that the file that you are trying to generate already exists Once you choose a new file name the exclamation point errors will disappear Step 3B1 ERMIT Treatment Area Processing Input Hillslope Polygons Input Hillslope Polygons
10. are coordinate values for the data extent Move your cursor around in the data space to see how these values change x fog ArcToolbox E 3 3D Analyst Tools Analysis Tools gt Cartography Tools gt Conversion Tools Data Management Tools E S Geocoding Tools gt Hillslope Delineation Tools 9 3 v2 1 bo Step 1 Hydrology Processing Step 1 Hydrology Processing Input Elevation Grid Input Extent Rectangle Maximum X Minimum 4539238 590000 x Maximum CMC smc me ae ee Se eo Y Minimum Output Clipped Elevation Grid 414639 538000 4427728 590000 500019 535000 Clear D Temp grid_clp_1 Output Hillshade Grid D Temp grid_hs_1 Output Fill Grid D Temp grid_fill_1 Output Flow Direction Grid D Temp grid_fdir_1 Output Flow Accumulation Grid D Temp grid_facc_1 lt gt Favorites Index Search Results a0 ial ms zruAr jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 u G B B B Ele Step 1 Hydrology Processing Completes the hydrology preprocessing steps required to generate the grid inputs for the next steps in this toolbox OK Cancel Environments lt lt Hide Help Tool Help au aj ar gr so gt 467611 884 4428277 143 Meters March 30 2012 11 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 6 To determine the X Minim
11. coordinate systems can introduce error into your analysis that may be difficult to identify in the results The following steps will help make sure that you have no coordinate system problems with the toolbox 1 Add all of the datasets that you plan to use in your analysis into an ArcMap project This includes your elevation grid treatment area data landuse data and named streams Right click on your elevation grid data click Properties and then click the Source tab This brings up the raster properties window Scroll down until you see the Spatial Reference information This tells you what coordinate system your elevation grid is in jr 10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 appendix a Herrera Environmental Consultants A 4 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Layer Properties General Source Extent Display Symbology Fields Joins amp Relates Property jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 appendix a Data Source Spatial Reference Linear Unit Angular Unit False_Easting False_Northing Central_Meridian Scale_Factor Latitude_OF _Origin Datum Value NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_12N Meter 1 000000 Degree 0 017453292519943295 500000 0 111 0 9996 0 D_North_American_1983 File System Raster C Temp Hs Set Data Source 3 Repeat this step for each dataset that you plan to use in your analy
12. for a portion of the state and Oregon has a similar site being produced A quick look at a search engine will help you determine what is available for your specific area Stream Centerlines Stream data is readily available for most areas in a range of resolutions and with many different attributes One good source of stream data for the continental United States is the National Hydrography Dataset from USGS The website address is http nhd usgs gov data html Websites like the University of Oregon Library site also often have lists of GIS data sources that are available by state This site is located at http libweb uoregon edu map map_section map_Statedatasets html Soil Types Soil data is available for download for most areas through the USDA National Resources Conservation Service website This site is located at http soildatamart nrcs usda gov SDM 20Web 20Application default aspx Data Creation Some datasets required for the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox such as vegetation and treatment types may not be readily available from a public source and will instead need to be generated by jr 10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 appendix a March 30 2012 A 1 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 the user before running the Toolbox If you are unfamiliar with GIS and need further assistance on generating your own data please refer to the foll
13. in the Table of Contents and then right click on your output table to view the column information jr 10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 appendix a Herrera Environmental Consultants A 10 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Toolbox_Test_9 3 mxd ArcMap ArcEditor l olf 5 File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help QQr Oise tiie gt S 5 ei 7 amp Georeferencing Layer dem tif Deney AB x19 ald 13016 MM FE Gal Fe pe 8 y ETEW Help 5 Topology BAL BR RC RA RUNIE ch GY nO Fe Drawingy Me 3 Ir A 7 Aral ey SD Sh ees fe ES SB Z 3 fa Bs ad lm Pal 7 2 10 T Much 7m A en Table Of Contents A X Table ax 8988 9 38 HAIE x Layers temporary _hillslope_table_step5 x S E k Projects 10 04818 000 Shape From_SueMill H O dem tif 0 0 C burn_severity img 15 0 5 95 95 5 6 75 6 75 B E k Projects 10 04818 000 0utput Ei 18 o 10 12 2 40 22 15 E temporary_hillsope_table_stepS 20 0 o o 0 0 0 17 E 2 0 5 12142857 12 142857 5 15 333333 15 333333 22 o 0 a 0 0 0 12 833333 E 23 o 5 13 13 5 20 333333 20 393333 u 24 0 15 195 27 727273 15 27555556 23 37037 26 0 10 17 866667 21 10 21 16 75 E 27 0 20 235 23 20 20 20 083333 E 29 0 10 26 833333 28 583333 10 29 583333 215 im o 5 1675 16 7
14. is generated by running the Spatial Analyst Fill command on the elevation raster to fill any closed depressions and other surface anomalies in the elevation dataset that would affect hydrology analysis on the raster Flow Direction The fourth grid generated by the Hydrology Processing tool is the Flow Direction Grid This grid is generated by running the Spatial Analyst Flow Direction command on the filled elevation raster to create a raster displaying the direction every pixel drains to its steepest downslope neighbor Flow Accumulation The fifth grid generated by the Hydrology Processing tool is the Flow Accumulation Grid This is generated by running the Spatial Analyst Flow Accumulation command on the flow direction raster to create an ouput raster of accumulated flow at each pixel Implementation of Hydrology Processing The Hydrology Processing tool assumes that you have already obtained one single elevation raster for your study area and are now ready to process it and generate a number of output grids for later toolbox steps If you need help in obtaining elevation data or have more than one elevation raster that you need to combine please see Appendix A before proceeding If you already have your elevation dataset ready the following steps will help you get started 1 Open the Hydrology Processing tool by clicking on Step 1 Hydrology Processing in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox If yellow exclamation points occur next to any
15. suggested naming convention for this output raster is grid_fdir_1 13 Click in the Output Flow Accumulation box to name your output file A suggested naming convention for the output raster is grid_facc_1 14 Click OK After the tool is finished running the output raster datasets will be added to the ArcMap table of contents Step 2 Stream and Watershed Delineation The second tool in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox is Stream and Watershed Delineation The purpose of this tool is to use the flow accumulation and flow direction grids generated in Step 1 to generate a stream network and delineate hillslope areas draining to each stream The following output files will be generated by this tool Stream Network Polylines The first output file is a shapefile of the stream network This is derived by combining the elevation grid output generated in Step 1 with a user defined stream accumulation threshold area Both the streams and the hillslope areas delineated by this tool are sensitive to elevation grid jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants 12 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 resolution and it is important to be aware of resolution limitations when using this tool More detailed information about resolution limitations and stream threshold input is provided below in the tool instructions Hillslope Polygons The outpu
16. to the location where you saved the toolbox in Step 3 select the Hillslope Delineation Tools Toolbox and click Open jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 March 30 2012 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Add Toolbox Toolbox Toolbox FH Models Toolbox model Builder Toolbox Sp History Toolbox gt Hillslope Tools Toolbox Sp Hilsiope Delineations Toolbox Hillslope Delineation Tools Toolbox Setup Folder por Folder w Name H illslope Delineation Tools Show of type Toolboxes v Cancel 11 Double click on the Hillslope Delineation Tools toolbox inside ArcToolbox to expand the toolbox ArcToolbox 3D Analyst Tools 9 Analysis Tools amp Cartography Tools 9 Conversion Tools amp Data Management Tools Geocoding Tools gt Hillslope Delineation Tools gee Step 1 Hydrology Processing dh Step 2 Stream and Watershed Delineation he Step 34 Disturbed WEPP Treatment Area Processing ya Step 3B1 ERMIT Treatment Area Processing ya Step 3B2 ERMIT Burn Severity Processing ya Step 4 Representative Slope Profile Extraction dhe Step 5 Process Representative Slope Profile ye Step 6 Export Hillslope Data Linear Referencing Tools 1 Mobile Tools 9 Multidimension Tools E gt Samples Schematics Tools Hp Server Tools Spatial Analyst Tools amp Spatial Statistics Tools Favorites Index Search Re
17. 2224422s0rnnernnersnneennennnnen nennen 15 Implementation of Disturbed WEPP Treatment Area Processing urnser ers ennee nn 16 Step 3B1 ERMiT Treatment Area Processing cscccesseeeeeeeceetecconseeseneeecetseccetseecontees 17 Implementation of ERMiT Treatment Area Processing eeeeeeseseeesesresrrreresressrseresresseeeres 17 Step 3B2 ERMIT Burn Severity Processing u ae 19 Step 4 Representative Slope Profile Extraction eeeessesseseessrsssesresseseresresseseresrensersresressesee 20 Implementation of Representative Slope Profile Extraction eeseseeseerresrsereeressereresrerserees 20 Step 5 Process Representative Slope Profile naiu uanzunslesauelaaa a 22 Implementation of Process Representative Slope Profile ee eeeeseeeeeereeceseceseeeeeeeenees 22 Step 6 Export Hillslope Data a sch el nee aed 23 Implementation of Export Hillslope Data uuersersnnesnnessnnessnersnnesnnennnnennnensnnennnennnen 24 Step 7Expert HillslopeESV Files enssesteas gene otal tater teehee 27 Appendix A Toolbox User Resources Tables Table 1 Formatted hillslope output table fields eeeeeeeeeneecneeceneeeseeeeseecsaecneenseeeenees 24 jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 System Requirements The Hillslope Delineation Toolbox is a custom set of tools developed to be used with GIS technology and requires two pieces of sof
18. 3 0 Young Forest 2 0 Young Forest 3 0 Young Fore 4 2 ol 0 Pasture 0 0 Pasture 2 3 0 Pasture 0 Pasture 0 wetland 0 Young Forest See _ 0 Young Forest 0 Pasture O Young Forest 0 wetland 0 Young Forest 0 Pasture 0 d 0 Pasture 0 Pasture 0 Pasture _ 0 Pasture 0 Young Forest 8B 0 wetland 60 0 wetland 61 s4 gt E Gout of 170 Selected A v 466032 86 4429837 197 Meters In this example you will notice a field six columns to the right called ID that contains sequential unit ID numbers To point the Input Treatment Unit ID Field prompt towards the ID field in the example dataset you would replace UNITID with ID in brackets jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 appendix a Herrera Environmental Consultants A 12 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Step 6 Export Hillslope Data Input Table temporary_hillslope_table_stepS v Input Treatment Unit ID Field Fm Input Soil Texture Field BE Input Upper Treatment or Vegetation Type Field UTREAT Input Lower Treatment or Vegetation Type Field LTREAT Input Adjacent Stream Name Field ADJ_STRM Input Stream Tributary Field TRIB_TO Delete Fields C HS_ID UNIT_ID SOIL_TYPE AREA UTREAT USLP_LNG UGRD_TP UGRD_BTM LTREAT a e
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20. 9238 590000 x Maximum 414639 538000 00019 538000 Y Minimum 4427728 590000 Clear D Temp grid_clp_1 Output Clipped Elevation Grid Output Hillshade Grid D Temp grid_hs_1 5 Output Fill Grid D Temp grid_Fill_1 a Output Flow Direction Grid D Temp grid_Fdir_1 5 Output Flow Accumulation Grid D Temp grid_facc_1 X Minimum Step 1 Hydrology Processing Completes the hydrology preprocessing steps required to generate the grid inputs for the next steps in this toolbox Cancel Environments lt lt Hide Help Tool Help jr 10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants 10 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 3 Elevation grids can be quite large depending on the geographic extent and pixel size and large files can take up a lot of storage space and processing time The Extent Rectangle inputs are designed to allow you to clip large elevation grids to a size that better represents your study area If you don t want to clip your elevation grid to a smaller size leave the minimum X and Y values with their default values 4 To clip your raster to the extent rectangle use the zoom tool to zoom to the display extent you want to clip your dataset to Be sure that the display covers the whole area that you want to analyze plus a little bit of extra area 5 In the lower right hand corner of the data frame
21. Field box type in the name of the field in your output table from Step 5 that that represents the Unit ID The field name must be typed in brackets In the example above you would type POLY_UID Important You MUST enter a field name in each box If you don t have a corresponding field name that you want to transfer from your input table please leave the default field names provided 4 Click in the Input Soil Texture Field box and type in the name of the field in brackets in output table from Step 5 that represents the hillslope soil texture jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 March 30 2012 25 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 5 Click in the Input Upper Treatment or Vegetation Type Field box and type in the name of the field in brackets in your output table from Step 5 that represents the upper hillslope treatment type Click in the Input Lower Treatment or Vegetation Type Field box and type in the name of the field in brackets in your output table from Step 5 that represents the lower hillslope treatment type Note ERMiT does not have upper and lower treatment types If you are generating output for the ERMiT batch model enter your vegetation type field in brackets for both the Input Upper Treatment or Vegetation Type Field box and the Input Lower Treatment or Vegetation Type Field box Click in the Input Adjacent Stream Name Field b
22. HILLSLOPE DELINEATION TOOLBOX USER MANUAL User Manual for the ArcGIS 9 3 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox Prepared for USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Forestry Sciences Laboratory 1221 South Main Street Moscow Idaho 83843 Prepared by Herrera Environmental Consultants 2200 Sixth Avenue Suite 1100 Seattle Washington 98121 Telephone 206 441 9080 March 26 2012 Note Some pages in this document have been purposely skipped or blank pages inserted so that this document will copy correctly when duplexed Contents System Req uirements u0s u8esun seele E ERE EE E E AGa 1 System Requirements SUMME 2 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox Installation 2u 220002240rsnnrsnnennnennnnennnnnsnnennnennnnennnn sen 2 Installation Steps Hasen ae ae nee 2 Preparing ArcMap for Toolbox Use 1 2 2 2 222 2a ra Hin 5 Using the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox sesssessesssessesessessresressessresresseesseseeestessesreseesseseresreseeeee 8 Data Crater osiensa a a init R ES 8 Step Le Hydrology Processing zu nasse Ren 8 Implementation of Hydrology Processing cessccessseceessecesseeceeneeceeaeeceeacecseeeecseneeenteeeenaeees 9 Step 2 Stream and Watershed Delineation 2 0 0 0 eeeecesncecssececesececeeececeseeececeeeseeeeseeeesaes 12 Implementation of Stream and Watershed Delineation eee eee eeseceeeeeereeeseecnseeeeneeeaees 13 Step 3A Disturbed WEPP Treatment Area Processing 224
23. Hillslope Data Input Table Input Treatment Unit ID Field UNIT_ID Input Soil Texture Field SOIL_TYPE Input Upper Treatment or Vegetation Type Field La PER Step 6 Export Hillslope Data This tool converts the representative flowpath table created in Step 5 into an output file that is compatible with the Disturbed WEPP and ERMIT m m m R UTREAT Input Lower Treatment or Vegetation Type Field LTREAT batch model spreadsheets Input Adjacent Stream Name Field ADI_STRM Input Stream Tributary Field TRIB_TO Delete Fields m m m Add Field v Select All I Unselect All 2 Click on the Input Table dropdown and select the formatted hillslope output table you generated in Step 6 3 Click in the Input Treatment Unit ID Field box The next several input boxes require some background explanation Because the Disturbed WEPP and ERMIT batch models require input files with certain field names only and in a certain order it is necessary to rename the fields from the data you have entered into the Toolbox to match this format For example if your input treatment area data had a field named Poly_UID to represent Unit ID this will have to be converted to match the UNIT_ID field format required by the Disturbed WEPP and ERMIT batch models For more detailed instructions on determining these field names please refer to Appendix A In the Input Treatment Unit ID
24. ILE N A LM_LICENSE_FILE N A gt Cancel ppl To see if the Spatial Analyst extension has been installed and registered click on the Availability folder and look for Spatial Analyst in the software window jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 March 30 2012 1 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 amp ArcGIS Desktop Administrator ArcGIS Desktop COMP 167 Software Product Software Product License Manager ArcE ditor Single Use Register Single Use and Extensions Software installed Registered ArcEditor permanent Network Analyst No N A 3D Analyst permanent Spatial Analyst permanent Geostatistical Analyst No N A Publisher 13 jan 200 Tracking Analyst No N A Maplex Yes No N A Data Interoperability No N A Survey Analyst No N A ArcScan Yes No N A Business Analyst No No N A Business Analyst ES No No N A Business Analyst DM No No N A Business Analyst AG No No N A PLTS Foundation No No N A PLTS GIS Data Revi No No N A lt a Cancel ppl System Requirements Summary m ESRI ArcGIS 9 x u Spatial Analyst Extension All other system requirements are the same for the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox as they are for the ArcGIS software package For a complete list of ArcGIS 9 x system requirements please visit the following website http wikis esri com wiki display ag93bsr ArcGIS Deskto
25. JOOOOOOOCI Im lt gt E _ _ lt a SER Input Treatment Unit ID Field Input the field from the table generated in Step 5 that represents the hillslope Unit ID Enter the field name in brackets Tool Help The same process of looking up column names in your output table and entering them into the Step 6 input fields that they correspond to should be repeated for all six inputs If you do not wish to point a field from your output table to a Step 6 input field simply leave the bracketed field name defaults that are present when you open the user interface It is very common when joining multiple datasets in GIS to have very similar field names occur within the same table For example your output table might contain one called Land_Typ and one column called Land_Typ_1 It is important to open up your output table to look closely at what field name you are intending to use before you enter it into the Step 6 user interface jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 appendix a March 30 2012 A 13 Herrera Environmental Consultants
26. The purpose of this tool is to intersect the hillslope polygons created in Step 2 with treatment or vegetation type and soil texture polygons data to generate hillslope input for the Disturbed WEPP model Optionally this tool also allows you to input named stream network polylines to determine which streams are adjacent to hillslopes The following output files will be generated by this tool jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 March 30 2012 15 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Disturbed WEPP Hillslope Polygons The Treatment Area Processing tool has only one output file This file is an intersection of hillslopes treatment or vegetation type and soil texture data It is possible for there to be more than one hillslope in a treatment or vegetation type area Each intersection in the output file is a hillslope polygon with a unique ID If you choose to enter named stream network data the name of the adjacent stream for each polygon will be included in the output file Not all hillslopes have an adjacent stream If you need help in obtaining soil texture or named stream network data or creating treatment or vegetation type data please refer to Appendix A before proceeding Implementation of Disturbed WEPP Treatment Area Processing 1 Open the Disturbed WEPP Treatment Area Processing tool by clicking on Step 3A Disturbed WEPP Treatment Area Processing in th
27. a ig Da inaar Dafaranrinn Tonle m gt 27 un Fa A os s Favorites Index Search Results bolen aj Gms x jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 appendix a March 30 2012 A 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 2 Click on the file folder next to the Input Rasters box and navigate to the location where your elevation grids are saved Repeat this step until you ve added all of your individual elevation grids to the input box Click on the file folder next to the Output Location box and navigate to the location where you want to save your merged elevation grid Click in the Raster dataset name with extension box and type in a name for your output merged elevation raster A suggested naming convention for this output file is mrg_elev Leave the Coordinate system for the raster box blank You should have already converted all of your grids to a common coordinate system before this step so the default coordinate system is fine Click on the Pixel type drop down menu Change this value to 32_BIT_FLOAT Click in the Cellsize box and type in the same pixel resolution as your input rasters Click OK Converting to a Common Coordinate System Datasets with different coordinate systems should not be used in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox Although the toolbox may appear to function correctly differences in
28. ck boxes in the Delete Fields box This is a complete list of all fields that are in the output file that you generated in Step 5 To ensure that the final output file is compatible with the Disturbed WEPP or ERMIT batch models it is necessary to delete any additional fields that are not included in Table 1 Click on the Select All button under the Delete Fields box Starting at the top look for the field HS_ID and uncheck the box Then uncheck each box after it until you reach BURNSEV Everything after this field should remain checked This represents all of the fields shown in Table 1 and will delete all other fields that are not in the proper format for the Disturbed WEPP and ERMIT batch models Step 6 Export Hillslope Data DERI Input Table temporary _hillslope_table_step5 Input Treatment Unit ID Field unit_id_1 al Input Soil Texture Field Input Upper Treatment or Yegetation Type Field Input Lower Treatment or Vegetation Type Field Input Adjacent Stream Name Field ADI_STRM E Input Stream Tributary Field mero Delete Fields A UGRD_BTM Mi TRFAT v lt gt Add Field Pe Cancel Environments Show Help gt gt 10 Click on the folder icon next to the Formatted Hillslope Output Table box and navigate to the location where you would like to save your output table 11 Click OK Step 7 Export Hillslope CSV File IMPORTANT One step outside of the Toolbox is n
29. cratch Workspace Environment settings specified in this dialog box are values that will Default Output Z Value f pee be applied to Output Coordinate System en ar running tools They can same as Input be set hierarchically meaning that they can l be set for the Output has Z Values application you are Same As Input working in so they Output has M Values apply to all tools for a Same As Input model so they apply to all processes within the model or for a Extent particular process Default S within a model Environments set for a process within a model will overrride all other s A setting and Cancel Show Help gt gt Tool Help P Maintain fully qualified field names jr 10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants 6 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 3 The General Settings menu is also where you can set the Current Workspace and Scratch Workspace environments Click in the Current Workspace box and enter the location you would like to have output files generated by the Toolbox saved to This location is for output files that you intend to maintain 4 Click in the Scratch Workspace box and enter the location where you would like to have intermediate files generated by the Toolbox saved to This location is for temporary output files that you do not wish to maintain 5 C
30. d spheroid GCS_GRS_1980 Scale 1 16 500 00 ge a Rye 10 Click on the file folder next to the Input Dataset or Feature Class box and navigate to the shapefile that you need to project 11 Click in the Output Dataset or Feature Class box and type in a name for your projected shapefile 12 Click on the icon next to the Output Coordinate System box and click on Import jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 appendix a Herrera Environmental Consultants A 8 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Spatial Reference Properties xY Coordinate System Z Coordinate System Name Unknown Select Select a predefined coordinate system Import a coordinate system and X Y Z and M Import domains from an existing geodataset e g feature dataset feature class raster New v Create a new coordinate system Modify Edit the properties of the currently selected coordinate system Sets the coordinate system to Unknown Save the coordinate system to a file 13 Navigate to the location of one of your elevation grid and then click OK Repeat the Project step as necessary until all of your feature datasets are in one common coordinate system jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 appendix a March 30 2012 A 9 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Addit
31. e Disturbed WEPP and ERMIT batch models Each row in the output file is an individual hillslope with a unique identifier field named HS_ID The Hillslope Delineation Toolbox uses a linear averaging algorithm Cochrane and Flanagan 2003 to extract a representative slope profile from all possible flowpaths in each hillslope This method assumes that all flowpaths regardless of length have an equal impact on soil loss For more detailed information on this approach please see the Cochrane and Flanagan paper at http agteca org publications asae46 4 1041 1049 pdf Implementation of Process Representative Slope Profile 1 Open the Process Representative Slope Profile tool by clicking on Step 5 Process Representative Slope Profile in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox If yellow exclamation points occur next to any of the outputs don t be concerned jr 10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants 22 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 This indicates that the file that you are trying to generate already exists Once you choose a new file name the exclamation point errors will disappear Step 5 Process Representative Slope Profile eles Input Flowpath Points Input Flowpath Points Output Temporary Hillslope Table Input representative flowpath D Temp temporary_hillslope_table_stepS points generated in Step 4 OK Cancel Environments
32. e Hillslope Delineation Toolbox If yellow exclamation points occur next to any of the outputs don t be concerned This indicates that the file that you are trying to generate already exists Once you choose a new file name the exclamation point errors will disappear Step 3A Disturbed WEPP Treatment Area Processing Input Hillslope Polygons Step 3A Disturbed WEPP Treatment Area Input Treatment or Vegetation Type Polygons Processing Step3A is for users who intend to model hillslopes using Disturbed WEPP This tool intersects the hillslope polygons generated in Step 2 with stream centerlines soil texture and vegetation or treatment polygons Input Named Stream Network Polylines Input Soil Texture Polygons Output Disturbed WEPP Hillslope Polygons D Temp disturbed_wepp_hillslope_polygons_step3A shp BREI E BR Cancel Environments lt lt Hide Help Tool Help 2 Click on the file folder icon next to the Input Hillslope Polygons drop down menu and navigate to the hillslope polygon input shapefile that you created in Step 2 Don t be concerned if you see an error warning at this point jr 10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants 16 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 3 Click on the file folder icon next to the Input Treatment or Vegetation Type Polygons drop down and navigate to t
33. ecessary to convert the DBF file created in Step 6 to a comma delimited CSV that will be compatible with the Disturbed WEPP and ERMiT batch models jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 March 30 2012 27 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 1 Click the Source tab and right click on the output table in the ArcMap Table of Contents and click Export 2 Click on the file folder in the Output table box and navigate to the location where you want to save your data 3 Click on the Save as type drop down box and select Text File Saving Data Look in el al al Name Type Name Export_O utput txt Secs TT Cane 4 Click in the Name box and change the file extension to CSV This will save your file in a comma delimited format that is ready to be imported into the Disturbed WEPP and ERMIT batch models Feel free to name the file whatever you would like Formatted Hillslope Output Table Export_Output csv Text File Name Export_Output csf Save as type Tables Cancel 5 Click Save jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants 28 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 6 Click OK Your data is now formatted and ready to be imported into the Disturbed WEPP and ERMIT model batch macro spreadsheets jr _10 04818 000 hillslope to
34. ed in this user guide 1 Open ArcToolbox click on Data Management Tools and navigate to the Mosaic to New Raster tool x eur ka ArcToolbox 4s 3D Analyst Tools k 9 Analysis Tools amp Cartography Tools Conversion Tools Data Interoperability Tools Data Management Tools amp S Data Comparison amp Database amp S Disconnected Editing amp S Distributed Geodatabase 8 Domains amp S Feature Class amp S Features amp Fields eS File Geodatabase amp S General S Generalization amp S Indexes Joins amp Layers and Table Views Raster dataset name with extension amp S Projections and Transformations Mosaic To New Raster Input Rasters Input Rasters The input raster datasets le gt LX l Le Output Location IR amp Raster Coordinate system for the raster optional 2 amp Raster Catalog amp Raster Dataset 5 y A Copy Raster Pixel type optional Create Random Raster 8_BIT_UNSIGNED la Create Raster Dataset Cellsize optional Mosaic Number of bands E 1 Workspace To Raster Da Mosaic Method optional v gt Al a OK Cancel Environments lt lt Hide Help Tool Help amp S Relationship Classes amp S Subtypes amp Table eS Topology amp Versions amp S Workspace Geocoding Tools RS Geostatistical Analyst Tools gt Hillslope Delineation Tools
35. he treatment or vegetation type data that you want to intersect with the hillslopes 4 Click on the file folder icon next to the Input Named Stream Network Polylines drop down menu and navigate to the stream network shapefile that you would like to use for determining the names of streams adjacent to hillslopes If you don t have a stream network shapefile with names available select the stream network shapefile you generated in Step 2 This will allow the tool to function properly but will not return any stream name values 5 Click on the file folder icon next to the Input Soil Texture Polygons and navigate to the soil texture shapefile that you want to intersect with the hillslopes 6 Click in the Output Disturbed WEPP Hillslope Polygons box to name your output file A suggested naming convention for this file is disturbed_wepp_ hillslope_polygons_step3A shp ve Click OK Step 3B1 ERMiT Treatment Area Processing The next tool in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox is ERMiT Treatment Area Processing If you would like to generate data for the Disturbed WEPP batch model instead please skip to Step 3A Disturbed WEPP Treatment Area Processing The purpose of this tool is to intersect the hillslope polygons created in Step 2 with vegetation type and soil texture polygons data to generate hillslope input for the ERMiT batch model Optionally this tool also allows you to input named stream network polylines to determine which streams
36. hreshold box The purpose of this equation is to set a contributing drainage area limit that will determine the resolution of a polyline stream network By default the threshold value is set to 500 which means that a stream will be defined as a connected network of pixels that have at least 500 other cells draining downslope to them Put another way 500 10 meter pixels is the equivalent of a contributing drainage area of 0 05 square kilometers Establishing appropriate stream threshold cutoff values for your study area and your raster resolution size is important Both stream networks and hillslope areas are sensitive to resolution and the stream threshold value that you choose has a direct impact on the size and number of hillslopes that you will generate Fine resolution rasters such as LiDAR data can accurately generate more detailed stream networks and hillslopes draining to them than course resolution datasets can One method for determining an appropriate cutoff value for your stream raster is to experiment with values that generate results similar to known GIS stream networks from publicly available sources such as USGS http nhd usgs gov The figures below show examples of stream networks delineated using different stream threshold cutoff values and the hillslopes draining to them as well as the USGS stream delineation Fe anime or my 3 N A H Stream threshold value of 100 pixels 0 01km2 _ Stream threshold value of 500 pi
37. ional Toolbox Assistance This section provides a more detailed description of how to run the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox to help the casual GIS user Running Step 6 Export Hillslope Data The purpose of the final step in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox is to format the output table created in the first five steps of the toolbox so that it can be easily upload into the Disturbed WEPP or ERMIT batch models For each field that will be included in the final model output you will need to specifically tell the model what field in your output data points to it Say that you want to find out what column name from your model output table should be entered in the Input Treatment Unit ID Field below Step 6 Export Hillslope Data Input Table I Input Treatment Unit ID Field UNIT_ID Input Soil Texture Field SOIL_TYPE Input Upper Treatment or Vegetation Type Field UTREAT Input Lower Treatment or Vegetation Type Field Te Input Adjacent Stream Name Field ADJ_STRM Input Stream Tributary Field TRIB_TO Delete Fields Select All Unselect All Add Field v OK Cancel Environments lt lt Hide Help es OOK Step 6 Export Hillslope Data This tool converts the representative flowpath table created in Step 5 into an output file that is compatible with the Disturbed WEPP and ERMIT batch model spreadsheets Tool Help To do this you will first click on the List by Source icon
38. is built to run many automated steps based on the names of specific fields To make sure that the toolbox runs correctly and is properly able to identify field names even when multiple tables are joined together it is necessary to change one general setting for ArcToolbox before you begin jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 March 30 2012 5 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 1 Right click anywhere in the empty white space of ArcToolbox and click the Environments option Environment Settings General Settings Environment Arc Hydro Settings Settings Cartography Settings Environment settings Coverage Settings specified in this dialog box are values that will be applied to Geostatistical Analysis Settings appropriate results from running tools They can be set hierarchically Raster Storage Settings meaning that they can be set for the application you are working in so they apply to all tools for a model so they apply to all processes within the model or for a particular process Cancel Show Help gt gt Tool Help Y Geodatabase Settings Y Raster Analysis Settings Terrain Dataset 2 Click on the General Settings drop down and make sure the box next to Maintain fully qualified field names is unchecked a Environment Settings A General Settings Environment Current Workspace Settings I us S
39. isted in Table 1 in the main user guide These are the placeholder columns that have been set up to ensure compatability with the Disturbed WEPP or ERMiT batch models Scroll to the right past the BURNSEYV field These are the field names that will be entered into Step 6 of the Toolbox Don t be concerned if your field names differ from this example jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 appendix a March 30 2012 A 11 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Toolbox _Test_9 3 mxd ArcMap ArcEditor File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help QANOTI d gt IS O ei TEREA 0 Young Forest Georeferencing 7 Layer dem tif v Q A ad E 080 fe IB X19 amp eb 136016 v Jeanny r s TSW Hep _ Topology AALBERS BOR ES rE S LO FR Drawingy e O Oy A Z IIO Arial vio As ula 2 Topology HR AR BER WR Ar AB AND ARE SAD Edtor m Pu 7 x Dec DS ET Table OF Contents x E lo Ss 3 ETER Layers temporary _hillslope_table_stepS x E kiprojets 1 04618 c00 shepetFrom Suet murusew 0m1 Join Count Join Cou 1 S DO dem tif 0l C C burn_severity img i ol IB ol Projectst10 04818 00040utput fT Al ja a E temporary_hillslope_table_stepS 18 o 0 Young Forest
40. lick OK Overwriting Geoprocessing Output To help reduce the number of existing file errors that you receive while working with the Toolbox it is helpful to set the ArcMap document default settings to overwrite intermediate file outputs when a tool is run multiple times 1 On the main map document toolbar select the Tools menu then select Options and then click on the Geoprocessing tab Make sure the Overwrite the outputs of geoprocessing operations box is checked Options Raster CAD General DataView Layout View Tables General v Overwrite the outputs of geoprocessing operations IV Log geoprocessing operations to a log file My Toolboxes Specify the location of the My Toolboxes folder D Documents and Settings jschmidt Application DatalES g Reset Environment Settings Change the current environment settings Environments ModelBuilder when connecting elements display valid parameters when more than one is available Results Management Keep results younger than 2 Weeks v Display Temporary Data IV Add results of geoprocessing operations to the display Results are temporary by default Cancel 2 Click OK jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 March 30 2012 7 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Using the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox Data Gathering The Hillslope Delineation
41. llslope_polygons_ step3B1 shp 7 Click OK jr 10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants 18 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Step 3B2 ERMIT Burn Severity Processing The next tool in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox is ERMIT Burn Severity Processing This step is intended for users who are preparing input data for the ERMIT model only The purpose of this tool is to calculate an average burn severity value for each hillslope based on a user provided burn severity raster Input data must be in a raster format for this tool to function properly The following output file will be generated by this tool Burn Severity Table The ERMIT Burn Severity Processing tool has only one output file which is a table of burn severity values that is automatically joined to the output polygon file generated in Step 3B1 Implementation of ERMIT Burn Severity Processing 1 Open the ERMIT Burn Severity Processing tool by clicking on Step 3B1 ERMIT Burn Severity Processing in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox Step 3B2 ERMIT Burn Severity Processing Input ERMIT Hillslope Polygons Step 3B2 ERMIT Burn Severity Processing Input Burn Severity Grid This tool allows ERMIT users to calculate average burn severity for each hillslope generated in Step 3B1 Input ERMIT Hillslope Zone Field Cancel Environments l
42. of the outputs don t be concerned This indicates that the file that you are trying to generate already exists Once you choose a new file name the exclamation point errors will disappear jr 10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 March 30 2012 9 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Step 1 Hydrology Processing Input Elevation Grid zj Input Extent Rectangle Y Maximum x Maximum Y Minimum Clear X Minimum oo Output Clipped Elevation Grid D Tempigrid_cip_1 Output Hillshade Grid D Tempigrid_hs_1 Output Fill Grid Output Flow Direction Grid D Temp grid_Fdir_1 Output Flow Accumulation Grid D Temp grid_facc_1 Step 1 Hydrology Processing Completes the hydrology preprocessing steps required to generate the grid inputs for the next steps in this toolbox Cancel Environments lt lt Hide Help Tool Help Click on the file folder icon next to the Elevation Grid drop down and navigate to your elevation raster dataset Notice that once you ve selected an elevation source the Extent Rectangle values automatically populate These are the maximum X and Y coordinate values of your DEM dataset Also default output locations for the four files that will be produced in Step 1 are selected Step 1 Hydrology Processing Input Elevation Grid femeeo I Input Extent Rectangle Y Maximum 453
43. olbox user guide arcgis 9 3 March 30 2012 29 Herrera Environmental Consultants APPENDIX A Toolbox User Resources Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Data Gathering The Hillslope Delineation Toolbox requires you to obtain or create a few GIS datasets to generate output for the Disturbed WEPP or ERMIT batch models The following sections provide some basic information on obtaining and creating GIS data for the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox Data Gathering The Hillslope Delineation Toolbox requires a few GIS datasets to run successfully These include an elevation raster such as a 10 meter DEM or LiDAR polygons describing treatment or vegetation types soil type polygonsand optionally stream centerline data with names Some of this data is publicly available such as elevation data soil types and stream centerlines Other data like treatment area or vegetation types are generated by the user Below is some information on public data sources to help you with data gathering Basic information on creating new GIS data can be found in the next section Elevation Grid Elevation gridscan be obtained for most areas from USGS with 10 meter pixels For more information please see the USGS website at http eros usgs gov Guides dem Higher resolution data like LIDAR may be available on a project basis depending on the geographic extent For example Washington State has a public LIDAR Consortium website with data
44. owing ArcGIS 9 3 tutorial sources http webhelp esri com arc gisdesktop 9 3 pdf ArcMap_Tutorial pdf http blogs esri com esri esritrainingmatters 2009 08 1 1 need gis data learn how to create your own jr 10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 appendix a Herrera Environmental Consultants A 2 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Data Preprocessing Data inputs for the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox meet a couple of basic requirements before they can be used successfully First all data needs to be in one common coordinate system Second the elevation dataset used needs to be one single raster grid The following sections provide some basic information on preprocessing data if you have multiple elevation grids or multiple coordinate systems Preparing the Elevation Grid The Hillslope Delineation Toolbox can only process one elevation grid at a time If you have more than one elevation grid for your project area you will need to merge them into one large elevation grid before you begin The following steps describe how to do this These instructions assume that your rasters are already in one common coordinate system If they are not please see the Converting to a Common Coordinate System section of this user guide before proceeding This also assumes that you are working with rasters with the same pixel size Detailed information on resampling pixel size is not provid
45. ox and type in the name of the field in brackets in your output table from Step 5 that represents the names of adjacent streams Click in the Input Stream Tributary Field box and type in the name of the field in brackets in your output table from Step 5 that represents the names of tributaries to adjacent streams The figure below shows field names entered for all boxes In this example there is no field information to transfer for stream tributary information so the default field name from Table 1 is entered into the Stream Tributary Field box Step 6 Export Hillslope Data Input Table temporary _hillslope_table_stepS Input Treatment Unit ID Field Tunit_id_1 Input Soil Texture Field map_unit Input Upper Treatment or Vegetation Type Field Ivtype Input Lower Treatment or Vegetation Type Field vtype Input Adjacent Stream Name Field TADJ_STRM Input Stream Tributary Field TRIB_TO Delete Fields Os Oun Olsou_rvpe Dares CO UTREAT Dlus r_ ng O ucro TP O UGRD BTM MI TRFAT v gt Select All Unselect All Add Field Formatted Hillslope Output Table D Temp batch_model_hillslope_output 8 OK Cancel Environments Show Help gt gt jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants 26 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 9 Notice that there is a list of fields with che
46. p Hillslope Delineation Toolbox Installation The Hillslope Delineation Toolbox runs inside the ArcGIS software and is very easy to install with a few quick steps It is not a stand alone program and has no executable file associated with it Installation Steps 1 Right click on the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox zip file and click on Extract All This brings up the Windows Extraction Wizard 2 Click Next jr 10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants 2 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 3 Change the extraction directory to C Documents and Settings User_Name Application Data ESRI Arc Toolbox My Toolboxes Make sure that you change User_Name to your Windows Login name If you choose to save the file to a different directory make sure to note the location for later Extraction Wizard Select a Destination Files inside the ZIP archive will be extracted to the location you choose Select a folder to extract files to Files will be extracted to this directory Browse Password Extracting 4 Click Next 5 Uncheck Show extracted files and click Finish 6 Start the ArcMap Program by clicking Start All Programs gt ArcGIS gt ArcMap Te Click Window on the main toolbar 8 Click to open ArcToolbox 9 Right click anywhere in the empty white space in ArcToolbox and select Add Toolbox 10 Navigate
47. ption Hillslope Unique ID Unit ID Number Land Type Code Area Acres Upper Treatment Area Type Upper Hillslope Slope Profile Length Upper Hillslope Top Slope Percent Upper Hillslope Bottom Slope Percent Lower Treatment Area Type Lower Hillslope Slope Profile Length Lower Hillslope Top Slope Percent Lower Hillslope Bottom Slope Percent Adjacent Stream Name Stream Tributary ERMIT Top Slope Percent ERMIT Middle Slope Percent ERMIT Bottom Slope Percent ERMIT Burn Severity Implementation of Export Hillslope Data 1 Field Name HS_ID UNIT_ID LAND_TYPE AREA UTREAT USLP_LNG UGRD_TP UGRD_BTM LTREAT LSLP_LNG LGRD_TP LGRD_BTM ADJ_STRM TRIB_TO ERM_TSLP EM_MSLP ERM_BSLP BURNSEV Formatted hillslope output table fields Field Type Long Text Text Double Text Double Double Double Text Double Double Double Text Text Double Double Double Double Open the Export Hillslope Data tool by clicking on Step 6 Export Hillslope Data in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox If yellow exclamation points occur next to any of the outputs don t be concerned This indicates that the file that you are trying to generate already exists Once you choose a new file name the exclamation point errors will disappear jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants 24 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Step 6 Export
48. sis If all of the coordinate systems for each dataset are the same you are done If not the next step is to project your datasets into one common coordinate system 4 The coordinate system of your merged elevation grid is what will determine the coordinate system for the rest of your data If you are working with multiple elevation grids with different coordinate systems that need to be merged together you will first need to project these datasets into one common coordinate system Open ArcToolbox click on Data Management Tools and navigate to the Project Raster tool March 30 2012 A 5 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 is ArcToolbox F 3D Analyst Tools 9 Analysis Tools Cartography Tools RR Conversion Tools E Data Interoperability Tools 4 Data Management Tools Project Raster a E IR amp Data Comparison E amp Database Input Raster 4 amp Disconnected Editing 8 F amp Distributed Geodatabase Input Coordinate System optional Transforms the raster amp Domains E dataset from one amp Feature Class iecti ES Features Output Raster Dataset projection to another amp S Fields 1 File Geodatabase Output Coordinate System eS General E amp S Generalization En amp Indexes Geographic Transformation optional 77 ES Joins i ES Layers and Table Views amp S Projections and
49. st Tools 9 Analysis Tools gt Cartography Tools J Conversion Tools j gt Data Interoperability Tools gt Data Management Tools amp Data Comparison E amp Database FE eS Disconnected Editing 8 Distributed Geodatabase E S Domains F 8 Feature Class E amp S Features 8 Fields 85 File Geodatabase F eS General F amp Generalization E amp S Indexes F eS Joins F eS Layers and Table views E amp S Projections and Transformations amp S Feature B Batch Project Create Spatial Referenc A Project amp Raster Pad Create Custom Geographic 1 Define Projection F gt Raster 8 Relationship Classes eS Subtypes 5 Table E amp Topology E amp Versions E S Workspace gt Geocoding Tools Geostatistical Analyst Tools gt Hillslope Delineation Tools 3 Linear Referencing Tools Mobile Tools Project Input Dataset or Feature Class Input Coordinate System optional Output Dataset or Feature Class Output Coordinate System Geographic Transformation optional N Ej 3 Multidimension Tools EN Network Analyst Tools N 2 Se Comnloc x Se lt gt ay parena T na Pi Favorites Index Search Results olen al Cancel Environments lt lt Hide Help Tool Help DAR Project Changes the coordinate system of your Input Dataset or Feature Class to a new Output Dataset or Feature Class with the newly defined coordinate system including the datum an
50. sults jr 10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants 4 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Preparing ArcMap for Toolbox Use Before you can begin using the Hillslope Delineation toolbox you must first make sure that the Spatial Analyst extension is both installed and activated If any license error warnings appear while you are completing the steps below it is possible that you either don t have Spatial Analyst installed on your machine or it is not currently registered Please contact your system administrator for further assistance Activating Spatial Analyst 1 If it is not already running start ArcMap 2 On the main menu click the Tools menu and select Extensions 3 Make sure that the box next to Spatial Analyst is checked Extensions Select the extensions you want to use 3D Analyst AreScan BMP Extension Data Interoperability Geostatistical Analyst Maplex Network Analyst Publisher Not registered authorized Schematic Survey Analyst Survey Editor Cadastral Editor SUSTAIN Extension Tracking Analyst Not registered authorized O o E E Oo O m Ei OO Description Spatial Analyst 9 3 Copyright 1999 2009 ESRI Inc All Rights Reserved Provides spatial analysis tools for use with raster and feature data About Extensions 4 Click Close Field Name Settings The Hillslope Delineation Toolbox
51. t lt Hide Help l Tool Help 2 Click on the file folder icon next to the Input ERMIT Hillslope Polygons drop down menu and navigate to the ERMIT hillslope polygons that you created in Step 3B1 3 Click on the file folder icon next to the Input Burn Severity Grid drop down meanu and navigate to the location of your burn severity raster dataset 4 Under the Input ERMiT Hillslope Zone Field drop down select NEWID 5 Click OK jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 March 30 2012 19 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 Burn severity statistics have now been joined to the hillslope output polygons from Step 3B1 Step 4 Representative Slope Profile Extraction The next tool is Representative Slope Profile Extraction The purpose of this tool is to extract percent slope and flow length from every cell along every possible flow path in each hillslope This information will be processed in Steps 5 and 6 to extract a linear average representative slope profile for each hillslope for use in the Disturbed WEPP or ERMiT batch models Step 5 will provide more detail about the algorithm used to extract the slope profile The following output file will be generated by this tool Flowpath Points Output The Representative Slope Profile Extraction tool has only one output file which is a point file of the centerpoint of each pixel in each flow path by hillslope
52. t file from this tool is a shapefile of top left and right hillslope polygons Not all hillslopes drain to streams Implementation of Stream and Watershed Delineation 1 Open the Stream and Watershed Delineation tool by clicking on Step 2 Stream and Watershed Delineation in the toolbox If yellow exclamation points occur next to any of the outputs don t be concerned This indicates that the file that you are trying to generate already exists Once you choose a new file name the exclamation point errors will disappear Step 2 Stream and Watershed Delineation DER Input Flow Accumulation Grid Input Flow Direction Grid Stream Threshold SetNull Input Flow Accumulation Grid lt 500 Input Flow Accumulation Grid Output Stream Network C Temp arid_stream_network_centerlines_step2 shp Output Watershed Grid Name Output Hillslope Polygons C Tempthillslope_polygons_step2 shp Cancel Environments Show Help gt gt 2 Click on the Input Flow Accumulation Grid drop down menu and select the flow accumulation grid that you created in Step 1 3 Click on the Input Flow Direction Grid drop down menu and select the flow direction grid that you created in Step 1 jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 March 30 2012 13 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 4 Notice that an equation has been pre entered in the Stream T
53. ting distance from the channel FLENG column Dark blue points are closest to the channel and bright red points are furthest away The second represents percent slope SLP column Dark blue points have low slopes and red points are steep This data will be processed into a usable form for the Disturbed WEPP or ERMiT batch models in the next step 1 jr _10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 March 30 2012 21 Herrera Environmental Consultants Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 2 Step 5 Process Representative Slope Profile The next tool in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox is Process Representative Slope Profile The purpose of this tool is to process the representative slope profile data created in the previous steps into a format that will be processed in the next step into one comprehensive output file for the Disturbed WEPP or ERMIT batch models The Process Representative Slope Profile tool has many steps that are run in the background and will take more time than the other steps to run Please be patient while this step is running It may take several minutes to fully complete The following output file will be generated by this tool Temporary Hillslope Table The Process Representative Slope Profile tool has only one output file This is a table of the hillslope and representative slope profile data that will be processed in Step 6 into a CSV file that can be imported into th
54. tware to function successfully ESRI ArcGIS 9 x and the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension You will be unable to use the toolbox without both pieces of software installed and licensed on your machine The Hillslope Delineation Toolbox was developed to run in ArcGIS 9 x only If you are unsure of what version of ArcGIS you are running please see your system adminstrator or check your ArcGIS Desktop Administrator program To start the Desktop Administrator make sure all ESRI programs are closed and then click Start gt All Programs ArcGIS gt Desktop Administrator ArcGIS Desktop Administrator SB ArcGIS Desktop COMP 167 9 Software Product ArcGIS Configuration License Manager Installation Information Register Single Use and Extensions Product Name ArcGIS Desktop Lire Release Version 9 3 1 Availability Product Version 9 3 1 3000 Installation Folder C Program FilestArcGISS Installed By jschmidt Install Date 12 16 2009 Install Time 9 37 03 Install Image D Desktop Current User jschmidt Application Data Folder C Documents and Settings jschmidt Spplicatic System Temporary Folder C DOCUME 1 jschmidt LOCALS 14T emp Service Pack Information ArcGIS Service Pack 1 build 9 3 1 3500 ArcGIS Service Pack Installer jschmidt ArcGIS Service Pack Install Date 12 16 2009 ArcGIS Service Pack Install Time 9 37 03 ArcGIS Service Pack Status N A License Manager Environment Variable Information ARCGIS_LICENSE_F
55. um value for your view frame move your cursor to the very bottom left corner of the view frame and look at the coordinate values in the bottom right of the data frame Type the first number in the pair of coordinates in the X Minimum box T Next move your cursor to the very bottom right corner of the view frame and look at the coordinate values below your cursor in the data frame Type the first number in the pair of coordinates in the X Maximum box and then type the second number in the pair into the Y Minimum box 8 Now scroll to anywhere in the very top of the view frame Type the second number in the pair of coordinates in the bottom right corner of the data frame into the Y Maximum box These four new bounding coordinates create a box that will be used to clip your raster to the view frame extent 9 Click in the Output Clipped Elevation Grid box to name your output file Make sure to give the raster a meaningful name that also indicates the toolbox step number such as grid_clp_1 Raster names cannot exceed 13 characters in length so intuitive naming conventions are important 10 Click in the Output Hillshade Grid box to name your output file A suggested naming convention for this output raster is grid_hs_1 11 Click in the Output Fill Grid box to name your output file A suggested naming convention for this output raster is grid_fill_1 12 Click in the Output Flow Direction Grid box to name your output file A
56. xels 0 05 km2 f i jr_10 04818 000 hillslope toolbox user guide arcgis 9 3 Herrera Environmental Consultants 14 March 30 2012 Hillslope Delineation Toolbox User Manual ArcGIS 9 3 eo Stream threshold value of 1000 pixels 0 1 km2 l USGS stream delineation To change the threshold cutoff value click in the white Stream Threshold box and replace the 500 value with a cutoff value of your choice 5 Click on the file folder next to the Output Stream Network box and navigate to the location where you would like to save the stream polyline output A suggested naming convention for this output file is grid_stream_network_centerlines_ step2 shp 6 Click in the Output Watershed Grid Name to name your output file Raster files have a limit of 13 characters or less A suggested naming convention for this output file is wshd_grid It is not necessary to specify an output folder for this file and it is important to make sure that the file name does not already exist Tk Click in the Output Hillslope Polygons to name your output file A suggested naming convention for this output shapefile is hillslope_polygons_step2 shp 8 Click OK Step 3A Disturbed WEPP Treatment Area Processing The next tool in the Hillslope Delineation Toolbox is Disturbed WEPP Treatment Area Processing If you would like to generate data for the ERMiT batch model instead please skip to Step 3B1 ERMIiT Treatment Area Processing

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