Flow Direction

In a (sink-free) Digital Elevation Model (DEM), the Flow direction operation determines into which neighbouring pixel any water in a central pixel will flow naturally.

Processing

Explanation

Flow Direction

From the main ILWIS menu select the option “Operations” > “Dem Hydro‐processing” > “Flow  Determination” > “Flow Direction”, as input DEM use  “eth_dem_fin”,

Outgoing relations

Incoming relations

  • DEM input Flow Direction

Learning paths