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The following project variables relate to the Lakes variable category.  They refer to the attributes of the project lakes.  These project variables must all be prefixed with %Lakes. eg., %Lakes.LakeID.

 

Project Variable (%Lakes.)

Description

Output Type

Units

LakesExist

Returns True if lakes exists, otherwise False

True / False

 

NumberOfLakes

The number of lakes

 

 

LakeID

The integer value of the lake

Integer

 

LakePolygon[i].SubCatchmentID

The Subcatchment ID that the lakes falls mostly within (if none,-1 will be returned).

Integer

 

LakePolygon[i].SubCatchmentName

The Subcatchment label that the lakes falls mostly within (if none,’none’ will be returned).

Text

 

LakePolygon[i].Area

The lake ‘i’ area.

Decimal

m2

LakePolygon[i].Perimeter

The lake ‘i’ perimeter length.

Decimal

m

LakePolygon[i].Shape

The lake ‘i’ shape coefficient (Area / (Perimeter Length) 2 ).

Decimal

m2/ m2

LakePolygon[i].Depth

The depth of the lake ‘i’*.

Decimal

m

LakePolygon[i].Volume

The volume of the lake ‘i’*.

Decimal

m3

LakePolygon[i].MaxSurfaceElevation

The overflow elevation of the lake ‘i’ (lowest elevation of perimeter pixels).

Decimal

map units

LakePolygon[i].MinPerimElevPixRow

The overflow pixel row of the lake ‘i’ perimeter.

Integer

 

LakePolygon[i].MinPerimElevPixCol

The overflow pixel column of the lake ‘i’ perimeter.

Integer

 

LakePolygon[i].NumberOfRegions

The number of regions in the lake ‘i’ polygon.

Integer

 

LakePolygon[i].Region[j].NoOfVertex

The number of vertices in the ‘j’ region of the lake ‘i’.

Integer

 

LakePolygon[i].Region[j].Vertex[k].Easting

The easting of the ‘k’ vertex in the ‘j’ region of the ‘i’ lake.

Decimal

user coordinate

LakePolygon[i].Region[j].Vertex[k].Northing

The northing of the ‘k’ vertex in the ‘j’ region of the ‘i’ lake.

Decimal

user coordinate

LakePolygon[i].Region[j].Vertex[k].Elevation

The elevation of the ‘k’ vertex in the ‘j’ region of the ‘i’ lake.

Decimal

m

LakePolygon[i].NumberOfStageAreaVolumeSteps

The number of steps in the calculated Stage-Area-Volume (SAV) relationship for lake ‘i’

Integer

 

LakePolygon[i].SAV[j].Elevation

The elevation of the SAV step ‘j’ for lake ‘i’

Decimal

m

LakePolygon[i].SAV[j].Stage

The stage of the SAV step ‘j’ for lake ‘i’

Decimal

m

LakePolygon[i].SAV[j].Area

The area of the SAV step ‘j’ for lake ‘i’

Decimal

m2

LakePolygon[i].SAV[j].Volume

The volume of the SAV step ‘j’ for lake ‘i’

Decimal

m3

 

* These functions require a realistic lake bottom profile in the DEM and for the lake not to have been breached by the breaching algorithm.