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The Subcatchment Manager form holds parameters for all subcatchments in the project as well as the catchment as a whole. It also has buttons enabling export of the table to a Comma Separated Variable file (CSV) for import into Excel (for example), deleting /merging subcatchments, editing outlet pixels, editing subcatchment names and printing.

 

The subcatchment referred to by the current row selection should be highlighted in the main form when you are querying the subcatchment statistics.

 

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The check boxes in the left column of the subcatchment statistics table allow multiple subcatchments to be selected/checked and then deleted or merged together by selecting the appropriate button at the bottom of the dialog.

 

The Subcatchment Manager also allows you to assign your own subcatchment names/labels. This can be done individually by:

placing your cursor in the 'User Label' column of any subcatchment row and typing in the desired label

checking multiple rows and using the 'Set Checked Labels' button (this will assign the same label to all checked subcatchments), or

automatically assigning labels to every subcatchment from west to east, north to south of based on where it intersects a GIS line. This is completed using the 'Auto User Label' button.  

 

The units and columns displayed can be tailored by clicking the 'Customise' button. There are over 40 columns available for display. You can also click and drag a column to change it's display position and double click a column to edit it's properties directly (units, decimal places etc.

 

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Item

Description

ID Number

Integer ID of the subcatchment, used instead of subcatchment name when the subcatchment network is discontinuous (ie., more than one catchment outlet).

Name

Subcatchment name assigned in nodal network arrangement (refer to Project Options | Subcatchment Labelling for labelling parameters).

User Label

A user label imported or assigned to a subcatchment

Area

The subcatchment area

Total Upstream Area

The total upstream area for the subcatchment

Up Subs

The names of immediately upstream subcatchments

Downstream Sub Name

The name of the immediately downstream subcatchment

Downstream Sub ID

The ID of the immediately downstream subcatchment

Slope

Subcatchment slope as calculated by weighted average (by flowpath length) of a set sample size (refer Project Options form) of average vectored slope calculations for pixels on the perimeter of subcatchment.

Hill Slope

Hill slope as calculated by weighted average (by flowpath length) of a set sample size (refer Project Options form) of average vectored slope calculations for pixels on the perimeter of subcatchment for that portion of their flowpaths until a pixel with a contributing catchment greater than the current Stream Area Threshold (SAT) is reached.

Impervious Area

Impervious area within subcatchment as calculated by rasterisation of impervious polygons, and consideration of background impervious parameter.

Impervious Prop

Impervious proportion of subcatchment as calculated by impervious area (above) divided by total area expressed as a percentage.

Perimeter Length

Length of the subcatchment perimeter formed by combination of outer edge lengths of all subcatchment perimeter pixels.

Horton DD

Horton drainage density as calculated from the vector stream network length within the subcatchment divided by subcatchment area.

Bifurcation

Bifurcation ratio calculated for subcatchment based on vector stream network.

Main Stream Length

For self-contained subcatchments (ie., no upstream input) the main stream length is defined as the longest flow path in the subcatchment. For subcatchments with one or more upstream input subcatchments, the main stream length is defined as the longest stream segment within the subcatchment which is from an upstream subcatchment.

Main Stream Slope

The average vectored slope of the main stream defined above, expressed as a percentage.

Longest Flowpath Length

The length of the longest flow path within the subcatchment

Longest Flowpath Slope

The average vectored slope of the longest flow path

Shape (Area/Perimeter^2)

The shape parameter is defined as the subcatchment area divided by the perimeter length squared and is dimensionless.

Lake Area

The area of defined lakes within the catchment.

Lake Prop

The proportion of subcatchment area covered by defined lakes.

Network Depth

Maximum number of subcatchments a flow path may traverse to reach outlet of this subcatchment.

Min Easting

The minimum easting of the subcatchment

Max Easting

The maximum easting of the subcatchment

Min Northing

The minimum northing of the subcatchment

Max Northing

The maximum northing of the subcatchment

Centre Easting

The centroid easting of the subcatchment

Centre Northing

The centroid northing of the subcatchment

Outlet Easting

The outlet centroid easting

Outlet Northing

The outlet centroid northing

Max Elev

The maximum elevation of the subcatchment

Min Elev

The minimum elevation of the subcatchment

Vert Range

The vertical range of the subcatchment

Mean Elev

The average elevation of the subcatchment

Median Elev

The median elevation of the subctachment

Elev Std Dev

The standard deviation of the subcatchment

Overflow Pixel

The overflow pixel of the subcatchment (if a subcatchment has no downstream connectivity and the lowest point on the perimeter borders another subcatchment then it is deemed to have an overflow)

Ponding Depth

The depth of ponding prior to subcatchment boundary overflow

Overflow Sub ID

The subcatchment ID of the downstream overflow subcatchment

Overflow Elevation

The elevation of the overflow pixel

Processing Order

The order in which a subcatchment should be processed to ensure no subcatchment is processed before while an upstream subcatchment is not yet processed.

Avg Flow Length

The average of the flow path lengths to the subcatchment outlet for all pixels in the subcatchment. Please note, this value does not take Smoothing into account.

Flow Length Std Dev

Standard deviation of the flow path lengths to the subcatchment outlet for all pixels in the subcatchment. Please note, this value does not take Smoothing into account.

Channel Skew

Calculated as:

Sk = (A2 - A1) / A

Where:
Sk = channel skew factor
A1 = subcatchment area to one side of the channel
A2 = subcatchment area to other side of the channel
A = total subcatchment area

Subcatchment Width

Calculated as:

W = (2 - Sk) * L

Where:
W = subcatchment width
Sk = channel skew factor (refer above)
L = length of main drainage channel

Main Stream S1085%

The main stream slope estimated by measuring the distance and change in elevation between two points located 10% and 85% of the distance along the channel from the subcatchment outlet. It can be used to estimate the average main stream slope, however, the Main Stream Slope variable will provide a more reliable estimate.

 

 

User Parameters

The User Parameters button allows users to add custom parameters to the project which can then be accessed through the Subcatchment Manager, Export to GIS, and CSTalk Variables. Recalculation of user parameters should occur automatically based when subcatchment are mapped or changed but may need to be triggered manually if related grid layers are changed.

UserParameters

To add a new User Parameter, click Add, or to edit an existing User Parameter, click Edit. User Parameters can be based on either a zonal statistics function or a macro command function. An example of each is shown below.

EditUserPZonal           EditUserPMacro