GIS in Water Resource
Engineering
HW5
Jake McDermott
1) Download files form c/cegis
server and unzip.
2) Convert files
to coverages using arc toolbox >Conversion > to
coverage>Import from Interchange File enter imported files and preferred
storage location in the appropriate locations
3) Add the new coverages to the
new map.
4) Select the headwaters of the rio
5) Create a shape file of the selected area by right
clicking huc13;from the dropdown menu, select Data
> Export Data.
6) Select the streams in the headwaters by clicking the
selection menu>select by location> and telling it to select streams that
have there centroid in pecos huc.
7) Adding stream gauges to the to the map
*Go
to http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nm/nwis/sw > select by hydrologic unit > select
13060001 > display data as tab separated > select decimal lat, decimal long,
name, gauge number, and altitude.
8) Copy the output text file into excel, remove the heading
and make the column headings more user friendly then highlight and save as a
(DBF 4) file and save it to the workspace.
9) Add this table to the data frame, then display by right
clicking the table>click display XY data. This plots the points on the map and creates a new map layer
10)
To create a shape
file, right click the new layer and select data>export data and follow the
directions in the dialogue box.
11)
Make sure all of the projections match and fix layout.
*This
step was not achieved here.
Below is a screen capture of
the Map Produced in this exercise.
