Creeking Along

Slough Creek may get all the attention, but it depends on many smaller tributary creeks to put it on the map. Todays devblog looks at the process of creating one of these: an unnamed creek that feeds into McBride Lake above First Meadow. I start with satellite data, attempting to create the most accurate terrain I can, creating the creeks as we see them winding along. Sometimes I make a guess, based on the greater density of vegetation that grows in wetter areas. Then I switch to a tool called River Auto