## DESCRIPTION

r.carve accepts vector stream data as input, transforms them to raster, and subtracts a defaultdepth+additionaldepth from a DEM. If the given width is more than 1 cell, it will carve the stream with the given width. With the -n flag it should eliminate all flat cells within the stream, so when and if the water gets into the stream it will flow. The points option generates x,y,z for points which define the stream with the z-value of the bottom of the carved-in stream. These points can then be combined with contours to interpolate a new DEM with better representation of valleys.

## NOTE

r.carve does not create a depressionless DEM because many depressions are in flat areas and not in the streams.

## EXAMPLE

    g.region rast=elevation.10m -p
    r.carve rast=elevation.10m vect=streams out=carve_dem width=20 depth=5

## BUGS

The module does not operate yet in latitude-longitude locations. It has not been thoroughly tested, so not all options may work properly - but this was the intention.

## REFERENCES

Terrain modeling and Soil Erosion Simulations for Fort Hood and Fort Polk test areas, by Helena Mitasova, Lubos Mitas, William M. Brown, Douglas M. Johnston, GMSL (Report for CERL 1999)

## SEE ALSO

r.flow, r.fill.dir, r.watershed

## AUTHOR

Bill Brown (GMSL)
GRASS 6 update: Brad Douglas

Last changed: $Date: 2008-05-16 12:09:06 -0700 (Fri, 16 May 2008) $