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Better explanation about r.watershed vs. r.watersheds
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HuidaeCho committed Oct 25, 2024
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<em>r.watershed</em> (singular) can be used to create an input flow direction
raster map. It can also create watersheds, but it uses an elevation map instead
of a flow direction map, and does not take outlets as input.
<em>r.watersheds</em> is more similar to <em>r.water.outlet</em> and
<em>r.stream.basins</em>. Both modules take an input flow direction map from
<em>r.watershed</em>, but <em>r.water.outlet</em> can delineate a watershed for
one outlet point at a time and <em>r.stream.basins</em> is a sequential module
for multiple watersheds. Unlike <em>r.stream.basins</em>, <em>r.watersheds</em>
can use a column for watershed IDs, but using a non-default column is slower
than using the default category (cat) column because of database queries.
of a flow direction map, which is actually one of its outputs, and does not
take outlets as input. <em>r.watersheds</em> is more similar to
<em>r.water.outlet</em> and <em>r.stream.basins</em>. Both modules take an
input flow direction map from <em>r.watershed</em>, but <em>r.water.outlet</em>
can delineate a watershed for one outlet point at a time and
<em>r.stream.basins</em> is a sequential module for multiple watersheds. Unlike
<em>r.stream.basins</em>, <em>r.watersheds</em> can use a column for watershed
IDs, but using a non-default column is slower than using the default category
(cat) column because of database queries.

<p>For comparisons, using an i7-1370P CPU with 64GB memory and a 30-meter flow
direction map for the entire Texas (1.8 billion cells), <em>r.watersheds</em>
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