Line thickness & shade map Strahler stream order, which is a measure of how many streams merge into a given channel. Highest order are small headwater creeks, while largest are the great rivers of the world (i.e., Amazon, Congo, Nile). Lakes are a consistent light blue.
Tools: QGIS and R
Sources: HydroRIVERS/HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS).
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Looks cool. No clue what the Strahler Stream Order is but I assume that it’s based on water flow?
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Line thickness & shade map Strahler stream order, which is a measure of how many streams merge into a given channel. Highest order are small headwater creeks, while largest are the great rivers of the world (i.e., Amazon, Congo, Nile). Lakes are a consistent light blue.
Tools: QGIS and R
Sources: HydroRIVERS/HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS).
Looks cool. No clue what the Strahler Stream Order is but I assume that it’s based on water flow?