1. Digital Elevation Model (DEM) acquisition: A DEM is a digital representation of the elevation of the Earth's surface. It is used to understand the topography of the area and identify the flow of water across the landscape.

2. Flow direction determination: Using the DEM, the direction in which water flows across the landscape is calculated. This is based on the principle that water flows perpendicular to the steepest slope.

3. Flow accumulation: The flow accumulation process calculates the accumulated upstream flow in each cell of the DEM. This information helps identify potential flow paths and stream networks.

4. Watershed boundary identification: Starting from a specific point (usually the outlet or mouth of the watershed), the boundaries of the watershed are determined by tracing back the flow accumulation cells until the entire contributing area is encompassed. These are the areas where all the water converges to the same outlet point.

5. Watershed delineation refinement: The initial delineation may require refinement to account for factors such as lakes, reservoirs, or man-made structures that can alter the natural flow of water.

Watershed delineation is essential for various environmental management and planning activities, including flood risk assessment, water quality monitoring, erosion control, and land use planning. It allows us to understand the hydrological processes within a specific geographic area and provides valuable information for sustainable water resource management. Various Geographic Information System (GIS) software tools and hydrological models are commonly used for this purpose.

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