If you expand Waller_Ck, you will see different hydrologic elements in the basin in the
watershed explorer. Before we get into the details of the basin, go ahead and add the
basin map which is stored in the Hms.map file.
In the HMS interface, select ViewÆBackground Maps. This will prompt a Background
Maps window. In the Background Maps window, click on Add… Browse to the
Hms.map file in the working folder (make sure you change the Files of type to HMS Map
File (*.map) as shown below), and select it.
This will add Hms.map in the Background Maps window. Click OK to add it to the HMS
You should then see a schematic of Waller Creek showing the watershed and stream map
and an overlay of the hydrologic elements. You will notice that the whole map of the
basin does not fit in the Desktop window. You can change the Desktop settings by
selecting ViewÆMaximum Extents in the Menu bar. Select the display method as Union
of All Maps and Elements with an element buffer of 40 % or more as shown below:
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