Stream Properties

Options

Depth

How deep the stream is at its center. Important: Depending on your local building codes, streams deeper than a certain depth may require a fence or have other restrictions for safety purposes. Please check your local building codes before building a real stream.

Depth taper

How steep the stream sides are.

Water level

Percentage of the stream that is filled with water.

Flow rate

Water flow speed.

Reverse flow direction

Reverse which way the water flows.

Edit Flow Path

Enable or disable flow path editing mode. This will allow you to modify the path that controls the water flow direction.

Edit points

Enable or disable point editing mode, which will allow you to modify the shape. See Editing Points for details.

Shape options

Save the current shape or load a new one. For more details, see Saving and Loading Shapes.

Rock Border

Add Rock Border

Add a rock border around the perimeter of the stream.

Rock material

Material of the rock border.

Smoother rocks

Use a smoother version of the rocks. Uncheck for rocks with rough edges.

Rock size

Approximate size of each rock in the stream’s rock border.

Edit border

Enable or disable rock border editing mode, which will allow you to modify the stream’s rock border per edge. When rock border editing mode is enabled, click the edges of your stream that you want to toggle in order to turn the rock border on or off at those edges.

Information

Area

Total size of the stream in square feet or meters.

Perimeter

Total distance around a stream in feet or meters.