River Architect is a Python 2 - based open-source package that supports stream designers with a set of GUI modules.

• Lifespan mapping of stream design features (Modules: LifespanDesign and MaxLifespan).
• Calculating terraforming activities (mass differences and simple terrain modifications wiht the ModifyTerrain module).
• Habitat quality evaluations for various aquatic species (Module: HabitatEvaluation).
• Project cost-benefit assessments (Module: ProjectMaker).

• Digital terrain elevation models (DEMs).
• 2D hydrodynamic modeling of multiple steady flow scenarios.
• ESRI ArcMap and licenses for SpatialAnalyst (coming soon: update for ArcPro and Python 3).
• Batchfile launches are designed for working on any Windows platform.

Quick guide: Right-click on Start_River_Architect.bat and open this batchfile in a text editor. Ensure that the file points to the correct python interpreter (ArcMap's python.exe -- typically stored in C:\Python27\ArcGISx6410.6). Save edits, close the batchfile and double-click on it to launch River Architect. For detailed installation and usage instructions, please refer to the code documentation.