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How to colour in the spaces between two contour lines?

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08-21-2020 11:18 AM
DevinHock
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Hello all,

I am attempting to clearly identify infrastructure that will be submerged if water levels rose above a specific height due to the construction of a beaver dam in a stream. In the case of the image I attached, I am assuming a dam would block a culvert going beneath a road and raising the water level up stream by one meter. To get a better idea, I thought I would try filling in the area within a contour (as seen below, with 1 metre contours). Is there a way of colouring in the space between two contour lines? And to highlight that elevation on the map and any points that might exist in the coloured space? Looking at the image I attached, I would want to colour in the space within the cyan contour line. 

Thank you!

A contour map showing a highlighted contour.

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DanPatterson
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SteveLynch
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use the CONTOUR_POLYGON option

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DevinHock
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Is there a way to use the Contour_polygon tool without creating a new contour layer from scratch? When I use it, it asks for an Input Raster, but I'd rather use the contours that I already have.

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DanPatterson
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DevinHock
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This worked for the closed loop contours, thanks!

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