Abstract:Based on SRTM and ASTER GDEM data, setting JIaodong Perninsula as the studying area, by using ArcHydro Tools Model and “burn-in” algorithm, river network and the range have been extracted. As showed by the result, the closeness of drainage network turned out to be sensitive to the threshold. For Jiaodong Peninsula, the SRTM data with resolution of 90m×90m was preferable to pick up river network and drainage basin, and the extaction results of 11 major rivers presented more reliable than the anthentic drainage area.