diff --git a/src/Utility/Pre-Processing/STOFS-3D-Atl-shadow-VIMS/Pre_processing/Grid/clip_autoarcs.py b/src/Utility/Pre-Processing/STOFS-3D-Atl-shadow-VIMS/Pre_processing/Grid/clip_autoarcs.py
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+'''
+This script clips the auto arcs to the watershed boundary,
+which is the part of domain that is not ocean, levee, or manually refined coastal polygons.
+A 50-m buffer is applied to the levee and refined coastal polygons to ensure that the auto arcs
+does not directly intersect with the levee and refined coastal polygons.
+However, no buffer is applied to the interface between watershed and ocean (i.e., shoreline)
+, allowing intersections between the auto arcs and shoreline to provide channels where
+there is no manual refinement.
+'''
+
+import geopandas as gpd
+
+wdir = '/sciclone/schism10/Hgrid_projects/STOFS3D-v7/new19/auto_arc_process/'
+crs = 'esri:102008'
+
+coastal = gpd.read_file(f'{wdir}/coastal.shp', crs=crs)
+lbnd_coastal = gpd.read_file(f'{wdir}/lbnd_coast.shp', crs=crs)
+
+raw_watershed = lbnd_coastal.overlay(coastal, how='difference').dissolve()
+
+coastal_refined_buf = gpd.GeoDataFrame(geometry=gpd.read_file(f'{wdir}/coastal_refined.shp', crs=crs).buffer(50))
+levee_buf = gpd.GeoDataFrame(geometry=gpd.read_file(f'{wdir}/levee.shp', crs=crs).buffer(50))
+
+watershed = raw_watershed.overlay(coastal_refined_buf, how='difference').dissolve()
+watershed = watershed.overlay(levee_buf, how='difference').dissolve()
+
+watershed.to_file(f'{wdir}/watershed.shp', crs=crs)
+watershed = gpd.read_file(f'{wdir}/watershed.shp', crs=crs)
+
+total_arcs = gpd.read_file(f'{wdir}/total_arcs.shp').to_crs(crs)
+total_arcs_clipped = total_arcs.clip(watershed)
+total_arcs_clipped.to_file(f'{wdir}/total_arcs_clipped.shp', crs=crs)
+
+pass
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