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Hydraulic erosion that takes place underground leads to the formation of complex channel networks whose morphology emerges from the dynamic behavior of each channel, based on the presence of other channels nearby. Our approach to the problem of modeling such channel networks for computer graphics application involves a self-organized model of channel development and a two-stage simulation for constructing the geometry of the channels. By emphasizing self-organization of flow and pressure, our simulation is able to reproduce several types of channel behavior known from hydrogeomorphology, such as tributary capture.