Index: wflow-py/Scripts/wtools_py/modelbuilder.py
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diff -u -r182cd25b8dbd9796a8487a24cb164196a321f1f4 -r461537030181ad7b580dc5b612aa8e1b0cee67ea
--- wflow-py/Scripts/wtools_py/modelbuilder.py	(.../modelbuilder.py)	(revision 182cd25b8dbd9796a8487a24cb164196a321f1f4)
+++ wflow-py/Scripts/wtools_py/modelbuilder.py	(.../modelbuilder.py)	(revision 461537030181ad7b580dc5b612aa8e1b0cee67ea)
@@ -491,15 +491,10 @@
 
     r = post_data(SERVER_URL + "/get_rivers", data)
 
-    # download from url
-    url = json.loads(r.text)["url"]
-    r = get_data(url)
+    with open(path, "w") as f:
+        f.write(r.text)
 
-    with open(path, "wb") as f:
-        r.raw.decode_content = True
-        shutil.copyfileobj(r.raw, f)
 
-
 def download_raster(
     region,
     path,