CE 394K.2 Surface Water Hydrology
Hydrologic Modeling Web Sites
Publicly Available Surface Water Modeling Systems
http://www.hec.usace.army.mil/
Models: HEC-HMS Hydrologic Modeling System
HEC-RAS River Analysis System
HEC-FDA Flood Damage Assessment
http://www.hec.usace.army.mil/software/software_distrib/index.html
2. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/OST/BASINS/
Models are contained within a GIS-linked system called Basins (Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources). GIS database for HUC units in the US linked to:
HSPF-NPSM (Hydrologic Simulation Program Fortran – Nonpoint Source Modeling)
QUAL2E – steady state water quality modeling in rivers
Toxiroute – unsteady state water quality routing
Basins 3 is in beta testing and it has the SWAT model in it.
http://www.epa.gov/ceampubl/softwwin.htm
Models: Stormwater Management Model (SWMM) http://www.epa.gov/ceampubl/swmm.htm
(see also http://www.ccee.orst.edu/swmm/) This is a DOS model
http://www.brc.tamus.edu/swat/
Model: Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). Continuous hydrologic simulation of water, sediment and chemical movement. Supported with data for the whole US.
5. US Geological Survey
http://water.usgs.gov/software/surface_water.html
Model: Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) http://water.usgs.gov/software/prms.html Continuous simulation of watershed hydrology. Supported with an extensive GIS preprocessor called Weasel http://wwwbrr.cr.usgs.gov/weasel/
Commercially
Available Surface Water Modeling Systems
6.
Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory, Brigham Young University
Models: GMS – Groundwater Modeling System
WMS – Watershed Modeling System
SMS – Surface Water Modeling System
Models: Mike-11 and Mike-11 GIS Flood management
Mike-Basin River Basin Management
Mike – SHE Hydrologic Cycle simulation
Mouse – Urban Drainage
8. BOSS
International
Provides commercial sales and support for many hydrologic and hydraulic models
Other Modeling Systems of Interest
Mozambique flood warning: http://edcnts11.cr.usgs.gov/mozflooding/
Assignment for Tues Jan 23:
Divide up into groups of two people with each group picking a different website. Prepare a brief presentation to the class with a brief one or two-page handout which describes what modeling systems are available at that site, what problems the models solve and how one might obtain their input data.