Appendix L SWMM GeoPackage Format
This appendix contains the layers and attributes used in the SWMM GeoPackage format which can be converted to and from EPA SWMM inp files, as discussed in Section 6.3.1.
L.1 SWMM GeoPackage Layer List
Category | Input | Description | Geometry | Table |
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BC | Inflows | Specifies external hydrographs and pollutographs that enter the drainage system at specific nodes. | Point | Table L.2 |
Curves | Curves | Describes a relationship between two variables in tabular format. | No Geometry | Table L.3 |
Curves | Timeseries | Describes how a quantity varies over time. | No Geometry | Table L.4 |
Groundwater | Aquifers | Supplies parameters for each unconfined groundwater aquifer in the study area. Aquifers consist of two zones – a lower saturated zone and an upper unsaturated zone with a moving boundary between the two. | No Geometry | Table L.5 |
Groundwater | Groundwater | Supplies parameters that determine the rate of groundwater flow between the aquifer underneath a subcatchment and a node of the conveyance system. | Region | Table L.6 |
Groundwater | GWF | Defines custom groundwater flow equations for specific subcatchments. | Region | Table L.7 |
Hydrology | Adjustments | Specifies optional monthly adjustments to be made to temperature, evaporation rate, rainfall intensity and hydraulic conductivity in each time period of a simulation. | No Geometry | Table L.8 |
Hydrology | Evaporation | Specifies how daily potential evaporation rates vary with time for the study area. | No Geometry | Table L.9 |
Hydrology | Hydrographs | Specifies the shapes of the triangular unit hydrographs that determine the amount of rainfall-dependent infiltration/inflow (RDII) entering the drainage system. | No Geometry | Table L.10 |
Hydrology | Patterns | Specifies time patterns of dry weather flow or quality in the form of adjustment factors applied as multipliers to baseline values. | No Geometry | Table L.11 |
Hydrology | Raingages | Identifies each rain gage that provides rainfall data for the study area. | No Geometry | Table L.12 |
Hydrology | RDII | Specifies the parameters that describe rainfall-dependent infiltration/inflow (RDII) entering the drainage system at specific nodes. | Point | Table L.13 |
Hydrology | Snowpacks | Specifies parameters that govern how snowfall accumulates and melts on the plowable, impervious and pervious surfaces of subcatchments. | No Geometry | Table L.14 |
Hydrology | Temperature | Specifies daily air temperatures, monthly wind speed, and various snowmelt parameters for the study area. Required only when snowmelt is being modeled or when evaporation rates are computed from daily temperatures or are read from an external climate file. | No Geometry | Table L.15 |
Inlets | Inlet Usage | Assigns inlet structures to specific street and open channel conduits. | Point | Table L.16 |
Inlets | Inlets | Defines inlet structure designs used to capture street and channel flow that are sent to below ground sewers. | No Geometry | Table L.17 |
LID | Lid_controls | Defines scale-independent LID controls that can be deployed within subcatchments. | No Geometry | Table L.18 |
LID | Lid_usage | Deploys LID controls within specific subcatchment areas. | Region | Table L.19 |
Links | Conduits | Identifies each conduit link of the drainage system. Conduits are pipes or channels that convey water from one node to another. | Line | Table L.20 |
Links | Controls | Determines how pumps and regulators will be adjusted based on simulation time or conditions at specific nodes and links. | No Geometry | Table L.21 |
Links | Losses | Specifies minor head loss coefficients, flap gates, and seepage rates for conduits. | Line | Contained within Table L.20 |
Links | Orifices | Identifies each orifice link of the drainage system. An orifice link serves to limit the flow exiting a node and is often used to model flow diversions and storage node outlets. | Line | Table L.22 |
Links | Outlets | Identifies each outlet flow control device of the drainage system. These are devices used to model outflows from storage units or flow diversions that have a user-defined relationship between flow rate and water depth. | Line | Table L.23 |
Links | Pumps | Identifies each pump link of the drainage system. | Line | Table L.24 |
Links | Streets | Describes the cross-section geometry of conduits that represent streets. | No Geometry | Table L.25 |
Links | Transects | Describes the cross-section geometry of natural channels or conduits with irregular shapes following the HEC-2 data format. | No Geometry | Table L.26 and Table L.27 |
Links | Weirs | Identifies each weir link of the drainage system. Weirs are used to model flow diversions and storage node outlets. | Line | Table L.28 |
Links | Xsections | Provides cross-section geometric data for conduit and regulator links of the drainage system. | Line | Contained within Table L.20, Table L.22 and Table L.28. |
Nodes | Dividers | Identifies each flow divider node of the drainage system. Flow dividers are junctions with exactly two outflow conduits where the total outflow is divided between the two in a prescribed manner. | Point | Table L.29 |
Nodes | DWF | Specifies dry weather flow and its quality entering the drainage system at specific nodes. | No Geometry | Table L.30 |
Nodes | Junctions | Identifies each junction node of the drainage system. Junctions are points in space where channels and pipes connect together. For sewer systems they can be either connection fittings or manholes. | Point | Table L.31 |
Nodes | Outfalls | Identifies each outfall node (i.e., final downstream boundary) of the drainage system and the corresponding water stage elevation. Only one link can be incident on an outfall node. | Point | Table L.32 |
Nodes | Storage | Identifies each storage node of the drainage system. Storage nodes can have any shape as specified by a surface area versus water depth relation. | Point | Table L.33 |
Project | Files | Identifies optional interface files used or saved by a run. | No Geometry | Table L.34 |
Project | Options | Provides values for various analysis options. | No Geometry | Table L.35 |
Project | Report | Describes the contents of the report file that SWMM produces. | No Geometry | Table L.36 |
Project | Title | Attaches a descriptive title to the project being analyzed. | No Geometry | Table L.37 |
Hydrology | Infiltration | Supplies infiltration parameters for each subcatchment. Rainfall lost to infiltration only occurs over the pervious subarea of a subcatchment. | Region | Contained within Table L.38 |
Hydrology | Subareas | Supplies information about pervious and impervious areas for each subcatchment. Each subcatchment can consist of a pervious subarea, an impervious subarea with depression storage, and an impervious subarea without depression storage. | Region | Contained within Table L.38 |
Hydrology | Subcatchments | Identifies each subcatchment within the study area. Subcatchments are land area units that generate runoff from rainfall. | Region | Table L.38 |
WQ | Buildup | Specifies the rate that pollutants build up over different land uses between rain events. | No Geometry | Table L.39 |
WQ | Coverages | Specifies the percentage of a subcatchment’s area that is covered by each category of land use. | Region | Table L.40 |
WQ | Landuses | Identifies the various categories of land uses within the drainage area. Each subcatchment area can be assigned a different mix of land uses. Each land use can be subjected to a different street sweeping schedule. Land uses are only used in conjunction with pollutant buildup and wash off. | No Geometry | Table L.41 |
WQ | Loadings | Specifies the pollutant buildup that exists on each subcatchment at the start of a simulation. | Region | Table L.42 |
WQ | Pollutants | Identifies the pollutants being analyzed. | No Geometry | Table L.43 |
WQ | Treatment | Specifies the degree of treatment received by pollutants at specific nodes of the drainage system. | Point | Table L.44 |
WQ | Washoff | Specifies the rate at which pollutants are washed off from different land uses during rain events. | No Geometry | Table L.45 |
L.2 SWMM GeoPackage Layer Descriptions
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Node | Name of the node where external inflow enters. | Char |
2 | Type | FLOW or <name of a pollutant>. | Char |
3 | Tseries | Name of a time series in the TIMESERIES section describing how external flow or pollutant loading varies with time. | Char |
4 | PollutType |
<name of a pollutant>:
|
Char |
5 | Mfactor | The factor that converts the inflow’s mass flow rate units into the project’s mass units per second, where the project’s mass units are those specified for the pollutant in the POLLUTANTS section (default is 1.0). | Float |
6 | SeriesType | CONCEN if pollutant is described as a concentration, MASS if it is described as a mass flow rate (default is CONCEN) | Char |
7 | Factor1 | Generally 1 for FLOW; Mfactor for Pollutant - the factor that converts the inflow’s mass flow rate units into the project’s mass units per second, where the project’s mass units are those specified for the pollutant in the [POLLUTANTS] section (default is 1.0) | Float |
8 | Sfactor | A scaling factor that multiplies the recorded time series values (default is 1.0). | Float |
9 | Base | A constant baseline value added to the time series value (default is 0.0). | Float |
10 | Pat | Name of an optional time pattern in the PATTERNS section used to adjust the baseline value on a periodic basis. | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Name | Name assigned to the curve. | Char |
2 | Type | The type of curve being defined: STORAGE / SHAPE / DIVERSION / TIDAL / PUMP1 / PUMP2 / PUMP3 / PUMP4 / PUMP5 / RATING / CONTROL / WEIR. | Char |
3 | xval | An X (independent variable) value. | Float |
4 | yval | The Y (dependent variable) value corresponding to X. | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | Name assigned to the time series. | Char |
2 | Frame | The name of a file in which the time series data are stored. | Char |
3 | Date | Date in Month/Day/Year format (e.g., June 15, 2001 would be 6/15/2001). | Char |
4 | Time | Hours since the start of the simulation, expressed as a decimal number or as hours:minutes (where hours can be greater than 24). | Char |
5 | Value | A value corresponding to the specified date and time. | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | Name assigned to aquifer. | Char |
2 | Por | Soil porosity (pore space volume / total volume). | Float |
3 | WP | Soil wilting point (moisture content of a fully dried soil). | Float |
4 | FC | Soil field capacity (moisture content of a fully drained soil). | Float |
5 | Ksat | Saturated hydraulic conductivity (in/hr or mm/hr). | Float |
6 | Kslope | Slope of the logarithm of hydraulic conductivity versus moisture deficit (porosity minus moisture content) curve (dimensionless). | Float |
7 | Tslope | Slope of soil tension versus moisture content curve (inches or mm). | Float |
8 | ETu | Fraction of total evaporation available for evapotranspiration in the upper unsaturated zone. | Float |
9 | ETs | Maximum depth into the lower saturated zone over which evapotranspiration can occur (ft or m). | Float |
10 | Seep | Seepage rate from saturated zone to deep groundwater when water table is at ground surface (in/hr or mm/hr). | Float |
11 | Ebot | Elevation of the bottom of the aquifer (ft or m). Local values can be assigned to specific subcatchments in the GROUNDWATER section. | Float |
12 | Egw | Groundwater table elevation at start of simulation (ft or m). Local values can be assigned to specific subcatchments in the GROUNDWATER section. | Float |
13 | Umc | Unsaturated zone moisture content at start of simulation (volumetric fraction). Local values can be assigned to specific subcatchments in the GROUNDWATER section. | Float |
14 | ETupat | Name of optional monthly time pattern used to adjust the upper zone evaporation fraction for different months of the year. | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Subcatchment | Subcatchment name. | Char |
2 | Aquifer | Name of groundwater aquifer underneath the subcatchment. | Char |
3 | Node | Name of a node in the conveyance system exchanging groundwater with the aquifer. | Char |
4 | Esurf | Surface elevation of the subcatchment (ft or m). | Float |
5 | A1 | Groundwater flow coefficient (see Equation (L.1) below). | Float |
6 | B1 | Groundwater flow exponent (see Equation (L.1) below). | Float |
7 | A2 | Surface water flow coefficient (see Equation (L.1) below). | Float |
8 | B2 | Surface water flow exponent (see Equation (L.1) below). | Float |
9 | A3 | Surface water – groundwater interaction coefficient (see Equation (L.1) below). | Float |
10 | Dsw | Fixed depth of surface water at the receiving node (ft or m) (set to zero if surface water depth will vary as computed by flow routing). | Float |
11 | Egwt | Threshold groundwater table elevation which must be reached before any flow occurs (ft or m). Leave blank (or enter *) to use the elevation of the receiving node’s invert. | Float |
12 | Ebot | Optional. Elevation of the bottom of the aquifer (ft or m). Can be used to override the values supplied for the subcatchment’s aquifer. | Float |
13 | Wgr | Optional. Groundwater table elevation at the start of the simulation (ft or m). Can be used to override the values supplied for the subcatchment’s aquifer. | Float |
14 | Umc | Optional. Unsaturated zone moisture content at start of simulation (volumetric fraction). Can be used to override the values supplied for the subcatchment’s aquifer. | Float |
The flow coefficients are used in the following equation that determines the lateral groundwater flow rate based on groundwater and surface water elevations:
\[\begin{equation} Q_{L} = A1 (H_{gw} – H_{cb})^{B1} – A2 (H_{sw} – H_{cb})^{B2} + A3 H_{gw} H_{sw} \tag{L.1} \end{equation}\]Where:
- \(Q_{L}\) = lateral groundwater flow (cfs per acre or cms per hectare),
- \(H_{gw}\) = height of saturated zone above the bottom of the aquifer (ft or m),
- \(H_{sw}\) = height of surface water at the receiving node above the aquifer bottom (ft or m),
- \(H_{cb}\) = height of the channel bottom above the aquifer bottom (ft or m).
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Subcatchment | Subcatchment name. | Char |
2 | Type |
Lateral: to designate an expression for Lateral groundwater flow (to a node of the conveyance network). Deep: for vertical loss to Deep groundwater |
Char |
3 | Expr |
A math formula expressing the rate of groundwater flow (in cfs per acre for lateral flow or in/hr for deep flow (cms per hectare and mm/hr if using metric units) as a function of the following variables:
Where all heights are relative to the aquifer bottom and have units of either feet or meters (if using metric units):
|
Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Format |
Temperature: t1..t12 Evaporation: e1..e12 Rainfall: r1..r12 Conductivity: c1..c12 |
Char |
2 | Month1 |
t1: adjustments to temperature in January, as plus or minus degrees F (degrees C if using metric units). e1: adjustments to evaporation rate in January, as plus or minus in/day (mm/day if using metric units). r1: multipliers applied to precipitation rate in January. c1: multipliers applied to soil hydraulic conductivity in January used in either Horton or Green-Ampt infiltration. |
Float |
3 | Month2 | As above, for February. | Float |
4 | Month3 | As above, for March. | Float |
5 | Month4 | As above, for April. | Float |
6 | Month5 | As above, for May. | Float |
7 | Month6 | As above, for June. | Float |
8 | Month7 | As above, for July. | Float |
9 | Month8 | As above, for August. | Float |
10 | Month9 | As above, for September. | Float |
11 | Month10 | As above, for October. | Float |
12 | Month11 | As above, for November. | Float |
13 | Month12 | As above, for December. | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Format |
CONSTANT: applies a constant evaporation rate. MONTHLY: applies a constant evaporation rate per month. TIMESERIES: applies the specified timeseries. TEMPERATURE: indicates that evaporation rates will be computed from the daily air temperatures contained in an external climate file whose name is provided in the TEMPERATURE section. This method also uses the site’s latitude, which can also be specified in the TEMPERATURE section. FILE: indicates that evaporation data will be read directly from the same external climate file used for air temperatures as specified in the TEMPERATURE section. Supplying monthly pan coefficients for these data is optional. RECOVERY: identifies an optional monthly time pattern of multipliers used to modify infiltration recovery rates during dry periods. For example, if the normal infiltration recovery rate was 1% during a specific time period and a pattern factor of 0.8 applied to this period, then the actual recovery rate would be 0.8%. DRY_ONLY: determines if evaporation only occurs during periods with no precipitation. The default is NO. Note: The evaporation rates provided in this section are potential rates. The actual amount of water evaporated will depend on the amount available as a simulation progresses. |
Char |
2 | Evap | CONSTANT: constant evaporation rate (in/day or mm/day). | Float |
3 | e1 | MONTHLY: evaporation rate in January (in/day or mm/day). | Float |
4 | e2 | MONTHLY: evaporation rate in February (in/day or mm/day). | Float |
5 | e3 | MONTHLY: evaporation rate in March (in/day or mm/day). | Float |
6 | e4 | MONTHLY: evaporation rate in April (in/day or mm/day). | Float |
7 | e5 | MONTHLY: evaporation rate in May (in/day or mm/day). | Float |
8 | e6 | MONTHLY: evaporation rate in June (in/day or mm/day). | Float |
9 | e7 | MONTHLY: evaporation rate in July (in/day or mm/day). | Float |
10 | e8 | MONTHLY: evaporation rate in August (in/day or mm/day). | Float |
11 | e9 | MONTHLY: evaporation rate in September (in/day or mm/day). | Float |
12 | e10 | MONTHLY: evaporation rate in October (in/day or mm/day if using metric units). | Float |
13 | e11 | MONTHLY: evaporation rate in November (in/day or mm/day if using metric units). | Float |
14 | e12 | MONTHLY: evaporation rate in December (in/day or mm/day if using metric units). | Float |
15 | Tseries | TIMESERIES: name of a time series in the TIMESERIES section with evaporation data. | Char |
16 | p1 | FILE: pan coefficient for January. | Float |
17 | p2 | FILE: pan coefficient for February. | Float |
18 | p3 | FILE: pan coefficient for March. | Float |
19 | p4 | FILE: pan coefficient for April. | Float |
20 | p5 | FILE: pan coefficient for May. | Float |
21 | p6 | FILE: pan coefficient for June. | Float |
22 | p7 | FILE: pan coefficient for July. | Float |
23 | p8 | FILE: pan coefficient for August. | Float |
24 | p9 | FILE: pan coefficient for September. | Float |
25 | p10 | FILE: pan coefficient for October. | Float |
26 | p11 | FILE: pan coefficient for November. | Float |
27 | p12 | FILE: pan coefficient for December. | Float |
28 | patternID | RECOVERY: Name of a monthly time pattern. | Char |
29 | Value | DRY_ONLY: Yes or No. Determines if evaporation only occurs during periods with no precipitation. The Default is No. | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | Name assigned to a unit hydrograph group. | Char |
2 | RaingageOrMonth | Name of the rain gage used by the unit hydrograph group or month of the year (e.g., JAN, FEB, etc. or ALL for all months). | Char |
3 | Term |
Three separate unit hydrographs, that represent the short-term, medium-term, and long-term RDII responses, can be defined for each month (or all months taken together). Use either SHORT, MEDIUM, or LONG. |
Char |
4 | R | Response ratio for the unit hydrograph. The response ratio (R) is the fraction of a unit of rainfall depth that becomes RDII. The sum of the ratios for a set of three hydrographs does not have to equal 1.0. | Float |
5 | T | Time to peak (hours) for the unit hydrograph. | Float |
6 | K | Recession limb ratio for the unit hydrograph. The recession limb ratio (K) is the ratio of the duration of the hydrograph’s recession limb to the time to peak (T) making the hydrograph time base equal to T*(1+K) hours. The area under each unit hydrograph is 1 inch (or mm if using metric units). | Float |
7 | Dmax | Optional. Maximum initial abstraction depth available (in rain depth units). If not supplied then the default is no initial abstraction. | Float |
8 | Drec | Optional. Initial abstraction recovery rate (in rain depth units per day). If not supplied then the default is no initial abstraction. | Float |
9 | D0 | Optional. Initial abstraction depth already filled at the start of the simulation (in rain depth units). If not supplied then the default is no initial abstraction. | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | Name used to identify the pattern. | Char |
2 | Interval |
MONTHLY: Used to set monthly pattern factors for dry weather flow constituents. DAILY: Used to set dry weather pattern factors for each day of the week, where Sunday is day 1. HOURLY: Used to set dry weather factors for each hour of the day starting from midnight. WEEKEND: If these factors are different for weekend days than for weekday days then the WEEKEND format can be used to specify hourly adjustment factors just for weekends. More than one line can be used to enter a pattern’s factors by repeating the pattern’s name (but not the pattern type) at the beginning of each additional line. The pattern factors are applied as multipliers to any baseline dry weather flows or quality concentrations supplied in the DWF section. |
Char |
3 | Factor1 |
MONTHLY: factor for January DAILY: factor for Sunday HOURLY: factor for 0:00AM. |
Float |
4 | Factor2 |
MONTHLY: factor for February DAILY: factor for Monday HOURLY: factor for 1:00AM. |
Float |
5 | Factor3 |
MONTHLY: factor for March DAILY: factor for Tuesday HOURLY: factor for 2:00AM. |
Float |
6 | Factor4 |
MONTHLY: factor for April DAILY: factor for Wednesday HOURLY: factor for 3:00AM. |
Float |
7 | Factor5 |
MONTHLY: factor for May DAILY: factor for Thursday HOURLY: factor for 4:00AM. |
Float |
8 | Factor6 |
MONTHLY: factor for June DAILY: factor for Friday HOURLY: factor for 5:00AM. |
Float |
9 | Factor7 |
MONTHLY: factor for July DAILY: factor for Saturday HOURLY: factor for 6:00AM. |
Float |
10 | Factor8 |
MONTHLY: factor for August DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 7:00AM. |
Float |
11 | Factor9 |
MONTHLY: factor for September DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 8:00AM. |
Float |
12 | Factor10 |
MONTHLY: factor for October DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 9:00AM. |
Float |
13 | Factor11 |
MONTHLY: factor for November DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 10:00AM. |
Float |
14 | Factor12 |
MONTHLY: factor for December DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 11:00AM. |
Float |
15 | Factor13 |
MONTHLY and DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 12:00PM. |
Float |
16 | Factor14 |
MONTHLY and DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 13:00PM. |
Float |
17 | Factor15 |
MONTHLY and DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 14:00PM. |
Float |
18 | Factor16 |
MONTHLY and DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 15:00PM. |
Float |
19 | Factor17 |
MONTHLY and DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 16:00PM. |
Float |
20 | Factor18 |
MONTHLY and DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 17:00PM. |
Float |
21 | Factor19 |
MONTHLY and DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 18:00PM. |
Float |
22 | Factor20 |
MONTHLY and DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 19:00PM. |
Float |
23 | Factor21 |
MONTHLY and DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 20:00PM. |
Float |
24 | Factor22 |
MONTHLY and DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 21:00PM. |
Float |
25 | Factor23 |
MONTHLY and DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 22:00PM. |
Float |
26 | Factor24 |
MONTHLY and DAILY: not used. HOURLY: factor for 23:00PM. |
Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | Name assigned to rain gage. | Char |
2 | Form | Form of recorded rainfall, either INTENSITY, VOLUME or CUMULATIVE. | Char |
3 | Intvl | Time interval between gage readings in decimal hours or hours:minutes format (e.g., 0:15 for 15-minute readings). | Char |
4 | SnowCatchDeficiency | Snow catch deficiency correction factor (use 1.0 for no adjustment). | Float |
5 | Format | Either TIMESERIES or FILE. | Char |
6 | Tseries | TIMESERIES: Name of a time series in the TIMESERIES section with rainfall data. | Char |
7 | Fname | FILE: Name of an external file with rainfall data. Enclose the external file name in double quotes if it contains spaces and include its full path if it resides in a different directory than the SWMM input file. | Char |
8 | Sta | FILE: Name of the recording station in a user-prepared formatted rain file. Only required when using a user-prepared formatted rainfall file. | Char |
9 | Units | FILE: Rain depth units for the data in a user-prepared formatted rain file, either inches or millimeters if using metric units. Only required when using a user-prepared formatted rainfall file. | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Node | Name of a node receiving RDII flow. | Char |
2 | UHgroup | Name of an RDII unit hydrograph group appearing in the HYDROGRAPHS section. | Char |
3 | SewerArea | Area of the sewershed that contributes RDII to the node (acres or hectares if using metric units). | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | Name assigned to snowpack parameter set . | Char |
2 | Type |
PLOWABLE: contains parameters for the impervious area of a subcatchment that is subject to snow removal by plowing but not to areal depletion. This area is the fraction SNN0 of the total impervious area. IMPERVIOUS: contains parameter values for the remaining impervious area. PERVIOUS: contains parameter values for the entire pervious area. REMOVAL: describes how snow removed from the plowable area is transferred onto other areas. The various transfer fractions should sum to no more than 1.0. If the line is omitted then no snow removal takes place. |
Char |
3 | Cmin |
PLOWABLE, IMPERVIOUS and PERVIOUS: Minimum melt coefficient (in/hr-deg F or mm/hr-deg C if using metric units). REMOVAL: Not Used. |
Float |
4 | Cmax |
PLOWABLE, IMPERVIOUS and PERVIOUS: Maximum melt coefficient (in/hr-deg F or mm/hr-deg C if using metric units). REMOVAL: Not Used. |
Float |
5 | Tbase |
PLOWABLE, IMPERVIOUS and PERVIOUS: Snow melt base temperature (deg F or deg C if using metric units). REMOVAL: Not Used. |
Float |
6 | FWF |
PLOWABLE, IMPERVIOUS and PERVIOUS: Ratio of free water holding capacity to snow depth (fraction). REMOVAL: Not Used. |
Float |
7 | SD0 |
PLOWABLE, IMPERVIOUS and PERVIOUS: Initial snow depth (water equivalent in or mm if using metric units). REMOVAL: Not Used. |
Float |
8 | FW0 |
PLOWABLE, IMPERVIOUS and PERVIOUS: Initial free water in pack (in or mm if using metric units). REMOVAL: Not Used. |
Float |
9 | SNN0 |
PLOWABLE: Fraction of impervious area that can be plowed. IMPERVIOUS, PERVIOUS and REMOVAL: Not Used. |
Float |
10 | SD100 |
IMPERVIOUS and PERVIOUS: Snow depth above which there is 100% cover (water equivalent in or mm if using metric units). PLOWABLE and REMOVAL: Not Used. |
Float |
11 | Dplow |
REMOVAL: Depth of snow on plowable areas at which snow removal begins (in or mm if using metric units). PLOWABLE, IMPERVIOUS and PERVIOUS: Not Used. |
Char |
12 | Fout |
REMOVAL: Fraction of snow on plowable area transferred out of watershed. PLOWABLE, IMPERVIOUS and PERVIOUS: Not Used. |
Float |
13 | Fimp |
REMOVAL: Fraction of snow on plowable area transferred to impervious area by plowing. PLOWABLE, IMPERVIOUS and PERVIOUS: Not Used. |
Float |
14 | Fperv |
REMOVAL: Fraction of snow on plowable area transferred to pervious area by plowing. PLOWABLE, IMPERVIOUS and PERVIOUS: Not Used. |
Float |
15 | Fimelt |
REMOVAL: Fraction of snow on plowable area converted into immediate melt. PLOWABLE, IMPERVIOUS and PERVIOUS: Not Used. |
Float |
16 | Fsub |
REMOVAL: Fraction of snow on plowable area transferred to pervious area in another subcatchment. PLOWABLE, IMPERVIOUS and PERVIOUS: Not Used. |
Float |
17 | Scatch |
REMOVAL: Name of subcatchment receiving the Fsub fraction of transferred snow. PLOWABLE, IMPERVIOUS and PERVIOUS: Not Used. |
Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Option |
Available options:
|
Char |
2 | Value | Name of file or relevent value. Add additional value columns when required. | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Conduit | Name of a street or open channel conduit containing the inlet. | Char |
2 | Inlet | Name of an inlet structure (from the INLETS section) to use. | Char |
3 | Node | Name of the sewer node receiving flow captured by the inlet. | Char |
4 | Number | Optional. Number of replicate inlets placed on each side of the street. Default is 1 (for each side of a two-sided street). | Integer |
5 | PctClogged | Optional. Degree to which inlet capacity is reduced due to clogging (%). Default is 0. | Float |
6 | Qmax | Optional. Maximum flow that the inlet can capture (flow units). A Qmax value of 0 indicates that the inlet has no flow restriction. Default is 0. | Float |
7 | aLocal | Optional. Height of local gutter depression (in or mm). Default is 0. The local gutter depression applies only over the length of the inlet unlike the continuous depression for a STREET cross section which exists over the full curb length. | Float |
8 | wLocal | Optional. Width of local gutter depression (ft or m). Default is 0. The local gutter depression applies only over the length of the inlet unlike the continuous depression for a STREET cross section which exists over the full curb length. | Float |
9 | Placement | Optional. AUTOMATIC, ON_GRADE, or ON_SAG. The default inlet placement is AUTOMATIC, meaning that the program uses the network topography to determine whether an inlet operates on-grade or on-sag. On-grade means the inlet is located on a continuous grade. On-sag means the inlet is located at a sag or sump point where all adjacent conduits slope towards the inlet leaving no place for water to flow except into the inlet. | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Name | Name assigned to the inlet structure. | Char |
2 | Type | Set either GRATE, DROP_GRATE, CURB, DROP_CURB, SLOTTED or CUSTOM. | Char |
3 | Grate_Length | GRATE: length of the inlet parallel to the street curb (ft or m). | Float |
4 | Grate_Width | GRATE: width of a GRATE inlet (ft or m). | Float |
5 | Grate_Type |
GRATE: type of GRATE used, options availabe:
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Char |
6 | Grate_Aopen | GRATE: if type is GENERIC, fraction of grate’s area that is open. | Float |
7 | Grate_vsplash | GRATE: if type is GENERIC, splash over velocity (ft/s or m/s if using metric units). | Float |
8 | Curb_Length | CURB: length of the inlet parallel to the street curb (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
9 | Curb_Height | CURB: height of a opening inlet (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
10 | Curb_Throat | CURB: the throat angle of a CURB opening inlet (HORIZONTAL, INCLINED or VERTICAL). | Char |
11 | Slotted_Length | SLOTTED: length of a SLOTTED inlet (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
12 | Slotted_Width | SLOTTED: width of a SLOTTED inlet (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
13 | Custom_Curve | CUSTOM: name of a Rating-type curve (captured flow v. water depth). | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Name | Name assigned to LID process. | Char |
2 | Type |
BC for bio-retention cell RG for rain garden GR for green roof IT for infiltration trench PP for permeable pavement RB for rain barrel RD for rooftop disconnection VS for vegetative swale |
Char |
3 | surface_StorHt |
BC, RG, GR, IT, PP, RD, VS: When confining walls or berms are present this is the maximum depth to which water can pond above the surface of the unit before overflow occurs (in inches or mm). For LIDs that experience overland flow it is the height of any surface depression storage. For swales, it is the height of its trapezoidal cross-section. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
4 | surface_VegFrac |
BC, RG, GR, IT, PP, RD, VS: Fraction of the surface storage volume that is filled with vegetation. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
5 | surface_Rough |
BC, RG, GR, IT, PP, RD, VS: Manning’s coefficient (n) for overland flow over surface soil cover, pavement, roof surface or a vegetative swale. Use 0 for other types of LIDs. If value is 0 then any ponded water that exceeds the surface storage depth is assumed to completely overflow the LID control within a single time step. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
6 | surface_Slope |
BC, RG, GR, IT, PP, RD, VS: slope of a roof surface, pavement surface or vegetative swale (percent). Use 0 for other types of LIDs. If value is 0 then any ponded water that exceeds the surface storage depth is assumed to completely overflow the LID control within a single time step. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
7 | surface_Xslope |
BC, RG, GR, IT, PP, RD, VS: slope (run over rise) of the side walls of a vegetative swale’s cross-section. Use 0 for other types of LIDs. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
8 | soil_Thick |
BC, RG, GR, PP: Thickness of the soil layer (inches or mm if using metric units). Optional for PP. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
9 | soil_Por |
BC, RG, GR, PP: Soil porosity (pore space volume / total volume). Optional for PP. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
10 | soil_FC |
BC, RG, GR, PP: Soil field capacity (moisture content of a fully drained soil). Optional for PP. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
11 | soil_WP |
BC, RG, GR, PP: Soil wilting point (moisture content of a fully dried soil). Optional for PP. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
12 | soil_Ksat |
BC, RG, GR, PP: Soil’s saturated hydraulic conductivity (in/hr or mm/hr if using metric units). Optional for PP. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
13 | soil_Kcoeff |
BC, RG, GR, PP: Slope of the curve of log (conductivity) versus soil moisture deficit (porosity minus soil moisture) (dimensionless). Optional for PP. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
14 | soil_Suct |
BC, RG, GR, PP: Soil capillary suction (in or mm if using metric units). Optional for PP. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
15 | pavement_Thick |
PP: Thickness of the pavement layer (inches or mm if using metric units). All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
16 | pavement_Vratio |
PP: Void ratio (volume of void space relative to the volume of solids in the pavement for continuous systems or for the fill material used in modular systems). Note that porosity = void ratio / (1 + void ratio). All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
17 | pavement_FracImp |
PP: Ratio of impervious paver material to total area for modular systems; 0 for continuous porous pavement systems. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
18 | pavement_Perm |
PP: Permeability of the concrete or asphalt used in continuous systems or hydraulic conductivity of the fill material (gravel or sand) used in modular systems (in/hr or mm/hr). All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
19 | pavement_Vclog |
PP: the number of pavement layer void volumes of runoff treated it takes to completely clog the pavement. Use a value of 0 to ignore clogging. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
20 | pavement_Treg |
PP: The number of days that the pavement layer is allowed to clog before its permeability is restored, typically by vacuuming its surface. A value of 0 (the default) indicates that no permeability regeneration occurs. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
21 | pavement_Freg |
PP: The fractional degree to which the pavement’s permeability is restored when a regeneration interval is reached. The default is 0 (no restoration) while a value of 1 indicates complete restoration to the original permeability value. Once regeneration occurs the pavement begins to clog once again at a rate determined by Vclog. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
22 | storage_Height |
BC, IT, PP, RB: Thickness of the storage layer or height of a rain barrel (inches or mm if using metric units). All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
23 | storage_Vratio |
BC, IT, PP, RB: void ratio (volume of void space relative to the volume of solids in the layer). Note that porosity = void ratio / (1 + void ratio). All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
24 | storage_Seepage |
BC, IT, PP, RB: The rate at which water seeps from the layer into the underlying native soil when first constructed (in/hr or mm/hr if using metric units). If there is an impermeable floor or liner below the layer then use a value of 0. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
25 | storage_Vclog | BC, IT, PP, RB: Number of storage layer void volumes of runoff treated it takes to completely clog the layer. Use a value of 0 to ignore clogging. | Float |
26 | storage_Covrd |
BC, IT, PP, RB: YES (the default) if a rain barrel is covered, NO if it is not. All other types: Not Used. |
Char |
27 | drain_Coeff |
RB, RD, BC, IT, PP: Coefficient C that determines the rate of flow through the drain as a function of height of stored water above the drain bottom. For Rooftop Disconnection it is the maximum flow rate (in inches/hour or mm/hour if using metric units) that the roof’s gutters and downspouts can handle before overflowing. Optional for BC, IT, PP. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
28 | drain_Expon |
RB, RD, BC, IT, PP: Exponent n that determines the rate of flow through the drain as a function of height of stored water above the drain outlet. Optional for BC, IT, PP. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
29 | drain_Offset |
RB, RD, BC, IT, PP: Height of the drain line above the bottom of the storage layer or rain barrel (inches or mm if using metric units). Optional for BC, IT, PP. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
30 | drain_Delay |
RB, RD, BC, IT, PP: Number of dry weather hours that must elapse before the drain line in a rain barrel is opened (the line is assumed to be closed once rainfall begins). A value of 0 signifies that the barrel’s drain line is always open and drains continuously. This parameter is ignored for other types of LIDs. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
31 | drain_Hopen |
RB, RD, BC, IT, PP: The height of water (in inches or mm) in the drain’s Storage Layer that causes the drain to automatically open. Use 0 to disable this feature. Optional for BC, IT, PP. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
32 | drain_Hclose |
RB, RD, BC, IT, PP: The height of water (in inches or mm) in the drain’s Storage Layer that causes the drain to automatically close. Use 0 to disable this feature. Optional for BC, IT, PP. All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
33 | drain_Qcrv |
RB, RD, BC, IT, PP: The name of an optional Control Curve that adjusts the computed drain flow as a function of the head of water above the drain. Leave blank if not applicable. Optional for BC, IT, PP. All other types: Not Used. |
Char |
34 | drainmat_Thick |
GR: Thickness of the drainage mat (inches or mm if using metric units). All other types: Not Used. |
Float |
35 | drainmat_Vratio |
GR: Ratio of void volume to total volume in the mat. All other types: Not Used. |
Char |
36 | drainmat_Rough |
GR: Manning’s coefficient (n) used to compute the horizontal flow rate of drained water through the mat. All other types: Not Used. |
Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Subcatchment | Name of the subcatchment using the LID process. | Char |
2 | LID | Name of a LID process defined in the LID_CONTROLS section. | Char |
3 | Number | Number of replicate LID units deployed. | Integer |
4 | Area | Area of each replicate unit (ft2 or m2 if using metric units) | Float |
5 | Width | Width of the outflow face of each identical LID unit (in ft or m if using metric units). This parameter applies to roofs, pavement, trenches, and swales that use overland flow to convey surface runoff off of the unit. It can be set to 0 for other LID processes, such as bio-retention cells, rain gardens, and rain barrels that simply spill any excess captured runoff over their berms. | Float |
6 | InitSat | The percent to which the LID’s soil, storage, and drain mat zones are initially filled with water. For soil zones 0 % saturation corresponds to the wilting point moisture content while 100 % saturation has the moisture content equal to the porosity. | Float |
7 | FromImp | The percent of the impervious portion of the subcatchment’s non-LID area whose runoff is treated by the LID practice. (E.g., if rain barrels are used to capture roof runoff and roofs represent 60% of the impervious area, then the impervious area treated is 60%). If the LID unit treats only direct rainfall, such as with a green roof, then this value should be 0. If the LID takes up the entire subcatchment then this field is ignored. | Float |
8 | ToPerv | A value of 1 indicates that the surface and drain flow from the LID unit should be routed back onto the pervious area of the subcatchment that contains it. This would be a common choice to make for rain barrels, rooftop disconnection, and possibly green roofs. The default value is 0. | Float |
9 | RptFile | Optional name of a file to which detailed time series results for the LID will be written. Enclose the name in double quotes if it contains spaces and include its full path if it resides in a different directory than the SWMM input file. Use ’*’ if not applicable and an entry for DrainTo or FromPerv follows | Char |
10 | DrainTo | Optional name of subcatchment or node that receives flow from the unit’s drain line, if different from the outlet of the subcatchment that the LID is placed in. Use ’*’ if not applicable and an entry for FromPerv follows. | Char |
11 | FromPerv | Optional percent of the pervious portion of the subcatchment’s non-LID area whose runoff is treated by the LID practice. The default value is 0. | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Name | Name assigned to conduit link. | Char |
2 | From Node | Name of the conduit’s upstream node. | Char |
3 | To Node | Name of the conduit’s downstream node. | Char |
4 | Length | Conduit length (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
5 | Roughness | Manning’s roughness coefficient (n). | Float |
6 | InOffset | Offset of the conduit’s upstream end above the invert of its upstream node (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
7 | OutOffset | Offset of the conduit’s downstream end above the invert of its downstream node (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
8 | InitFlow | Flow in the conduit at the start of the simulation (flow units) (default is 0). | Float |
9 | MaxFlow | Maximum flow allowed in the conduit (flow units) (default is no limit). | Float |
10 | xsec_XsecType |
A cross-section shape, the available shapes include: Circular, Force_main, Filled_circular2, Rect_closed, Rect_open, Trapezoidal, Triangular, Horiz_ellipse, Vert_ellipse, Arch, Parabolic, Power, Rect_triangular, Rect_round, Modbaskethandle, Egg, Horseshoe, Gothic, Catenary, Semielliptical, Baskethandle, Semicircular, Custom. |
Char |
11 | xsec_Geom1 |
Circular, Force_main, Filled_circular2: Diameter (ft or m if using metric units) All other shapes: Full height of the cross-section (ft or m if using metric units) |
Float |
12 | xsec_Geom2 |
Modbaskethandle and Trapezoidal: Base Width Arch, Horiz_ellipse and Vert_ellipse: Max. Width Force_main: Roughness Filled_circular2: Sediment depth Custom: Shape curve Parabolic, Power, Rect_closed, Rect_open, Rect_round, Rect_triangular, Triangular: Top width All other shapes: Not used |
Float |
13 | xsec_Geom3 |
Rect_Round: Bottom Radius Power: Exponent Trapezoidal: Left Slope Vert_ellipse and Horiz_ellipse: Size Code Arch: Size Code ModBasketHandle: Top Radius Rect_Triangular: Triangle Height All other shapes: Not used |
Float |
14 | xsec_Geom4 |
Trapezoidal: Right slope All other shapes: Not used |
Float |
15 | xsec_Barrels | Number of barrels (i.e., number of parallel pipes of equal size, slope, and roughness) associated with a conduit (default is 1). | Integer |
16 | xsec_Culvert | Code number from Table A.10 for the conduit’s inlet geometry if it is a culvert subject to possible inlet flow control (leave blank otherwise). | Char |
17 | xsec_Curve | Name of a Shape Curve in the CURVES section that defines how cross-section width varies with depth. | Char |
18 | xsec_Tsect | Name of an entry in the TRANSECTS section that describes the cross-section geometry of an irregular channel. | Char |
19 | xsec_Street | Name of an entry in the STREETS section that describes the cross-section geometry of a street. | Char |
20 | losses_Kentry | Minor head loss coefficient at the conduit’s entrance. | Float |
21 | losses_Kexit | Minor head loss coefficient at the conduit’s exit. | Float |
22 | losses_Kavg | Average minor head loss coefficient across the length of the conduit. | Float |
23 | losses_Flap | YES if the conduit has a flap valve that prevents back flow, NO otherwise. (Default is NO). | Char |
24 | losses_Seepage | Rate of seepage loss into the surrounding soil (in/hr or mm/hr if using metric units). (Default is 0.) | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Text | Determines how pumps and regulators will be adjusted based on simulation time or conditions at specific nodes and links. | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Name | Name assigned to orifice link. | Char |
2 | From Node | Name of the orifice’s inlet node. | Char |
3 | To Node | Name of the orifice’s outlet node. | Char |
4 | Type | The type of orifice - either SIDE if oriented in a vertical plane or BOTTOM if oriented in a horizontal plane. | Char |
5 | Offset | Amount that a Side Orifice’s bottom or the position of a Bottom Orifice is offset above the invert of inlet node (ft or m, expressed as either a depth or as an elevation, depending on the LINK_OFFSETS option setting). | Float |
6 | Qcoeff | Discharge coefficient (unitless). | Float |
7 | Gated | YES if a flap gate prevents reverse flow, NO if not (default is NO). | Char |
8 | CloseTime | Time in decimal hours to open a fully closed orifice (or close a fully open one). Use 0 if the orifice can open/close instantaneously. | Float |
9 | xsec_XsecType | The only allowable shapes are CIRCULAR and RECT_CLOSED (closed rectangular). | Char |
10 | xsec_Geom1 |
Circular: Diameter (ft or m) Rect_Closed: Full height of the cross-section (ft or m if using metric units) |
Float |
11 | xsec_Geom2 |
Circular: Not used Rect_closed: Top width |
Float |
12 | xsec_Geom3 | Not used | Float |
13 | xsec_Geom4 | Not used | Float |
14 | xsec_Barrels | Number of barrels (i.e., number of parallel pipes of equal size, slope, and roughness) associated with a conduit (default is 1). | Integer |
15 | xsec_Culvert | Code number from Table A.10 for the conduit’s inlet geometry if it is a culvert subject to possible inlet flow control (leave blank otherwise). | Char |
16 | xsec_Curve | Name of a Shape Curve in the CURVES section that defines how cross-section width varies with depth. | Char |
17 | xsec_Tsect | Name of an entry in the TRANSECTS section that describes the cross-section geometry of an irregular channel. | Char |
18 | xsec_Street | Name of an entry in the STREETS section that describes the cross-section geometry of a street. | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Name | Name assigned to outlet link. | Char |
2 | From Node | Name of the outlet’s inlet node. | Char |
3 | To Node | Name of the outlet’s outlet node. | Char |
4 | Offset | Amount that the outlet is offset above the invert of its inlet node (ft or m, expressed as either a depth or as an elevation, depending on the LINK_OFFSETS option setting). | Float |
5 | Type | TABULAR/DEPTH, TABULAR/HEAD, FUNCTIONAL/DEPTH, FUNCTIONAL/HEAD | Char |
6 | QCurve | Name of the rating curve listed in the CURVES section that describes outflow rate (flow units) as a function of: - water depth above the offset elevation at the inlet node (ft or m if using metric units) for a TABULAR/DEPTH outlet. - head difference (ft or m) between the inlet and outflow nodes for a TABULAR/HEAD outlet. | Char |
7 | C1 | Coefficient of a power function that relates outflow to: - water depth (ft or m if using metric units) above the offset elevation at the inlet node for a FUNCTIONAL/DEPTH outlet. - head difference (ft or m if using metric units) between the inlet and outflow nodes for a FUNCTIONAL/HEAD outlet. | Float |
8 | C2 | Exponent of a power function that relates outflow to: - water depth (ft or m if using metric units) above the offset elevation at the inlet node for a FUNCTIONAL/DEPTH outlet. - head difference (ft or m if using metric units) between the inlet and outflow nodes for a FUNCTIONAL/HEAD outlet. | Float |
9 | Gated | YES if a flap gate prevents reverse flow, NO if not (default is NO). | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | Name assigned to pump link. | Char |
2 | From Node | Name of the pump’s inlet node. | Char |
3 | To Node | Name of the pump’s outlet node. | Char |
4 | Pcurve |
Name of a pump curve listed in the CURVES section of the input. A pump curve describes the relation between a pump’s flow rate and conditions at its inlet and outlet nodes. The following types of pump curves are supported:
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Char |
5 | Status | Pump’s status at the start of the simulation (either ON or OFF; default is ON). | Char |
6 | Startup | Depth at the inlet node when the pump turns on (ft or m if using metric units) (default is 0). | Float |
7 | Shutoff | Depth at inlet node when the pump shuts off (ft or m if using metric units) (default is 0). | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | Name assigned to the street cross-section. | Char |
2 | Tcrown | Distance from street’s curb to its crown (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
3 | Hcurb | Curb height (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
4 | Sx | Street cross slope (%). | Float |
5 | nRoad | Manning’s roughness coefficient (n) of the road surface | Float |
6 | a | Gutter depression height (in or mm if using metric units) (default = 0). | Float |
7 | W | Depressed gutter width (ft or m if using metric units) (default = 0). | Float |
8 | Sides | 1 for single sided street or 2 for two-sided street (default = 2). | Integer |
9 | Tback | Street backing width (ft or m if using metric units) (default = 0). | Float |
10 | Sback | Street backing slope (%) (default = 0). | Float |
11 | nBack | Street backing Manning’s roughness coefficient (n) (default = 0). | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | Name assigned to the transect. | Char |
2 | Xleft | Station position which ends the left overbank portion of the channel (ft or m if using metric units). | Char |
3 | Xright | Station position which begins the right overbank portion of the channel (ft or m if using metric units). | Char |
4 | Lfactor | Meander modifier that represents the ratio of the length of a meandering main channel to the length of the overbank area that surrounds it (use 0 if not applicable). | Char |
5 | Wfactor | Factor by which distances between stations should be multiplied to increase (or decrease) the width of the channel (enter 0 if not applicable). | Char |
6 | Eoffset | Amount to be added (or subtracted) from the elevation of each station (ft or m if using metric units). | Char |
7 | Nleft | Manning’s roughness coefficient (n) of right overbank portion of channel (use 0 if no change from previous NC line). | Char |
8 | Nright | Manning’s roughness coefficient (n) of right overbank portion of channel (use 0 if no change from previous NC line. | Char |
9 | Nchan1 | Manning’s roughness coefficient (n) of main channel portion of channel (use 0 if no change from previous NC line. | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | Name assigned to the transect. | Char |
2 | Elev | Elevation of the channel bottom at a cross-section station relative to some fixed reference (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
3 | Station | Distance of a cross-section station from some fixed reference (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | Name assigned to weir link. | Char |
2 | From Node | Name of the weir’s inlet node. | Char |
3 | To Node | Name of the weir’s outlet node. | Char |
4 | Type | TRANSVERSE, SIDEFLOW, V-NOTCH, TRAPEZOIDAL or ROADWAY. | Char |
5 | CrestHt | Amount that the weir’s opening is offset above the invert of inlet node (ft or m if using metric units, expressed as either a depth or as an elevation, depending on the LINK_OFFSETS option setting). | Float |
6 | Cd | Weir discharge coefficient (for CFS if using US flow units or CMS if using metric flow units). | Float |
7 | Gated | YES if a flap gate prevents reverse flow, NO if not (default is NO). | Char |
8 | EC | Number of end contractions for a TRANSVERSE or TRAPEZOIDAL weir (default is 0). | Char |
9 | Cd2 | Discharge coefficient for the triangular ends of a TRAPEZOIDAL weir (for CFS if using US flow units or CMS if using metric flow units) (default is the value of Cd). | Float |
10 | Sur | YES if the weir can surcharge (have an upstream water level higher than the height of the weir’s opening); NO if it cannot (default is YES). | Char |
11 | Road_Width | Applies only to ROADWAY weirs. Width of road lanes and shoulders for a ROADWAY weir (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
12 | Road_Surf | Applies only to ROADWAY weirs. Type of road surface for a ROADWAY weir: PAVED or GRAVEL. | Char |
13 | xsec_XsecType |
A cross-section shape. The following shapes must be used with each type of weir:
|
Char |
14 | xsec_Geom1 | Full height of the cross-section (ft or m if using metric units) | Float |
15 | xsec_Geom2 |
Trapezoidal: Base Width Rect_open and Triangular: Top width |
Float |
16 | xsec_Geom3 |
Trapezoidal: Left Slope Rect_open and Triangular: Not used |
Float |
17 | xsec_Geom4 |
Trapezoidal: Right slope All other shapes: Not used |
Float |
18 | xsec_Barrels | Number of barrels (i.e., number of parallel pipes of equal size, slope, and roughness) associated with a conduit (default is 1). | Integer |
19 | xsec_Culvert | Code number from Table A.10 for the conduit’s inlet geometry if it is a culvert subject to possible inlet flow control (leave blank otherwise). | Char |
20 | xsec_Curve | Name of a Shape Curve in the CURVES section that defines how cross-section width varies with depth. | Char |
21 | xsec_Tsect | Name of an entry in the TRANSECTS section that describes the cross-section geometry of an irregular channel. | Char |
22 | xsec_Street | Name of an entry in the STREETS section that describes the cross-section geometry of a street. | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | Name assigned to divider node. | Char |
2 | Elev | Node’s invert elevation (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
3 | DivLink | Name of the link to which flow is diverted. | Char |
4 | Type | OVERFLOW: CUTOFF: TABULAR: WEIR: | Char |
5 | Qmin |
CUTOFF and WEIR: flow at which diversion begins (flow units). OVERFLOW and TABULAR: Not Used. |
Float |
6 | Dcurve |
TABULAR: name of a curve that relates diverted flow to total flow. OVERFLOW, CUTOFF and WEIR: Not Used. |
Float |
7 | Ht |
WEIR: height of a WEIR divider (ft or m). OVERFLOW, CUTOFF and TABULAR: Not Used. |
Float |
8 | Cd |
WEIR: discharge coefficient for a WEIR divider. OVERFLOW, CUTOFF and TABULAR: Not Used. |
Float |
9 | Ymax | OVERFLOW, CUTOFF, TABULAR and WEIR: depth from the ground to the node’s invert elevation (ft or m if using metric units) (default is 0). | Float |
10 | Y0 | OVERFLOW, CUTOFF, TABULAR and WEIR: water depth at the start of the simulation (ft or m if using metric units) (default is 0). | Float |
11 | Ysur | OVERFLOW, CUTOFF, TABULAR and WEIR: maximum additional pressure head above the ground elevation that the node can sustain under surcharge conditions (ft or m if using metric units) (default is 0). | Float |
12 | Apond | OVERFLOW, CUTOFF, TABULAR and WEIR: area subjected to surface ponding once water depth exceeds Ymax + Ysur (ft2 or m2 if using metric units) (default is 0). | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Node | Name of a node where dry weather flow enters. | Char |
2 | Type | Keyword FLOW for flow or a pollutant name for a quality constituent. | Char |
3 | Base | Average baseline value for corresponding constituent (flow or concentration units). The actual dry weather input will equal the product of the baseline value and any adjustment factors supplied by the specified patterns. If not supplied, an adjustment factor defaults to 1.0. | Float |
4 | Pat1 | Name of first time pattern appearing in the PATTERNS section. The patterns can be any combination of monthly, daily, hourly and weekend hourly patterns, listed in any order. See the PATTERNS section for more details. | Char |
5 | Pat2 | Name of second time pattern appearing in the PATTERNS section. The patterns can be any combination of monthly, daily, hourly and weekend hourly patterns, listed in any order. See the PATTERNS section for more details. | Char |
6 | Pat3 | Name of third time pattern appearing in the PATTERNS section. The patterns can be any combination of monthly, daily, hourly and weekend hourly patterns, listed in any order. See the PATTERNS section for more details. | Char |
7 | Pat4 | Name of fourth time pattern appearing in the PATTERNS section. The patterns can be any combination of monthly, daily, hourly and weekend hourly patterns, listed in any order. See the PATTERNS section for more details. | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Name | Name assigned to junction node. | Char |
2 | Elev | Elevation of the junction’s invert (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
3 | Ymax |
Depth from ground to invert elevation (ft or m if using metric units). Default is 0. If Ymax is 0 then SWMM sets the junction’s maximum depth to the distance from its invert to the top of the highest connecting link. |
Float |
4 | Y0 | Water depth at the start of the simulation (ft or m if using metric units). Default is 0. | Float |
5 | Ysur |
Maximum additional pressure head above the ground elevation that the junction can sustain under surcharge conditions (ft or m if using metric units). Default is 0. If the junction is part of a force main section of the system then set Ysur to the maximum pressure that the system can sustain. |
Char |
6 | Apond |
Area subjected to surface ponding once water depth exceeds Ymax + Ysur (ft2 or m2 if using metric units). Default is 0. Surface ponding can only occur when Apond is non-zero and the ALLOW_PONDING analysis option is turned on. |
Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Name | Name assigned to outfall node. | Char |
2 | Elev | Node’s invert elevation (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
3 | Type | Use either FREE, NORMAL, FIXED, TIDAL or TIMESERIES. | Char |
4 | Stage |
FIXED: Elevation of a fixed stage outfall (ft or m). FREE, NORMAL, TIDAL and TIMESERIES: Not Used. |
Char |
5 | Tcurve |
TIDAL: Name of a curve in the CURVES section containing tidal height (i.e., outfall stage) v. hour of day over a complete tidal cycle. FREE, NORMAL, FIXED and TIMESERIES: Not Used. |
Char |
6 | Tseries |
TIMESERIES: Name of a time series in TIMESERIES section that describes how outfall stage varies with time. FREE, NORMAL, FIXED and TIDAL: Not Used. |
Char |
7 | Gated | YES or NO depending on whether a flap gate is present that prevents reverse flow. The default is NO. | Char |
8 | RouteTo | Optional. Name of a subcatchment that receives the outfall’s discharge. The default is not to route the outfall’s discharge. | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Name | Name assigned to storage node. | Char |
2 | Elev | Node’s invert elevation (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
3 | Ymax | Water depth when the storage node is full (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
4 | Y0 | Water depth at the start of the simulation (ft or m if using metric units). | Float |
5 | TYPE |
TABULAR: FUNCTIONAL: CYLINDRICAL: CONICAL: PARABOLOID: PYRAMIDAL: |
Char |
6 | Acurve | Name of a curve in the CURVES section that relates surface area (ft2 or m2 if using metric units) to depth (ft or m if using metric units) for TABULAR geometry. | Char |
7 | A1 | Coefficient of a FUNCTIONAL relation between surface area and depth. Where Area = A0 + A1*DepthA2. | Float |
8 | A2 | Exponent of a FUNCTIONAL relation between surface area and depth. | Float |
9 | A0 | Constant of a FUNCTIONAL relation between surface area and depth. | Float |
10 | L |
CYLINDRICAL: major axis length CONICAL: major axis length of base PARABOLOID: major axis length at full height PYRAMIDAL: base length |
Float |
11 | W |
CYLINDRICAL: major axis width CONICAL: major axis width of base PARABOLOID: minor axis width at full height PYRAMIDAL: base width |
Float |
12 | Z |
CYLINDRICAL: Not Used. CONICAL: side slope (run/rise) PARABOLOID: full height PYRAMIDAL: side slope (run/rise) |
Float |
13 | Ysur | Maximum additional pressure head above full depth that a closed storage unit can sustain under surcharge conditions (ft or m if using metric units) (default is 0). | Float |
14 | Fevap | Fraction of potential evaporation from the storage unit’s water surface realized (default is 0). | Float |
15 | Psi | Optional seepage parameters for soil surrounding the storage unit. Suction head (inches or mm if using metric units). | Float |
16 | Ksat | Optional seepage parameters for soil surrounding the storage unit. Saturated hydraulic conductivity (in/hr or mm/hr if using metric units). | Float |
17 | IMD | Optional seepage parameters for soil surrounding the storage unit. Initial moisture deficit (porosity minus moisture content) (fraction). | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Operation |
Set if the interface file is to be used or saved by a run:
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Char |
2 |
Filetype |
The different types of interface files that are currently available include: RAINFALL: rainfall interface file (USE / SAVE operation) RUNOFF: runoff interface file (USE / SAVE operation) HOTSTART: hot start file (USE / SAVE operation) RDII: RDII interface file (USE / SAVE operation) INFLOWS: routing interface files (USE operation only) OUTFLOWS: routing interface files (SAVE operation only) |
Char |
3 | Filename | The name of an interface file. Enclose the external file name in double quotes if it contains spaces and include its full path if it resides in a different directory than the SWMM input file. | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Option |
FLOW_UNITS makes a choice of flow units. Selecting a US flow unit means that all other quantities will be expressed in US customary units, while choosing a metric flow unit will force all quantities to be expressed in SI metric units. (Exceptions are pollutant concentration and Manning’s roughness coefficient (n) which are always in metric units). The default is CFS. INFILTRATION selects a model for computing infiltration of rainfall into the upper soil zone of subcatchments. The default model is HORTON. FLOW_ROUTING determines which method is used to route flows through the drainage system. STEADY refers to sequential steady state routing (i.e. hydrograph translation), KINWAVE to kinematic wave routing, DYNWAVE to dynamic wave routing. The default routing method is DYNWAVE. LINK_OFFSETS determines the convention used to specify the position of a link offset above the invert of its connecting node. DEPTH indicates that offsets are expressed as the distance between the node invert and the link while ELEVATION indicates that the absolute elevation of the offset is used. The default is DEPTH. FORCE_MAIN_EQUATION establishes whether the Hazen-Williams (H-W) or the Darcy-Weisbach (D-W) equation will be used to compute friction losses for pressurized flow in conduits that have been assigned a Circular Force Main cross-section shape. The default is H-W. IGNORE_RAINFALL is set to YES if all rainfall data and runoff calculations should be ignored. In this case SWMM only performs flow and pollutant routing based on user-supplied direct and dry weather inflows. The default is NO. IGNORE_SNOWMELT is set to YES if snowmelt calculations should be ignored when a project file contains snow pack objects. The default is NO. IGNORE_GROUNDWATER is set to YES if groundwater calculations should be ignored when a project file contains aquifer objects. The default is NO. IGNORE_RDII is set to YES if rainfall dependent inflow/infiltration should be ignored when RDII unit hydrographs and RDII inflows have been supplied to a project file. The default is NO. IGNORE_ROUTING is set to YES if only runoff should be computed even if the project contains drainage system links and nodes. The default is NO. IGNORE_QUALITY is set to YES if pollutant washoff, routing, and treatment should be ignored in a project that has pollutants defined. The default is NO. ALLOW_PONDING determines whether excess water is allowed to collect atop nodes and be re-introduced into the system as conditions permit. The default is NO ponding. In order for ponding to actually occur at a particular node, a non-zero value for its Ponded Area attribute must be used. SKIP_STEADY_STATE should be set to YES if flow routing computations should be skipped during steady state periods of a simulation during which the last set of computed flows will be used. A time step is considered to be in steady state if the percent difference between total system inflow and total system outflow is below the SYS_FLOW_TOL and the percent difference between current and previous lateral inflows are below the LAT_FLOW_TOL. The default for this option is NO. SYS_FLOW_TOL is the maximum percent difference between total system inflow and total system outflow which can occur in order for the SKIP_STEADY_STATE option to take effect. The default is 5 percent. LAT_FLOW_TOL is the maximum percent difference between the current and previous lateral inflow at all nodes in the conveyance system in order for the SKIP_STEADY_STATE option to take effect. The default is 5 percent. START_DATE is the date when the simulation begins. If not supplied, a date of 2004-01-01 is used. START_TIME is the time of day on the starting date when the simulation begins. The default is 12 midnight (0:00:00). END_DATE is the date when the simulation is to end. The default is the start date. END_TIME is the time of day on the ending date when the simulation will end. The default is 24:00:00. REPORT_START_DATE is the date when reporting of results is to begin. The default is the simulation start date. REPORT_START_TIME is the time of day on the report starting date when reporting is to begin. The default is the simulation start time of day. SWEEP_START is the day of the year (month/day) when street sweeping operations begin. The default is 1/1. SWEEP_END is the day of the year (month/day) when street sweeping operations end. The default is 12/31. DRY_DAYS is the number of days with no rainfall prior to the start of the simulation. The default is 0. REPORT_STEP is the time interval for reporting of computed results. The default is 0:15:00. WET_STEP is the time step length used to compute runoff from subcatchments during periods of rainfall or when ponded water still remains on the surface. The default is 0:05:00. DRY_STEP is the time step length used for runoff computations (consisting essentially of pollutant buildup) during periods when there is no rainfall and no ponded water. The default is 1:00:00. ROUTING_STEP is the time step length in seconds used for routing flows and water quality constituents through the conveyance system. The default is 20 sec. This can be increased if dynamic wave routing is not used. Fractional values (e.g., 2.5) are permissible as are values entered in hours:minutes:seconds format. LENGTHENING_STEP is a time step, in seconds, used to lengthen conduits under dynamic wave routing, so that they meet the Courant stability criterion under full-flow conditions (i.e., the travel time of a wave will not be smaller than the specified conduit lengthening time step). As this value is decreased, fewer conduits will require lengthening. A value of 0 (the default) means that no conduits will be lengthened. VARIABLE_STEP is a safety factor applied to a variable time step computed for each time period under dynamic wave flow routing. The variable time step is computed so as to satisfy the Courant stability criterion for each conduit and yet not exceed the ROUTING_STEP value. If the safety factor is 0 (the default), then no variable time step is used. MINIMUM_STEP is the smallest time step allowed when variable time steps are used for dynamic wave flow routing. The default value is 0.5 seconds. INERTIAL_DAMPING indicates how the inertial terms in the Saint Venant momentum equation will be handled under dynamic wave flow routing. Choosing NONE maintains these terms at their full value under all conditions. Selecting PARTIAL (the default) will reduce the terms as flow comes closer to being critical (and ignores them when flow is supercritical). Choosing FULL will drop the terms altogether. NORMAL_FLOW_LIMITED specifies which condition is checked to determine if flow in a conduit is supercritical and should thus be limited to the normal flow. Use SLOPE to check if the water surface slope is greater than the conduit slope, FROUDE to check if the Froude number is greater than 1.0, BOTH to check both conditions or NONE if no checks are made. The default is BOTH. SURCHARGE_METHOD selects which method will be used to handle surcharge conditions. The EXTRAN option uses a variation of the Surcharge Algorithm from previous versions of SWMM to update nodal heads when all connecting links become full. The SLOT option uses a Preissmann Slot to add a small amount of virtual top surface width to full flowing pipes so that SWMM’s normal procedure for updating nodal heads can continue to be used. The default is EXTRAN. MIN_SURFAREA is a minimum surface area used at nodes when computing changes in water depth under dynamic wave routing. If 0 is entered, then the default value of 12.566 ft2 (1.167 m2) (i.e., the area of a 4-ft diameter manhole) is used. MIN_SLOPE is the minimum value allowed for a conduit’s slope (%). If zero (the default) then no minimum is imposed (although SWMM uses a lower limit on elevation drop of 0.001 ft (0.00035 m) when computing a conduit slope). MAX_TRIALS is the maximum number of trials allowed during a time step to reach convergence when updating hydraulic heads at the conveyance system’s nodes. The default value is 8. HEAD_TOLERANCE is the difference in computed head at each node between successive trials below which the flow solution for the current time step is assumed to have converged. The default tolerance is 0.005 ft (0.0015 m). THREADS is the number of parallel computing threads to use for dynamic wave flow routing on machines equipped with multi-core processors. The default is 1. |
Char |
2 | Value |
FLOW_UNITS: CFS / GPM / MGD / CMS / LPS / MLD INFILTRATION: HORTON / MODIFIED_HORTON / GREEN_AMPT / MODIFIED_GREEN_AMPT / CURVE_NUMBER FLOW_ROUTING: STEADY / KINWAVE / DYNWAVE LINK_OFFSETS: DEPTH / ELEVATION FORCE_MAIN_EQUATION: H-W / D-W IGNORE_RAINFALL: YES / NO IGNORE_SNOWMELT: YES / NO IGNORE_GROUNDWATER: YES / NO IGNORE_RDII: YES / NO IGNORE_ROUTING: YES / NO IGNORE_QUALITY: YES / NO ALLOW_PONDING: YES / NO SKIP_STEADY_STATE: YES / NO SYS_FLOW_TOL: value LAT_FLOW_TOL: value START_DATE: yyyy-mm-dd (default) or month/day/year START_TIME: hours:minutes END_DATE: yyyy-mm-dd (default) or month/day/year END_TIME: hours:minutes REPORT_START_DATE: yyyy-mm-dd (default) or month/day/year REPORT_START_TIME: hours:minutes SWEEP_START: month/day SWEEP_END: month/day DRY_DAYS: days REPORT_STEP: hours:minutes:seconds WET_STEP: hours:minutes:seconds DRY_STEP: hours:minutes:seconds ROUTING_STEP: seconds LENGTHENING_STEP: seconds VARIABLE_STEP: value MINIMUM_STEP: seconds INERTIAL_DAMPING: NONE / PARTIAL / FULL NORMAL_FLOW_LIMITED: SLOPE / FROUDE / BOTH / NONE SURCHARGE_METHOD: EXTRAN / SLOT MIN_SURFAREA: value MIN_SLOPE: value MAX_TRIALS: value HEAD_TOLERANCE: value THREADS: value |
Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Format |
INPUT specifies whether or not a summary of the input data should be provided in the output report. The default is NO. CONTINUITY specifies whether continuity checks should be reported or not. The default is YES. FLOWSTATS specifies whether summary flow statistics should be reported or not. The default is YES. CONTROLS specifies whether all control actions taken during a simulation should be listed or not. The default is NO. SUBCATCHMENTS gives a list of subcatchments whose results are to be reported. The default is NONE. NODES gives a list of nodes whose results are to be reported. The default is NONE. LINKS gives a list of links whose results are to be reported. The default is NONE. LID specifies that the LID control Name in subcatchment Subcatch should have a detailed performance report for it written to file Fname. The SUBCATCHMENTS, NODES, LINKS, and LID lines can be repeated multiple times. |
Char |
2 | Value |
INPUT: YES / NO CONTINUITY: YES / NO FLOWSTATS: YES / NO CONTROLS: YES / NO SUBCATCHMENTS: ALL / NONE / NODES: ALL / NONE / LINKS: ALL / NONE / |
Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Title | Any number of lines may be entered. The first line will be used as a page header in the output report. | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | Name assigned to the subcatchment. | Char |
2 | Rain Gage | Name of a rain gage in the RAINGAGES section assigned to the subcatchment. | Char |
3 | Outlet | Name of the node or subcatchment that receives runoff from the subcatchment. | Char |
4 | Area | Area of the subcatchment (acres or hectares if using metric units). | Float |
5 | PctImperv | Percentage of the subcatchment’s area that is impervious. | Float |
6 | Width | Characteristic width of the subcatchment (ft or m, if using metric units). | Float |
7 | PctSlope | The subcatchment’s slope (percent). | Float |
8 | CurbLen | Total curb length (any length units) used to describe pollutant buildup. Use 0 if not applicable. | Float |
9 | SnowPack | Optional name of a snow pack object (from the SNOWPACKS section) that characterizes snow accumulation and melting over the subcatchment. | Char |
10 | Subareas_Nimp | Manning’s coefficient (n) for overland flow over the impervious sub-area. | Float |
11 | Subareas_Nperv | Manning’s coefficient (n) for overland flow over the pervious sub-area. | Float |
12 | Subareas_Simp | Depression storage for the impervious sub-area (inches or mm, if using metric units). | Float |
13 | Subareas_Sperv | Depression storage for the pervious sub-area (inches or mm, if using metric units). | Float |
14 | Subareas_PctZero | Percent of impervious area with no depression storage. | Float |
15 | Subareas_RouteTo | IMPERVIOUS if pervious area runoff runs onto impervious area, PERVIOUS if impervious runoff runs onto pervious area, or OUTLET if both areas drain to the subcatchment’s outlet (default = OUTLET). | Char |
16 | Subareas_PctRouted | Percent of runoff routed from one type of area to another (default = 100). | Float |
17 | Infiltration_p1 |
HORTON and MODIFIED_HORTON: maximum infiltration rate on the Horton curve (in/hr or mm/hr). GREEN-AMPT and MODIFIED_GREEN_AMPT: soil capillary suction (in or mm if using metric units). CURVE_NUMBER: SCS Curve Number. |
Float |
18 | Infiltration_p2 |
HORTON and MODIFIED_HORTON: minimum infiltration rate on the Horton curve (in/hr or mm/hr if using metric units). GREEN-AMPT and MODIFIED_GREEN_AMPT: soil saturated hydraulic conductivity (in/hr or mm/hr if using metric units). CURVE_NUMBER: no longer used. |
Float |
19 | Infiltration_p3 |
HORTON and MODIFIED_HORTON: decay rate constant of the Horton curve (1/hr). GREEN-AMPT and MODIFIED_GREEN_AMPT: initial soil moisture deficit (porosity minus moisture content) (fraction). CURVE_NUMBER: time it takes for a fully saturated soil to dry (days). |
Float |
20 | Infiltration_p4 |
HORTON and MODIFIED_HORTON: time it takes for a fully saturated soil to dry (days). GREEN-AMPT, MODIFIED_GREEN_AMPT and CURVE_NUMBER: Not Used. |
Float |
21 | Infiltration_p5 |
HORTON and MODIFIED_HORTON: maximum infiltration volume possible (0 if not applicable) (in or mm if using metric units). GREEN-AMPT, MODIFIED_GREEN_AMPT and CURVE_NUMBER: Not Used. |
Float |
22 | Infiltration_Method |
Either HORTON, MODIFIED_HORTON, GREEN_AMPT, MODIFIED_GREEN_AMPT, or CURVE_NUMBER. If not specified then the infiltration method supplied in the OPTIONS section is used. |
Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Landuse | Land use name. | Char |
2 | Pollutant | Pollutant name. | Char |
3 | FuncType |
Buildup function type. POW (Power): Min(C1, C2*tC3) EXP (Exponential): C1(1-exp(-C2t)) SAT (Saturation): (C1*t)/(C3+t) EXT (External): C1 is the maximum possible buildup (mass per area or curb length), C2 is a scaling factor, and C3 is the name of a Time Series that contains buildup rates (as mass per area or curb length per day) as a function of time. |
Char |
4 | C1 | Buildup function parameters (see FuncType). | Float |
5 | C2 | Buildup function parameters (see FuncType). | Float |
6 | C3 | Buildup function parameters (see FuncType). | Float |
7 | PerUnit | AREA if buildup is per unit area, CURBLENGTH if per length of curb. | Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Subcatchment | Subcatchment name. | Char |
2 | Landuse | Land use name. | Char |
3 | Percent | Percent of the subcatchment’s area covered by the land use | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Name | Land use name. | Char |
2 | SweepIntervalDays | Days between street sweeping. | Float |
3 | AvailabilityFract | Fraction of pollutant buildup available for removal by street sweeping. | Float |
4 | LastSweepDays | Days since last sweeping at the start of the simulation. | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Subcatchment | Name of a subcatchment. | Char |
2 | Landuse | Name of a pollutant. | Char |
3 | Percent | Initial buildup of the pollutant (lbs/acre or kg/hectare). If an initial buildup is not specified for a pollutant, then its initial buildup is computed by applying the DRY_DAYS option (specified in the OPTIONS section) to the pollutant’s buildup function for each land use in the subcatchment. | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Name | Name assigned to a pollutant. Note, FLOW is a reserved word and cannot be used to name a pollutant. | Char |
2 | Units | Concentration units (MG/L for milligrams per liter, UG/L for micrograms per liter, or #/L for direct count per liter). | Char |
3 | Crain | Concentration of the pollutant in rainfall (concentration units). | Float |
4 | Cgw | Concentration of the pollutant in groundwater (concentration units). | Float |
5 | cii | Concentration of the pollutant in inflow/infiltration (concentration units). | Float |
6 | Kdecay | First-order decay coefficient (1/days). | Float |
7 | Sflag | YES if pollutant buildup occurs only when there is snow cover, NO otherwise (default is NO). | Char |
8 | CoPoll | Name of a co-pollutant (default is no co-pollutant designated by a *). | Char |
9 | CoFract | Fraction of the co-pollutant’s concentration (default is 0). When pollutant X has a co-pollutant Y, it means that fraction CoFract of pollutant Y’s runoff concentration is added to pollutant X’s runoff concentration when wash off from a subcatchment is computed. | Float |
10 | Cdwf | Pollutant concentration in dry weather flow (default is 0). If there is no co-pollutant but non-default values, then enter an asterisk (*) for the co-pollutant name. The dry weather flow concentration can be overridden for any specific node of the conveyance system by editing the node’s Inflows property (see the INFLOWS section). | Float |
11 | Cinit | Pollutant concentration throughout the conveyance system at the start of the simulation (default is 0). If there is no co-pollutant but non-default values, then enter an asterisk (*) for the co-pollutant name. | Float |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Node | Name of the node where treatment occurs. | Char |
2 | Pollut | Name of pollutant receiving treatment. | Char |
3 | Result |
Result computed by treatment function. Choices are: C (function computes effluent concentration) R (function computes fractional removal) |
Char |
4 | Func |
Mathematical function expressing treatment result in terms of pollutant concentrations, pollutant removals, and other standard variables. Treatment functions can be any well-formed mathematical expression involving:
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Char |
No. | Default GIS Attribute Name | Description | Type |
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1 | Landuse | Land use name. | Char |
2 | Pollutant | Pollutant name. | Char |
3 | FuncType |
Washoff function type. Each washoff function expresses its results in different units. Available types:
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Char |
4 |
C1 |
Washoff function coefficients. See FuncType. EXP: units are (in/hr)-C2 per hour or (mm/hr)-C2 per hour if using metric units. RC: units depend on the flow units employed. EMC: concentration units. |
Float |
5 | C2 | Washoff function coefficients. See FuncType. | Float |
6 | SweepRmv1 | Street sweeping removal efficiency (percent). | Float |
7 | BmpRmv1 | BMP removal efficiency (percent). | Float |