Modeling Tools

Our expertise in modeling tools range from National Weather Service forecast system models to the State of Colorado water allocation model (StateMOD). Depending on the project requirements, Riverside staff will select the appropriate modeling tool. Examples of models used at Riverside include:

National Weather Service River Forecast System (NWSRFS)

SAC-SMA,Sacramento Soil Moisture Accounting Model

SNOW-17, Snow Accumulation and Ablation Model

CONS_USE, Consumptive Use Model

FLDWAV, Flood Wave Routing Model

RES-J, Joint Reservoir Operations Model

RES-SNGL, Single Reservoir Operations Model

US Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center

HEC-RAS, River Analysis System

HEC-GeoRAS

HEC-HMS, Hydrologic Modeling System

HEC-GeoHMS

HEC-SSP, Statistical Software Package

HEC-FDA, Flood Damage Analysis

HEC-DSS, Data Storage System

HEC-ResSim, Reservoir System Simulation

CWMS, Corps Water Management System

HEC-1, Flood Hydrograph Package

HEC-2, Water Surface Profile

HEC-5, Simulation of Flood Control and Conservation Systems

HEC-6, Scour and Deposition in Rivers and Reservoirs

Other Modeling Systems

RiverTrak^® Streamflow Forecasting System

RiverWare^® River Basin Modeling System

MODSIM, river basin network planning/water rights model

TSTool, time-series data analysis

Real-time flow measuring and reporting hardware and software

StateMOD, State of Colorado water rights planning model

WRAP/WAM, State of Texas administrative water availability model

HydroBase, water rights/water resources database

GIS applications

MODFLOW, groundwater flow model

MT3D-MS, groundwater quality model