The RiverTrak® system is a comprehensive system of database and software applications for real-time data collection, management, analysis, and hydrologic modeling. The system provides tools and solutions for real-world problems in the fields of water resources, natural resources, power/energy generation, and water quality. RiverTrak® system features include:
- Database for real-time and historical data
- Automatic execution
- Alarms for threshold values
- Interactive map interface
- Web-compatible products
The RiverTrak® system provides seamless integration with data collection networks offering clients real-time data management, streamflow forecasting and long-term hydrologic forecasting.
Data Collection and Management
When data collection and management are the primary objectives, the RiverTrak® system provides a simple, yet powerful tool for archiving and viewing real-time data. These systems can be operated either manually or automatically. A RiverTrak® data collection and management system includes:
- Integration with a data collection system
- RiverTrak® supporting database
- Interactive map interface
- Alarms activated by threshold values
- Data viewing capabilities - graphs, tables, summaries
- Web-compatible data products
Streamflow Forecasting
When real-time streamflow forecasting with data collection and management is the primary objective, the RiverTrak® system includes hydrologic and hydraulic modeling components. With these models, the RiverTrak® system simulates the response of a watershed as a function of the real-time hydrometerological observations. A RiverTrak® streamflow forecasting system includes:
- All components of the data collection and management system
- Continuous, physically-based hydrologic/hydraulic models
- State-Space Sacramento Model
- SnowPack Model
- Reservoir Model
- HEC-RAS
- Diversion Model
- Lag/K Routing Model
- Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) capability
- Automatic execution and updating
- Flood inundation mapping using HEC-RAS and GIS tools
Long-term Hydrologic Forecasting
When longer-term hydrologic forecasts or more advanced analysis of data and model results are needed for decision support, the RiverTrak® system includes additional simulation components. A RiverTrak® hydrologic simulation system includes:
- All components of the data collection and management system
- Ensemble Streamflow Prediction (ESP) System for long-term probabilistic forecasts