This table classifies common models by type of model.
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| Model or tool | Input complexity | Simulation type(s) | Public domain | Unsteady flow | Type of water quality model | Built-in BMPs | Assess TP | Assess TSS | Assess volume | Comment on use | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR-55 | Low | Event | Yes | None | No | No | Replaced by WinTR-55 | ||||
| Rational method (equation) | Low | Event | Yes | None | No | No | |||||
| HEC-1 | Medium | Yes | None | Replaced by HEC-HMS | |||||||
| HEC-HMS | Medium | Yes | None | No | No | ||||||
| Win TR-55 (or TR-20 DOS version) | Medium | Event or continuous | Yes | None | No | No | |||||
| Win TR-55 | Low | Event | Yes | None | No | No | |||||
| HydroCAD | Medium | Event | No | Detention ponds and storage chambers | Yes | Yes | No | ||||
| HEC-RAS | Medium | Event or continuous | Yes | Yes | Receiving water | None | Yes | No | |||
| HEC-2 | Medium | yes | No | None | No | No | Replaced by HEC-RAS | ||||
| WSPRO | Medium | Yes | No | None | No | No | This is an old model and likely no longer used | ||||
| CulvertMaster | Low | Event | No | no | None | No | No | ||||
| Flow Master | Low | Event | No | No | None | No | No | ||||
| PondPack | Medium | Event | No | No | Detention ponds. PondPack can calculate first-flush volume and aid in designing for minimum drain time, but does not model pollutants | No | No | No | |||
| EPA SWMM | Medium/High | Event or continuous | Yes | Yes | Loading, Receiving Water (limited to first order decay) | Low impact development BMPs including rain barrels, permeable pavers, vegetative swales, bioretention cells, infiltration trenches; traditional BMPs including detention basins, infiltration practices, wetlands, ponds. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| PC SWMM | Medium/High | Yes | No | Yes | Loading, Receiving Water (limited to first order decay) | Low impact development BMPs including rain barrels, permeable pavers, vegetative swales, bioretention cells, infiltration trenches; traditional BMPs including detention basins, infiltration practices, wetlands, ponds. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Info SWMM | Medium/High | Event/Continuous | No | Yes | Loading, Receiving Water (limited to first order decay) | Low impact development BMPs including rain barrels, permeable pavers, vegetative swales, bioretention cells, infiltration trenches; traditional BMPs including detention basins, infiltration practices, wetlands, ponds. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| XPS SWMM | Medium/High | Event/Continuous | No | Yes | Loading, Receiving Water (limited to first order decay) | Rain gardens, green roofs, rain barrels, street sweeping, infiltration trenches, dry detention basins, wet ponds, swales, porour pavement, filter strips | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| MIKE URBAN (SWMM or MOUSE) | |||||||||||
| ICPR | |||||||||||
| InfoWorks ICM | |||||||||||
| Mike 11 | |||||||||||
| CivilStorm | |||||||||||
| MODRET | |||||||||||
| WINSLAMM | |||||||||||
| P8 | |||||||||||
| BASINS | |||||||||||
| QUAL2E/QUAL2K | |||||||||||
| WinHSPF | |||||||||||
| LSPC | |||||||||||
| SWAT | |||||||||||
| PLOAD | |||||||||||
| PondNet | |||||||||||
| WASP | |||||||||||
| WMM | |||||||||||
| WARMF | |||||||||||
| SHSAM | |||||||||||
| Virginia Runoff Reduction Method | |||||||||||
| MapShed | |||||||||||
| MIDS calculator | |||||||||||
| EPA National Stormwater Calculator | |||||||||||
| SELECT | |||||||||||
| Metropolitan Council Stormwater Reuse Guide Excel Spreadsheet | |||||||||||
| MCWD/MWMO Stormwater Reuse Calculator | |||||||||||
| North Carolina State University Rainwater Harvesting Model | |||||||||||
| i-Tree Streets | |||||||||||
| i-Tree Hydro | |||||||||||
| RECARGA | |||||||||||
| SELDM | |||||||||||
| MIDUSS | |||||||||||
| QHM | |||||||||||
| WWHM | |||||||||||
| HY8 | |||||||||||
| Hydraulic Toolbox | |||||||||||
| SMS | |||||||||||
| GWLF-E | |||||||||||
| EPD-RIV1 | |||||||||||
| CE-QUAL-RIV2 | |||||||||||
| CE-QUAL-W2 |