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WMS User Manual (v9.1)

The Watershed Modeling System

1. Introduction: Introduction to WMS; WMS Screen; Overview; WMS Tutorials; What's new in WMS version 9.1; FAQ

1.1 Set Up: Setting Up WMS; License Agreement; Registering WMS; Graphics Card Troubleshooting; Running WMS for the first time; Command Line

2. General Information: Bugfixes WMS; General; WMS Basic Modeling Concepts; WMS Downloads

2.1. Layout: Graphical User Interface (GUI); WMS Dialog Help; Plot Windows; Plot Wizard; Menu Bar; Help Strip; Pan, Zoom, and Rotate

3. General Tools: Toolbars; Tool Palettes; Module Palette; Macros; Units Toolbar; Digitize Toolbar; Static Tool Palette; Dynamic Tool Palette; Drawing Tools; Get Data Toolbar; Get Data Tool; Drag and Drop

3.1. File and Edit Menus: File Menu; Edit Menu; Material Properties; Materials; Properties Window; Import from Database

3.2. Coordinate Systems: Coordinate Systems; Coordinate Conversions; Projections; CPP Coordinate System; Geographic Coordinate System; Local Coordinate System; Converting Coordinate Systems; Coordinate Tracking; Coordinate Systems of GIS Layers; Editing XYZ Coordinates

3.3. The Display Menu and Options: Display Menu; Display Options; Lighting Options; Color Ramp; Contour Options

3.4. Hydrologic/Hydraulic Calculators: Hydrologic/Hydraulic Calculators; Lag Time and Time of Concentration; Detention Basin Calculator; Channel Calculator; Weir Calculator

3.5. Other Tools: Data Sets; Dataset Zonal Classification; Dataset Zonal Classification Display; Overview of Data Sets; Deleting Data; CAD Display Options; Cross Sections; XY Series Editor; Centerline; Choose Outlet Locations; Annotations
3.4.a. Trees: Building Trees; Topologic Trees; Adding Basins; Adding Outlets; Inserting Outlets; Adding Reservoirs; Adding Diversions; Retrieving Diversions; Deleting Basins; Deleting Outlets; Deleting Reservoirs (Tree); Deleting Diversions; Adding Sources; Deleting Sources; Adding Sinks; Deleting Sinks; WMS:Assigning Triangles to Basins

3.5. Images: Images; WMS Images; Image Display Options; Image Preferences; Image Crop Collar; Image Gallery; BYU Image Contest

3.6. File Support: ARC/INFO ASCII Grid Files; ASCII Data Set Files; Binary Data Set Files; DSS Files; DSS File I/O; DSS Files-WMS Interface; File Extension; File I/O; Image Files; Import GIS File; Export GIS File; Land Use Files; Read Stage File; Read a Stage File; Shapefiles; WMS Native Files; WMS Non-native Files; WMS Supported File Formats; WMS Project Files; XY Series Files

3.7. Digital Elevation Model (DEMs): Introduction to DEMs; Importing USGS DEMs; Interpolation of DEMs elevations to TINs and 2D Grids; Merge Selected Basins (DEMs); Editing DEMs; Editing DEM Elevations; Delineation with DEMs; Filtered DEM Points; Smoothing DEMs; DEM Point Attributes; DEM Files; DEM Guidelines; Converting DEMs; DEM to Stream Arcs; Importing Flow Directions and Accumulations; Create Reservoir (DEMs); Defining Basins (DEMs); Draw Flow Patterns (DEMs); Merge Selected Basins (DEMs); Computing Basin Data (DEMs); Basin Boundaries to Polygons
3.7.a. TOPAZ: TOPAZ; Computing Flow Data with TOPAZ; Exporting a TOPAZ Input File

3.8. MapInfo Professional Transaction File(TINs): Introduction to TINs; Computing Basin Data (TINs); Creating Reservoirs (TINs); Creating TINs; Creating a TIN from a Scanned Image; Defining Basins (TINs); Deleting Reservoirs (TINs); Merging TINs; Transform TINs; Trimming TINs; Watershed Delineation with TINs; Converting to TIN; Converting TIN Vertices/Nodes to Outlets; TIN Boundary to Polygon; TIN Breaklines; TIN Contours to Feature Objects; TIN Create Streams; TIN Guidelines; TIN Interpolation; TIN Options; TIN to DEM; TIN to Scatter Points; Boundary Triangles

Interpolation

4. Interpolation: Interpolation Options; Interpolation to Grids; Interpolating Hydraulic Model Results; Interpolate Cross Sections; Interpolation Options for Floodplain Delineation; Computation of Interpolation Weights; Interpolation of Rainfall to Basin Centroids; Natural Neighbor Interpolation

Modules

5. Modules: Modules

5.1. Terrain Data Module: Terrain Data Module; Terrain Data Tools; Overview of Flood Plain Delineation; Project Explorer Contents for Terrain Data Module

5.2. Drainage Module: Drainage Module; Drainage; Drainage Data to Feature Objects; Drainage Tools; Project Explorer Contents for Drainage Module; Arcs to Outlets

5.3. Map Module: Map Module; Map Properties; Map Tools; Map WMS; Map to 1D Schematic; Mapping Tables; Mapping the Conceptual Model to a River Schematic; Mapping to Feature Objects; Project Explorer Contents for Map Module
5.3.a. Coverages: Coverages; Coverage Overlays; 1D-HYD Centerline; 1D-HYD Cross-section; Area Property Coverage; CE-QUAL-W2 Branch Coverage; CE-QUAL-W2 Observations Coverage; CE-QUAL-W2 Segments Coverage; Flood Barrier; Flood Extent; General; Land Use Coverage; MODRAT DPA Zone Coverage Type; MODRAT Tc Coverage Type; NFF Region Coverage; Observation Coverage; Rain Gage; MODRAT Rainfall Zone; Runoff Coefficient; Soil; Storm Drain
5.3.a.1. Time Computation Coverage: Time Computation; Flow Path Arcs; Automated Tc Calculations; Compute Regression Tc; Regression Tc Arc Computations
5.3.b. Feature Objects: Feature Objects; Attributes; Feature Object Guidelines; Assigning Equation to Arcs; Feature Objects to ArcHydro Geodatabase; Feature Objects to Geodatabase; Return Period to Feature Objects; Clearing Selected Features; Converting to Feature Objects; Build Polygons; Creating Grids; Cleaning; Redistribute; Reverse Directions; Reorder; Vertex to Node
5.3.c. Drawing Objects: Drawing Objects; Drawing Object Attributes; Drawing Order; Drawing Flow Patterns; Drawing Depth; Manual Redraw

5.4. Hydrologic Modeling Module: Hydrologic Modeling Module; Hydrologic Model; Hydrologic Computations; Hydrologic Modeling Tools; Hydrologic Modeling Wizard; Project Explorer Contents for Hydrologic Modeling Module; Run Hydrologic Model; Hydrographs; Hydrographs Topologic Tree; Hydrograph Files

5.5. River/Hydraulic Modeling Module: Hydraulic Modeling Introduction; Hydraulic Model; Hydraulic Modeling Tools; Hydraulic Schematic; Hydraulic Toolbox 1.0; Project Explorer Contents for River Module; 1D-HYD Centerline Coverage Type; 1D-HYD Cross-section Coverage Type; Mapping Conceptual Models to River Schematics; Default Hydraulic Model

5.6. GIS Module: GIS Module; GIS Tools; Project Explorer Contents for GIS Module; Compute GIS Attributes; Deleting GIS Data Layers; Using GIS Data to Map Parameters; WMS GIS; Add Shapefile Data; Computation Step
5.6.a. ArcObjects/ArcView: Introduction to ArcObjects; Enabling ArcObjects; ArcObjects Add Data; ArcObjects Display Options; ArcObjects not Enabled Display Options; ArcView Data Guidelines; Feature Selection

5.7. 2D Grid Module: 2D Grid Module; Grid Options; Create 2D Grid; 2D Grid Module Project Explorer; 2D Grid Display Options; 2D Grid Tools; Tree Contents for 2D Grid Module; Active/Inactive Cells

5.8. 2D Scatter Point Module: 2D Scatter Point Module; Project Explorer Contents for 2D Scatter Module; Scatter Point Module; Scatter Point Sets; Scattered Data Tools; Clogh-Tocher Interpolation

Models

5. Models: Models; Model Selection; Modeling wizard; Model Documentation; Select Model; Linking Models; Clean Up Model; How to select a model; River Tools; SWMM

5.1. CE-QUAL-W2: CE-QUAL-W2; CE-QUAL-W2 (Q&A); CE-QUAL-W2 Branches; CE-QUAL-W2 Delete Simulation; CE-QUAL-W2 Layer Editor; CE-QUAL-W2 Map Segments and Branches; CE-QUAL-W2 New Simulation; CE-QUAL-W2 Save Simulation; CE-QUAL-W2 Segments

5.2. Gridded Surface Subsurface Hydrologic Analysis (GSSHA): GSSHA; GSSHA (Q&A); GSSHA Calibration (Auto); GSSHA Calibration (Manual); GSSHA Cell Properties; GSSHA Channel Routing; GSSHA Contaminants; GSSHA Continuous Maps; GSSHA Digital Dams; GSSHA Embankment Arcs; GSSHA Feature Arcs; GSSHA Feature Nodes; GSSHA Feature Polygons; GSSHA Groundwater; GSSHA Index Maps; GSSHA Job Control; GSSHA Join SSURGO Data; GSSHA Lakes and Wetlands; GSSHA Manage Files; GSSHA Mapping Tables; GSSHA Model Check; GSSHA Multiple Scenarios; GSSHA Nutrients; GSSHA Observation Points; GSSHA Open Project File; GSSHA Output Control; GSSHA Overland Soil Erosion; GSSHA Precipitation; GSSHA Read Solution; GSSHA Run Simulation; GSSHA Save Project File; GSSHA Solution Analysis; GSSHA Solution Results; GSSHA Stream Arcs; GSSHA Stream Index Maps; GRASS Grid (GSSHA Maps)

5.3. Hydrologic Engineering Center-1 (HEC-1): HEC-1 Parameters; HEC-1 (Q&A); HEC-1 Base Flow (BF); HEC-1 Basin Area (BA); HEC-1 Basin Average Precip (PB); HEC-1 Basin Data Optimization (OU); HEC-1 Basin Name (KK); HEC-1 Beginning Time; HEC-1 Channel Losses; HEC-1 Clark Unit Hydrograph (UC); HEC-1 Computation Time Interval (IT); HEC-1 Day Month Year (IT); HEC-1 Depth Area Storms (JD); HEC-1 Derived Unit Hydrograph (UI); HEC-1 Direct Input Hydrograph (QI); HEC-1 Diversions; HEC-1 Elevation Zone Data (MA); HEC-1 Exponential Loss (LE); HEC-1 Green & Ampt (LG); HEC-1 Holtan (LH); HEC-1 Hypothetical Storm (PH); HEC-1 Input Hydrograph (QI); HEC-1 Job Control; HEC-1 Job Control Parameters; HEC-1 Kinematic Wave (RK), Muskingum Cunge (RD) and Convex (RV); HEC-1 Kinematic Wave (UK); HEC-1 Listing (*LISTING); HEC-1 Loss Methods; HEC-1 Losses (LM); HEC-1 Model Check; HEC-1 MultiFlood Storms (JR); HEC-1 Muskingum (RM); HEC-1 NSTPS; HEC-1 Name (ID); HEC-1 No Precipitation; HEC-1 No Routing (RN); HEC-1 Number of Ordinates (IT); HEC-1 Observed Hydrograph (QO); HEC-1 Outlet Names (KK); HEC-1 Output Control (KO); HEC-1 Output Control Options (IO); HEC-1 Pattern Hydrograph (QP); HEC-1 Precipitation; HEC-1 Precipitation Gage (PG); HEC-1 Radiation; HEC-1 Reading Existing Files; HEC-1 Reservoirs; HEC-1 Routing Methods; HEC-1 Routing Optimization (OR); HEC-1 Run Analysis; HEC-1 SCS Loss Method (LS); HEC-1 SCS Unit Hydrograph (UD); HEC-1 Saving Files; HEC-1 Snow Melt Simulations; HEC-1 Snyder (US); HEC-1 Storage Routing (RS); HEC-1 Straddler Stagger (RT); HEC-1 Temperature (MT); HEC-1 Tree Diagram (*DIAGRAM); HEC-1 Uniform Loss Method (LU); HEC-1 Unit Hydrograph Methods; HEC-1 Units (IM)

5.4. Hydrologic Engineering Center-Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS): HEC-HMS; HEC-HMS Base Flow; HEC-HMS Basin Options; HEC-HMS Convert Grids; HEC-HMS Defining the Meteorological Model; HEC-HMS Diversions; HEC-HMS Frequency Storm; HEC-HMS Gages; HEC-HMS Job Control; HEC-HMS Junctions; HEC-HMS Loss Methods; HEC-HMS Meteorological Options; HEC-HMS Opening an HMS File; HEC-HMS Post Processing; HEC-HMS Properties; HEC-HMS Reach Routing; HEC-HMS Reservoirs; HEC-HMS Run Simulation; HEC-HMS SCS Hypothetical Storm; HEC-HMS Saving an HMS File; HEC-HMS Sinks; HEC-HMS Sources; HEC-HMS Standard Project Storm; HEC-HMS Sub-Basins; HEC-HMS Transform; HEC-HMS User Hyetograph

5.5. Hydrologic Engineering Center-River Analysis System (HEC-RAS): HEC-RAS; HEC-RAS (Q&A); HEC-RAS Bridges/Culverts; HEC-RAS Delete Simulation; HEC-RAS Model Control; HEC-RAS Plot Solution; HEC-RAS Read Solution; HEC-RAS Run Simulation; HEC-RAS Start; HEC-RAS Stochastic Modeling; HEC-RAS Unsteady Modeling

5.6. Hydrological Simulation Program—FORTRAN (HSPF): HSPF; HSPF (Q&A); HSPF ADCALC; HSPF ATEMP; HSPF Automatic Segmentation of Land Segments; HSPF Basin Data; HSPF CONS; HSPF Edit Parameters; HSPF External Sources; HSPF External Targets; HSPF Getting Started; HSPF Global Options; HSPF HTRCH; HSPF HYDR; HSPF IQUAL; HSPF IWATER; HSPF Impervious Land Segment; HSPF MSTLAY; HSPF Mass Links; HSPF Modules; HSPF NITR; HSPF NUTRX; HSPF OXRX; HSPF PEST; HSPF PHCARB; HSPF PHOS; HSPF PLANK; HSPF PQUAL; HSPF PWATER; HSPF Pervious Land Segment; HSPF RQUAL; HSPF Reach/Reservoir Data; HSPF Reach Reservoir Segment; HSPF Reading Existing Files; HSPF Run Simulation; HSPF SEDMNT; HSPF SEDTRN; HSPF SNOW; HSPF SOLIDS; HSPF Saving and Reading HSPF UCI Files; HSPF TRACER; HSPF Viewing WDM Files; HSPF WDM File Interaction

5.7. MODified RATional Method (MODRAT): MODRAT; MODRAT (Q&A); MODRAT WMS Interface; MODRAT Area; MODRAT Conveyance Type; MODRAT Course Overview; MODRAT Creating Burned Simulations; MODRAT DPA Zone Coverage Type; MODRAT Edit Parameters; MODRAT Frequency; MODRAT Impervious Area; MODRAT Input/Output Hydrographs; MODRAT Input File Names; MODRAT Inserting Tree Spacing; MODRAT Job Control Parameters; MODRAT Lateral; MODRAT Length; MODRAT Location; MODRAT Manning's Roughness Coefficient, n; MODRAT Numbering the Tree; MODRAT Output Options; MODRAT Part 1; MODRAT Part 2; MODRAT Part 3; MODRAT Percent Impervious Land Use; MODRAT Rainfall; MODRAT Rainfall Depth; MODRAT Rainfall Zone; MODRAT Relief Drains; MODRAT Renumbering the Tree; MODRAT Reservoirs; MODRAT Run Simulation; MODRAT Slope; MODRAT Soil Number; MODRAT Soil Type; MODRAT Tc Coverage Type; MODRAT Time Period; Saving and Reading MODRAT Files

5.8. National Streamflow Statistics Program (NSS): NSS; NSS Assigning Regression Parameters; NSS Computing Peak Discharges; NSS Hydrographs; NSS Maximum Flood Region; NSS Model Troubleshooting; NSS Overlapping Regions; NSS Region Coverage; NSS State; NSS Total Basin Area

5.9. Orange County Unit Hydrograph: Orange County Unit Hydrograph; OC Unit Hydro Design Storms; OC Unit Hydro Effective Precipitation; OC Unit Hydro Job Control; OC Unit Hydro Post Processing; OC Unit Hydro Saving a Simulation; OC Unit Hydro Small Area Hydrographs; OC Unit Hydro Unit Hydrograph Method; OC Unit Hydro Using GIS Data; Orage County Hydrology

5.10. Orange County Rational Method: Orange County Rational Method; OC Rational Equation; OC Losses; OC Rational Initial Sub-area Time of Concentration; OC Rational Job Control; OC Rational Post Processing; OC Rational Reach Routing; OC Rational Reports; OC Rational Run Simulation; OC Rational Saving a Simulation; OC Rational Sub-area Data; OC Rational Tree Mapping; Saving an Orange County Simulation

5.11. Rational Method: Rational Method; Rational Method (Q&A); Rational Method Basin Data; Rational Method Computing Hydrographs; Rational Method Edit Parameters; Rational Method Equation; Rational Method Outlet Data; Rational Method Rainfall Intensity; Rational Method Traditional vs Route by Summing; Saving and Running a Rational Method Simulation

5.12. Storm Drain: Storm Drain; Storm Drain-Run Simulation; Storm Drain Job Control; Storm Drain Menu

5.13. Simplified Dam-Break (SMPDBK): SMPDBK; SMPDBK (Q&A); SMPDBK Dam Properties; SMPDBK Export Simulation; SMPDBK Post Processing; SMPDBK Running a Simulation

5.14. TR-20: TR-20; TR-20 (Q&A); TR-20 Area; TR-20 Base Flow; TR-20 Basin Data; TR-20 Cross Sections; TR-20 Curve Number; TR-20 Defined Cross Sections; TR-20 Direct Input Hydrographs; TR-20 Diversion Data; TR-20 Diversion Name; TR-20 Edit Parameters; TR-20 Inflow Parameters; TR-20 Input Hydrograph; TR-20 Job Control Parameters; TR-20 Kinematic Wave; TR-20 Name; TR-20 Outflow Parameters; TR-20 Outlet Names; TR-20 Output Control; TR-20 Precipitation; TR-20 Reach Length; TR-20 Reading Existing Files; TR-20 Reservoir Data; TR-20 Reservoir Name; TR-20 Reservoirs; TR-20 Routing; TR-20 Routing Data; TR-20 Routing Method; TR-20 Run Simulation; TR-20 Saving Files; TR-20 Start Routing Elevation; TR-20 Time Control; TR-20 Time of Concentration; TR-20 Title; TR-20 Unit Hydrograph Definition

5.15. TR-55: TR-55; TR-55 (Q&A); TR-55 Basin Data; TR-55 Channel Flow Equation; TR-55 Channel Travel Time; TR-55 Copying Results to the Clipboard; TR-55 Curve Number; TR-55 Drainage Area; TR-55 Edit Parameters; TR-55 Hydrographs; TR-55 Initialize Simulation; TR-55 Name; TR-55 Outlet Data; TR-55 Pond/Swamp Factor; TR-55 Rainfall; TR-55 Shallow Concentrated Flow Equation; TR-55 Sheet Flow Equation; TR-55 Time of Concentration

6. Quick Tours: Quick Tour - Getting Started; Quick Tour Channels Cutting Cross Sections; Quick Tour Channels Hydraulic Calculations; Quick Tour Computing Composite Curve Numbers; Quick Tour Culvert Hydraulics; Quick Tour Curb and Gutter Flow Analysis; Quick Tour Detention Basin Analysis/Design; Quick Tour Finding Data; Quick Tour -Floodplain Delineation; Quick Tour Hec-1; Quick Tour HEC-1 Area Between Contours; Quick Tour -HEC-1 - Curve Numbers; Quick Tour HEC-1 Lag Time and Time of Concentration; Quick Tour HEC-1 Thiessen Gage Weights; Quick Tour HEC-1 Time Area Curves; Quick Tour HEC-RAS; Quick Tour HSPF; Quick Tour LA County Hydrology in WMS; Quick Tour Maricopa County Hydrology in WMS; Quick Tour National Flood Frequency (NFF); Quick Tour National Streamflow Statistics (NSS); Quick Tour Post Processing; Quick Tour Rational; Quick Tour Rational IDF Curve Generation; Quick Tour Storm Drain; Quick Tour Support; Quick Tour TR-20; Quick Tour TR-20 Curve Numbers; Quick Tour TR-20 Lag Time; Quick Tour Travel Time Computation; Quick Tour Adding GIS Data with ArcObjects; Quick Tour Adding GIS Data without ArcObjects; Quick Tour Background Images; Quick Tour Basin Delineation; Quick Tour Basin Delineation (Flow Paths); Quick Tour Conceptual Model; Quick Tour Conceptual Model for Creating a TIN; Quick Tour Coverages; Quick Tour Creating Watershed Models Directly; Quick Tour Creating the TIN; Quick Tour DEMs; Quick Tour Draped Images; Quick Tour Feature Object Data; Quick Tour Floodplain Delineation; Quick Tour Flow Accumulation; Quick Tour Flow Direction Vectors; Quick Tour GIS Data; Quick Tour HEC-1 Storage Capacity Curves; Quick Tour HSPF; Quick Tour Help Strip; Quick Tour Join Tables; Quick Tour Land Use; Quick Tour Layout; Quick Tour Macros; Quick Tour Modules; Quick Tour Outlet Point Creation; Quick Tour Post Processing; Quick Tour Properties Window; Quick Tour Soil; Quick Tour Storing the Results of DEM Delineation; Quick Tour Storm Drain; Quick Tour TINs; Quick Tour Terrain Data; Quick Tour Tools; Quick Tour Travel Time Computations; Quick Tour Watershed Outlet

Appendix

7. Appendix: 100year 15minute; 100year 5minute; 100year 60minute; 2year 15minute; 2year 5minute; 2year 60minute

What's new in WMS version 8.1

What's new in WMS version 8.2

What's new in WMS version 8.3

What's new in WMS version 8.4

What's new in WMS version 8.5

What's new in WMS version 9.0

WMS 8.1 Dialog Help

WMS 8.2 Dialog Help

Tutorial Tables 8.4

7.1 Equations: Assigning an Equation; Assigning the Regression Equation; Customizing Equations
7.1.a. Basin Data Equations: Overview of Basin Data Equations; Travel Times from Basin Data; Colorado State Lag Time Equation; Customized Lag Time Equation; Denver Lag Time Equation; Eagleson Lag Time Equation; Putnam Lag Time Equation; Riverside County Lag Time Equation; SCS Lag Time Equation; Taylor Schwartz Lag Time Equation; Tulsa District Lag Time Equation; Fort Bend Tc Equation; Kerby Tc Equation; Kirpich Tc Equation
7.1.b. Map Data Equations: Overview of Map Data Equations; Travel Times from Map Data; User Defined Time of Concentration; FHWA Sheet Flow Equation; FHWA Shallow Concentrated Flow; FHWA Channel Flow; TR-55 Sheet Flow Equation; TR-55 Shallow Concentrated Flow Equation; TR-55 Channel Flow Equation; Maricopa County Time of Concentration

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