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US Army Corps

of Engineers
Hydrologic Engineering Center

Introduction to
HEC-HMS
Hydrologic Engineering Center

Objectives

 Become familiar with the program and learn basic concepts of


program organization, data components, and simulation runs.
 Understand the different hydrologic elements and the methods
available for each one.
 See the different types
yp of results visualization and statistical
summaries.
 Preview advanced capabilities.
Program Scope
 Designed
g to simulate watershed hydrology.
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 Surface water modeling.
 From meteorology to watershed outlet.
 Tool kit of options.
 Generalized modeling.
 Mathematical model choices.
 Analysis tools.
 Graphical user interface
 Map of the watershed.
 Point
Point-and-edit
and edit for entering and updating data
data.
 Graph and table displays of simulation results.

Project
 Container for main components.
 Basin model
model.
 Meteorologic model.
 Control specifications.
specifications
 Also holds additional components.
 Time
Time-series
series gages.
 Paired data functions.
 Grid data sets.
 Provides analysis tools.
 Parameter estimation using optimization theory.
 Depth-area analysis for frequency storm.
 Subdirectory name
Program Layout

Main Components
 Basin model gives the physical description of the watershed.
 Subbasin: watershed catchments where rain falls
falls.
 Reach: rivers and streams.
 Reservoir: dams and lakes.
 Junction: confluence.
 Diversion: bifurcations and withdrawls.
 Source: springs and other model sinks
sinks.
 Sink: outlets and terminal lakes.
 Meteorologic model describes atmospheric conditions over the watershed
l d surface.
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 Precipitation.
 Potential evapotranspiration.
p p
 Snowmelt.
 Control specifications: Time control during a simulation run.
Program Application

 Create a new project


project.
 Enter time-series, paired data, and grid data.
 Create a basin model
model.
 Create a meteorologic model.
 Create control specifications.
specifications
 Create and compute a simulation run.
 View results
results.
 Create other alternatives, compute, and compare results.
 Save the project and exit
exit.

Basin Map
Hydrologic Elements

Subbasin Infiltration

 Loss rate methods:


 Deficit constant.
 Exponential.
 Green Ampt.
 Gridded deficit constant.
 Gridded SCS.
 Gridded SMA.
 Initial constant.
constant
 SCS curve number.
 Smith Parlange.
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 Soil moisture accounting.
Subbasin Surface Runoff

 Unit hydrograph
y g p methods:
 Clark.
 SCS.
 S-graph.
 Snyder.
 User-specified.
 Other methods:
 Ki
Kinematic
ti wave.
 ModClark distributed.

Subbasin Baseflow

 Baseflow methods:
 Bounded recession.
 Linear reservoir.
 Monthly constant.
 Nonlinear Boussinesq.
 Recession.
Reach

 Routing
g methods:
 Kinematic wave
 Lag
 Modified Puls
 Muskingum
 Muskingum-Cunge
 Straddle stagger
 Loss/gain methods:
 Constant.
 Percolation.

Reservoir

 Routing
g methods:
 Storage curve.
 Outlet structures.
 Specified release.
 Possible structures:
 Gated spillway (0 to 10).
 Overflow (0 to 10).
 O tl t (0 tto 10)
Outlet 10).
 Pump (0 to 10).
 Dam break (0 or 1).
Precipitation

 Historical methods:
 Gage weights.
 Inverse distance.
 User-specified.
ifi d
 Gridded.
 Hypothetical methods:
 Frequency storm.
 SCS storm.
 Standard project storm.

Evapotranspiration

 Available methods:
 Gridded Priestley-Taylor.
 Monthly average.
 Priestley-Taylor.
Snowmelt

 Temperature
p index method.
 Subbasin band approach.
 Gridded approach.

Simulation Run

 Consists of one basin model, meteorologic model, and control


specifications.
 Precipitation or outflow ratio option
option.
 Start states option.
 Save states option.
 View results for the current simulation run using menu or toolbar
 Global summary table.
 View results for one element in the current simulation run using the
menu toolbar
menu, toolbar, or basin map
map.
 Graph, summary table, time-series table.
 View custom graphs and time-series tables for elements in different
simulation runs using the Watershed Explorer
Explorer.
Global Summary Table

Element Graph
Element Summary Table

Element Time-Series Table


GIS Preprocessor
 HEC-GeoHMS can be used to create basin models using
terrain data
data.
 Start with a digital elevation model.
 Select a watershed outlet and then GeoHMS automatically
delineates the watershed border and preliminary
subbasins outlines.
 Adjust subbasin outlets.
 GeoHMS creates a basin model that can be imported into
HEC-HMS and also creates database table of parameters
that can be estimated from terrain and other
supplemental data layers.

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