Hec HMS
Hec HMS
Hec HMS
of Engineers
Hydrologic Engineering Center
Introduction to
HEC-HMS
Hydrologic Engineering Center
Objectives
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.
land f
Precipitation.
Potential evapotranspiration.
p p
Snowmelt.
Control specifications: Time control during a simulation run.
Program Application
Basin Map
Hydrologic Elements
Subbasin Infiltration
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
Element Graph
Element Summary Table