As you build a model, select the appropriate methods for modeling physical processes on each feature. Changing the processes for a different application is as easy as selecting and de-selecting items on a menu. Some of RiverWare's generic features and their physical processes are:

As you build a model, select the appropriate methods for modeling physical processes on each feature. Changing the processes for a different application is as easy as selecting and de-selecting items on a menu. Some of RiverWare's generic features and their physical processes are:

• Storage Reservoir:

Calculates mass balance, including evaporation, precipitation and bank storage, releases, regulated and unregulated spill; and sediment accumulation.

• Power Reservoir:

Calculates storage reservoir processes plus turbine releases, hydropower and energy and tailwater elevation.

• Slope Power Reservoir:

Calculates storage and power reservoir processes plus wedge storage reservoir routing.

• Pump Storage Reservoir:

Calculates power reservoir processes plus pumping power and energy.

• Inline Pump/Generator:

Calculates pumping/generating power and energy and turbine/pump flow.

• River Reach:

Routes flow and calculates gains and losses.

• Confluence:

Calculates mass balance at a river confluence.

• River Gage:

Reflects measured or forecasted flows.

• Water Users:

Calculates depletion (consumption), groundwater and surface water return flow.

• AggDivesions:

Aggregates water users and models simple diversions.

• Diversion:

Models gravity or pumped diversion structure.

• Aggregate Delivery Canal:

Models off-line delivery canals.

• Groundwater Storage:

Models temporary aquifer storage for return flows.

• Canal:

Models bi-directional flow between reservoirs.

• Thermal Object:

Represents economics of hydropower in total hydro/thermal power systems.

• Data Object:

Evaluates user-defined expressions.