[question] Documentation for the using dam option?

[KMarkert]

Hi there,

I am looking to model a watershed which includes some reservoirs/dams. I see that there is something in the namelist regarding a dam file but have not found more information past that in the repo or on the docs page

I was wondering if you have an example file that I could go off of for my watershed or any documentation on how to prepare the model for use if there is a dam present?

Thanks in advance!

Kel

[c-h-david]

Hi Kel, You probably have two options for including dams. The first would be to replace dam outflows by in situ measurements as documented in David et al. (2011, HP). In the code, this is generally referred to as forcing. You could also activate an equation for simulating dams that uses characteristic quantities associated with each one of the dams. This is referred to as dam in the code, but is still highly experimental, i.e. to be used with caution. You might want to talk with Ahmad Tavakoly for example files. Ahmad designed the math and a draft Fortran implementation, and I did the implementation within RAPID. Hope this helps! Cedric

[KMarkert]

Hi Cedric, Thanks for the response and apologies for my delayed response! The project I am working in is looking at future climate projections and in regulated basins so using the forcing option may be difficult given we won't have observations or rules for the future. The dam option seems more appropriate for this use case (if I am understanding things correctly). Unfortunately, I do not have Ahmad's contact information to reach out. Is there documentation or somewhere in the code where I can read through how to format things? Or do you have any direction on what kind of inputs are required?

[c-h-david]

Hi Kel, I tried to email Ahmad's contact to you, but I guess you might have a new address. Email me?

[aat669]

Hi Kel, We implemented a non-data driven reservoir routing in the RAPID model. We intended to have reservoir routing with minimum reservoir data. The required reservoir data include minimum and maximum reservoir storage (in m3). I recently completed the final experiments and am half through a journal paper draft which will introduce RAPID reservoir routing along with performance evaluation, and an appendix to show how to use it.

[c-h-david]

Thanks @aat669 !