WikiWatershed is a web toolkit designed to help citizens, conservation practitioners, municipal decision-makers, researchers, educators, and students advance knowledge and stewardship of fresh water. WikiWatershed an initiative of Stroud Water Research Center, a global leader in freshwater science.
Author: Heather Brooks
3. Browser and Device Compatibility
Model My Watershed displays best on a desktop or laptop computer and can be used on an iPad. Mobile phone screens are too small to allow you to effectively navigate the app’s many options.
2. Password Reset/Username Recovery
Use the password reset link to be reminded of your username or to reset your password.
1. How Do I Connect/ Log In/ Create a Model My Watershed Account?
Creating an account gives you access to the use of additional features, most importantly the ability to create user preferences and save and share your projects.
7. Credits
Learn about the collaborating organizations that developed the Runoff Simulation.
6. Notes About Using the Model
This runoff simulation is only a simplified way of demonstrating the effects of different land cover and soil types on water distribution.
5. Reading the Results
As the parameters are selected, the visualization changes but it will always show a cube of land with the land cover on top and the soil type on the sides.
4. Selecting Soil Group
You can select from four hydrologic soil groups defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
3. Selecting Land Cover Type
A help bubble describing each land cover type will appear as you hover over that land type.
2. Adjusting Rainfall Amount
Using the slider you can adjust the level of rainfall within 24 hours from a small rainstorm to a hurricane.
