Title

Catchment Modelling with

Hydrologic Modelling System (HEC-HMS)

Introduction

The Hydrologic Modelling System

(HEC-HMS) is designed to simulate the Objective
complete hydrologic processes of dendritic
watershed systems. The software includes To simulate the Precipitation –
Runoff process in a dendritic watershed
many traditional hydrologic analysis system using the HEC-HMS software.
procedures such as event infiltration, unit Procedure
hydrographs and hydrologic routing.
1.Create a new project by clicking on File
HECHMS also includes procedures
→ New. A pop-up window opens up. Fill the
necessary for continuous simulation
details such as name of the project and
including evapotranspiration, snowmelt
storage location. Set the unit system to
and soil moisture accounting. Advanced
Metric.
capabilities are also provided for gridded
runoff simulation using the linear quasi-
distributed runoff transform. Supplemental
analysis tools are provided for model
optimization, forecasting streamflow,
depth-area reduction, assessing model
2. Create a new basin model by clicking on
uncertainty, erosion, sediment transport Components → Basin model manager.
and water quality. (Engineers, 2017) Then select the basin model and go to sub-
basin creation tool.
The HEC-HMS interface consists of a
menu bar, tool bar and four panes.

1) Watershed Explorer: To provide

quick access to all components
2) Component Editor: Relevant data to
be added to the spaces provided
3) Message Log: Notes, warnings and
errors are shown
4) Desktop: Work is performed
3. Go to the created basin and click on
sub basin creation tool. Click anywhere on
the white space. Then enter the name of
the sub basin. Create two sub basins with
different names.

4. Then click on sink creation tool. Click
anywhere in the white space. Then enter
the name of the sink.
8. Then go to transform and input the lag
time. Select the graph as Standard
(PRF484).

9.Click on Reach 1 and select the routing

method as Muskingum routing. Enter the
values of K and X from the given data.
5. Click on reach creation tool.Drag the
reach from sub basin A to the sink.

10. Go to component Time series and

create a new gage.
11.Click on the gage and enter the units as
Incremental millimetres and entry type as
6. Then click on Sub Basin A and enter the manual. Select the interval time as
data as provided. Select downstream as required.
reach 1 for sub basin A and downstream as
Sink 1 for sub basin B. Select the loss
method as SCS method. Input the unit
hydrograph as SCS unit hydrograph. Then
select the base flow method as none.

12. Enter the dates in the rainfall gage

tables. The values of the incremental
rainfall are to be input. The graph is
obtained after entering the values.

7. Then go to loss and enter the values of

curve numbers and the imperviousness.
 17. Click on the above option to get the
13. Now go to components→ results. Create the run and execute the run.
Meteorological Model manager. And enter Results
the data as specified hyetograph. Go to
basins and include the sub basins. Click on the results →Simulation run. Then
click on the Global summary table.

Then click in basin 1 and go to results.

14. Click on specified hyetograph. Then
Select to display graph, summary table and
change the gages to gage -1 for both the
outflow.
sub basins.

15. Go to components Control

specifications manager and create a new
one. Enter the same dates as provided in
the hyetograph.

16. Go to Compute → Create compute

→Simulation Run.
Repeat the same steps for the basin B

Go to Sink →graph and also select time

series table.

Go to reach →graph and also select time

series table.