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Article history: Hydrologic simulation employing computer models has advanced rapidly and computerized models
Received 19 September 2012 have become essential tools for understanding human influences on river flows and designing ecolog-
Received in revised form ically sustainable water management approaches. The HEC-HMS is a reliable model developed by the US
7 March 2013
Army Corps of Engineers that could be used for many hydrological simulations. This model is not cali-
Accepted 10 March 2013
brated and validated for Sri Lankan watersheds and need reliable data inputs to check the suitability of
Available online 6 April 2013
the model for the study location and purpose. Therefore, this study employed three different approaches
to calibrate and validate the HEC-HMS 3.4 model to Attanagalu Oya (River) catchment and generate long
Keywords:
HEC-HMS
term flow data for the Oya and the tributaries.
Calibration Twenty year daily rainfall data from five rain gauging stations scattered within the Attanagalu Oya
Validation catchment and monthly evaporation data for the same years for the agro meteorological station
SCS Curve Number Henarathgoda together with daily flow data at Dunamale from 2005 to 2010 were used in the study. GIS
Snyder unit hydrograph layers that were needed as input data for the flow simulation were prepared using Arc GIS 9.2 and used
Clark unit hydrograph in the HEC-HMS 3.4 calibration of the Dunamale sub catchment using daily flow data from 2005 to 2007.
The model was calibrated adjusting three different methods. The model parameters were changed and
the model calibration was performed separately for the three selected methods, the Soil Conservation
Service Curve Number loss method, the deficit constant loss method (the Snyder unit hydrograph
method and the Clark unit hydrograph method) in order to determine the most suitable simulation
method to the study catchment. The calibrated model was validated with a new set of rainfall and flow
data (2008e2010). The flows simulated from each methods were tested statistically employing the co-
efficient of performance, the relative error and the residual method. The Snyder unit hydrograph method
simulates flows more reliably than the Clark unit hydrograph method. As the loss method, the SCS Curve
Number method does not perform well.
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1.2. HEC-HMS model for flow simulation Considering the topography of the catchment area, it can generally be divided in
to three areas, hills (200 me400 m), plains (20 me40 m) and in between hills and
plains there is a middle elevation area (40 me200 m). In view of the landuse types of
HEC-HMS (Hydrologic Engineering Center e Hydrologic the entire catchment, it can be generally divided in to agricultural areas, urbanized
Modeling System) model was developed by the US Army Corps of areas, natural forest patches and scrublands. The basin lies almost entirely within
Engineers (Feldman, 2000) that could be used for many hydrological the ‘low country wet zone’ agro ecological zone; characterized by 75% expectancy of
simulations. The HEC-HMS model can be applied to analyze urban annual rainfall of 1700 mme3200 mm.
flooding, flood frequency, flood warning system planning, reservoir
2.2. Data collection
spillway capacity, stream restoration, etc. (U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, 2008). The proliferation of personal computers and the Daily rainfall was collected from five stations, Vincit, Chesterford, Kirindiwela,
development of the HEC-1 model of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nittambuwa and Pasyala for the past twenty years (1991e2010). Monthly evapo-
in 1998 to a GUI (graphical user interface) based user-friendly HEC- ration data for the same years for the agro meteorological station Henarathgodae
Gampaha was used in the study. The rainfall data and the evaporation data were
HMS model is available in the public domain, have come as another
obtained from, the Rainfall Division of the Department of Meteorology, Colombo.
useful tool to the field hydrologists. Unfortunately, the HEC-HMS Daily river flow data for the past six years (2005e2010) at Dunamale gauging station
model, or any of the many watershed models for that matter, has of the Attanagalu Oya was obtained from the Department of Irrigation, Colombo.
not found many takers due to the uncertainty involved in the esti- Monthly minimum flows were considered as the base flow accordingly at the
Dunamale gauging station.
mation of parameters of the models. But, parameter estimation on a
regional scale at least may be possible to switch over to watershed 2.3. Data map preparation
models like the HEC-HMS and take advantage of the high speed
computer programs than spreadsheet exercises (Kalita, 2008). Spatial data preparation was done using Arc GIS 9.2 software package. Data
The HEC-HMS contains four main components. 1) An analytical maps that were needed as input data for the flow estimation were prepared. Area
covered by each landuse type, the total area of the catchment and the stream lengths
model to calculate overland flow runoff as well as channel routing,
were measured based on the digitized maps. Within the main catchment, three sub
2) an advanced graphical user interface illustrating hydrologic catchments (Pasyala, Nittambuwa, and Yakkala) were digitized according to the
system components with interactive features, 3) a system for distribution of rain gauge stations (Fig. 1). For the model calibration and validation
storing and managing data, specifically large, time variable data process, another sub catchment was digitized based on the Dunamale river flow
sets, and 4) a means for displaying and reporting model outputs gauging station (Fig. 1) (latitudes e 7 6.500 N, longitudes e 80 4.450 E).
(Bajwa and Tim, 2002). This model is not calibrated and validated
2.4. Model application
for the Sri Lankan watersheds and need reliable data inputs to
check the suitability of the model for the study location and pur- The daily stream flows were computed using the HEC-HMS 3.4 model and the
pose. Calibration of rainfall-runoff models with respect to local prepared data maps were used in the model. Watershed and meteorology infor-
observational data is used to improve model predictability. When mation were combined to simulate the hydrologic responses. Data that are required
for the hydrological modeling of the catchment are; area of the catchment and the
model results match observed values from stream-flow measure- sub catchments, landuse patterns of the catchment areas, daily rainfall data, daily
ment, users have greater confidence in the reliability of the model river flow data, monthly evaporation data, base flow, peaking coefficient, impervi-
(Muthukrishnan et al., 2006). ousness, standard lag, initial deficit, constant rate, time of concentration, storage
A total of nine different loss methods are provided in HEC-HMS coefficient and curve number. These values were taken considering the prominent
soil type in the catchment area. The main geological formations in the basin area are
and some of these methods are designed primarily for simulating
laterite, unconsolidated sand, alluvium, peat deposits and crystalline basement
events, while others are intended for continuous simulation. rocks (Wijesekara and Kudahetty, 2010).
Gridded Loss Methods and Soil Moisture Accounting Loss Methods
are not preferred for the simulation studies because they require a 2.5. Model calibration
high number of parameters. Among the remaining loss methods,
Dunamale sub catchment was used to calibrate the model. Daily rainfall data for
the simplest one “Initial and Constant Loss” method is selected for
three years (2005e2007), monthly base flows of the river, monthly evaporation data
the event based simulation studies. The method is simple and of the catchment and the catchment area were inserted to the model. The model was
practical because it requires only three input parameters such as calibrated employing three different approaches in order to determine the most
initial loss (mm), constant rate (mm/h) and impervious area (%). A suitable method for the study catchment. The flows simulated from each of the
total of seven different transformation methods are provided in methods were tested statistically.
HEC-HMS. Some of these methods are complicated which request 2.5.1. Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Curve Number loss method
more inputs which are not available for most of the ungauged For the calibration and validation process, Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Curve
catchments. Snyder unit hydrograph (Yilma and Moges, 2007; Number (CN) loss method was used. The SCS CN method implements the curve
Hunukumbura et al., 2008; Fang et al., 2005) and Clark unit number methodology for incremental losses. Originally, the methodology was
intended to calculate total infiltration during a storm. The program computes in-
hydrograph (Cunderlik and Simonovic, 2010; Straub et al., 2000;
cremental precipitation during a storm by recalculating the infiltration volume at
Banitt, 2010) methods have been applied successfully to simulate the end of each time interval. Infiltration during each time interval is the difference
long term stream flows elsewhere. Therefore a study was done in volume at the end of two adjacent time intervals. The SCS CN method requires
employing the three different methods of HEC-HMS 3.4 to calibrate percentage landuse pattern of the catchment and the sub catchments, total length of
and validate it to Attanagalu Oya (River) catchment and generate the river and the elevation of the catchment area. SCS CN model estimates precip-
itation excess as a function of cumulative precipitation, soil cover, landuse and
long term flow data for the Oya and tributaries. The methods used antecedent moisture content (Feldman, 2000). The maximum retention and
in the study were Soil Conservation Service Curve Number loss watershed characteristics are related through an intermediate parameter, the curve
method, deficit constant loss Snyder unit hydrograph method and number. The CN values range from 100 (for water bodies) to approximately 30 for
Clark unit hydrograph method. permeable soils with high infiltration rates.
2.5.1.1. SCS Curve Number. The CN were taken as a weighted value based on
2. Methodology different landuses in the study area. Calculation of weighted curve number (WCN) is
shown by Equation (1),
2.1. Study area
Pi ¼ n
i ¼ 1 CNi $Ai
WCN ¼ Pi ¼ n (1)
Attanagalu Oya catchment which is located between 7 6.600 e7 7.880
N latitude
i ¼ 1 Ai
and 80 7.020 e80 5.220 E longitude was selected for this study. The river and its
tributaries are shown in Fig. 1.The studied catchment area is composed of the where, WCN is weighted curve number, Ai is area for ith landuse type and CNi is
Attanagalu Oya and Dee Eli Oya and it covers approximately 337.06 km2. curve number for ith landuse type. Curve numbers were taken from standard curve
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Fig. 1. The drainage network, four sub-catchments and the location of the flow gauging station in the study catchment.
number tables (Schwab et al., 2005). Calculated weighted curve number was used in 2.5.2.2. Clark unit hydrograph. The Clark unit hydrograph is a synthetic unit
the calibration of the model and was changed consecutively. The model simulation hydrograph method. That is, the user is not required to develop a unit hydrograph
was performed for each curve number separately in order to find the most suitable through the analysis of the past observations. Instead a time versus area curve built
curve number for the study area. into the program is used to develop the translation hydrograph resulting from a
The area of the sub-basin which is impervious (%) needs to be specified as a burst of precipitation. The resulting translation hydrograph is routed through a
portion of total area. No loss calculations are carried out on the impervious areas linear reservoir to account for the storage attenuation across the sub-basin.
where all the precipitation on such portions become excess precipitation and sub-
jected to direct runoff. 2.5.2.3. Snyder unit hydrograph. The Snyder unit hydrograph is also a synthetic unit
hydrograph method. It was originally developed to compute the peak flow as a unit
2.5.2. Deficit constant loss method of precipitation. Additionally, empirical methods have been developed for esti-
The deficit constant loss method uses a single soil layer to account for contin- mating the time base of the hydrograph and the width at 50% of the peak flow. The
uous changes in the moisture content. It should be used in combination with a implementation used in the program utilizes a unit hydrograph generated with the
meteorological model that computes evapotranspiration. The potential evapo- Clark methodology so that the empirical Snyder relationships are maintained.
transpiration computed by the meteorological model is used to dry out the soil layer The unit hydrograph technique is used in the runoff component of a rain event
between precipitation events. to transform rainfall excess to out flow and it represents direct runoff at the outlet of
a basin resulting from one unit of precipitation excess over the basin. The excess
2.5.2.1. Transform method. While a sub-basin element conceptually represents occurs at constant intensity over a specified duration. The deficit constant loss
infiltration, surface runoff and subsurface processes interact together with the actual method is designed as a simple, one-layer model for continuous soil moisture
surface runoff. The calculation of the surface runoff is performed by a transform simulation. The soil is assumed to have a fixed water holding capacity, fixed infil-
method contained within the sub-basin. A total of seven different transform tration rate and the full potential amount is removed from the soil without ac-
methods are provided by the model. The deficit constant loss method was per- counting for reductions due to increasing tension at low water contents. Simplifying
formed in two different transform methods, namely the Clark unit hydrograph and assumptions are made regarding soil dynamics so that infiltration only occurs when
the Snyder unit hydrograph. the soil is saturated. Water is removed from the soil to simulate evapotranspiration.
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Potential evapotranspiration is computed by any of the methods available in the flexible and site specific method for selecting appropriate design
program. While a sub-basin element conceptually represents infiltration, surface values for estimating runoff.
runoff, and subsurface processes interacting together, the actual infiltration calcu-
lations are performed by a loss method contained within the sub-basin. The loss
The calibration process was continued by adjusting the SCS CN.
models describe the precipitation loss as a result of interception, depression, The model was initially run with the weighted CN (WCN) and the
evaporation, etc. The SCS CN loss model calculates the rainfall runoff based on CPA0 was calculated. The CN was changed by a certain percentage
precipitation, land use/land cover, and antecedent moisture. The initial abstraction until the results of the statistical evaluation gives a CPA0 value closer
represents the precipitation depth before precipitation excess can occur. The CN in
to zero. The obtained CPA0 values observed for different CN values
each sub-basin represents the combination of the different land use/land cover and
soil groups in this sub-basin. The hydrologic characteristics of soils within a are given in Table 1. The CPA0 values corresponding to the per-
watershed are a primary factors influencing the runoff potential (U.S. Army Corps of centage reduction of CN for the upper Attanagalu Oya catchment
Engineers, 2008; Feldman, 2000; Cunderlik and Simonovic, 2010; Duan, 2011; are shown in Fig. 2.
Fleming and Scharffenberg, 2012). The results show the means of obtained CPA0 values (313.4) for
the three years of the calibration process (2005e2007) for the
2.6. Statistical evaluation
Weighted Curve Number (WCN). The CPA0 values are far from zero
James and Burgess (1982), Perrone and Madramootoo (1997), Babel et al. (2004) (Table 2). The CPA0 values gained from the calibration process are
and Najim et al. (2006) suggested a common method for the evaluation of time having a negative correlation with the percentage reduction in the
series agreement by examining the sum of the squared differences. They have CN. When the percentage reduction of the CN increases, the ob-
suggested “coefficient of performance for the error series A” (CPA) which is used in tained CPA0 values show a continuous decreasing trend (Fig. 2a).
the studies related to hydrologic simulations (Equation (2)). They have further
suggested dividing the above term by the length of series to obtain a measure of the
When applying the SCS CN method for the Attanagalu Oya catch-
error individual values within the series known as coefficient of performance (CPA0 ), ment for the model calibration, calculated CN value was 70.9 and
which is shown in Equation (3). The coefficient of performance approaches to zero as the obtained CPA0 value was 313.4 which was extremely far from
the observed and the predicted values get closer. The equations to calculate the CPA zero. Most consistent CPA0 value gained from the calibration pro-
and the CPA0 are shown below.
cess, which is closer to the zero, was 65.64 but the corresponding
X
N CN value was 20. Valid CN values for the model range from 100 (for
CPA ¼ ½Si Oi 2 (2) water bodies) to approximately 30 for permeable soils with high
i¼1
infiltration rates (Feldman, 2000). Therefore, the CN value of 20
CPA cannot be taken for the calibration process.
CPA 0 ¼ P 2 (3)
N
i¼1 OðiÞ Oavg The CN method was initially developed for agricultural and
natural watersheds, and extending it to rural urban watersheds, for
Si ¼ ith simulated parameter; Oi ¼ ith observed parameter; Oavg ¼ mean of the
observed parameter; and N ¼ total number of events.
which the existing CN are not representative, can cause the model
In addition, the model performance was evaluated by comparing the simulated to predict approximate runoff. Secondly, in the CN method, runoff is
and observed parameters in term of the relative error (RE) (Babel et al., 2004; Najim directly proportional to precipitation with an assumption that
et al., 2006). Relative errors, error/measured value, weigh the metric toward smaller runoff is produced after the initial abstraction of 20 percent of the
values since larger ones may only have small relative error. The majority of metrics
potential maximum storage (Heshmatpoor, 2009). Moreover, the
already defined can be calculated on relative errors (Bennett et al., 2013). The per-
centage RE is defined in the Equation (4). CN method may not be valid for urban watersheds, where even
small rainfall events produce significant direct runoff because of
Simulated Observed increased efficiency of surface drainage through storm-drainage
RE% ¼ 100 (4)
Observed
systems. The storage factor presumably becomes less and less sig-
The percentage RE is negative for under prediction and positive for over pre- nificant as more and more surface area is paved (Muthukrishnan
diction. Following the simulation process of three different methods, simulated
et al., 2006). A naturally occurring problem in applying this
flows were statistically analyzed by using the CP method. Generated CP values were
graphically compared to find the coefficient of performance values that approaches
method is the effect of basin wetness on the CN. Values of the CN
virtually zero. In addition the validated model was evaluated by residual method are expected to vary with the soil and site moisture. Another
(Bennett et al., 2013; Pauly, 1980). Bennett et al. (2013) stated that the most prev- problem with the CN method that could arise is the variable rate of
alent methods for model evaluation are residual methods, which calculate the dif- rainfall in time (Kovar, 1990).
ference between observed and modeled data points. The residual plot is a simple
Since the CN method was developed by the U.S. Department of
graphical method to analyze model residuals. Of the many possible numerical cal-
culations on model residuals, by far the most common are bias and Mean Square Agriculture and NRCS, there is a quandary when applying it to a
Error. Bias is simply the mean of the residuals, indicating whether the model tends tropical region as it is originated in a temperate regime. Not only
to under- or over-estimate the measured data, with an ideal value zero. studies in tropical regions but also in temperate regions with varying
The calibrated model was used in the validation process with a new set of
climatic conditions experienced problems when the CN method was
rainfall data for the next three years (2008e2010). The parameters that were found
from the calibration and the validation processes were used in the model simulation
for the whole catchment. The calibrated and the validated model was applied to the Table 1
four sub catchments for daily rainfall values of fifty years. Daily flows were gener- Three year means (2005e2007) of the CPA0 for different CN values.
ated in cumecs (m3 s1).
Month Mean CPA0
CN 71 CN 65 CN 60 CN 55 CN 50 CN 45 CN 40 CN 20
3. Results and discussion
January 35.6 16.2 9.5 7.4 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1
February 20.9 12.8 7.8 4.2 2.0 0.9 0.6 0.5
3.1. Runoff by SCS CN method March 1167.8 996.6 848.3 699.5 554.3 416.9 292.0 11.4
April 847.4 798.0 747.0 686.5 616.4 536.8 448.6 75.4
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) CN devel- May 232.6 223.9 214.4 202.7 188.2 170.8 150.1 39.3
June 627.0 613.5 598.2 578.3 552.9 520.6 479.9 202.5
oped by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and NRCS, formerly
July 138.4 136.4 134.0 130.8 126.6 121.1 113.9 56.9
known as the SCS, are used to estimate the runoff of an area or sub- August 257.7 254.9 251.7 247.4 241.6 233.8 223.4 132.5
area with a given type of cover, over a given soil, for a given depth of September 335.8 332.8 329.3 324.5 318.0 309.3 297.4 187.1
precipitation. A higher CN means more runoff where a CN of 100 October 21.5 21.4 21.2 21.0 20.7 20.3 19.7 13.8
means that all the rain will flow as runoff. CN’s are no greater than November 68.2 68.1 67.8 67.5 67.1 66.5 65.6 54.5
December 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.4 6.4
98, even for conventional pavements, since some small amount of Mean 313.4 290.2 269.7 248.1 225.2 201.0 175.5 165.6
rainfall will be held by the surface. The CN method provides a more
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4. Conclusion Board, Ratmalana, for providing the past and future water extrac-
tion data of the Attanagalu Oya basin.
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