Savannah River Basin Hydrologic Model Evaluation

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Savannah River Basin Hydrologic Model Evaluation
US Army Corps of Engineers
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Savannah River BasinHydrologic Model Evaluation

• Phase I (current project)
• Phase II (proposed)

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Phase I

• Conduct evaluation of various extant hydrologic
  models
• Analyze potential impacts on the regions
  significant issues/resources under various water
  level regimes
• Select models for future study (Phase II)

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Phase I Study Area

• The entire Savannah River Basin in eastern
  Georgia, western South Carolina, and southeastern
  North Carolina (approximately 10,579 square
  miles)

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Basin Water Issues

• Upper basin needs vs. downstream needs
• Hydropower
• Water quality (flows)
• Flood control

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Basin Water Issues (contd)

• Water supply allocations
• Habitat
• Aquatic plant control
• Recreation

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Hydrologic Models Developedfor Savannah River
Basin

• HEC 5
• SAVRES
• IWR Hydrological Model
• State of South Carolina Department of Natural
  Resources

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Additional Hydrologic Models

• FORFLOW
• IFIM
• RIVERSIM
• MIKE

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Goals of Workshop

• Identify significant issues within the Savannah
  River Basin
• Gain consensus among appropriate Federal, state,
  and local agencies concerning the projects goals
• Discuss existing hydrologic models