TR-55

Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds

TR-55

Application:Urban Hydrologic Modeling
Method:Lumped Parameter
Model Type:1D
Developer:Conservation Engineering Division,
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture,
Natural Conservation Service

 

Why TR-55 with WMS?
WMS provides a custom interface to the TR-55 model offering a simple way to set model parameters and a graphical user interface to run the model and visualize the results. Gather background data from a variety of sources from GIS to CAD and access online data from numerous databases of maps, images, elevation, land use, and soil data. WMS allows you to interact with models in true 3D taking advantage of optimized OpenGL graphics and to create photo-realistic renderings and animations for PowerPoint, print, and web presentations.

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TR-55 Description:
The TR-55 Interface provides a complete graphical interface to the U.S. Soil Conservation Service TR-55 hydrologic analysis model. All modeling parameters and input data are entered through interactive graphics and easy-to-use dialog boxes, enabling the user to easily define the TR-55 hydrologic routing model.


TR-55 is perhaps the most widely used approach to hydrology in the United States. TR-55 provides a number of techniques that are useful for modeling small watersheds. TR-55 utilizes the SCS runoff equation to predict the peak rate of runoff as well as the total volume. TR-55 also provides a simplified "tabular method" for the generation of complete runoff hydrographs. The tabular method is a simplified technique based on calculations performed with TR-20.