Master File (file.cio)

This file lists the names of all input files used in a simulation run. The files are grouped in different categories and there is one line for each category. The first column lists the names of the categories. The number of columns per line depends on the number of files in a category. Most files are required for all SWAT+ runs, i.e. they have to be listed in file.cio and the corresponding file has to be present in the TxtInOut folder of the SWAT+ project. There are also some optional files that are only required for specific SWAT+ applications. The category names and their files are listed below.

Simulation

1. time.sim

2. print.prt

3. object.prt

4. object.cnt

5. constituents.cs

Basin

1. codes.bsn

2. parameters.bsn

Climate

1. weather-sta.cli

2. weather-wgn.cli

3. wind-dir.cli (currently not used)

4. pcp.cli

5. tmp.cli

6. slr.cli

7. hmd.cli

8. wnd.cli

9. atmo.cli

Connect

1. hru.con

2. hru-lte.con

3. rout_unit.con

4. gwflow.con (a description of the gwflow module and all related input files will be added asap)

5. aquifer.con

6. aquifer2d.con (currently not used)

7. channel.con (currently not used)

8. reservoir.con

9. recall.con

10. exco.con

11. delratio.con

12. outlet.con

13. chandeg.con

Channel

1. initial.cha

2. channel.cha (currently not used)

3. hydrology.cha (currently not used)

4. sediment.cha (currently not used)

5. nutrients.cha

6. channel-lte.cha

7. hyd-sed-lte.cha

8. temperature.cha

Reservoir

1. initial.res

2. reservoir.res

3. hydrology.res

4. sediment.res

5. nutrients.res

6. weir.res

7. wetland.wet

8. hydrology.wet

Routing Unit

1. rout_unit.def

2. rout_unit.ele

3. rout_unit.rtu

4. rout_unit.dr (currently not used)

HRU

1. hru-data.hru

2. hru-lte.hru

Export Coefficient

1. exco.exc

2. exco_om.exc

3. exco_pest.exc (currently not used)

4. exco_path.exc (currently not used)

5. exco_hmet.exc (currently not used)

6. exco_salt.exc (currently not used)

Recall

1. recall.rec

Delivery Ratio

1. del_ratio.del (currently not used)

2. dr_om.del (currently not used)

3. dr_pest.del (currently not used)

4. dr_path.del (currently not used)

5. dr_hmet.del (currently not used)

6. dr_salt.del (currently not used)

Aquifer

1. initial.aqu

2. aquifer.aqu

Herd

1. animal.hrd (currently not used)

2. herd.hrd (currently not used)

3. ranch.hrd (currently not used)

Water Rights

1. water_allocation.wro

Link

1. chan-surf.lin

2. aqu_cha.lin

Hydrology

1. hydrology.hyd

2. topography.hyd

3. field.fld

Structural

1. tiledrain.str

2. septic.str

3. filterstrip.str

4. grassedww.str

5. bmpuser.str

HRU Databases

1. plants.plt

2. fertilizer.frt

3. tillage.til

4. pesticide.pes

5. pathogens.pth (currently not used)

6. metals.mtl (currently not used)

7. salt.slt (currently not used)

8. urban.urb

9. septic.sep

10. snow.sno

Operation Scheduling

1. harv.ops

2. graze.ops

3. irr.ops

4. chem_app.ops

5. fire.ops

6. sweep.ops

Land Use Management

1. landuse.lum

2. management.sch

3. cntable.lum

4. cons_practice.lum

5. ovn_table.lum

Change

1. cal_parms.cal

2. calibration.cal

3. codes.sft

4. wb_parms.sft

5. water_balance.sft

6. ch_sed_budget.sft (currently not used)

7. ch_sed_parms.sft (currently not used)

8. plant_parms.sft

9. plant_gro.sft

Initial

1. plant.ini

2. soil_plant.ini

3. om_water.ini

4. pest_hru.ini

5. pest_water.ini

6. path_hru.ini (currently not used)

7. path_water.ini (currently not used)

8. hmet_hru.ini (currently not used)

9. hmet_water.ini (currently not used)

10. salt_hru.ini (currently not used)

11. salt_water.ini (currently not used)

Soils

1. soils.sol

2. nutrients.sol

3. soils_lte.sol (currently not used)

Conditional

1. lum.dtl

2. res_rel.dtl

3. scen_lu.dtl

4. flo_con.dtl

Regions

1. ls_unit.ele

2. ls_unit.def

3. ls_reg.ele

4. ls_reg.def

5. ls_cal.reg

6. ch_catunit.ele

7. ch_catunit.def

8. ch_reg.def

9. aqu_catunit.ele

10. aqu_catunit.def

11. aqu_reg.def

12. res_catunit.ele

13. res_catunit.def

14. res_reg.def

15. rec_catunit.ele

16. rec_catunit.def

17. rec_reg.def

The last five rows in file.cio are used to specify the climate file directories if these are stored in a folder other than the project TxtInOut folder.