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.
If a file is not being used for a SWAT+ application, 'null' should be entered instead of the filename.
Simulation
Basin
Climate
wind-dir.cli (currently not used)
Connect
Channel
channel.cha (currently not used)
hydrology.cha (currently not used)
Reservoir
Routing Unit
HRU
Export Coefficient
exco.exc
exco_om.exc
exco_pest.exc (currently not used)
Recall
recall.rec
Delivery Ratio
del_ratio.del (currently not used)
dr_om.del (currently not used)
dr_pest.del (currently not used)
The delivery ratio files will be removed in future versions of SWAT+.
Aquifer
Herd
animal.hrd (currently not used)
herd.hrd (currently not used)
ranch.hrd (currently not used)
There are no plans to work on the animal herd module in the foreseeable future unless there is a demand for it in the user community.
Water Rights
water_allocation.wro
The SWAT+ Water Allocation Module is work in progress and not fully functional in the current revision. A description of the general approach as well as input/output files will be added before the release of the next SWAT+ revision.
Link
chan-surf.lin
aqu_cha.lin
Hydrology
Structural
HRU Databases
The salt routines are work in progress and will be added soon. However, there are no plans to work on the pathogen and metal routines in the foreseeable future unless there is a demand for it in the user community.
Operation Scheduling
Land Use Management
Change
cal_parms.cal
calibration.cal
codes.sft
Initial
om_water.ini
Soils
soils_lte.sol (currently not used)
Conditional
res_rel.dtl
scen_lu.dtl
Regions
ls_reg.ele
The definition of regions in SWAT+ besides the Landscape Units will be revised in the near future and a description of the region files will be added to this documentation as soon as that has happened.
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.
If the climate files are stored in the project TxtInOut folder, 'null' should be entered instead of the directory.
constituents.cs
gwflow.con (a description of the gwflow module and all related input files will be added asap)