Cape Fear River Basin Water Quantity and Quality Model

This resource contains the Cape Fear River Basin Water Quantity and Quality Soil and Water Assessment Tool Model (CFRB WQQ SWAT Model) which was the basis of the publication "Landscape pollution source dynamics highlight priority locations for basin-scale interventions to protect water quality under hydroclimatic variability".

The CFRB WQQ SWAT Model was developed by The Nature Conservancy and Arizona State University to examine risks to water quality from point and non-point sources under current land use and weather conditions from 1982-2019, and to facilitate the evaluation of scenarios, including watershed-scale restoration of forests and wetlands. This model was modified from a Cape Fear River Basin Water Quantity Model developed by the U.S. Geological Survey South Atlantic Water Science Center for a Coastal Carolinas Focus Area Study of water availability and water use.

Materials contained in this resource include:
-CFRB WQQ SWAT Model
-Model data delineating the watershed boundary, model subbasins, reach network, and subbasin outlets, as well as input data including land use, soil, and slope, and reservoir and pond parameters
-Additional simulation input files that permit changing the simulation period