SWAT+ Beginner Workshop Information

This workshop will train users in SWAT+. The workshop is designed to be approximately 80% hands-on. We limit the class size to provide an opportunity for as much one-on-one interaction as possible. The list of topics below is a general guide for what is covered in the workshop. Please see specific details of the workshop you are attending for computer requirements and location information.

It is assumed that attendees have some knowledge of QGIS. Only very limited knowledge is required: loading vector and raster maps, panning, zooming, selecting features. We will not have time to review these basic concepts of GIS usage prior to covering the SWAT+ interface.

The following topics will be covered:

  • Welcome/introductions
  • Model overview (theory)
  • Model applications (theory)
  • Introduction to the QSWAT+ interface (GIS)
  • Watershed delineation
  • Landuse and soil overlay
  • HRU delineation
  • Weather and remaining inputs to develop the SWAT model (including point sources) using the SWAT+ Editor
  • Review of summary outputs
  • Using the SWAT+ Check program to identify possible problems
  • Finishing the SWAT simulation and saving results
  • Visualization and interpretation of SWAT+ outputs
  • Addressing user requests and clarifying anything covered on the first two days

Sample agendas

The following is an example agenda from workshops held in the past. A detailed agenda will be sent to you for the exact workshop you are attending and may differ slightly from the samples below.

Tuesday
08:00 – 09:30 Welcome and Introduction, Theory and Conceptual SWAT+ model.
09:30 – 10:00 Break
10:30 – 11:00 Theory: model structure, data overview, and Q&A.
11:00 – 12:00 Hands-on QSWAT+ watershed delineation: Interfaces, loading data, familiarization.
Wednesday
08:00 – 08:30 Recap of the previous session and Q&A.
08:30 – 09:30 Continuing: Hands-on QSWAT+ watershed delineation, HRU creation and model setup.
09:30 – 09:45 Break
09:45 – 11:00 Continuing: Hands-on QSWAT+ watershed delineation, HRU creation and model setup.
11:00 – 11:05 Short break
11:05 – 12:00 SWAT+ Editor session using the QSWAT+ project developed: Running SWAT+ and result interpretation.
Thursday
08:00 – 08:30 Recap of the previous session and Q&A.
08:30 – 09:30 SWAT+ Editor session using the QSWAT+ project developed: reading the results, saving projects, making model setup adjustments.
09:30 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 11:30 QSWAT+: visualization and result mapping, theory of model calibration.
11:30 – 12:00 Q&A session and closing remarks, future directions and workshops.

Upcoming Workshops

Please install the latest version of SWAT+ before the start of the workshop.