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28 Pages

28 January 2026

The application of two-dimensional (2D) hydrologic and hydraulic modeling tools is increasing for overland flow simulation, as they represent spatial changes in depth, velocity, and flow conditions more accurately. Recently, the US Army Corps HEC-HMS...

  • Article
  • Open Access
66 Citations
21,446 Views
18 Pages

Integration of HEC-RAS and HEC-HMS with GIS in Flood Modeling and Flood Hazard Mapping

  • İsmail Bilal Peker,
  • Sezar Gülbaz,
  • Vahdettin Demir,
  • Osman Orhan and
  • Neslihan Beden

1 February 2024

Floods are among the most devastating disasters in terms of socio-economics and casualties. However, these natural disasters can be managed and their effects can be minimized by flood modeling performed before the occurrence of a flood. In this study...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,026 Views
18 Pages

5 June 2025

Flood events have become more frequent as a result of seasonal changes, global warming, and changes in sea level. In terms of basin management, it is necessary to know the hydrodynamics of the basin in order to produce faster solutions in emergency a...

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  • Open Access
43 Citations
6,276 Views
18 Pages

11 January 2022

To better understand the effect and constraint of different data lengths on the data-driven model training for the rainfall-runoff simulation, the support vector regression (SVR) approach was applied to the data-driven model as the core algorithm in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,583 Views
14 Pages

15 June 2023

With the acceleration of urbanization in a river basin, the changes in the underlying surface structure of the basin are more and more intense, which causes frequent floods. This article aims to analyze the applicability of the HEC-HMS model in flood...

  • Article
  • Open Access
86 Citations
29,355 Views
19 Pages

Flood Analysis Using HEC-RAS and HEC-HMS: A Case Study of Khazir River (Middle East—Northern Iraq)

  • Asaad A. M. AL-Hussein,
  • Shuhab Khan,
  • Kaouther Ncibi,
  • Noureddine Hamdi and
  • Younes Hamed

21 November 2022

Floods frequently threaten villages near the Khazir River’s floodplains, causing crop losses and threatening residential areas. We used flood-related hydrological software, including WMS and HEC-HMS, to study this issue and determine how to red...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
11,175 Views
14 Pages

Comparison of Two Hydrological Models, HEC-HMS and SWAT in Runoff Estimation: Application to Huai Bang Sai Tropical Watershed, Thailand

  • Imiya M. Chathuranika,
  • Miyuru B. Gunathilake,
  • Pavithra K. Baddewela,
  • Erandi Sachinthanie,
  • Mukand S. Babel,
  • Sangam Shrestha,
  • Manoj K. Jha and
  • Upaka S. Rathnayake

4 August 2022

In the present study, the streamflow simulation capacities between the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and the Hydrologic Engineering Centre-Hydrologic Modelling System (HEC-HMS) were compared for the Huai Bang Sai (HBS) watershed in northeaste...

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  • Open Access
122 Citations
19,595 Views
17 Pages

It has become necessary to estimate the quantities of runoff by knowing the amount of rainfall to calculate the required quantities of water storage in reservoirs and to determine the likelihood of flooding. The present study deals with the developme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
57 Citations
11,973 Views
19 Pages

Application of HEC-HMS in a Cold Region Watershed and Use of RADARSAT-2 Soil Moisture in Initializing the Model

  • Hassan A. K. M. Bhuiyan,
  • Heather McNairn,
  • Jarrett Powers and
  • Amine Merzouki

This paper presents an assessment of the applicability of using RADARSAT-2-derived soil moisture data in the Hydrologic Modelling System developed by the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC-HMS) for flood forecasting with a case study in the Sturgeon...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
10,901 Views
39 Pages

17 February 2025

This study critically examines the applications of the Hydrologic Engineering Center-Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS) in hydrological research from 2000 to 2023, with a focus on its use in event-based and continuous simulations. A bibliometric an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
201 Views
17 Pages

Water resources management in arid and semi-arid regions has become increasingly challenging due to climate change impacts and upstream water policies, particularly for strategic reservoirs. This study evaluates the applicability of the HEC-HMS model...

  • Article
  • Open Access
95 Citations
13,706 Views
17 Pages

Hydrological modeling and the hydrological response to land-use/land-cover changes induced by human activities have gained enormous research interest over the last few decades. The study presented here analyzes the spatial and qualitative changes in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,932 Views
22 Pages

30 April 2024

This research investigates flood susceptibility in the mid- and downstream areas of Taiwan’s Wu River, historically prone to flooding in central Taiwan. The study integrates the Hydrologic Engineering Center—Hydrologic Modeling System (HE...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,293 Views
18 Pages

14 October 2025

(1) Background: Aiming at low-accuracy and unclear parameter differentiation of snowmelt ice melting, rainstorm and mixed flood simulation in Northwest Chinese arid inland river basins, this study aimed to improve complex flood simulation ability and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,492 Views
22 Pages

Modelling the Hydrological Effects of Woodland Planting on Infiltration and Peak Discharge Using HEC-HMS

  • Nathaniel Revell,
  • Craig Lashford,
  • Matthew Blackett and
  • Matteo Rubinato

31 October 2021

Woodland planting is gaining momentum as a potential method of natural flood management (NFM), due to its ability to break up soil and increase infiltration and water storage. In this study, a 2.2 km2 area in Warwickshire, England, planted with woodl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
127 Citations
19,053 Views
17 Pages

Understanding the complex relationships between rainfall and runoff processes is necessary for the proper estimation of the quantity of runoff generated in a watershed. The surface runoff was simulated using the Hydrologic Modelling System (HEC-HMS)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,686 Views
21 Pages

12 July 2025

The Angat Reservoir serves as a major water source for Metro Manila, providing most of the region’s domestic, agricultural, and hydropower needs. However, its dependence on rainfall makes it sensitive to climate variability and future climate c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,509 Views
19 Pages

Daily Simulation of the Rainfall–Runoff Relationship in the Sirba River Basin in West Africa: Insights from the HEC-HMS Model

  • Idi Souley Tangam,
  • Roland Yonaba,
  • Dial Niang,
  • Mahaman Moustapha Adamou,
  • Amadou Keïta and
  • Harouna Karambiri

28 February 2024

This study focuses on the Sirba River Basin (SRB), a transboundary West African catchment of 38,950 km2 shared by Burkina Faso and Niger, which contributes to flooding downstream in Niamey (Niger). The study uses the HEC-HMS hydrological model to exp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
67 Citations
12,462 Views
18 Pages

The Mkurumudzi River originates in the Shimba hills and runs through Kwale County on the Kenyan Coast. Study on this river has been informed by the many economic activities that the river supports, which include sugarcane plantations, mining, tourism...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,438 Views
27 Pages

8 November 2017

Basins located in loess hilly–gully regions often suffer flood disasters during the flood season. Meanwhile, the underlying surface of the region can increase the rainfall losses, thereby reducing the flood volume. Therefore, the prediction of rainfa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,288 Views
15 Pages

12 May 2023

Floods are among the most devastating natural disasters in small suburban catchments. These phenomena, causing loss of life and massive property damage, pose a serious threat to the economy. Hydrological modeling is extremely important in terms of cl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,998 Views
16 Pages

Influence of Karst Reservoir Capacity on Flood in Lijiang Basin Based on Modified HEC-HMS through Soil Moisture Accounting Loss

  • Junfeng Dai,
  • Saeed Rad,
  • Jingxuan Xu,
  • Zupeng Wan,
  • Zitao Li,
  • Linyan Pan and
  • Asfandyar Shahab

21 September 2022

The objective of this work was to modify the HEC-HMS flood prediction for the karstic watershed of the Lijiang River, South China, through the quantitative inclusion into the model of the available reservoir capacity of karst (ARCK) as a case study....

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
7,911 Views
22 Pages

18 January 2022

Predicting the runoff from snowpack accumulated in mountainous basins during the melting periods is very important in terms of assessing issues such as water supply and flood control. In this study, the Hydrological Engineering Center–Hydrologi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,044 Views
15 Pages

29 July 2018

Urban agglomeration polders type of flood control pattern (UAPFCP) is an extensively used pattern for urban flood control in plain water system areas. Urbanization and polders are two main factors that affect the runoff process in these regions. The...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,834 Views
22 Pages

The Impact of Reforestation Induced Land Cover Change (1990–2017) on Flood Peak Discharge Using HEC-HMS Hydrological Model and Satellite Observations: A Study in Two Mountain Basins, China

  • Crispin Kabeja,
  • Rui Li,
  • Jianping Guo,
  • Digne Edmond Rwabuhungu Rwatangabo,
  • Marc Manyifika,
  • Zongting Gao,
  • Yipu Wang and
  • Yuxiang Zhang

9 May 2020

Understanding the effect of land use and land cover (LULC) type change on watershed hydrological response is essential for adopting applicable measures to control floods. In China, the Grain to Green Program (GTGP) and the Natural Forest Conservation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
17,385 Views
20 Pages

21 January 2024

Flooding is a natural disaster with extensive impacts. Desert regions face altered flooding patterns owing to climate change, water scarcity, regulations, and rising water demands. This study assessed and predicted flash flood hazards by calculating...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,030 Views
24 Pages

The Surface Water Potentiality in Arid and Semi-Arid Basins Using GIS and HEC-HMS Modeling, Case Study: Gebel El Sibai Watershed, Red Sea

  • Abdelfattah Elsayed Elsheikh,
  • Mahmoud A. El Ammawy,
  • Nessrien M. Hamadallah,
  • Sedky H. A. Hassan,
  • Sang-Eun Oh,
  • Kotb A. Attia and
  • Mahmoud H. Darwish

30 October 2024

The Red Sea region is considered one of the regions that suffer most from water scarcity among the Egyptian areas. This situation reinforces the importance of maximizing the utilization of available water sources. Rainwater and flood harvesting may f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
65 Citations
10,918 Views
20 Pages

Rainfall-runoff simulation is vital for planning and controlling flood control events. Hydrology modeling using Hydrological Engineering Center—Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS) is accepted globally for event-based or continuous simulation o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
6,065 Views
13 Pages

27 December 2022

Floods are among the most devastating natural disasters in small urban watersheds resulting in loss of life and enormous damage to property and posing a serious threat to the economy. Appropriate modeling can be a useful tool to prevent and reduce su...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,064 Views
19 Pages

28 September 2025

The Athabasca River flows through the Lower Athabasca Region (LAR) in Alberta, Canada, which is characterized by variable inter-annual weather, long winters and short summers. LAR is important for the extraction of energy resources and industrial act...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
47 Citations
7,846 Views
18 Pages

22 September 2015

This paper presents a modeling application of surface runoff using the Hydrologic Modelling System (HEC-HMS). A case study was carried out for the Jianghe watershed, a typical semi-arid and sub-humid geo-climatic region in northern China. Two modeli...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
14,236 Views
30 Pages

Flood Mitigation in the Transboundary Chenab River Basin: A Basin-Wise Approach from Flood Forecasting to Management

  • Sikandar Ali,
  • Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema,
  • Muhammad Mohsin Waqas,
  • Muhammad Waseem,
  • Megersa Kebede Leta,
  • Muhammad Uzair Qamar,
  • Usman Khalid Awan,
  • Muhammad Bilal and
  • Muhammad Habib ur Rahman

30 September 2021

Rapid and reliable flood information is crucial for minimizing post-event catastrophes in the complex river basins of the world. The Chenab River basin is one of the complex river basins of the world, facing adverse hydrometeorological conditions wit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,992 Views
22 Pages

River Discharge Simulation in the High Andes of Southern Ecuador Using High-Resolution Radar Observations and Meteorological Station Data

  • Diego Mejía-Veintimilla,
  • Pablo Ochoa-Cueva,
  • Natalia Samaniego-Rojas,
  • Ricardo Félix,
  • Juan Arteaga,
  • Patricio Crespo,
  • Fernando Oñate-Valdivieso and
  • Andreas Fries

27 November 2019

The prediction of river discharge using hydrological models (HMs) is of utmost importance, especially in basins that provide drinking water or serve as recreation areas, to mitigate damage to civil structures and to prevent the loss of human lives. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,610 Views
17 Pages

16 January 2020

Flash floods in mountainous areas have become more severe and frequent as a result of climate change and are a threat to public safety and social development. This study explores the application of distributed hydrological models in flash floods risk...

  • Article
  • Open Access
343 Views
22 Pages

14 February 2026

As urbanization expands, the loss of pervious surfaces has led to greater stormwater runoff and contributed to an increase in urban flooding—localized flooding in areas not formally designated as flood zones. This study evaluates the potential...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,602 Views
14 Pages

Towards Coupling of 1D and 2D Models for Flood Simulation—A Case Study of Nilwala River Basin, Sri Lanka

  • Lanthika Dhanapala,
  • M. H. J. P. Gunarathna,
  • M. K. N. Kumari,
  • Manjula Ranagalage,
  • Kazuhito Sakai and
  • T. J. Meegastenna

25 January 2022

The Nilwala river basin is prone to frequent flooding during the southwest monsoon and second intermonsoon periods. Several studies have recommended coupling 1D and 2D models for flood modelling as they provide sufficient descriptive information of f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,790 Views
19 Pages

14 December 2021

Satellite remote sensing precipitation is useful for many hydrological and meteorological applications such as rainfall-runoff forecasting. However, most studies have focused on the use of satellite precipitation on daily, monthly, or larger time sca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,032 Views
18 Pages

A Hybrid Intelligence Model for the Prediction of the Peak Flow of Debris Floods

  • Mohammad Ebrahim Banihabib,
  • Lubos Jurik,
  • Mahsa Sheikh Kazemi,
  • Jaber Soltani and
  • Mitra Tanhapour

10 August 2020

Debris floods, as one of the most significant natural hazards, often threaten the lives and property of many people worldwide. Predicting models are essential for flood warning systems to minimize casualties of debris floods. Since HEC-HMS (Hydrologi...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,743 Views
28 Pages

7 September 2022

The objective of the study was to configure the Hydrological Modeling System (HEC-HMS) in such a way that it could simulate all-important hydrological components (e.g., streamflow, soil moisture, snowmelt water, terrestrial water storage, baseflow, s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,400 Views
20 Pages

Mid-Century Climate Change Impacts on Ouémé River Discharge at Bonou Outlet (Benin)

  • Agnidé Emmanuel Lawin,
  • Rita Hounguè,
  • Yèkambèssoun N’Tcha M’Po,
  • Nina Rholan Hounguè,
  • André Attogouinon and
  • Akambi Abel Afouda

This work focuses on impacts of climate change on Ouémé River discharge at Bonou outlet based on four global climate models (GCM) over Ouémé catchment from 1971 to 2050. Empirical quantile mapping method is used for bias c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,686 Views
19 Pages

Hydrological and Hydraulic Modeling Applied to Flash Flood Events in a Small Urban Stream

  • Leonardo Souza Bruno,
  • Tiago Souza Mattos,
  • Paulo Tarso Sanches Oliveira,
  • André Almagro and
  • Dulce Buchala Bicca Rodrigues

9 December 2022

In flood area mapping studies, hydrological-hydraulic modeling has been successfully applied around the world. However, the object of study of most of the research developed in Brazil is medium to large channels that use topographical and hydrometeor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,571 Views
18 Pages

21 May 2022

This study presents an evaluation of climate and land-use changes induced impacts on water resources of Multan City, Pakistan. Statistical Down Scaling Model (SDSM) and Geographical Information System (GIS) are used for climate change scenario and sp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,705 Views
25 Pages

21 October 2022

The hydrological impact of large-scale forest fires in a large basin is investigated on both a daily and an hourly basis. A basin of 877 km2 was chosen, with 37% of its area having been burnt in the summer of 2007. Five models are employed, namely SW...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,615 Views
19 Pages

In the field of hydrology, event-based models are commonly used for flood-flow prediction in catchments, for use in flood forecasting, flood risk assessment, and infrastructure design. The models are simplistic, as they do not consider longer-term ca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
6,323 Views
23 Pages

16 April 2021

Population growth and land use modification in urban areas require the use of accurate tools for rainfall-runoff modeling, especially where the topography is complex. The recent improvement in the quality and resolution of remotely sensed precipitati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
348 Views
29 Pages

1 February 2026

This study investigates how a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model internally represents baseflow contributions in snowmelt-driven, semi-arid mountain basins with heterogeneous geologic characteristics. Five basins in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,837 Views
14 Pages

11 November 2018

Water resources numerical models are dependent upon various input hydrologic field data. As models become increasingly complex and model simulation times expand, it is critical to understand the inherent value in using different input datasets availa...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
817 Views
9 Pages

Due to climate change, runoff simulations and understanding the relationship between rainfall and runoff are crucial for watershed management. This study combined a Geographic Information System (GIS) and the Hydrologic Engineering Centre-Hydrologic...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,920 Views
23 Pages

Integrated Geospatial Analysis and Hydrological Modeling for Peak Flow and Volume Simulation in Rwanda

  • Richard Mind’je,
  • Lanhai Li,
  • Patient Mindje Kayumba,
  • Mapendo Mindje,
  • Sikandar Ali and
  • Adeline Umugwaneza

18 October 2021

The ability to adequately and continually assess the hydrological catchment response to extreme rainfall events in a timely manner is a prerequisite component in flood-forecasting and mitigation initiatives. Owing to the scarcity of data, this partic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,810 Views
18 Pages

Comparison of Hydrological Platforms in Assessing Rainfall-Runoff Behavior in a Mediterranean Watershed of Northern Morocco

  • Mourad Aqnouy,
  • Mohamed Ahmed,
  • Gebiaw T. Ayele,
  • Ismail Bouizrou,
  • Abdelmounim Bouadila and
  • Jamal Eddine Stitou El Messari

22 January 2023

This research evaluates the applicability of different types of hydrological models to simulate discharge behavior scenarios in a northern Moroccan watershed, Oued Laou Watershed (OLW). In this context, an improved understanding of the runoff mechani...

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