ArcSWAT for ArcGIS Pro

[Jaclyn B. Tech]

Introducing ArcSWAT for ArcGIS Pro. Available now at https://swat.tamu.edu/software/arcswat/

 

Follow the instructions below or watch our quick installation video.

1. Download the zip file linked above
2. Download and install SWAT Editor
3. Extract ArcSWATProj2012.mdb from the zip file in step 1 into C:\SWAT\SWATEditor\Databases
4. Extract ArcSWAT3.esriAddinX from the zip and double-click to install

 

[Deng Zhiwei]

Hallo, I was installing the arcswat-pro plug-in for arcgispro 3.0, but appeared mistake of failure using the plug-in. When I click run arcswat plug-in in ArcGIS Pro3.0，failuer was shown as follow:

Hope you can help me. Very thank you!

[Edberto Lima]

Hi Jaclyn,

I was following the steps to install ArcSWAT Pro, but I noticed that the files from step 3 seem to be missing. It looks like the link on the page directs to GitHub. Could you please take a look and share the files if possible? I’d really appreciate it! 

Thank you!

[Conra De Leon]

Hi, I have the same problem. Please let me know how can I solve this issue.

[Edberto Lima]

Hi SWAT Community,

I have discovered a workaround for the process, but I am not entirely sure if it's the correct solution. It appears that Arcswat Pro has a similar structure to QSWAT. At my first attempt to run Arcswat Pro with a new setup and following the instructions from the website, I encountered the error below:

~\AppData\Local\ESRI\ErrorReports\ArcGISPro_3.4.3.55405_3C9D1CD2-DC74-4621-BFDA-827CD3629E10_05_14_2025_08_58_03.dmp
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: 'Could not find file 'C:\SWAT\SWATEditor\Databases\ArcSWATProj2012.mdb'.

~\AppData\Local\ESRI\ErrorReports\ArcGISPro_3.4.3.55405_69CCFB1F-5740-4328-8A08-D99BE75E2010_05_14_2025_09_01_42.dmp
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: 'Could not find file 'C:\SWAT\SWATEditor\Databases\QSWATRef2012.mdb'.'

The default installation of SWATEditor does not include these files, as shown in the image below.

I then switched to QSWAT, and after the installation, noticed that the SWATEditor folder contained databases with similar names to those referenced in the Arcswat error messages. Based on this, I renamed QSWATProj2012.mdb to ArcSWATProj2012.mdb, and now everything is working fine.

Cheers,
Edberto Lima

[Private (en0mies)]

Hello sir, have you found the solution for how to get  QSWATRef2012.mdb for ArcSWAT?

[Kola Kareem]

Hi.

I realized that the QSWATRef2012.mdb is missing from the SWATEditor's list of databases (effective today, October 6, 2025, KT).

You require the database to run the ArcSWAT plugin in an ArcGIS Pro environment.

If you install QSWAT, you can populate the SWATEditor's folder with the QSWATRef2012.mdb file.

However, to avoid double installation, I have created a list of the required databases for running ArcSWAT plugin in an ArcGIS Pro environment (including the QSWATRef2012.mdb file).

You only need to download the file and paste it in your SWATEditor Database directory.  You can do this after following the instructions on the official SWAT website. 

Access the files here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1807rihMVQGSemdXoRwgPDbRtNMFrw9Vh?usp=sharing

Blessings.