How to represent soil and water conservation structures in SWAT+

Nadia Gaboussa

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Jun 5, 2025, 4:49:52 PMJun 5

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I am currently conducting hydrological modeling to evaluate the effect of soil and water conservation structures — such as contour bunds and terraces — on runoff and sediment transport. These structures are distributed throughout the watershed, across different slopes, land uses, and soil types. However, I was not able to integrate these conservation measures into the model.

Nadia Gaboussa

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Jun 11, 2025, 12:09:24 PMJun 11

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I am currently conducting hydrological modeling to evaluate the effect of soil and water conservation structures — such as contour bunds and terraces — on runoff and sediment transport. These structures are distributed throughout the watershed, across different slopes, land uses, and soil types. However, I was not able to integrate these conservation measures into the model.

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Natalja C.

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Jul 1, 2025, 4:12:55 AM (12 days ago) Jul 1

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Hello,

If the question is "how to represent these measures", then you are welcome to the complete guide:

Marval, Š., Fučík, P., Čerkasova, N., Schürz, C., Strauch, M., Witing, F., Piniewski, M., Plunge, S., Farkas, C., Weiland, S., Krzeminska, D., & Lemann, T. (2022). SWAT+ and SWAP retention measure implementation handbook. Deliverable D2.3 of the EU Horizon 2020 project OPTAIN. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11232719