SWMM5 Conversion - Subcatchments (SWMM)

Information from the following sections of the SWMM5 file are imported to InfoWorks ICM SWMM networks objects on the Subcatchments grid:

[SUBCATCHMENTS]

The [SUBCATCHMENTS] section is imported into a SWMM Subcatchment network object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Data Field

Notes

Name

Subcatchment ID

 

Rgage

Raingage ID

 

OutID

Outlet

The name of the node or the subcatchment that receives runoff from the subcatchment.

Drains to

If the OutID is a node, the Drains to field in ICM is set to sw_node.

If the OutID is a subcatchment, the Drains to field in ICM is set to sw_subcatchment.

Area

Area

 

%Imperv

Imperviousness

Width

Width

 

Slope

Slope

 

Clength

Curb length

Total Curb Length

Spack

Snow pack ID

The snow pack object is imported from the [SNOWPACKS] section.

[POLYGONS]

The [POLYGONS] section is imported into a SWMM network Subcatchment object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Subcatchment Data Field

Notes
X   Geometry of the subcatchment boundary is determined from the X and Y coordinate data in the [POLYGONS] section
Y

[SUBAREAS]

The [SUBAREAS] section is imported to a SWMM network Subcatchment object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Subcatchment Data Field

Notes
Subcat ~ Used to determine which Subcatchment the SWMM5 [SUBAREA] applies to.
%Zero Percent no storage  
%Routed Percent routed  
Nimp Impervious roughness  
Nperv Pervious roughness  
RouteTo Routing  
Simp Impervious storage depth  
Sperv Pervious storage depth  

[INFILTRATION]

The Subcat field in the [INFILTRATION] section is used to determine which subcatchment the infiltration data is applied to.

If the [INFILTRATION] section contains any entries that have their last parameter set to a specific infiltration model, then this determines which subcatchment fields the infiltration data is imported to in ICM. If there is no entry for the last parameter, then the infiltration model set in the SWMM5 [OPTIONS] section will determine which fields the data is imported to.

Horton/Modified Horton Infiltration

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Data Field

Notes

MaxRate

Initial infiltration

 

MinRate

Limiting infiltration

 

Decay

Decay factor

 

DryTime

Drying time  

MaxInf

Maximum infiltration volume  

Green-Ampt /Modified Green-Ampt Infiltration

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Subcatchment Data Field

Notes

Suction

Average capillary suction

 

Ksat

Saturated hydraulic conductivity  

IMD

Initial moisture deficit  

Curve Number Infiltration

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Subcatchment Data Field

Notes
CurveNo Curve number  
Ksat Saturated hydraulic conductivity Although imported, it is not used in InfoWorks ICM as deprecated in SWMM5.
DryTime Drying time  

[LID_USAGE]

The [LID_USAGE] section is imported into the SUDS/LIDs control fields in a SWMM Subcatchment network object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Subcatchment Data Field

Notes
Subcat ~ Used to identify the subcatchment to which the LID_USAGE section is imported.
  LID Structure ID Generated on import.
LID LIDS Control ID  
Number Number of units  
Area Area  
Width Unit surface width  
InitSat Initial saturation  
FromImp Impervious area treated  
FromPerv Pervious area treated  
ToPerv Outflow to  
DrainTo Drain to subcatchment  
DrainTo Drain to node  

[GROUNDWATER]

The [GROUNDWATER] section is imported into a SWMM Subcatchment network object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Subcatchment Data Field

Notes
Subcat ~ Used to identify the subcatchment to which the GROUNDWATER section is imported.
Ebot Aquifer elevation  
Aquifer Aquifer ID  
Egw Aquifer initial ground water elevation  
Umc Aquifer initial ground water moisture content  
Node Aquifer node ID  
Esurf Elevation  
A1 Groundwater coefficient  
B1 Groundwater exponent  
Egwt Groundwater threshold  
A2 Surface coefficient  
Dsw Surface depth  
B2 Surface exponent  
A3 Surface groundwater coefficient  

 

[LOADINGS]

The [LOADINGS] section is imported into a SWMM network Subcatchment object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Parameter

InfoWorks ICM Subcatchment Data Field

Notes
Subcat ~ Used to identify the subcatchment to which the LOADINGS section is imported.
Pollut Initial buildup The SWMM5 Pollut and InitBuildup values are imported to the Pollutant and Initial buildup columns of the subcatchment's Initial Buildup grid.
InitBuildup

 

[COVERAGES]

The [COVERAGES] section is imported into a SWMM network Subcatchment object in InfoWorks ICM. Multiple LandUse/Percent values found on a single line in [COVERAGES] section will be imported. They will also be imported if they are on multiple lines, provided that the subcatchment name (Subcat) precedes the LandUse/Percent values on the subsequent lines.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Subcatchment Data Field

Notes
Subcat ~ Used to identify the subcatchment to which the COVERAGES section is imported.
Landuse Land uses

The SWMM5 Landuse and Percent values are imported to the Land use and Area % columns of the subcatchment's Land Uses grid.

Percent

[GWF]

The [GWF] section is imported into a SWMM network Subcatchment object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Subcatchment Data Field

Notes
Subcat ~ Used to identify the subcatchment to which the GWF section is imported.
LATERAL Expr Lateral groundwater flow equation Imported equations can be viewed in the Groundwater Flow Equation Editor which is accessed from the relevant groundwater flow equation data field in the applicable subcatchment's properties.
DEEP Expr Deep groundwater flow equation

[LID_CONTROLS]

The [LID_CONTROLS] section is imported as a SWMM network LIDS Control object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM LIDS Control Data Field

Notes
Name Control ID  
Type Control type  
SURFACE StorHt Berm height  
SURFACE VegFrac Vegetation volume fraction  
SURFACE Rough Surface roughness (Manning’s n)  
SURFACE Slope Surface slope  
SURFACE Xslope Swale side slope  
PAVEMENT Thick Pavement thickness  
PAVEMENT Vratio Pavement void ratio  
PAVEMENT FracImp Impervious surface fraction  
PAVEMENT Perm Permeability  
PAVEMENT Vclog Pavement clogging factor  
PAVEMENT regenDays Regeneration interval  
PAVEMENT regenDegree Regeneration fraction  
SOIL Thick Soil thickness  
SOIL Por Soil porosity  
SOIL FC Field capacity  
SOIL WP Wilting point  
SOIL Ksat Conductivity  
SOIL Kcoeff Conductivity slope  
SOIL Suct Suction head  
STORAGE Height

Storage thickness

Barrel height

 
STORAGE Vratio Storage void ratio  
STORAGE Seepage Seepage rate  
STORAGE Vclog Storage clogging factor  
DRAIN Coeff

Coefficient for flow in flow units

 
Flow capacity  
DRAIN Expon Flow exponent  
DRAIN Offset Offset height  
DRAIN Delay Delay  
DRAINMAT Thick Mat thickness  
DRAINMAT VFrac Mat void fraction  
DRAINMAT Mat roughness (Manning’s n)  
DRAIN OpenDepth Underdrain open depth  
DRAIN CloseDepth Underdrain close depth  
DRAIN ControlCurve Underdrain control curve See the Underdrain Curve for further information.
REMOVALS Underdrain pollutant removal

SWMM5 Pollid is imported to the Pollutant column in the ICM Underdrain pollutant removal grid, and the SWMM5 % Removal is imported to the Removal % column.

[LANDUSES]

The SWMM5 [LANDUSES] section is imported to a SWMM Land Use network object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Land Use Data Field

Notes
Name Land use ID  
SweepInterval Sweep interval  
Availability Sweep availability  
LastSweep Last swept  

[WASHOFF]

The [WASHOFF] section is imported to a SWMM Land Use network object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Land Use Data Field

Washoff Grid

Pollutant Washoff

Values from the SWMM5 [BUILDUP] section are imported to the ICM Washoff grid as shown below:

SWMM5 Field Washoff Column
Pollutant Pollutant
FuncType Washoff type
C1 Exponential washoff coefficient
C1 Rating washoff coefficient
C1 EMC washoff coefficient
C2 Washoff exponent
SweepRmvl Cleaning efficiency
BmpRmvl BMP removal efficiency
FuncType
C1
C1
C1
C2
SweepRmvl
BmpRmvl

[BUILDUP]

The [BUILDUP] section is imported into a SWMM Land Use object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Land Use Data Field

Build-up Grid

Pollutant Build-up

Values from the SWMM5 [BUILDUP] section are imported to the ICM Build-up grid as shown below:

SWMM5 Field Build-up Column
Pollutant Pollutant
FuncType Build up type
C1 Max. build-up
C2 Exponential rate constant
C2 Power rate constant
C3 Power time exponent
C3 Half saturation constant
PerUnit Unit
FuncType
C1
C2
C2
C3
C3
PerUnit

[POLLUTANTS]

The SWMM5 [POLLUTANTS] section is imported into a SWMM Pollutant network object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Pollutants Data Field

Notes
Name Name  
Units Units  
Crain Rainfall concentration  
Cgw Groundwater concentration  
Cii I&I concentration  
Kd Decay coefficient  
Sflag Snow only  
CoPoll Co-pollutant  
CoFract Co-fraction  
Cdwf DWF concentration  
Cinit Initial concentration  

[SNOWPACKS]

The [SNOWPACKS] section is imported to a SWMM Snow Pack network object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Pollutant Data Field

Notes

PLOWABLE SNN0 Fraction of impervious area ploughable  
Name Snow pack ID  
IMPERVIOUS SD100 Impervious depth at 100% cover  
IMPERVIOUS Tbase Impervious base temperature  
IMPERVIOUS FWF Impervious fraction free water capacity  
IMPERVIOUS FW0 Impervious initial free water  
IMPERVIOUS Cmax Impervious max. melt coefficient  
IMPERVIOUS Cmin Impervious min. melt coefficient  
IMPERVIOUS SD0 Impervious initial snow depth  
REMOVAL Fout Fraction transferred out of the catchment  
PERVIOUS SD100 Pervious depth at 100% cover  
PERVIOUS Tbase Pervious base temperature  
PERVIOUS FWF Pervious fraction free water capacity  
PERVIOUS FW0 Pervious initial free water  
PERVIOUS Cmax Pervious max. melt coefficient  
PERVIOUS Cmin Pervious min. melt coefficient  
PERVIOUS SD0 Pervious initial snow depth  
PLOWABLE Tbase Plowable base temperature  
REMOVAL Dplow Depth at which snow removal begins  
PLOWABLE FWF Plowable fraction free water capacity  
PLOWABLE FW0 Plowable initial free water  
PLOWABLE Cmax Plowable max. melt coefficient  
PLOWABLE Cmin Plowable min. melt coefficient  
PLOWABLE SD0 Plowable initial snow depth  
PLOWABLE Scatch Subcatchment ID  
PLOWABLE Fimelt Fraction converted into immediate melt  
PLOWABLE Fimp Fraction transferred to the impervious area  
PLOWABLE Fperv Fraction transferred to the pervious area  
PLOWABLE Fsub Fraction moved to another subcatchment  

[AQUIFERS]

The [AQUIFERS] section is imported into a SWMM Aquifier network object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Pollutants Data Field

Notes
Name Aquifer ID  
Por Soil porosity  
WP Soil wilting point  
FC Soil field capacity  
Ks Conductivity  
Kslp Conductivity slope  
Tslp Tension slope  
Etu Evapotranspiration fraction  
Ets Evapotranspiration depth  
Seep Seepage rate  
Ebot Elevation  
Egw Initial groundwater  
Umc Initial moisture content  
Epat Time pattern ID  

[Innovyze_Supplementary_Infiltration]

The infiltration information from the [Innovyze_Supplementary_Infiltration] section is imported into a SWMM Subcatchment network object in InfoWorks ICM.

SWMM5 Field

InfoWorks ICM Data Field/Grid

Note
InfiltrationType Infiltration model  

MaxInfilRate

Initial infiltration

Imported for Horton and Modified Horton types of infiltration

MinInfilRate

Limiting infiltration

Imported for Horton and Modified Horton types of infiltration

DecayConstant

Decay factor

Imported for Horton and Modified Horton types of infiltration

DryingTime

Drying time Imported for Horton, Modified Horton and Curve number types of infiltration

Max_Volume

Maximum infiltration volume Imported for Horton and Modified Horton types of infiltration

SuctionHead

Average capillary suction

Imported for Green Ampt and Modified Green Ampt types of infiltration

Conductivity

Saturated hydraulic conductivity

Imported for Green Ampt and Modified Green Ampt types of infiltration

Although imported, it is not used in InfoWorks ICM as deprecated in SWMM5.

InitialDeficit

Initial moisture deficit Imported for Green Ampt and Modified Green Ampt types of infiltration
MaxInfilRateCurve Curve number Imported for Curve number type of infiltration

 

 

 

SWMM5 Conversion Notes (SWMM)