WWRC 93-11
Development of a More Comprehensive Water Planning Model for the State of Wyoming
Abstract
Two programs (WIRSOS and HYDROSS) for modeling river systems
were compared for use by the state of Wyoming. It was found
that the Wyoming Integrated River System Operation Study
(WIRSOS) planning model best fit the needs of the state.
However, it was also found that WIRSOS did not completely
satisfy every aspect of river system modeling. In fact,
HYDROSS, the program of the United States Bureau of Reclamation,
is much superior at modeling the operation of reservoirs in a
river system, but HYDROSS is lacking in several other areas.
Therefore, to improve the performance of WIRSOS, many of the
reservoir modeling capabilities of HYDROSS were programmed into
the WIRSOS model. The improved WIRSOS program models river
systems with greater accuracy and provides for a more detailed
analysis of water issues within the state of Wyoming.
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