Detention Basin Basics in SWMM 5
Subject: Detention Basin Basics in SWMM 5 What are the basic elements of a detention pond in SWMM 5 ? They are common in our backyards and cities and just require a few basic elements to model. Here is a model in SWMM 5 .0.022 that even has a fountain in the real pond – which we not model for now. The components of the model are: 1. An inlet to the pond with a simple time series – a subcatchment can be added to it in a more complicated model but for now we will just have a triangular time series, 2. A pipe to simulate the flow into the pond from the inlet, 3. A Storage Node to simulate the Pond that consists of a tabular area curve to estimate the depth and area relationship, 4. A Storage Node to simulate the Outlet Box of the Pond 5 . Two Smal...