Streamlining Watershed Analysis with AGWA
If you work with GSSHA, then you'll definitely want to check out the Automated GSSHA Watershed Analysis, or AGWA, app. AGWA is an online web application for managing proposed changes to watershed models. The app is powered by GSSHA--a hydrologic model developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
AGWA is web-based and therefore can be used from anywhere as long as you have an internet connection and a web browser. It includes simple step-by-step workflows to help you break down a more complex watershed analysis. These workflows can be applied to any number of GSSHA projects. The current workflows include:
- Detention Basin Analysis
- Culvert Resize Analysis
- Find Discharge Tool
- Land Use Change Analysis
AGWA uses the Tethys platform for managing accounts and access to projects. The GSSHA Models page in AGWA shows a list of all the GSSHA projects that are available for your account. The list includes the project name, project creator, description, and date of creation for each project. You can also view details about the model or the model map from the GSSHA Models page.
Clicking the launch button next to a GSSHA project on the GSSHA Models page will take you to the Model Summary page, which includes two tabs: the Summary tab and the Workflows tab. The Summary tab shows a summary of the GSSHA model including the name and description, map preview, creation date, and a list of scenarios. The Workflows tab shows all workflows that have been created or started, and is where you can create a new workflow.
All completed AGWA workflows have options to view the output data as plots. You can also download the flow and time series data as a CSV file so that you can use the results of your finished workflow outside of AGWA.
Check out AGWA, the app that lets you use GSSHA from anywhere! Follow this link to see a more complete list of the components of AGWA.
