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Stormwater Design Software & Calculators

Sizing inlets, pipes, ponds and outlet structures against a drainage manual is the daily reality of land development engineering. The tools indexed here get those calculations done — from agency-published spreadsheets to full drainage-design suites.

Delta Hydro Studio

FreemiumVerified

Browser-based hydrology and hydraulics calculators for practising engineers — no install, report-ready output.

Urban Stormwater & InfrastructureActiveRational MethodCulvert Sizing

EPA's free tool for estimating site runoff reduction from green infrastructure, with climate scenarios.

Urban Stormwater & InfrastructureStableSuDS & LID DesignStormwater Design

EPA SWMM

Gov-PublicVerified

The public-domain engine of urban drainage: dynamic-wave pipe networks, runoff, LID and water quality.

Urban Stormwater & InfrastructureActiveSWMMSewer Modelling

A free bundle of FHWA drainage calculators: channels, weirs, curb & gutter, riprap, detention and more.

Hydraulics & River SystemsStableOpen Channel FlowRational Method

Build and read EPA SWMM models as QGIS layers — free GIS-based SWMM model construction.

Urban Stormwater & InfrastructureActiveSWMMQGIS Hydrology

HydroCAD

Commercial

The US land-development standard for TR-55/TR-20 hydrographs and detention pond design.

Urban Stormwater & InfrastructureActiveDetention DesignTR-55

InfoWorks ICM

Commercial

Autodesk's integrated catchment model — the heavyweight for large sewer networks and coupled 2D flooding.

Urban Stormwater & InfrastructureActiveSewer Modelling2D Hydraulic Modelling

MUSIC

Commercial

eWater's stormwater-quality model — the WSUD assessment standard across Australian councils.

Urban Stormwater & InfrastructureActiveSuDS & LID DesignWater Quality Modelling

CDM Smith's free rainfall statistics and STORM-method screening model — IDF analysis, disaggregation, CSO planning.

Urban Stormwater & InfrastructureActiveIDF CurvesRainfall Data

Bentley's sanitary and combined sewer modelling suite, integrated with CAD and GIS environments.

Urban Stormwater & InfrastructureActiveSewer ModellingStormwater Design

PCSWMM

Commercial

CHI's commercial GIS front-end for SWMM — the most direct productivity upgrade for serious SWMM users.

Urban Stormwater & InfrastructureActiveSWMMSewer Modelling

Virginia DEQ's official Excel workbooks for stormwater compliance via the Runoff Reduction Method.

Urban Stormwater & InfrastructureActiveSuDS & LID DesignStormwater Design