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CE-QUAL-W2
ActiveThe standard 2D reservoir and stratified-river water-quality model — temperature, DO and eutrophication.
by Portland State University
- Pricing
- Free
- License
- Freeware (source available)
- Commercial use
- Permitted
- Ecosystem
- Fortran
- Platform
- Windows
About CE-QUAL-W2
CE-QUAL-W2 simulates hydrodynamics and water quality in water bodies that stratify: longitudinal-vertical (laterally averaged) 2D transport with a full eutrophication kinetics library — temperature, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, multiple algae and zooplankton groups, pH, sediment diagenesis. Reservoir management questions (withdrawal levels, TDG, bloom risk) are its home ground.
Maintained for decades at Portland State University with US Army Corps roots, it is free, source-available and deeply validated — the default choice worldwide for reservoir water-quality studies where 3D CFD would be overkill.
Where it fits in the workflow
TerrainCatchmentRainfallRunoffRoutingHydraulicsMappingReporting
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