A CWMS watershed reflects a collection of data, information, application models and images that represent a watershed and the water control features contained within the watershed. The basic setup of your CWMS watershed is completed within the Setup module. When you create a new watershed, a directory structure is generated where all files associated with the watershed are stored.
Once you have created a new watershed, you are able to import maps from external sources, specify the unit system and time zone for the watershed, and add other map layers containing information about the watershed (stream centerlines, HEC-HMS subbasins, etc.).
This chapter will discuss the main steps you need to follow: create watersheds; define the computing sequence for forecast runs; create time series icons; create time series layers; import and define keys for model alternatives; create forecast runs; setup the model linking between model alternatives in a forecast run; and, manage extract and post groups. For further details, refer to Setup Module.
