For CWMS, a watershed is a set of data, information, models, and images that represent a watershed and the land, channels, gages, and water control features within the watershed. An existing watershed can be opened from any of the modules. If a new watershed needs to be created, refer to the Creating a New Watershed tutorial.
There are two ways to open a watershed. The first option is available only if the watershed has been opened previously. From the CWMS CAVI main window, select the desired watershed under the Recent Watersheds list accessible from the File menu.
The second way to open a watershed is as follows:
Under the File menu in the CAVI main window, click Open Watershed. The Open Watershed dialog will open.
From the Available Watersheds box, select a watershed and click OK. The Open Watershed dialog will close, and the selected watershed will display in the CWMS CAVI main window.
If there are no available locations or a new location is required, add a location from the Open Watershed dialog.
Click Edit, and the Create Watershed Locations dialog will open.
Click Add Location, and the Add Watershed Location dialog will open. In the Name box, enter a name for the new watershed location. In the Location box, enter a pathname for the location of the watershed.
Another option is to click Browse, and a Select Watershed Location browser will open.
Browse to the folder that contains the appropriate watershed and click on the name. The Folder name field will now contain the appropriate location. Click Open, the Select Watershed Locationbrowser will close and the selected folder's pathname will now display in theLocation field.
Click OK. The Add Watershed Location box will close, and the new watershed location will display in the Create Watershed Locations dialog. Click OK, and the Create Watershed Locations dialog will close.
From the Open Watershed dialog, the new location will display in the Available Locations box and is available for you to use.
