Once you have created a reservoir network and established its connectivity (as described in "Developing a Reservoir Network"), you will need to specify the properties of the elements in the network. To do so, you will use ResSim's specialized network element editors. The four major element editors all share some common features; see the introductory section of "Junctions, Reaches, & Diversions" for a description of these common features. "Junctions, Reaches, & Diversions" then goes on to describe the Junction, Reach, and Diversions Editors and how to enter and edit data for their respective network elements.
The data needed to define a reservoir element is divided into two types: Physical and Operational. This chapter describes the physical components of a reservoir and how to use the Physical tab of the Reservoir Editor ("Figure: Reservoir Editor - Physical Tab")to define them. Subsequent chapters will describe the options for defining the reservoir operating objectives and constraints. "Reservoir Operations - The Basics" describes the basics for defining reservoir operating objectives and constraints, and "Reservoir Operations - The Rules" describes operational rules. "Advanced Features" describes the advanced operational features such as IF_Blocks and scripts. Two or more reservoirs can be made to operate in conjunction by defining them as a Reservoir System. Reservoir Systems are covered in "Reservoir Systems".
