From the Model Directories tab (Options Dialog), you need to tell HEC-RTS where to look for watersheds. From the Model Directories tab, you can create locations, delete (remove), and edit locations. You will need to create at least on watershed location, the defined watershed locations display in the Open Watershed dialog (Opening an Existing Watershed).

Add a Watershed Location

To create a watershed location:

  1. From the HEC-RTS main window, from the Tools menu, click Options, the Options Dialog opens.
  2. Click the Model Directories tab (Options Dialog), click Add Location. The Add Watershed Location dialog will open (Figure 1).
    Figure 1 Add Watershed Location Dialog
  3. Enter a name for the watershed location in the Name box (Figure 1). You can either enter the location of the directory in the Location box (Figure 1) or click Browse. A Select Watershed Location browser will open (Figure 2). Navigate to the directory on your computer or network where you want a watershed stored. Click Open, the Select Watershed Location browser closes.
    Figure 2 Select Watershed Location Browser
  4. The selected directory displays in the Location box (Figure 1). Click OK, if the directory does not exist, a Warning window will open asking you if you want to create the directory, click Yes. Both the Warning window and the Add Watershed Location dialog (Figure 1) will close. From the Watershed Locations table (Options Dialog) the name and location of the watershed location is displayed.
  5. In the location folder, C:\yyyyy\xxxxx\Documents\HEC-RTS\v3.1.1, three folders are created - database, forecast, and watershed. When a new watershed is created (i.e., WS10_HEC_RussianRiver), and a watershed location is selected - RR_Watersheds - the new watershed (i.e., WS10_HEC_RussianRiver) will be stored under the watershed directory.
  6. When you create a new watershed, HEC-RTS will generate a directory structure, and stores all files associated with the watershed inside that structure. The watershed directory is named according to the name you have given the watershed; for example, in Figure 3, the watershed directory is WS10_HEC_RussianRiver. Figure 3 shows schematically how HEC-RTS organizes the directories and files it creates in the watershed's directory ({_}C:\yyyyy\xxxxx\Documents\HEC-RTS\v3.1.1\watershed_RR_NorthFork). The watershed's directory configuration files and data for the watershed, including maps and model alternative data will be stored. 
  7. Furthermore, when you create a new forecast for a watershed, you will give that forecast a name. Under the forecast directory ({_}C:\yyyyy\xxxxx\Documents\HEC-RTS\v3.1.1_forecast) for the watershed's location, HEC-RTS will create a directory based on the dated forecast name. For example, the directory name 2017.01.26-0400 corresponds to a forecast created for 26 January 2017. Under that directory ({_}C:\yyyyy\xxxxx\Documents_HEC-RTS\v3.1.1\forecast{}2017.01.26-0400), HEC-RTS will create a directory based on the watershed's name (WS10_HEC_RussianRiver) and will automatically copy all of the directories and files for your watershed (except for the maps directory) into the dated forecast directory (C:\yyyyy\xxxxx\Documents\HEC-RTS\v3.1.1\forecast{}2017.01.26-0400_ _WS10_HEC_RussianRiver). This facilitates archiving of forecast information and ensures consistency in your model results. 

Delete (Remove) a Watershed Location

To delete (remove) a watershed location:

  1. From the HEC-RTS main window, from the Tools menu, click Options, the Options Dialog opens.
  2. Click the Model Directories tab (Options Dialog), from the Watershed Locations table (Options Dialog), select a location. Click Remove Location (Options Dialog), a Confirm Removal window will open, asking you to confirm the removal of the selected location. Click Yes, the Confirm Removal window will close, and the selected location will no longer display in the Watershed Locations table (Options Dialog).
  3. The directory structure for the selected watershed location remains on the hard drive, nothing is deleted.

Edit a Watershed Location

To edit a watershed location:

  1. From the HEC-RTS main window, from the Tools menu, click Options, the Options Dialog opens.
  2. Click the Model Directories tab (Options Dialog), click Edit Location. The Edit Watershed Location dialog will open (Figure 4).
    Figure 4 Edit Watershed Location Dialog
  3. You can change the name of the watershed location in the Name box (Figure 4). You can either change the location of the directory in the Location box (Figure 4) or click Browse. A Select Watershed Location browser will open (Figure 2). Navigate to the directory on your computer or network where you want a watershed stored. Click Open, the Select Watershed Location browser closes.
  4. The selected directory displays in the Location box (Figure 4). Click OK, if the directory does not exist, a Warning window will open asking you if you want to create the directory, click Yes. Both the Warning window and the Edit Watershed Location dialog (Figure 4) will close. From the Watershed Locations table (Options Dialog) the edits will be displayed.