Watershed Modeling - A Case Study

The paper presents applications and models which are beneficial to watershed management in various areas. The intention is to inform about the current capabilities of soft computing, hydrologic analysis modules, and distributed hydrologic models, and to provide an initial guide on implementing soft computing. Watershed is not simply the hydrological unit but also socio-political-ecological entity which plays crucial role in determining food, social, and economical security and provides life support services to rural people. The paper also discuss advances in the understanding of physical, chemical, and biological processes influencing water quality, coupled with improvement in the collection and analysis of hydrological data, provide opportunities for significant innovations in the manner and level with which watershed management can be explored and modeled. In addition, discussions of various watershed models and modeling system with their applications are presented to demonstrate the wide variety of system currently available for watershed management at multiple scales.