The Arc Hydro GW Data Model Toolkit

Norm Jones
Brigham Young University

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Outline

• Background
• GMS/Groundwater Modeling/GIS
• Groundwater toolkit design

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Background

• Ph.D. from UT-Austin,

1990
• EMRL Director
• USACE
• EMSI
• Aquaveo
• Groundwater Modeling
System (GMS)
• Part of Arc Hydro GW
development effort Aquaveo

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Groundwater Modeling System

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GMS & GIS

• Pioneer in the "conceptual model" approach to model

development
• Models supported
– MODFLOW
– MT3DMS/SEAM3D/RT3D
– FEMWATER
– WASH123D
– SEEP2D
– MODAEM
– UTEXAS

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Conceptual Model - Site Map

Clearwater Well

Stillwater
Reservoir

Whitewater
River
Bigwater
Lake

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Feature Objects

No flow arc Well and refine point

River arcs

General head
polygon

Variable head polygon

Specified head arcs

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Grid-Based Numerical Model

MODFLOW BC Symbols
Well
River
General Head
Constant Head

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Finite element models

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Analytic element models

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Geostatistics

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3D Plume Interpolation

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Model calibration

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Site characterization

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Arc Hydro Groundwater Toolkit
• Data model builder
• Import wizards
• 3D geometry importer
• Borehole/well editor
• HydroID, hydrocode
management
• Vertical measurements 
borelines
• Automated queries
– Time series generator
– Time series grapher
– Water table interpolator
• Sample data plots
• Cross section editor
• Geovolume builder
• Geovolume slicer
• MODFLOW importer & post-
processor
• MT3DMS importer & post-
processor
• Pathline/capture zone utilities
• Zone budget utilities
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Data model builder

Build Data Model

• Simple tool for Framework
setting up data C:\myfiles\templates\framework.xmi Browse...

model Geology

C:\myfiles\templates\geology.xmi Browse...
• User can select Wells and boreholes
components C:\myfiles\templates\wells.xmi Browse...

• Attributes can be Hydrostratigraphy

C:\myfiles\templates\hstrat.xmi Browse...
edited in .xmi files
Simulation

C:\myfiles\templates\sim.xmi Browse...

Temporal

C:\myfiles\templates\temp.xmi Browse...

OK Cancel

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 Import wizards

• Simplified
tools for
importing
– Wells
– Boreholes
– Time series
– Etc.

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3D geometry importer

• Used to import 3D objects (boreholes, cross-sections,

solids, etc.) from external sources

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Borehole/well editor

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Sample data plots

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Cross section editor

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Geovolume builder

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Geovolume slicer

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MODFLOW importer & post-processor

• Based on Cell2D part of simulation feature dataset

• Import files associated with MODFLOW simulation
– Main files (basic, global, etc.)
– Stress package files (well, recharge, etc.)
– Solution files (head, drawdown)
• Post-processing
– Contours
– Color-filled cells
– Symbols
– Time series plotting

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MT3DMS importer & post-processor

• Similar to
MODFLOW tools
• Color-fill shading
of contaminant
plume data
• Animation

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Pathline/capture zone utilities

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Zone budget utilities

Water budget terms for the

defined zone
Outflow terms

(a)

Inflow terms

(b)

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Other

• HydroID, hydrocode management

• Vertical measurements  borelines
• Time series generator
• Time series grapher
• Water table interpolator

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For more information….

Norm Jones
242 Clyde Building
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah 84602
njones@byu.edu

Doug Gallup
Aquaveo, LLC
75 South 200 East
Provo, UT 84606
dgallup@aquaveo.com
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