MIKE Hydro River Overview

MIKE Hydro River is a comprehensive 1D channel flow model for simulating rivers and surface water bodies that can be approximated as 1-dimensional flow (as strict 1-Dimensional flow does not occur in nature). Basically, MIKE Hydro River can be applied anywhere average values of levels, velocities, concentrations etc. at a point are acceptable, including:

·         River hydrodynamics

·         Structure/reservoir operational control

·         Water quality (e.g. wetlands, salinity)

·         Sediment transport & morphology

·         Flood studies (e.g. mapping, hazard assessment)

·         Flood forecasting (on-line, real-time)

·         Dam break

·         Sediment transport (e.g. Long term morphology)

·         River restoration

·         Integrated with groundwater and flooding

MIKE Hydro River plays a critical role in MIKE SHE Both the overland flow and groundwater flow modules are linked directly to MIKE Hydro River. The MIKE SHE-MIKE Hydro River coupling enables:

·         the one-dimensional simulation of river flows and water levels using the fully dynamic Saint Venant equations.

·         the simulation of a wide range of hydraulic control structures, such as weirs, gates and culverts.

·         area-inundation modelling, using a simple flood-mapping procedure that is based on simulated river water levels and a digital terrain model.

·         dynamic overland flooding flow to and from the MIKE Hydro River net­work.

·         the full, dynamic coupling of surface and sub-surface flow processes in MIKE Hydro River and MIKE SHE.