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Water Resources Alphabetical Software

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Alphabetical list

• AIR2D, AIR3D, 1998/04/20
  Simulate the movement of air to or from a single borehole screened in the unsaturated zone. Three dimensional air-flow in a heterogeneous, anisotropic unsaturated zone where air flow is induced through dry wells or trenches, as in vapor-extraction remediation
• AIRSLUG (DOS/DG/SGI/Sun) Version 1.1, 1996/03/12
  A Fortran program to generate type curves to interpret the recovery data from prematurely terminated air-pressurized slug tests
• Alkalinity Calculator (online) Version 2.20
  The Alkalinity Calculator will analyze the titration curve and calculate the alkalinity or acid neutralizing capacity (ANC) of a sample
• ANNIE (DOS/Sun) Version 4.1, 2002/02/25
  Interactive Hydrologic Analyses and Data Management
• AQTESTSS (Win) Version 1.2, 2004/07/02
  Several spreadsheets for the analysis of aquifer-test and slug-test data
• BAT3 Analyzer (Win) Version 1.0.0.0, 2008/01/31
  Real-Time Data Display and Interpretation Software for the Multifunction Bedrock-Aquifer Transportable Testing Tool (BAT3)
• BIOMOC (DOS/DG/SGI/Sun) Version 1.0, 1999/03/10
  A multispecies solute-transport model with biodegradation
• BLTM (DG) Version 1.2, 1996/11/04
  Branched Lagrangian Transport Model
• BRANCH (DOS/DG/Sun) Version 4.3, 1997/06/05
  Branch-Network Dynamic Flow Model
• BSDMS (DOS/DG) Version 2.1, 1996/03/01
  Bridge Scour Data Management System
• Budgeteer (Win) Version 1.0.6.0, 2001-07-09
  Postprocessor for MODFLOW, MOC3D, SUTRA, MT3D, and ZONEBDGT
• CAP (DOS/DG/SGI/Sun) Version 97-08c, 1999/11/15
  Culvert Analysis Program
• CFP (Win) Version 1.0, 2008/04/14
  Conduit Flow Process for MODFLOW 2005.
• CGAP (DOS/DG/Sun) Version 3.5, 1995/10/06
  Channel Geometry Analysis Program
• DAFLOW (DG) Version 1.2, 1996/11/04
  Streamflow routing in upland channels or channel networks
• DDestimate (Win) Version 1.1, 2007/07/10
  A spreadsheet application for simulating time series and estimating drawdowns.
• DOTABLES (online) Version 1.2, 1999/03/16
  Dissolved oxygen saturation tables
• DR3M (DOS/DG) Version 2.1, 1996/03/01
  Distributed Routing Rainfall-Runoff Model
• Edit Contours PIE (Win) Version 2.1.0.0
  Utility Plug-in for editing contours and importing data from spreadsheets for use within Argus Open Numerical Environments (Argus ONE)
• Edit Data Layer PIE (Win) Version 2.0.0.0, 2001/07/09
  Utility Plug-in for editing data in data layers and importing data from spreadsheets for use within Argus Open Numerical Environments (Argus ONE)
• EXTRACTOR (Win) Version 1.0, 2005/05/04
  Extracts data from MODFLOW head or drawdown files or from MODFLOW-GWT.
• FEQ (DOS) Version 10.60, 2009/03/31
  Full EQuations Model
• FESWMS-2DH (DG) Version 1.10.DG1, 1995/06/07
  Finite-element surface-water modeling system for two-dimensional flow in the horizontal plane
• Five MODFLOW Utilities (DOS/Win) Version 1.2.0, 2009/07/08
  Five MODFLOW Groundwater Modeling Utility Programs
• FourPt (DG/Sun) Version 95.01, 1997/06/04
  An unsteady, one-dimensional, open-channel flow model
• GCLAS (Unix/Win) Version 1.05e, 2007/01/22
  Graphical Constituent Loading Analysis System
• GenScn (Win) Version 1.0, 1998/08/14
  GENeration and analysis of model simulation SCeNarios
• GLSNet (DOS/DG) Version 4.0, 2005/01/27
  Regional hydrologic regression and NETwork analysis using Generalized Least Squares
• GSFLOW (Linux/Win) Version 1.1.00, 2009/11/18
  Coupled Groundwater and Surface-water FLOW model based on the USGS Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) and Modular Groundwater Flow Model (MODFLOW-2005)
• GW_Chart Version 1.22.0.0, 2009/09/16
  Graphing application for MODFLOW, MOC3D, MODFLOW2000-GWT, ZONEBUDGET, SUTRA, MT3D, HST3D, UCODE-2005 and OPR-PPR. Also draws Piper diagrams.
• HSPexp (DOS/DG) Version 2.4, 2002/06/26
  Expert System for Calibration of HSPF
• HSPF (DOS/DG) Version 11.0, 1996/03/01
  Hydrological Simulation Program--Fortran
• HST3D (Unix/Linux/Win) Version 2.2.13, 2006/05/26
  Three-dimensional flow, heat, and solute transport model
• HUFPrint (DOS/Win) Version 1.1, 2009/07/23
  A tabulation and visualization utility for the Hydrogeologic-Unit Flow (HUF) Package of MODFLOW
• HYDROTHERM (Linux/Win) Version 3.1.0, 2008/03/01
  Three-dimensional finite-difference model to simulate multiphase groundwater flow and heat transport in the temperature range of 0 to 1,200 degrees Celsius
• HYSEP (DOS/DG/Sun) Version 2.2, 1997/06/10
  Hydrograph Separation Program
• INFIL3.0 (Win) Version 1.0, 2008/06/19
  A grid-based, distributed-parameter watershed model to estimate net infiltration below the root zone
• IOWDM (DOS/Sun) Version 4.1, 2002/02/25
  Input and Output for a Watershed Data Management (WDM) file
• JUPITER API (DOS/Win) Version 1.3.1, 2009/08/17
  The Joint Universal Parameter IdenTification and Evaluation of Reliability Application Programming Interface
• LIBANNE (DOS/Sun) Version 4.0, 2002/02/25
  A collection of related libraries for use in hydrologic applications
• LIBHSP Version 11.1
  A collection of related libraries for the Hydrological Simulation Program--Fortran (HSPF)
• LIBUTL (DOS/DG/Sun) Version 6.0, 1997/02/05
  Utility libraries for interactive prompting, device-independent graphics, and time-dependent data base access
• LIMS for Light Stable Isotopes (Win) Version 8.15.64, 2007/06/16
  A Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) based on Microsoft Access for managing samples, analyses, and other data in a stable isotope (and tritium , carbon-14, and chlorofluorocarbon) laboratory
• LOADEST (Linux/Unix/Win)
  Homepage for LOADEST software distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey
• MEASERR (DOS/DG/Sun) Version 2.5, 1994/04/19
  A Program for Determination of Error in Individual Discharge Measurements
• MF2K-FMP and MF2005-FMP2 (Win) Version 1.0.00 and 1.0.00, 2009/10/28 and 2006/05/19
  Farm Process: Estimate dynamically integrated supply-and-demand components of irrigated agriculture as part of the simulation of surface-water and ground-water flow based on MODFLOW-2000 and MODFLOW-2005
• MF2K-GWM and MF2005-GWM Version 1.1.2 and 1.1, 2009/06/15
  Groundwater Management Process for MODFLOW-2000 and MODFLOW-2005 using optimization
• MF2K-GWT (DOS/Unix) Version 1.9.8, 2007/10/22
  Three-dimensional groundwater flow and solute-transport model integrated with MODFLOW-2000
• MF2K-VSF (Win) Version 1.01, 2006/07/05
  Three-Dimentional finite-difference groundwater model (MODFLOW)—2000 version—with variably saturated flow
• MMA (Sun/DOS) Version 1.000, 2007/08/20
  A computer code for analysis of multiple models of the same system using the same observations for calibration
• MODEIN (DOS/DG/Sun) Version 1.4, 1998/01/16
  Computation of total sediment discharge by the modified Einstein procedure
• Model Viewer (Win) Version 1.3, 2009/01/22
  Model Viewer is a computer program that displays the results of three-dimensional groundwater models
• ModelMuse (Win) Version 2.1.1.0, 2009/09/02
  A Graphical User Interface for MODFLOW-2005 and PHAST
• MODFE (DG/Sun) Version 1.2, 1998/07/08
  Modular finite-element model for areal and axisymmetric ground-water flow problems
• MODFLOW, MODFLOW-2005, and related programs
  Three-dimensional finite-difference groundwater model. Codes included on this link include MODPATH, RADMOD, and ZONEBUDGET.
• MODOPTIM (Win) Version 1.0, 2005/05/05
  A General Optimization Program for Groundwater Flow Model Calibration and Groundwater Management in MODFLOW
• NADA_for_R, 2005/04/26
  Nondetects and Data Analysis for the R statistical computing environment. A library package for the R Statistical computing environment. This package can be used to generate summary statistics compute exceedance probabilities, and perform hypothesis tests on data containing censored values, or nondetects.
• NCALC (DOS/DG/Sun) Version 2.6, 1995/03/30
  Manning's n value calculation program
• NETPATH (Linux/Win) Version 2.15-2113, 2007/06/26
  An interactive code for modeling NET geochemical reactions along a flow PATH
• NFF (Win) Version 3.2, 2003/04/30
  National Flood Frequency program
• NSS (Win) Version 4.0, 2005/09/14
  National Streamflow Statistics program
• OPR-PPR (Win/DOS) Version 1.00, 2007/08/13
  A Computer Program for Assessing Data Importance to Model Predictions Using Linear Statistics
• OTIS (DOS/DG/Linux/Sun/Win), 1998/04/20
  One-dimensional transport with inflow and storage (OTIS): A solute transport model for streams and rivers
• PART (Win) Version 1.0, 2007/01/29
  A computerized method of base-flow-record estimation
• PeakFQ (DOS/Sun/Win) Version 5.2, 2007/11/01
  Flood-frequency analysis based on Bulletin 17B
• PHAST (Linux/Win) Version 1.5.1, 2008/03/24
  A program for simlulating ground-water flow, solute transport, and multicomponent geochemical reactions
• PHREEQC (Mac/Linux/Win) Version 2.15.0, 2008/02/05
  A Computer Program for Speciation, Batch-Reaction, One-Dimensional Transport, and Inverse Geochemical Calculations.
• PhreeqcI (Win) Version 2.15.0-2697, 2008/02/05
  Graphical user interface for PHREEQC
• PHRQCGRF (Win) Version 2.2, 2000/03/23
  A Computer Program for Graphical Interpretation of PHREEQC Geochemical Transport Simulations
• PRMS (DOS/DG) Version 2.1, 1996/01/17
  Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System
• PULSE (Win), 2007/01/29
  Model-Estimated Groundwater Recharge and Hydrograph of Groundwater Discharge to a Stream
• R-UNSAT, 2006/04/24
  Reactive, multispecies transport in a heterogeneous, variably-saturated porous media
• RECESS, 2007/01/29
  A computer program for analysis of streamflow recession
• Redox Processes Workbook (Win) Version 1.0, 2009/01
  An ExcelŽ Workbook for Identifying Redox Processes in Ground Water
• RORA, 2007/01/29
  The recession-curve-displacement method for estimating recharge
• SAC (DOS/DG/Sun) Version 97-01, 1997/05/01
  Slope-Area Computation Program
• SEAWAT Version 4.00.03, 2009/09/22
  A computer program for simulation of three-dimensional variable-density groundwater flow and transport
• SEDDISCH (DOS/DG/Sun) Version 1.2, 1998/01/16
  Computation of fluvial sediment discharge
• SEDSIZE (DOS/DG/Sun) Version 1.9, 1997/06/02
  Particle-size statistics of fluvial sediments
• SHARP (DOS/DG/SGI/Sun) Version 1.1, 09/03/2004
  A quasi-three-dimensional, numerical finite-difference model to simulate freshwater and saltwater flow separated by a sharp interface in layered coastal aquifer systems
• SPARROW (Win) Version 2.9, 2009/03/12
  SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes
• SPREADBAL-2002
  Documentation for the mineral mass balance spreadsheet referenced in Bowser and Jones (2002) American Journal of Science v. 302 p. 582-662.
• STRMDEPL08 Version 1.0, 2008/06/30
  A computer program using analytical solutions to calculate streamflow depletion by a nearby pumping well
• SUTRA and related programs
  2D, 3D, variable-density, variably-saturated flow, solute or energy transport
• SUTRA-MS (DOS) Version 2004.1, 2005/05/09
  A version of SUTRA for simulating heat and multiple-solute transport
• SWPROD (DG) Version 1.2, 1996/03/18
  Determination of Primary Productivity and Community Metabolism in Streams and Lakes using Diel Oxygen Measurements
• SWSTAT (DOS/Sun) Version 4.1, 2002/02/25
  Surface-Water Statistics
• SYSDOC (DG) Version 1.0, 1996/03/01
  System Documentation for Fortran Source Code
• TDDS (DOS/DG/Sun) Version 6.0, 1997/03/06
  Time-Dependent Data System for Simulation Models
• TopoDrive and ParticleFlow (Sun/Win) Version 1.0, 2002/02/13
  Two Computer Models for Simulation and Visualization of Groundwater Flow and Transport of Fluid Particles in Two Dimensions
• UCODE_2005 (DOS/UNIX) Version 1.017, 2009/08/17
  A computer code for universal inverse modeling.
• USGS Library for S-PLUS (Win) Version 2.1, 2003/09/03
  A collection of functions, dialogs, and datasets for use in hydrologic applications
• Utility PIEs (Win) Version 1.7.13.0, 2009/09/17
  Programs for simplifying the analysis of geographic information in U.S. Geological Survey groundwater models
• VS2DH (Sun/Win) Version 3.2, 2004/10/18
  Model for simulating water flow and energy transport in variably saturated porous media
• VS2DI (Win) Version 1.2, 2004/10/18
  A graphical software package for simluating fluid flow and solute or energy transport in variably saturated porous media
• VS2DT (Sun/Win) Version 3.2, 2004/10/18
  Model for simulating water flow and solute transport in variably saturated porous media
• WATEQ4F (DOS) Version 2.61, 2003/10/28
  A program for calculating speciation of major, trace, and redox elements in natural waters
• WSPRO (DOS/DG/Sun) Version V060188, 1996/01/17
  A Computer Model for Water-Surface PROfile Computations
• WTAQ (DG/Win) Version 1.0, 2000/01/07
  A computer program for calculating drawdowns and estimating hydraulic properties for confined and water-table aquifers

Obsolete software and software that is not actively supported by the USGS

• ANALGWST (DG) Version 1.1, 1996/04/03
  A set of programs that calculate analytical solutions for one-, two-, and three-dimensional solute transport in ground-water systems with uniform flow
• BALNINPT (DOS/DG/Sun) Version 1.9, 1994/11/14
  An interactive program for mass-balance calculations (obsolete program--superseded by NETPATH and PHREEQC)
• CONTOUR (DG/SGI/Sun) Version 2.5, 1996/01/24
  A contouring program for gridded data
• E431 (DG/Sun) Version 83.180, 1995/11/22
  Step-Backwater and Floodway Analyses (obsolete program--superseded by WSPRO)
• GoPhast (Linux/Win) Version 1.0.9.0, 2007/05/13
  Graphical User Interface for PHAST (obsolete program — superseded by ModelMuse)
• LIB (DG) Version 3.2, 1998/06/29
  A collection of related libraries for use in hydrologic applications (obsolete library--superseded by LIBANNE and LIBHSP)
• MFI (DOS/DG) Version 2.3, 1996/12/06
  Data input program for MODFLOW, MODPATH, and MOC3D
• MOC (DOS/DG/Mac/SGI/Sun) Version 3.2.2, 1996/01/22
  Two-dimensional method-of-characteristics ground-water flow and transport model (obsolete program—superseded by MF2K-GWT)
• MOC3D (DOS/DG/Mac/SGI/Sun) Version 3.52, 2004/01
  3D method-of-characteristics groundwater flow and transport model integrated with MODFLOW-96 (obsolete program—superseded by MF2K-GWT)
• MOCDENSE (DOS/DG/SGI/Sun) Version 3.2, 1995/01
  A two-constituent solute transport model for ground water having variable density (obsolete program--most simulation functions of MOCDENSE are now supported by the SEAWAT code)
• MODFLOWP (DOS/DG/Sun) Version 3.2, 1997/10/09
  Parameter-Estimation Version of the Modular Model (obsolete program--superseded by MODFLOW-2000)
• PHREEQE (DG/Sun/Unix/Win) Version 2.4, 1994/06/27
  A Computer Program for Geochemical Calculation (obsolete program—superseded by PHREEQC)
• PHRQPITZ
  A Computer Program Incorporating Pitzer's Equations for Calculation of Geochemical Reactions in Brines (obsolete program—superseded by PHREEQC)
• Reed Type Curves, 1980
  Type curves for selected problems of flow to wells in confined aquifers

Abbreviations for OSs

Computer systems for which software distribution packages have been compiled are shown in parentheses following the software name; abbreviations used are defined as follows:

• DOS - IBM-compatible PC, 386 or higher with math coprocessor
• DG - Data General AViiON DG/UX
• Linux - Red Hat 6.1 for i386
• Mac - Macintosh
• SGI - Silicon Graphics Indigo
• Sun - Sun SPARCstation Solaris
• Win - Microsoft Windows
• online - the application runs directly from its webpage.