Model Documentation Report: Masbruch, M.D., 2019, Numerical model simulations of potential changes in water levels and capture of natural discharge from groundwater withdrawals in Snake Valley and adjacent areas, Utah and Nevada: U.S. Geological Open-File Report 2019-1083, xx p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20191083. Model Data Release: Masbruch, M.D., 2019, MODFLOW-2005 files for numerical model simulations of potential changes in water levels and capture of natural discharge from groundwater withdrawals in Snake Valley and adjacent areas, Utah and Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LQDQGM. =============================================================================== 11/16/2018 Model archive created 02/13/2019 Model data in archive reviewed by Philip Gardner 02/11/2019 Model data release (including metadata) reviewed by Martha Watt 02/13/2019 OFR reviewed by Philip Gardner and Annie Putman 04/02/2019 Model archive approved by Cory Angeroth 04/02/2019 Model archive approved by Steve Markstrom =============================================================================== OFR2019-1083 Description: The underlying subdirectories contain all of the input and output files for the simulations described in the model documentation report (https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171083), and source and compiled executable codes for the software required to complete the simulations described in that report. Model files presented in this data release were modified from an existing, calibrated, transient model of the Great Basin carbonate and alluvial aquifer system (GBCAAS). SIR 2014-5213 (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20145213), SIR 2017–5011 (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175011), and SIR 2017-5072 (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175072) document the construction and calibration of the previous versions of this model. Modifications that were made to the input files and discussion of model results are documented in OFR 2019-1083 (https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20191083), which is associated with this data release. The existing GBCAAS model consists of a parent and a child model, and is calibrated to transient conditions only in Parowan Valley, Utah. Because the child model is far removed from the area considered for this project, only the parent model was used for the simulations. Support is provided for correcting errors in the data release and clarification of the modeling conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey. Users are encouraged to review the model documentation report (https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20191083) and the reports listed above to understand the purpose, construction, and limitations of this model. =============================================================================== Reconstructing the model archive from the online data release: This data release is available from: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LQDQGM The models will run successfully only if the original model archive directory structure is correctly restored (see structure below). The data release is broken into several pieces to reduce the likelihood of download timeouts. Small files (README.txt and modelgeoref.txt) are available as uncompressed files. All other files are zipped at the first subdirectory level. All zip files should be downloaded to the same directory as the README.txt and modelgeoref.txt were downloaded to. Getting the correct structure depends on the program used to unzip the files. Using the standard Windows "extract all" command, the name of the last folder in the default path needs to be deleted. Using 7-zip, either "extract here" or "extract files" with the option to "eliminate duplication of root folder" can be used. For example, the files in the "georef" subdirectory are zipped into a zip file named "georef.zip". These files should be unzipped and placed into a subdirectory named "georef", but not into georef\georef. All zip files starting with "bin" should be unzipped and placed within a subdirectory named "bin" created at the same level as the "georef" subdirectory. Similarly, all zip files starting with "ancillary", "model", "output", and "source" should be unzipped and placed within an "ancillary", "model", "output", and "source" subdirectory, respectively, created at the same level as the "georef" and "bin" subdirectories. The directory structure of the original model archive is: OFR2019-1083 \ancillary \bin \georef \model \externalfiles \scenarioA \scenarioB \scenarioC \scenarioC_const \scenarioD \scenarioD_const \scenarioE \scenarioF \scenarioF_const \scenarioG \scenarioG_const \output \output.scenarioA \output.scenarioB \output.scenarioC \output.scenarioC_const \output.scenarioD \output.scenarioD_const \output.scenarioE \output.scenarioF \output.scenarioF_const \output.scenarioG \output.scenarioG_const \source This directory structure needs to be followed in order for the model(s) to run correctly. =============================================================================== System requirements: The models contained in this data release were run successfully on computers running the following Windows operating systems (OS): -Dell laptop running Windows 10 Enterprise (Copyright 2017); the Dell laptop had an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7820HQ CPU @ 2.90 GHz with 16.0 GB RAM and a 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor. =============================================================================== Running the model(s): Both the MODFLOW-2005 and ZONEBUDGET simulations for Scenario A can be run by double clicking on the 'GBCAASv3parent_snakeA.bat' file in the model\scenarioA subdirectory. This will bring up a command prompt window which will record the simulation progress. Once the simulation has finished running, press any key to exit and close the command prompt window. All other scenarios can be run in the same way by double clicking on the GBCAASv3parent_snake*.bat files in their respective model\scenario* subdirectories. List of .bat files for running the models for the 11 different scenarios: 1. Scenario A --- GBCAASv3parent_snakeA.bat 2. Scenario B --- GBCAASv3parent_snakeB.bat 3. Scenario C --- GBCAASv3parent_snakeC.bat 4. Scenario C_const --- GBCAASv3parent_snakeC_const.bat 5. Scenario D --- GBCAASv3parent_snakeD.bat 6. Scenario D_const --- GBCAASv3parent_snakeD_const.bat 7. Scenario E --- GBCAASv3parent_snakeE.bat 8. Scenario F --- GBCAASv3parent_snakeF.bat 9. Scenario F_const --- GBCAASv3parent_snakeF_const.bat 10. Scenario G --- GBCAASv3parent_snakeG.bat 11. Scenario G_const --- GBCAASv3parent_snakeG_const.bat The models can also be run directly from a command prompt, but you will have to run MODFLOW-2005 and ZONEBUDGET separately. To run from a command prompt: 1. Open a command window from the directory that contains the MODFLOW-2005 name (.nam) file or ZONEBUDGET input (.in) file for a particular scenario. 2. At the command prompt, point to the bin directory and the MODFLOW-2005 (mf2005dbl.exe) or ZONEBUDGET (zonbud.exe) executable file, followed by a space (and in the case of ZONEBUDGET a less than (<) sign), and then either the .nam filename (for MODFLOW-2005) or the .in filename (for ZONEBUDGET). For example, if the command window was opened from the scenarioA subdirectory, at the command prompt type the following (or copy the appropriate line from the .bat file) to run MODFLOW-2005: ..\..\bin\mf2005dbl.exe GBCAASv3parent_snakeA.nam or the following to run ZONEBUDGET: ..\..\bin\zonbud.exe