Engineering Software

All of the software and programs that can be downloaded from this page are CCE certified (except as noted). 

NRCS employees should always check the OCIO Software and Hardware Certification SharePoint site for the current list of certified software and hardware for the Windows XP operating system.

• National Water and Climate Center (WCC)
  • Animal Waste Management (General information with links)
    • Animal Waste Management SOFTWARE and User Guide 
      (Ver. 2.3.0 of AWM software available to download)
      (User Guide available to download in Word or PDF formats)

      Database File:
      awm_database_2.53.zip (Ver. 2.53) (1.5 MB)
          (You will be directed to another site to download the file).
      NOTE: This database file is intended for use with AWM Version 2.3.0

  • Hydraulics and Hydrology- Tools and Models
    The following programs can be downloaded from the WCC site:
    • AGNPS (AGricultural Non-Point Source Pollution Model)
    • HecRas (Water Suface Profiles)
    • Cross-Section Analyzer (Hydraulic parameters for uniform flow)
    • HecGeoRas (ArcView GIS Extension for HecRas)
    • SITES (Rainfall-Runoff for Dam and Spillway Analysis and Design)
    • TR-19 (Reservoir Operation- RESOP <reservoir storage requirements analysis>)
    • TR-20 (Project Formulation Hydrology; available but not supported)
    • WinTR-20 (Windows version of TR-20)
    • NRCS Geo-Hydro (ArcView GIS Interface to WinTR-20)
    • TR-55 (Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds; available but not supported)
    • WinTR-55 (Windows version of TR-55) (Atlas 14 rainfall work-around)
    • Frequency Curves (Frequency Curve Determination via Bulletin 17b)
    • EFH2 (Peak Discharge Determination)
    • TR-64 (Floodway Determination; available but not supported)
    • TR-66 (Simplified Dam Breach Routing Procedure; available but not supported)
    • WSP2 (Water Surface Profile Computation & User Guide; available but not supported)
       
• EFH-2 "Engineering Field Handbook, Chapter 2"

  SOILS.HG  Version 1.1.0 (March 2003)  (ASCII; 14 KB)
         This file is to be placed in the EFH-2 program directory.
  
  county.zip  Ohio Rainfall file for EFH-2 (ASCII; 3KB)
         This file is to be placed in the EFH-2 program directory.
         Note: Added NOAA Atlas 14, Volume 2, values which replace TP-40 values.) Updated 6-19-07
   

• Ohio Engineering Software (Collection of DOS-based programs authored by C. Liezert, retired NRCS-Ohio Engineer)
• Hydraulics Formulas [link to Illinois Engineering website; scroll down to "Hydraulics Formula"]
  Windows version of the hydraulic formulas found in the Ohio Engineering Programs
• Rock Chute Design (Excel; 420 Kb)  Version 4.01 - 04/23/03; Based on "Design of Rock Chutes" by Robinson, Rice, Kadavy; ASAE, 1998
• Illinois Engineering Spreadsheets
  NOTE:  Spreadsheets contained on the Illinois site are not CCE certified.  Read the Notice at the top of the page.
• Indiana Engineering Spreadsheets    NEW!
  NOTE:  Spreadsheets contained on the Illinois site are not CCE certified.  Read the statement at the top of the page.

Last Modified: 06/26/2009

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