Evaluating SWAT model’s application for estimating streamflow in the Cidacos River watershed in Navarre, Spain
- Brian Omondi Oduor 1
- Miguel Ángel Campo-Bescós 1
- Javier Casalí 1
- Noemí Lana-Renault Monreal 2
- 1 Universidad Publica De Navarra. Departamento de Ingeniería
- 2 Universidad de La Rioja. Departamento de Ciencias Humanas
- Francisco Javier Samper Calvete (ed. lit.)
- Antonio Paz González (ed. lit.)
- Jorge Dafonte Dafonte (ed. lit.)
- Eva Vidal Vázquez (ed. lit.)
Editorial: Servizo de Publicacións ; Universidade da Coruña
ISBN: 978-84-9749-821-0
Año de publicación: 2021
Páginas: 215-222
Congreso: Jornadas de Investigación en la Zona no Saturada del Suelo (15. 2021. A Coruña)
Tipo: Aportación congreso
Resumen
The Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model was used to simulate streamflow in the Cidacos River in Navarra. SWAT could help in predicting future hydrological impacts due to agricultural land use changes such as transformation from rainfed to irrigated agriculture. The model’s suitability was assessed by carrying out parametrization, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, calibration, validation, and assessing its performance using statistical indicators. Streamflow in the watershed was calibrated and validated between the years 2000-2010 and 2011-2020 respectively at the Olite gauging station. Uncertainties in the model were analyzed using the p-factor and r-factor which satisfactory results for both calibration and validation periods. Statistical performance indices provided a good match between the observed and simulated values which indicated that the SWAT model was very satisfactory for simulation of stream flow in the watershed.