WHATIF

Watershed Health Assessment Tools Investigating Fisheries

Watershed Health Assessment Tools Investigating Fisheries (WHATIF) is a high-level watershed simulation model for assessing the effects of streaflow and water quality on fish habitat and populations.

Developer
EPA
Model Information
For more information about this model, go to www.epa.gov
Spatial Resolution
The spatial resolution is defined at the stream reach scale.
Temporal Resolution
The model uses a monthly model time step and then performs subsequent statistical evaluations. Model output is peak stream flow or flood frequency.
Outputs
Outputs include fish population metrics.
Intended User
practitioner
Model Type
ecosystem
Inclusion of Climate Change
Climate conditions are not explicitly capture. Climate impacted stream watershed parameters would have to be generated by the user independently.
Geographic Region
generalized
Data Requirements
some data sets built in
Source Code Availability
open source
Dimensions
2d
Computational Burden
low
Scenario Modeling
scenarios by hand only
Coding Language
C/C++, GUI
Operating System
windows
Mathematical Approach
unknown
Maintenance Plan
maintained
Date of Last Known Update
not available
User Manual
go to documentation at www.epa.gov